Buddhist Therapy Day

A THERAPY day held by a Ruislip Buddhist group was a huge success raising £2,000 to help preserve ancient Buddhist teachings.

Lelung Dharma Centre held their 10th Therapy Day fundraiser at Ruislip Young People's Centre in Bury Street, Ruislip, on July 12 to support the Lelung Dharma Trust, and the work of the group's spiritual director H. E. Lelung Tulku Rinpoche in preserving precious Buddhist teachings.

Ruislip-Northwood MP Nick Hurd and West Ruislip councillor Phillip Corthorne came to support the group on the day, along with more than 200 other people.

The charity's work is not only to preserve ancient Buddhist teachings but also to make Buddhism and meditation accessible to people.

The centre has been holding their bi-annual events and weekly teaching and meditation for the past five years, but now want to take it a step further and open their own drop-in centre in Ruislip.

Event coordinator, Connie Dusek, said: "The turn out at the event shows the growing local interest in our projects, and having our own centre would mean that people could come and find out about Buddhism and meditation on their own terms.

"People are slowly becoming more conscious of the Tibetan people, and their rich culture. We hope this will encourage people to find out more about our projects and how they can help to make a difference."