Puja, or Buddhist devotional practice, can be a transformative experience as it helps to connect us with our shared ideal as Buddhists practicing together. Set up your weekend with some devotional practice, meditation and just sitting. 

Led by Bodhinaya

Interested in finding out more about meditation and Buddhism? Would you like to look around our centre, have a go at meditation, do some yoga or simply just grab a cup of tea and have a chat? 

Come along on one of our Open Doors Saturdays when Nottingham Buddhist Centre opens from 10.30am-1.30pm. This is an opportunity to see and explore the Centre, meet people, and spend time in the shrine room. On each morning, we offer a number of activities -

Bodhi Yoga with Kshantika 11.00-12.00

Bodhi Yoga, a simple yoga-based body work practice to deepen our body, mind, heart connection to support our meditation and Buddhist practice on and off the cushion.

Meditation Drop in 12.00-13.00

A class open to all, whether you are new to meditation or already have a meditation practice. If you are new to meditation there will be an opportunity to learn one of the two meditation practices we teach: the Mindfulness of Breathing or the Metta Bhavana (Development of Loving Kindness). 

Feel free to drop in for any activity. No need to book.

The second of a series of evenings exploring meditation and how we can deepen and strengthen our practice.

Tonight, Saccanama will lead an evening exploring mindfulness in a practical way. There will be siting meditation, walking meditation and a silent tea break.

‘Mindfulness is the Way to the Immortal,

unmindfulness the way to death.

Those who are mindful do not die,

(whereas) the unmindful are like the dead.’

Dhammapada Verse 21

Buddha Day is our annual celebration of the Buddha’s Enlightenment which traditionally took place on the full moon night of Wesak, corresponding to the month of May in the UK.

It is the the most important date in the Buddhist year and we will be celebrating it with a day of meditation, devotion, talks etc at the Buddhist Centre, followed by camping up at Bestwood Country park.

Programme for the day -

10.00 a.m. Arrive

10.15 Meditation, reading and chanting.

11.30 3 short talks on the Buddha’s Enlightenment by Karunavaca, Mark Melbourne and Punyaruci

12.15 Discussion groups on the Buddha’s Enlightenment.

1.00 Lunch - please bring vegan food to share.

2.00 Voice and mantra chanting workshop

2.30 Puja with the Mitra ceremony for Zac Pomphrey, finishing at approximately 4.00 p.m.

For those who wish to join us, we will then be camping that evening up at Bestwood Park with food, a bonfire, an evening ritual and an early morning dawn chorus walk.

The third of a series of evenings exploring meditation and how we can deepen and strengthen our practice.

Tonight, Rachel Woodburn, Gary Bennett and Richard Penrose will reflect on what they have learnt through their meditation practice over the last few years.

There will be a meditation, 3 short talks and small groups to reflect on your own practice.

The fourth of a series of evenings exploring meditation and how we can deepen and strengthen our practice.

Tonight, Aryavacin and Bodhinaya will look at how we can cultivate the dhyanas or higher states of consciousness in meditation.

We’re Nottingham Buddhist Centre’s young Buddhist group. We get together monthly to meditate and practice the dharma together. That means meditation, tea, and talking about life’s biggest questions from a Buddhist perspective, and sometimes vegan cake. We try to approach things like ethics and meditation in ways that are practical but rooted in deep principles.

Gareth, Sadie, Pippa, Jess

Interested in finding out more about meditation and Buddhism? Would you like to look around our centre, have a go at meditation, do some yoga or simply just grab a cup of tea and have a chat? 

Come along on one of our Open Doors Saturdays when Nottingham Buddhist Centre opens from 10.30am-1.30pm. This is an opportunity to see and explore the Centre, meet people, and spend time in the shrine room. On each morning, we offer a number of activities -

Bodhi Yoga with Kshantika 11.00-12.00

Bodhi Yoga, a simple yoga-based body work practice to deepen our body, mind, heart connection to support our meditation and Buddhist practice on and off the cushion.

Meditation Drop in 12.00-13.00

A class open to all, whether you are new to meditation or already have a meditation practice. If you are new to meditation there will be an opportunity to learn one of the two meditation practices we teach: the Mindfulness of Breathing or the Metta Bhavana (Development of Loving Kindness). 

Feel free to drop in for any activity. No need to book.

