{"id":36,"date":"2015-09-21T03:32:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T03:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-09-30T00:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:21:31","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='143000'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-lazy_loading='disabled'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 56.25%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img class=\"wp-image-143000 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-143000\"  src='https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gompa-Aug-2025.jpg' width='1024' height='576' title='Gompa (Aug 2025)' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Kadampa Meditation Center<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Hong Kong<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(KMC<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>HK)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>was established in 2002 to provide people in Hong Kong with the opportunity to learn about and practice Buddha\u2019s teachings. To fulfill this aim we have created a peaceful city sanctuary located in the heart of Sheung Wan.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the books written by the contemporary Buddhist meditation master, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, we present Buddha\u2019s teachings in an accessible manner that can easily be integrated into our modern lives.<\/p>\n<p>We offer meditation classes, advanced Buddism study programmes, meditation retreats and chanted prayers in our main Centre in Sheung Wan and our branches, which are suitable to both beginners and practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>KMC HK is run by volunteers who themselves are dedicated practitioners, and we have a warm and welcoming community. Please feel free to drop in for a visit. In addition to the beautiful meditation room, you can also check out our<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>bookstore and gift shop, or just spend time in our comfortable sitting and reading area.<\/p>\n<p>For those who wish to get involved with our community, we have many different<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>volunteer opportunities where it\u2019s easy to make new friends, learn new things, and help spread love and happiness throughout our great city. In these hectic and distracted times, it is wonderful to be part of a spiritual community dedicated to improving oneself and benefiting others.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018We are following ancient tradition, but in our presentation and activities we are respecting modern society.\u2019 <\/i>Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143002,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/143002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}