Spend a morning with Lokeshvara, on ‘How to Enter the Forest’. A workshop and meditation with Lokeshvara on fearlessness, understanding our nervous system, and seeing the forest both as a literal place and as a metaphor for the creative mind, the mind of aesthetic appreciation, what Sangharakshita calls the Greater… Read More »Men’s event – How to Enter the Forest with Lokeshvara
Karma vs Justice Karma is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Buddhism. It’s not quite as straightforward as, “When we do bad things, bad things happen to us”. Karma is, in fact, a complex concept where many conditions – not just the behaviour of one individual – can determine… Read More »Young Buddhist: First Friday
‘Metta has the taste of freedom. If you are able to act out of Metta you are acting as if the distinction between yourself and others simply did not exist. In doing so, you free yourself from the power of the illusion separate self. This is Insight’. Join us on… Read More »Urban Retreat – The Mystery of Metta!
The figure of Padmasambhava embodies qualities of mind that lie deeply within us and that we can access and develop through practise. This Padmasambhava Day we’ll be exploring the Tantric Master of Buddhism by evoking him through devotional practise. We’ll have three themed pujas, each of which will draw out… Read More »Padmasambhava Festival Day
Join the Ipswich and Colchester Buddhist Centres for a quarterly online Dharma Reading Café. This is an online café, and all members of the Sangha are welcome. Please be sure to have read the book in order to gain the most from the evening. There will be discussion, and a… Read More »Quarterly Online Dharma Reading Café
The wonderful Dharmacharini Danasamudra will be joining us to lead Women’s Day at the Ipswich Buddhist Centre. She will be speaking on the often unknown stories of women in Buddhism, and how we are preserving the stories of women in Triratna through the Triratna women project. There will also be… Read More »Women’s Sangha Day with Danasamudra
A personal Journey – Welcoming Integration With Abigail (affectionately known as Abs) Training for Ordination (slow route). 52, currently living on my own in East Suffolk, 17 miles from the Buddhist Centre. Dog lover. Personal Assistant and Support Worker for those living with developmental needs. Please bring with you something… Read More »Women’s Sangha Gathering with Abs
Join the women of the sangha for a day of meditation, talk and discussion. All who identify as women are welcome to join. We look forward to seeing you. This month we‘re welcoming Mosaic who will be sharing on the theme of “Walking in the footsteps of Mahaprajapati”. Foster mother… Read More »Women’s Sangha Gathering with Mosaic
This retreat has been cancelled.
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Meditation Diaries is an evening to explore and share our experience of meditation. The aim of the evening is to keep our own meditation alive and support and improve our daily practice. The evening is led by two of our most experienced meditation leaders Jnanamitra… Read More »Meditation Diaries
