What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?

Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!

We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.

Come along more...

If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.

Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.

To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.

If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.

You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.

MINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS

In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.

We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach helps us learn poses (asanas) from the more...

The Arts Café will once again be at the Buddhist Centre after a break of some months. 

The Arts Café is a Centre-run arts event that aims to give a space to creative initiatives within the Sangha. It is a chance to share any arts-oriented pieces with other people – music, poetry, performance, film, 2D and 3D making and any other medium you can think of. 

All are welcome to come along.

If you wish, you can create something to offer based upon our more...

Warm and friendly weekly meetings for anyone in recovery, at whatever stage. Meetings are drop-in and in-person, no need to book.

Come along to the Bristol Buddhist Centre, where somebody will be at the door to let you in. This meeting explores recovery through the lens of the Buddhist teachings, and Buddhism through the lens of recovery. If you are attending Twelve Step meetings, this can be your expression of your eleventh step. If you are not, this can be a way to approach more...

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...

What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?

Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!

We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.

Come along more...

If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.

Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.

To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.

If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.

You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.

For experienced meditators.

Unguided 50-minute practice sessions, walking & recitation.

MINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS

In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.

We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach helps us learn poses (asanas) from the more...

GIVING THE FOUR GIFTS

I come to you with four gifts
The first gift is a lotus flower.
Do you understand?
My second gift is a golden net.
Can you recognize it?
My third gift is a shepherds’ round dance.
Do your feet know how to dance?
My fourth gift is a garden planted in a wilderness.
Could you work there?
I come to you with four gifts
Dare you accept them?

“PASS THE PARCEL”

Sangharakshita wrote this poem back in more...

What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?

Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!

We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.

Come along more...

If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.

Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.

To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.

If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.

You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.

MINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS

In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.

We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach helps us learn poses (asanas) from the more...

What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?

Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!

We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.

Come along more...

If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.

Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.

To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.

If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.

You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.

MINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS

In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.

We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach helps us learn poses (asanas) from the more...

On Buddha Day we will be marking the Buddha’s enlightenment, in this traditional festival celebrated by millions of Buddhists across the world.

Details to follow.

What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?

Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!

We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.

Come along more...

If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.

Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.

To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.

If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.

You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.

Please ensure to book via the link below, to ensure you’re registered as part of the Bristol sangha:
https://adhisthana.org/retreat-calendar/retreat/?ev=1233

30 APRIL – 4 MAY

Join us for a transformative exploration into the heart of Buddhist mindfulness with two seasoned teachers, Vidyamala and Dhammarati. Drawing on decades of deep study more...