palmerston north

Our centre is based in Palmerston North, and there are a number of regular weekly classes and meditations available. These include:

• Weekly drop-in classes: most Wednesday evenings, 7.00 – 8.30 pm (see dates and topics below). 

• Lunchtime simply meditate: most Thursdays, 12.30 - 1.00pm 

• Prayers for world peace: weekly, Sundays, 7.00 – 7.30pm

• Chanted prayers and meditations:  

  • regular monthly pujas (pease contact the centre for times a week before the puja. (we will also make the info available on the calendar as soon as times have been confirmed)

    • 8^th  green tara (approximately 1 hour)
    • 10^th offering to spiritual guide (approximately 1 1/2 hours)
    • 25^th offering to spiritual guide (approximately 1 ½ hours )
    • 29^th kangso (approximately 3 hours)
  • regular weekly pujas
    • mondays: 7.30 – 8.30 am blissful path puja, palmerston north
    • tuesdays: 7.30 – 8.30 am heart jewel
    • wednesdays: 7.30 – 8.30 am heart jewel
    • thursdays: 7.30 – 8.30 am heart jewel (note: first thursday of the month, 7.00 – 8.30am: amitayus practice
    • saturdays: 8.30 – 9.30 am heart jewel, palmerston north (note: first saturday of the month, 8.30 – 9.45am: wishfulfilling jewel)
    • sundays: 7.00 – 7.30pm prayers for world peace, palmerston north

Please check the links for more information and dates and times (These are also shown on the calendar).

Both the Foundation Study Programme and Teacher Training Programme are available in Palmerston North and there are also a number of full and half-day meditation courses and other events during the year.

You can also find out more about the centre here.

wednesdays 7.00-8.30pm

Amitabha Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 174 Albert Street, Palmerston North

topics and dates

public talk: choose happiness : february 5

series 1: enriching relationships

• february : 12 : 19 : 26 :  march : 4

series 2 : modern buddhism

• march : 11 : 18 : 25 : april : 1 : 8 : 15 : 22

series 3 : how to stop overthinking

• april : 29 : may 6 : 13 : 20 : 27 : june : 3

series 4: training in meditation

• june : 10 : 17 : 24 : july : 1 : 8

with birgit saunders