A day on empathy, the theme of Shantigarbha's recent book, I'll Meet You There: a practical guide to empathy, mindfulness and communication published by Windhorse Publications. Read the first chapter and order the paperback and e-book here.

Shantigarbha shows how we connect with each other in the space that opens up when we let go of our ideas of good and bad, right and wrong. To empathize with others, we need to learn how to empathize with ourselves, so that when we reach out, we do so from the inside out. Empathy is the missing piece in developing compassion. Empathy personalises compassion and gives it traction in the world. 

 - guided empathy reflections from Shantigarbha's book 
 - empathy stories from the life of the Buddha 
 - practical exercises to help you develop your listening skills. 

Open to all 'levels'.

Shantigarbha is a certified Nonviolent Communication trainer and a senior Order member. For more about his work, visit:www.SeedofPeace.org

Puja, or Buddhist devotional practice, can be a transformative experience as it helps to connect us with our shared ideal as Buddhists practicing together. Set up your weekend with some devotional practice, meditation and just sitting. 

Led by Bodhinaya

We’re Nottingham Buddhist Centre’s young Buddhist group. We get together monthly to meditate and practice the dharma together. That means meditation, tea, and talking about life’s biggest questions from a Buddhist perspective, and sometimes vegan cake. We try to approach things like ethics and meditation in ways that are practical but rooted in deep principles.

Gareth, Sadie, Pippa, Jess

The Anapanasati Sutta (Mindfulness of Breathing) is the Buddha’s simplest set of instructions on how we can move systematically through the whole of our experience, sharpening our awareness as we go, until we reach full and complete enlightenment. 

On this weekend we’ll explore the Sutta through input, guided practice, enquiry into what we are noticing in our direct experience, and devotion. We’ll see how the instructions, applied to our own unique conditioning, provides a rich backdrop to understanding and truly knowing ourselves, others and reality more fully.

Led by Singhashri.

This retreat will be held at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30th June - please attend for both days.

Arrive from 10.00 a.m. both days for a 10.30 start. Finsh will be at 4.30 each day.

Please bring vegan food to share for lunch.

Suggested donation of £50 but please come and give what you can.

We will be celebrating Dharma Day, marking the Buddha’s first teaching of the Dharma, with a day retreat at the Buddhist Centre. More details nearer the time.

Buddhafield Festival is a joyful gathering of around 4,000 people, celebrating community and connection with the land. Song, dance, arts and crafts, yoga, live music, meditation, and play blend together without drink or drugs to create a loving and life-affirming space. There will be Buddhist teaching, workshops and ritual, under sun and stars. The Festival is family-friendly and open to everyone, however you practice.

Lots of us from the Nottingham Sangha will be going and camping together. Please let us know if you want to be part of this.

https://www.buddhafield.com/buddhafield-festival-2019

We’re Nottingham Buddhist Centre’s young Buddhist group. We get together monthly to meditate and practice the dharma together. That means meditation, tea, and talking about life’s biggest questions from a Buddhist perspective, and sometimes vegan cake. We try to approach things like ethics and meditation in ways that are practical but rooted in deep principles.

Gareth, Sadie, Pippa, Jess

Many of us from Nottingham will be going to the -

Triratna International Gathering 2019: Alchemy of the Dharma

Adhisthana, 22-26 August 2019

Alchemy is the magical art of turning base materials into gold, a potent metaphor for what we are trying to do in our Dharma lives. How do we transform the ‘base material’ of ourselves, our spiritual community, and the wider society into ‘gold’, into ‘personal’ riches, shared riches and the sustaining riches of loving wisdom?

This biennial event at Adhisthana, UK, brings together large numbers of the Triratna Buddhist Community from around Europe for a feast of inspiration, stimulation and fun - all are welcome, including children.

Booking is now open: https://adhisthana.org/retreat/?ev=339

More details will be posted here as things firm up but there will certainly be:

• excellent Dharma talks exploring the theme

• music, artistic endeavours, philosophical explorations

• study, discussion, hanging out, meditation, puja 

• Buddhafield’s structures for a variety of events

• weather! hopefully pleasant as a mostly camping event, but every day is a fine day!

To give you more of an impression, here is a link to a video from the International Gathering 2014: https://vimeo.com/111102046