In Buddhism, there are many figures expressing the nature of Enlightenment. Green Tara is a female Bodhisattva who embodies fearless compassion, stepping down into the world. Join us for an evening of exploration where we will get in touch with our own experience of this archetypal figure through meditation, discussion and more.

With Manjurava and the Bristol Young Buddhists team.

For those aged 18-35 inclusive. No need to book.

Artwork by more...

Starting on September 5th, join us every other Tuesday from 6-7pm for a mantra and singing workshop.

Experience the joy of singing with others as we learn songs, melodies and harmonies from within the Buddhist tradition and beyond, from all over the world.

If there are mantras/songs you’ve sung previously and would like a chance to sing them again, you’re really welcome to share this with us!

No experience needed – more...

This week will be a welcome back to Sangha Night after our summer break.

We will visiting all the ten figures from the Buddha Mandala. There will be a chance to hear from the Kumuda, who created all ten images. He will be talking about his creative process and relationship to the figures and image making. There will be a ‘gallery’ section where we will have a chance to look and take in all the figures in a gallery set up in the shrine room.

There will be small more...

This term, up until the end of December, we will be exploring our third meditation of the year, Just Sitting or Simply Being.

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, simply what is here. It points towards 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...

Come along and meet Amoghasiddhi, the latest figure in our year exploring the Five Buddha Mandala. Join Ratnadhya, in conversation with Naravira, as he shares the experience of his long association with this inspirational archetype of the Enlightened mind. Fearlessness, “action accomplishing wisdom”, the perfect integration of energies, we’ll be unpacking all the qualities of Amogasiddhi in this and the following few weeks.

Arrive from 7:15pm for a 7:30pm more...

This term, up until the end of December, we will be exploring our third meditation of the year, Just Sitting or Simply Being.

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, simply what is here. It points towards 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...

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Thursdays

My name is Claire-Louise and I have been teaching Scaravelli inspired hatha yoga classes in Bristol since 2006. 

I see yoga as more of an art form than a form of exercise. If we can engage our curiosity whilst moving with the breath, then yoga  is like experimenting with the melody, tone, volume and pitch of the body. 

In this way our practice can become more like a meditative dance more...

Hearing the Lion’s Roar: Three Pali Canon Days

For Order Members and Mitras only

16th Sept: Five Heaps of Being

‘The Tathāgata cannot be reckoned or described in terms of physical form, feeling, perception, mental formations or consciousness.  He is profound, immeasurable, unfathomable like the ocean’

In our second day exploring the Pali Canon we will be focussing on the Buddha’s teachings on the more...

Join us in some candle making (no liquid wax involved!) and learn to meditate.

Open to all!

With Alyson and Angie

Everyone is welcome; no experience in art or Buddhism required. All equipment will be provided.

As we want all our classes to be open to everyone there is no set charge for this event. The suggested donation is £20. Please feel free to pay more or less on the day. Your donation will support the Centre to offer this and many other more...

Join us every other Tuesday from 6-7pm for a mantra and singing workshop.

Experience the joy of singing with others as we learn songs, melodies and harmonies from within the Buddhist tradition and beyond, from all over the world.

If there are mantras/songs you’ve sung previously and would like a chance to sing them again, you’re really welcome to share this with us!

No experience needed – open to all those in the sangha more...

Continuing to get to know Amoghasiddhi, the green Buddha of the North, we will be joined this evening by Viryanaya.    Viryanaya practices with the figure of Amoghasiddhi and is well known to some of us for her engaging teaching and long involvement in Buddhafield.

She will be sharing some of her practice with us; particularly helping us to explore Amoghasiddhi’s mudra of fearlessness and his symbol of the double vajra.

Arrive from 7:15pm for a 7:30pm more...

The shape of Sangha (community) Works is a gentle group check in 10am-10:30am, followed by Sangha-building devotional acts-such as cleaning the loo’s, planting bulbs, sorting library books, making book displays and making shrines. A task to fit each persons energy and capacity.

Stay on after for the lunchtime meditation class (1-2.30pm)  or just turn up to dip your toe into the Triratna sangha atmosphere!

Join us 10am-midday every Wednesday.

Please more...

This term, up until the end of December, we will be exploring our third meditation of the year, Just Sitting or Simply Being.

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, simply what is here. It points towards 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...

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Thursdays

My name is Claire-Louise and I have been teaching Scaravelli inspired hatha yoga classes in Bristol since 2006. 

I see yoga as more of an art form than a form of exercise. If we can engage our curiosity whilst moving with the breath, then yoga  is like experimenting with the melody, tone, volume and pitch of the body. 

In this way our practice can become more like a meditative dance more...

For those who have completed an intro course at any time, are members of the Sangha (community) and are able to do 50 minute unled meditation sits.

50 min sit, 20 min walking, 40 min sit unguided.

Join Nirajadhi and friends for a silent and simple evening of practice.

Every third Friday of the month (except September!)

Our Centre runs on generosity and the majority of our income is from donations. We don’t have fix rates for our classes so more...

On this half-day dedicated to Padmasambhava – we will be exploring the Great Guru’s teachings
on Going for Refuge and Faith. In his mythical life story, The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava,
he refuses to make obeisance to the king of Tibet – demonstrating that he does not go for refuge to
temporal power – but does make obeisance to the handmaiden of the dakini when she reveals the
mandala of enlightenment in her heart – going for refuge to the golden jewel more...

This evening we will be celebrating and witnessing Chandranishta as she takes up the role of Women’s Mitra Convenor.   Rejoicing in our vibrant spiritual community.  And calling on Tara who reaches down, transforming the world with her compassion.   Do join us!

Arrive from 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.

For those who have completed an intro course at any time.

Please do give for the classes and events you attend. Every financial gift more...

The shape of Sangha (community) Works is a gentle group check in 10am-10:30am, followed by Sangha-building devotional acts-such as cleaning the loo’s, planting bulbs, sorting library books, making book displays and making shrines. A task to fit each persons energy and capacity.

Stay on after for the lunchtime meditation class (1-2.30pm)  or just turn up to dip your toe into the Triratna sangha atmosphere!

Join us 10am-midday every Wednesday.

Please more...

This term, up until the end of December, we will be exploring our third meditation of the year, Just Sitting or Simply Being.

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, simply what is here. It points towards 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...

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Thursdays

My name is Claire-Louise and I have been teaching Scaravelli inspired hatha yoga classes in Bristol since 2006. 

I see yoga as more of an art form than a form of exercise. If we can engage our curiosity whilst moving with the breath, then yoga  is like experimenting with the melody, tone, volume and pitch of the body. 

In this way our practice can become more like a meditative dance more...

29th Sept – 5th Oct

Singhashri is back again with a small team to guide us deeper into our personal and collective practice. Her powerful and sensitive teaching speaks to our longings for community and meaning.

She writes, “How do we make sense of this imperfect world? How do we hold the tension between the ideal, what our heart longs for, and what’s happening now? Discover how engaging with what’s happening now supports us to begin to edge into what more...

29th Sept – 5th Oct

Singhashri is back again with a small team to guide us deeper into our personal and collective practice. Her powerful and sensitive teaching speaks to our longings for community and meaning.

She writes, “How do we make sense of this imperfect world? How do we hold the tension between the ideal, what our heart longs for, and what’s happening now? Discover how engaging with what’s happening now supports us to begin to edge into what more...