What’s On
March 2025
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7:30pm - 9:30pmin personlogin to book on this event (40 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism & Meditation (Follow-on course)
This follow-on course is open to anyone who has previously completed an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation course.
Further your practice of meditation and understanding of Buddhism as we continue to 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 become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly dedicated to developing our more...
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7:15pm - 9:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Follow on Meditation course with Prajnamati
Assuming some familiarity with the form of the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana, these follow-on meditation sessions will explore a range of ways of working in meditation: working on the mind with the mind to develop states of samatha (calm abiding) which include the qualities of metta and mindfulness.
The aim is to enable you to develop a meditation practice of your own, within which you are able to respond creatively to your current experience, and which you are able more...
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10:00am - 12:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Sangha Works
Sangha works offers the chance to practice in a different way. Experiencing work as practice and act consciously with generosity.
“What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? How different would we experience the world, ourselves and others?
Come and experiment in Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extra-ordinary! We start with a check in, before choosing a task to work with as practice from cleaning the centre, to cleaning rupa’s and more...
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1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Drop in intermediate meditation
With Dayabodhini, Chittamani and Bhadra
At this class we offer guidance and inspiration for those familiar with the three meditations taught by Triratna: Mindfulness of Breathing, Mettabhavana and Just sitting. We focus on one each week in a three week cycle. Most classes will begin with a short period of gentle bodywork which we have found enhances meditation. For those who wish, at 2pm we offer tea and time to discuss our meditation until 2.30.
The class is here to more...
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5:30pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners meditation
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...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Bristol Young Buddhists: The Four Noble Truths
For this evening Manjurava will be joining us to talk about the four noble truths. This is a central teaching of Buddhism, and useful framework for approaching the knotty issue of suffering.
We will explore: how do we respond to the challenges and opportunities we meet in life? Where are we able to bring greater wisdom to our responses?
An opportunity for meditation, personal reflection and shared discussion
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7:30pm - 9:30pmin personsorry this event is fully booked
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism & Meditation (Follow-on course)
This follow-on course is open to anyone who has previously completed an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation course.
Further your practice of meditation and understanding of Buddhism as we continue to 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 become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly dedicated to developing our more...
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7:15pm - 9:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Follow on Meditation course with Prajnamati
Assuming some familiarity with the form of the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana, these follow-on meditation sessions will explore a range of ways of working in meditation: working on the mind with the mind to develop states of samatha (calm abiding) which include the qualities of metta and mindfulness.
The aim is to enable you to develop a meditation practice of your own, within which you are able to respond creatively to your current experience, and which you are able more...
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1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Drop in intermediate meditation
With Dayabodhini, Chittamani and Bhadra
At this class we offer guidance and inspiration for those familiar with the three meditations taught by Triratna: Mindfulness of Breathing, Mettabhavana and Just sitting. We focus on one each week in a three week cycle. Most classes will begin with a short period of gentle bodywork which we have found enhances meditation. For those who wish, at 2pm we offer tea and time to discuss our meditation until 2.30.
The class is here to more...
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5:30pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners meditation
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...
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10:00am - 4:00pmin personlogin to book on this event (25 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationPosture from the inside
10 – 4pm
A great opportunity to attend a workshop with Upayavira, an Order member from Stroud and his colleague Paul Wison. . They will be exploring the centrality of posture to meditation and it’s connection to engaging creatively with life more broadly. Extremely relevant both on and off the cushion, these practices will be exploring how our internal structures can bring a solidity without muscular strength. They will offer guidance to help release held tension more...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmin personsorry this event is fully booked
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism & Meditation (Follow-on course)
This follow-on course is open to anyone who has previously completed an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation course.
Further your practice of meditation and understanding of Buddhism as we continue to 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 become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly dedicated to developing our more...
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1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Drop in intermediate meditation
With Dayabodhini, Chittamani and Bhadra
At this class we offer guidance and inspiration for those familiar with the three meditations taught by Triratna: Mindfulness of Breathing, Mettabhavana and Just sitting. We focus on one each week in a three week cycle. Most classes will begin with a short period of gentle bodywork which we have found enhances meditation. For those who wish, at 2pm we offer tea and time to discuss our meditation until 2.30.
The class is here to more...
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5:30pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners meditation
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...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmin personsorry this event is fully booked
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism & Meditation (Follow-on course)
This follow-on course is open to anyone who has previously completed an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation course.
Further your practice of meditation and understanding of Buddhism as we continue to 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 become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly dedicated to developing our more...
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1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Drop in intermediate meditation
With Dayabodhini, Chittamani and Bhadra
At this class we offer guidance and inspiration for those familiar with the three meditations taught by Triratna: Mindfulness of Breathing, Mettabhavana and Just sitting. We focus on one each week in a three week cycle. Most classes will begin with a short period of gentle bodywork which we have found enhances meditation. For those who wish, at 2pm we offer tea and time to discuss our meditation until 2.30.
The class is here to more...
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5:30pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners meditation
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...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Arts Cafe
The Arts Café is a centre arts event that aims to give a space to creative initiatives within the Sangha. It is a chance to share any arts oriented pieces we might want with people. This could include music, poetry, performance, film, 2D and 3D making and any other arts medium you can think of.
We would love to hear from you with any submissions you are moved to share. You can email Naravira@bristol-buddhist-centre.org more...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmin personsorry this event is fully booked
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism & Meditation (Follow-on course)
This follow-on course is open to anyone who has previously completed an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation course.
Further your practice of meditation and understanding of Buddhism as we continue to 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 become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly dedicated to developing our more...