Winter Meditation Retreat @home 25th, 26th & 27th Dec It’s Christmas! Will your life be filled with excess, complex family dynamics or perhaps you will be on your own? Our Buddhist Centre is able to offer you some respite over the Christmas period. For the first time we will be… Read More »Be different this Christmas
A Festival of Light: 28th November What does Sangha mean to you? Most of the time our sense of Sangha is naturally focused around our local situation, our local Centre or group, perhaps even our circle of Sangha friends within that. But you are also part of a global Sangha… Read More »International Sangha Day
Many years ago, when we where a very agrarian society, it was the Spring that signalled the start of new things. In our modern society it seems to be that September and the end of Summer is the time when we think about starting new training or taking up new… Read More »The start of new things
The two six week courses, level 1 and level two ‘Buddhism for Beginners’ provide the perfect introduction to meditation and Buddhist ethics. The courses are presented live online so you can participate from virtually anywhere. The event page has more details
Following the recent success of the first ‘socially distanced’ Meditation in the Christchurch Park, Ipswich a further three dates have been announced. All start at 3pm adjacent to Christchurch Mansion. Sunday 30th August Sunday 27th September Sunday 18th October Full instruction is given so everybody is welcome whether or not… Read More »Announcing 3 more ‘Meditation in the Park’
The Thursday evening Friends Night moves on to consider the second phrase in the motto that Dhardo Rimpoche gave his school in Kalimpong, Northern India. “Cherish the doctrine, live united and radiate love” ‘Live United’ will be the theme of Freinds Night sessions throughout August and September. If the first… Read More »Live United at Friends Night
Subhuti is to be the guest speaker at our Summer Sangha Retreat @home. As most people will know, Subhuti is one of the most sought-after speakers in the Triratna movement. Having been ordained by Bhante Sangharakshita 45 years ago, he has played a significant role in the development of Buddhism… Read More »Special guest speaker for retreat
Everyone is welcome to join our Summer Sangha Retreat which this year is being held round at your place! The online weekend retreat will focus on the Four Mind-turning Reflections in which the Buddha encouraged us to consider the fleetingness of life and its preciousness and the need to turn… Read More »All welcome to join our Summer Sangha Retreat @home
Over the next six months, from June till November, Friends Night has as its theme the Motto that Dhardo Rimpoche gave to his school: CHERISH THE DOCTRINE, LIVE UNITED AND RADIATE LOVE. Dhardo Rimpoche set up The Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute, Kalimpong and wanted to give the students a motto… Read More »Friends Night Programme Announced
The very popular series of ‘Meditation in the Park’ organised by the Ipswich Buddhist Centre resumes after lockdown with an outdoor mediation in Christchurch Park on Sunday 19th July at 3pm. Naturally. this event will be a little different to pre-lockdown, with greater distance between everyone. The Ipswich Buddhist Centre… Read More »Meditation in the Park
