Gifts from the heart

"We're at a very important and exciting point for the development of Mikyo Dorje. Our groups, our centres and we ourselves will be benefited by its existence. Let's press on resolutely!" 

 
Lama Jampa Thaye, 14th September 2024

We are close to completing the first stage in fulfilling Karma Thinley Rinpoche's and Lama Jampa's wish to build an institute to ensure the continuation of the Dharma: finding and buying a suitable piece of land.

Kagyu Dechen Buddhism is currently holding £200,000 in the Institute’s bank account, thanks to the open-handed generosity of a small number of people.

We estimate that the purchase costs for Haughton Farm, together with professional fees and initial renovation costs will be £2,000,000.

The plan is to complete the purchase of Haughton Farm using a combination of cash donations and a bank loan. The loan will be serviced through monthly standing orders, rent from tenants and income from dharma activities.

We have an informal agreement, with the vendor, to complete the purchase early in 2025. To meet this deadline, all funding needs to be in place by the end of December 2024.

Many people have asked how they can contribute to the development and help create the grounds for happiness.

His Holiness Karmapa and Lama Jampa Thaye at Kagyu Ling

For 50 years, people like you have provided the conditions for
the transmission and practice of Buddha's teachings...

Kagyu Dechen Buddhism welcomes people from all walks of life.

Thousands of people have benefitted from attending our city locations to listen, learn and meditate, and now we have the possibility of establishing a country location to deepen people’s experience.

The practice of generosity has made it possible for the wonderful teachings of the Buddha to be passed on and practised, creating opportunities for people to fulfil their potential.

By making a gift you are enabling the conditions for many more people to connect with the dharma and reap the benefits.

...and laid the foundations for future generations

For thousands of years dharma practitioners have donated wealth to fund temples and other dharma activities.

You can continue this tradition for the benefit of future generations by supporting the Mikyo Dorje Institute. Through this activity you will be enabling the dharma to flourish for generations to come.

Do you know how you can give to the Mikyo Dorje Institute?

Create auspicious conditions for dharma to flourish.

It’s easy to show your support for current and future dharma practitioners.

You can show your generosity by:
 

A. Making a lump sum donation

B. Setting up a regular gift

C. Including a gift in your will

A. Making a lump sum donation

'Mikyo Dorje Institute' direct bank transfer:

Sort code: 40-31-17

Account No: 31610740

BIC: HBUKGB4B
IBAN: GB86HBUK40311731610740

Or send a check made payable to 'Mikyo Dorje Institute':

Mikyo Dorje Institute
C/o
45 Manor Drive, Chorlton, Manchester, United Kingdom, M21 7QG

B. Setting up a regular gift

To set up a standing order follow the link and use the straightforward tool:
www.mikyodorje.institute/financial-support

Alternatively through online banking using the bank details above.

C. Including a gift in your will

Did you know you can make a gift in your will to Mikyo Dorje Institute?

It’s a way to enable the people, places and values that you care about to thrive.

A gift in your will to the Mikyo Dorje Institute will support dharma buildings, facilities and activities for people to benefit from the Buddha’s transformative teachings and practices.

There is advice on our web site – https://www.mikyodorje.institute/legacy-giving – along with links to the registered and approved Make a Will Online system.

Please contact the team to arrange a conversation about making a legacy gift.

‘A plot of land possessing good signs and characteristics is the foundation from which all happiness is produced’.

CHOGYE TRICHEN RINPOCHE

50 years of generosity...

By making a donation, or remembering Mikyo Dorje Institute in your will, you’ll join the community of people who through their kindness have contributed to the continuity of the conditions required for the Buddha’s teachings to be preserved.

"We are all flowers in the soil that has been tilled by those before us. Now we have the opportunity to cultivate the conditions for those who follow us to flourish, spiritually as well as materially." H.H Karmapa

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