Vajra Light is an entirely volunteer run, non-profit organization.

Please help us share the priceless gift of Buddha’s teachings and meditation practices!

At Vajra Light Kadampa Buddhist Center, our mission is very simple – to give people the means to develop inner peace.  Through year-round regular and special programming in Westchester, people receive teachings, and meditate in the friendly atmosphere of our Center.  As we interact with one another, our virtuous activities ripple out in all directions, affecting countless people.  In this way, we all contribute to individual and community peace, harmony, happiness and well-being – now and in the future!

All class fees and donations directly support the Center. We exist and thrive on the involvement, positive wishes and support of the communities we serve.  Please help us to keep the path to wisdom, compassion, peace and happiness, open and flourishing in our area.

Meditation in Westchester

Vajra Light Kadampa Buddhist Center is a non-profit Buddhist meditation center in Westchester, NY. We offer instruction in meditation and Buddhist spiritual practice through meditation classes, retreats and special events. Taught by qualified Western teachers, Vajra Light's meditation classes are very easy to understand and apply to our daily lives. The classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners. Everyone welcome!

Where to Start

All of the classes listed below are a great place to start for both beginners and experienced meditators.

Classes are especially designed to help busy, modern people find more inner peace and happiness. No prior experience with Buddhism or meditation is necessary. Everyone is welcome! Please follow the links to individual class pages for more details about the current topics and pricing.

Sunday Mornings
10:30am -12:00pm

Meditation on Emptiness:
The Wisdom that Heals, Liberates and Enlightens 

WITH kadam donna campanelli

VAJRA LIGHT KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTER
875 MAMARONECK AVENUE
SUITE 205
MAMARONECK, NY 10543

Of all Buddha’s teachings, none are more far-reaching and transformative than the teachings on emptiness, the true nature of reality. It is through our understanding of emptiness – in particular, the freedom that we experience as a result – that we can then come to solve all our problems and be of maximum benefit to others.

“With emptiness, anything is possible.”

In this series of talks and guided meditations, we will explore this liberating wisdom. Each session will also include discussion and an opportunity to ask questions.

Everyone welcome; suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators.

Wednesday Evenings
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Cultivating a Happy Life Understanding Karma

with Kadam Donna Campanelli

VAJRA LIGHT KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTER
875 MAMARONECK AVENUE
SUITE 205
MAMARONECK, NY 10543

Are you tired of seeking happiness and not finding it? How about learning to create it yourself! Buddha’s extraordinary teachings revealing the wisdom understanding karma help us to do precisely that - create the happiness we long for.
  Through understanding the relationship between our actions and our experiences – the essence of karma – we will gain a revolutionary insight into why we experience things in the way that we do, and thus how we can profoundly change our experiences for the better.




Everyone welcome; suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators.

Special Events

Purifying The Past
Vajrasattva Purification Course

with Cary Buckner
Saturday, December 14
10:00am - 1:15pm (with tea break)

Vajra Light kadampa Buddhist Center
875 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 205
Mamaroneck, NY 10543

Even though we may try to live in the present, we often find ourself defined by and even stuck in the past. The practice of purification is a gentle way to heal our mind of past negativity and find the inner strength and inspiration to move forward, so that we can reach our extraordinary potential.

In this half-day course, Cary will teach a special purification practice of Buddha Vajrasattva. Through relying on Vajrasattva and the four powers of purification: regret, reliance, opponent force and promise, we can learn how to remove negative tendencies and obstacles at a very deep level within us. Our mind will gradually become lighter, our good qualities will increase, and our mental discomfort will gradually disappear.

This practice is simple, gentle and powerful in healing and removing negativity from the mind.

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