“Every moment of equanimity is a moment of waking up from the delusion that things should be as we want them to be.” Toni Bernhard, from “How to Wake Up”

This summer we have spent three evenings dwelling together in the abodes of the four immeasurables, or the brahma viharas. We started by practicing cultivating metta or loving kindness towards ourselves and others, allowed ourselves to feel compassion or karuna when metta meets our own suffering and the suffering of more...

As a way of deepening our meditation and shared practice, we are starting a practice morning for men in the Sangha.

A simple morning of practice with no teaching input.

In addition we will be meeting up after the morning of meditation to have lunch together, either within the centre building or by going to a café. This will be an informal chance to meet up with fellow Sangha members and to get to know each other more in a friendly environment.

These more...

Would you like to know more about Mantra’s and explore their seemingly magical qualities of mind protection? Do you already enjoy exploring and chanting mantras? Join us for an event with some input on mantras, meditation, mantra chanting and discussion.

With Kamalavajra

The centrality of Going for Refuge – Practice Morning

Kamalavajra invites you to a spacious and quiet morning of practice in the conducive conditions of the centre.
This is an opportunity to explore one of our Distinctive Emphases within the Triratna Community through listening, reflecting and meditating on Going for Refuge.

Suitable for anyone with an established meditation practice.

The first in a series that explores ‘What is Wisdom in Buddhism?’

How can we transform lived experience through Dharma knowledge?

Bhadra will be offering the example of seeing through the apparent dichotomy between the psychological and the spiritual as a pointer to discovering the wisdom of the Dharma doors of non duality. These mysterious Dharma doors are access points that will eventually lead to the ‘turning about in the deepest seat of more...

‘Just Sitting’ or ‘Simply Being’ Meditation

This term we are exploring the ‘Just Sitting’ meditation practice. This mediation compliments the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana but at the same time is its own standalone practice.

Much of our lives are taken up with doing. How can we simply be with our
experience?

The simply being practice is about resting in the flow of immediate
experience, more...

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a chair or on cushions on the floor. We’ll introduce our meditation practices, one each week – either the mindfulness of breathing which develops calm, focus and wholeheartedness, or a loving kindness (Metta Bhavana) meditation which develops emotional more...

Uncover genuine ease, contentment and meaning in life through exploring profound yet simple teachings. Come together with others to learn, discuss and discover the means to uncover how to become the change you want to see.

Each session will be partly introducing meditation and partly about the Buddhist context, that helps meditation to be a real power for change. There will be input from the experienced teaching team plus an opportunity for small group discussion. more...

In the third of three going deeper meditation mornings on the image of the Blue Sky we look at the Blue Sky as a metaphor for Adhisthana: the rain of blessings from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who are traditionally depicted as sitting in the midst of a clear blue sky. Taking this image as a metaphor for the openness of our own awareness to the unobstructed awareness of the enlightened mind: cutting through aversion becomes not just an absence of reactivity but also an openness to the more...

It can sometimes seem that the scientist and spiritual person are in two distinct camps. On the one hand, the scientist feels they seek answers to the mysteries of the universe by keeping their feet firmly on the ground, and perhaps look with distain at the faith-without-evidence of the spiritual person. The spiritual person, on the other hand, while seeking answers to their own questions, possibly looks condescendingly at the scientist’s faith in materialism.

But are these more...

‘Just Sitting’ or ‘Simply Being’ Meditation

This term we are exploring the ‘Just Sitting’ meditation practice. This mediation compliments the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana but at the same time is its own standalone practice.

Much of our lives are taken up with doing. How can we simply be with our
experience?

The simply being practice is about resting in the flow of immediate
experience, more...

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a chair or on cushions on the floor. We’ll introduce our meditation practices, one each week – either the mindfulness of breathing which develops calm, focus and wholeheartedness, or a loving kindness (metta bhavana) meditation which develops emotional more...

Within our seven-fold puja we regularly recite the verses of the Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra has often been described as embodying the heart of Buddhist wisdom but these verses can seem confounding and mystifying. Is there any way we can understand more clearly what the Heart Sutra is trying to say to us? Naravira will be exploring the Heart Sutra and trying to help us delve into its mystery. 

This is our community night! It is suitable for those who have completed more...

‘Just Sitting’ or ‘Simply Being’ Meditation

This term we are exploring the ‘Just Sitting’ meditation practice. This mediation compliments the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana but at the same time is its own standalone practice.

Much of our lives are taken up with doing. How can we simply be with our
experience?

The simply being practice is about resting in the flow of immediate
experience, more...

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a chair or on cushions on the floor. We’ll introduce our meditation practices, one each week – either the mindfulness of breathing which develops calm, focus and wholeheartedness, or a loving kindness (metta bhavana) meditation which develops emotional more...

10.30am – Thursday Mornings

A mindful yoga practice focusing on the body and sensations (somatic awareness) with meditative, dynamic sequences and breath work. Suitable for all levels of experience.

About Jo:

Jo has been teaching yoga for 9 years.  She trained extensively with Sun Power Yoga and BodhiYoga, a form of practice developed by Triratna Order Members Sudaka and Sadhita  with a more...

A day retreat exploring the wisdom of the heart.

Through meditation and Qigong based movements we will resource ourselves and deepen our capacity for wellbeing and peace. Through inquiry we will reveal the wisdom of the heart which is beyond self and unbound.

With Padmadrishti

Suitable for those with 2+ Years of Triratna meditation experience

We recommend wearing loose, comfortable clothing for this event. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan lunch to more...

Everything you ever wanted to know about Buddhist Philosophy but were afraid to ask. A step-by-step guide to how Madhyamaka leads understanding beyond false dichotomy and false equivalence to The Middle Way. Based upon ideas on applying Madhyamaka explored in Siṃhanāda’s recently-published paper in The Journal of Contemporary Buddhism, supported by the International Committee of The Red Cross.

With Simhanada

Suitable for those who have completed more...

‘Just Sitting’ or ‘Simply Being’ Meditation

This term we are exploring the ‘Just Sitting’ meditation practice. This mediation compliments the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana but at the same time is its own standalone practice.

Much of our lives are taken up with doing. How can we simply be with our
experience?

The simply being practice is about resting in the flow of immediate
experience, more...

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a chair or on cushions on the floor. We’ll introduce our meditation practices, one each week – either the mindfulness of breathing which develops calm, focus and wholeheartedness, or a loving kindness (metta bhavana) meditation which develops emotional more...

10.30am – 11:30am – Thursdays

A mindful yoga practice focusing on the body and sensations (somatic awareness) with meditative, dynamic sequences and breath work. Suitable for all levels of experience.

About Jo:

Jo has been teaching yoga for 9 years.  She trained extensively with Sun Power Yoga and BodhiYoga, a form of practice developed by Triratna Order Members Sudaka and Sadhita  with a specialised focus on more...

A residential weekend retreat of meditation and bodywork. 

On this retreat we will be working with the ways we hold on in our experience and how we can look within the body and mind to find ways to release and let go into inner freedom.

A weekend to resource ourselves through focused practice in the company of Sangha

The weekend begins with dinner at 6.15pm Friday evening. (You can arrive from 4pm) and will end 4pm on Sunday.

With Naravira, more...