Join now and take advantage of our new membership rates for 2010!
Phone VI office 02 9798 9644
Membership is one of the most popular and practical ways that friends of Vajrayana Institute can provide substantial support for the centre. As well as creating a vibrant and happy atmosphere our members are the financial backbones of the centre, helping us to meet the cost to keep VI functioning.
Membership benefits
Members of VI enjoy:
• Discounts on courses/teachings
• 10% discount on bookshop items
• Full borrowing privileges from our library
• Free subscription to the newsletter
• Annual function with our Geshe
• Email updates from FPMT International and Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• Free subscription to FPMT’s Mandala Magazine
• Dedications in centres and Pujas
• The satisfaction of knowing that your membership contributions are supporting meaningful causes which will continue to bear fruit for many generations and, at the same time, are directly repaying the great kindness of our teachers.
Applications for membership
You can obtain the membership form by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or calling us at 02 9798 9644 and return after filling it to the VI office. Credit card payments can also be made over the phone at 02 9798 9644.
Membership Contributions & Donations
Yearly membership fee is:• $95.00 full
• $55.00 concession
• $145.00 family
The concession rate is available for those who cannot afford the full rate.
If you wish to become a benefactor, donations can be made at $50/month, $100/month or any other amount you can afford.
These contributions and donations can be made in cash at our office, by MasterCard & Visa or by Cheque made payable to Vajrayana Institute. Your contributions help us to work more effectively for the benefit of all.
Your contributions are used to:
• Support our resident Tibetan and western teachers, attendant and translator.
• Maintain the centre, by covering the expenses for our spiritual program, administration, communication, building improvements and repayments.
As well as supporting the centre, a portion of each member’s contribution goes to support the global activities of the FPMT (and indirectly His Holiness the Dalai Lama). These FPMT activities include:
• Comprehensive Buddhist education programs making the dharma available for people in many countries.
• Charitable works such as healing and hospice work.
• Dharma publishing, including many books for free distribution.
• Support for the poor, destitute and the dying in the third world.
• Support for Buddhist monks and nuns, both western and Tibetan.
Thank you for becoming a member of VI and helping us to bring the Buddha's teachings to sentient beings.
