The Buddha Festival Day celebrates the day that Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment in India 2500 years ago and became the Buddha whose teaching we follow. Please bring some vegan food to share at lunchtime. How to join No need to book. Just turn up. Please bring some vegan food to share… Read More »Buddha Day
All Order Members and Mitras are warmly encouraged to attend this meeting which is our opportunity to hear about and discuss developments at our Centre. Doors open just before 7:00pm. Chaired by Rosa – Please send any items for the agenda to her. How to Join This meeting is held… Read More »OM/Mitra Evening
‘An inspiring true story’ The Cup’ is a heart-warming story of a young lad, a Tibetan refuge now living in a monastery in India. There’s conflict between his passion for football, and the spiritual environment in which he lives. This reaches its head with the 1998 World Cup final. Can… Read More »Film Night – The Cup
New theme starting 11th January 2025 – ‘Tools for living your life’. Each morning starts with an introduction to meditation. Then after a tea-break we will explore a theme from the book ‘Tools for living your life’ by Vajragupta. There will be clear explanations of Buddhist teachings and guidance on… Read More »The Saturday Session
Join us for the first of our quarterly women’s social events for 2025! Kick back, relax and get to know other women from the sangha in our annual outing to Aqua Springs spa in Colchester. It’s a lovely, fairly large spa with a range of saunas, hydrotherapy pools, salt room,… Read More »Women’s Day – Aqua Springs
The Parinirvana Festival Day is our opportunity to mark the end of the Buddha’s earthly existence and an opportunity to reflect on our own experience of impermanence. If you wish to bring a photograph of a friend or loved one who has died during the recent past, please do and… Read More »Parinirvana Day
The last Friday evening of the month is Puja Night. This event is for those who are familiar with Buddhist Ritual; but everyone is welcome along to enjoy the special nature of a Puja. If you have not experienced a Triratna Puja before let the leader know this is your… Read More »The Last Friday Puja
All Order Members and Mitras are warmly encouraged to attend this meeting which is our opportunity to hear about and discuss developments at our Centre. Doors open just before 7:00pm. Chaired by Amy – Please send any items for the agenda to her. How to Join This meeting is held… Read More »OM/Mitra Evening – now hybrid!
Peace and compassion, friendship and fraternity are at the heart of the Buddhas Dharma and Sangharakshitas teachings, and in these very troubled times, their importance needs to not only be reiterated but radiated…from Ipswich across the globe. Join Bodhisetu, Di, Lisa, Ed and Sean for a series of 4 evenings… Read More »Puja for Peace
Led by Srivandana, this afternoon we shall be sharing a puja devoted to The Medicine Buddha, Bhaishajyaraja, Lapis Lazuli Radiance Tathagata. During the puja we will have the opportunity to offer the names of those close to us who need healing, those in our wider Sangha and then on out… Read More »Puja to the Medicine Buddha
