buddhism and meditation programme

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 meditation

Introduction to Meditation Courses (6 weeks)

Our popular six-week courses offer a clear introduction to the practice

of meditation and are an ideal way of getting started.

Wednesday nights 7.30 - 9.30pm

£55 / £40

16 Jan - 20 Feb

5 Mar - 9 Apr

30 Apr - 4 Jun

Lunchtime drop-in classes

12.15 - 1.15pm

£4 / £3 no need to book

Monday & Wednesday – Beginners

Suitable for people with no previous experience

Tuesday & Thursday – Going Deeper

For those familiar with our meditation practices

Friday – Meditation and Buddhism

Evening drop-in classes

Wednesdays – Beginners 7.30 - 9.00pm

£5 / £4 no need to book

Wednesdays – Going Deeper 7.30 - 9.30pm

Going Deeper Meditation Courses

A Going Deeper Course offers you the opportunity of bringing meditation practice more fully into your daily life. These six-week courses are open to anyone who has more than six months meditation practice.

Tuesdays 7.30 - 9.30pm

£55 / £40

15 Jan – 19 Feb
Metta Bhavana – self and other

4 Mar – 8 Apr
Meditation & Ethics – what you do outside meditation

29 Apr – 3 Jun
Meditation & Insight – the true nature of mind

One Day Meditation Sesshin

Sesshins are intensive meditation practice days with lots of sitting and walking meditation taking place in an atmosphere of stillness and calm.

Sunday 10 Feb 9am – 3.30pm

£25 / £17 (Please bring vegetarian lunch to share)

Weekend Sesshin– The Path of Love

This weekend is devoted to the brahma-vihara or 'sublime abode' meditations. These practices enable us to cultivate a heart and mind that connects us with others. For people with six months experience.
Led by Sujana & Satyagita

10 – 11 May
Sat 10.30am – 8pm / Sun 9.30am – 3.30pm

Cost £55 / £40 (food included)

buddhism

The Buddhist Path

These six-week courses explore some of the essential teachings of Buddhism covering everything you need to get a good grounding in Buddhist thought.

Mondays 7.30 - 9.30pm
£45 / £35

14 Jan – 18 Feb
Who is the Buddha?

3 Mar – 7 Apr
Devotion: Engaging the Heart

28 Apr – 2 Jun

The Middle Way

Living Buddhism Foundation Course

Buddhism starts with a vision – a moment of insight, followed by transformation. This one-year course explores key teachings and principles of Buddhism emphasising how to live by them.

Thursdays 7.30–9.30pm

£80 per term

17 Jan – 20 Mar

Term One 10 weeks

10 Apr – 19 Jun

Term Two 10 weeks (No class on 22 May)

lunchtime meditation and buddhism class

retreats

Retreats

Going on a retreat is a great opportunity to leave behind the concerns

and demands of your everyday routine. It gives you time and space for

meditation and a chance to relax, open up and rejuvenate.

December Day Retreats – the alternative Christmas!

For these few days you can step out of the busyness of Christmas and into the stillness of the Buddhist centre. Come for one or all of the days and there's no need to book.

Mon 24 Dec, Tue 25 Dec & Wed 26 Dec 10am - 4pm

£20 / £15 per day (Please bring vegetarian lunch to share)

Winter Retreat (see full page ad)

Six days of Meditation and Dharma in rural East Anglia on a new retreat run by the centre – what better way to end the year and prepare for the new one? Within a spacious daily programme of meditation, ritual and discussion this is a perfect time to be on retreat and in touch with ourselves.

Led by Padmadaka & Satyagita

Thurs 27 Dec - Wed 2 Jan

Akshobya: Calling the Earth to Witness

This one-day retreat is part of our series exploring the archetypes of the Five Buddha Mandala.

Akshobya is the deep blue Buddha who teaches Mirror-like Wisdom – it reflects everything just as it is.

Led by Vajralila

Sun 20 Jan 10.30am – 4.30pm

£25/£17 bring vegetarian lunch to share

Parinirvana Retreat

To embrace death is to fully embrace life. This day looks at dealing with loss and death from a Buddhist perspective, and follows on from our Parinirvana celebrations on Friday 15th Feb at 7.30.

Sun 17 Feb 10.30am – 4.30pm

£25/£17 bring vegetarian lunch to share

The Death and Rebirth of Albion – Blake's Vision of Spiritual Life (see full page ad)

A day of meditation and discussion centred on William Blake's dynamic Mandala of spiritual faculties.

Led by Ratnaprabha

Sat 1 Mar 10.30am – 4.30pm

Buddhism & Yoga

How does Yoga practice and its underlying philosophy compare to Buddhism? Could yoga be regarded as Dharma – a path of spiritual development? On this event, we shall practice a little yoga and look into the two paths and explore their similarities and differences.

Led by Viprasanna

Sun 2 Mar 10.30am – 4.30pm

£25/£17 bring vegetarian lunch to share

Amitabha: Radiant Presence

Amitabha the ruby-red coloured Buddha sitting in deepest meditation evokes the quality of compassion for all beings in their uniqueness.

Led by Vajralila

Sun 13 Apr 10.30am – 4.30pm

Creative Writing

Discover how to find inspiration through writing - using memory, observations and a host of led exercises. For those who have a regular writing practice and for those who would like to!

Led by Satyagita

Sat 26 Apr 10.30am – 4.30pm

Residential Retreats at the Windmill

These retreats are at Vajrasana Retreat Centre, Suffolk.

The Way of Freedom

Led by Dayapana

28 – 30 Mar

£95 / £75 / £55

The Way of Bliss

Led by Padmadaka & Sudakini

20 – 22 Jun

£95 / £75 / £55

FWBO International Retreat

FWBO Buddhist Centres across Europe are coming together on this new retreat being at Taraloka, Wales. A group from Norwich will be going to this event which is being led by some of the Western Buddhist Order's most popular and respected teachers.

22 – 26 May