In 2022, the New Kadampa Tradition acquired new commercial premises so that the Kadampa Meditation Centre of Girona could develop its activity in a larger centre, with better facilities and more centrally located so that the people of the city and the whole province of Girona could have better access to the activities of teaching, study and practice of Kadampa Buddhist meditation, cultivating peace of mind and improving their personal wellbeing.
The refurbishment of the new premises required professional renovation work, such as electrical installation, wall and ceiling coverings, plumbing, air conditioning/heating installation and installation of sound equipment. It has also been necessary to purchase products for all the work carried out by volunteers, such as painting, masonry, carpentry, lighting, taps, sanitary ware, decoration, etc., and the premises have been provided with a meditation room with a qualified altar for spiritual activity.
The transformation of the premises has turned this new urban meditation centre into an ideal place for classes, courses and retreats in meditation and Kadampa Buddhist teachings, which also has a Peace Café, a meeting point open to the public, and a shop selling objects related to Buddhism and meditation. In the last year and a half, more than 200 activities have already taken place, with around 800 people taking part, according to the centre’s own records.
This project is allowing the KMC Girona to become a reference point for Kadampa Buddhism in the city of Girona and its surroundings. It is visited not only by practitioners who wish to learn about and deepen their meditation, but also by many visitors who wish to get to know the building of the Kadampa centre and its symbolism.
The main objective of the KMC Girona, as well as the rest of the centres that make up the NKT-IKBU, is to benefit people individually and society in general by developing inner peace through the teachings, study and practice of Kadampa Buddhist meditation. That is why we at the Can Cet Foundation are sure that having collaborated in the project of fitting out a centre of these characteristics is a relevant contribution, particularly for the city of Girona and in general for the Province of Girona.
