The Foundation is defining projects of social and development aid, and among its plans is the progressive creation of new charities and retreat centers in different parts of the world both nationally and internationally.
Madrid Center, located in its own facilities in the Lucero neighborhood, houses the central offices of the Foundation as well as a large activity room for teachings, practices and events, an exhibition area, a library and other facilities.
Buddhism is useful for anyone regardless of their beliefs, even if they consider themselves to be of another religion, or simply spiritual, agnostic or atheistic. As the Dalai Lama says regarding Buddhism: “it is basically a set of useful ideas”. It is an attitude and a philosophy of life. And Buddha said before dying or paranirvana: “whichever doctrine is helpful can be considered my doctrine”. Buddhism is based on cultivating our mind and heart to improve ourselves and help the world. As Buddha said in the second verse of the Dhammapada sutra: “Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow”.