At the end of August, we said goodbye to Mark Melbourne as he prepared for his 1-month ordination retreat at Guhyaloka in the Spanish mountains. He gave a moving talk about his journey to ordination and what it means to him and we ritually marked his leaving in a puja.

This evening, we welcome him back to Nottingham as Jyotida - ‘the giver of light’.

Aryavacin will be leading an evening of ritual and celebration as we welcome Jyotida back to the Nottingham Buddhist Centre.

I want to create an environment of enquiry and exploration of our bodies and of our being, one that can both support and deepen our felt sense of connection with ourselves. With an approach that is rooted in the Satipattana system of mindfulness taught by the Buddha Sakyamuni around 500 BCE and permeated with the Buddha’s teaching on metta (kindly benevolence) we can build  some essential tools to work with the difficulties of life.

The Tuesday drop-in (like the Open Doors sessions) will be a varied class alternating between a theme of Mindfulness or Metta that corresponds with the drop-in meditation that starts at 7: 30 if you want to do that after the yoga. 

As with everything we run at the Buddhist Centre, we offer this class on a basis of ‘dana’ or generosity i.e. give what you can afford. If it helps, we suggest a donation of £8. If you plan to attend regularly and pay UK tax, please consider filling out a Gift Aid form as this helps us a lot.

Booking is essential so to confirm you are coming for the class, please contact Kshantika directly on 07592 456613.

The 30th October is exactly one year since the death of the founder of Triratna, Urgyen Sangharakshita. We will mark this anniversary tonight - more details nearer the time.

Just a reminder that we’ve changed the start time to 7 so we can finish earlier. Hope to see you soon.

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.

I want to create an environment of enquiry and exploration of our bodies and of our being, one that can both support and deepen our felt sense of connection with ourselves. With an approach that is rooted in the Satipattana system of mindfulness taught by the Buddha Sakyamuni around 500 BCE and permeated with the Buddha’s teaching on metta (kindly benevolence) we can build  some essential tools to work with the difficulties of life.

The Tuesday drop-in (like the Open Doors sessions) will be a varied class alternating between a theme of Mindfulness or Metta that corresponds with the drop-in meditation that starts at 7: 30 if you want to do that after the yoga. 

As with everything we run at the Buddhist Centre, we offer this class on a basis of ‘dana’ or generosity i.e. give what you can afford. If it helps, we suggest a donation of £8. If you plan to attend regularly and pay UK tax, please consider filling out a Gift Aid form as this helps us a lot.

Booking is essential so to confirm you are coming for the class, please contact Kshantika directly on 07592 456613.

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

Our Sangha festival this year will be a celebration of Sangha as a community of practice.

Programme for the day (come for all or some of the events) -

11.30 Singing with Karunavaca (no experience needed)

1.00 Vegan lunch - bring food to share

2.00 Talk by Ratnaghosha (President of the Nottingham Buddhist Centre) - ‘The Three C’s of Spiritual Community - Congregating, Creating and Cooperating’

3.00 Groups to explore the material in the talk

4.15 Tea Break

4.45 Mudita (sympathetic joy) Bhavana meditation practice

5.15 Puja celebrating Sangha with Mitra ceremonies and Mitra reaffirmations

6.45 Vegan meal and cake provided by the Centre

7.30 Finish

I want to create an environment of enquiry and exploration of our bodies and of our being, one that can both support and deepen our felt sense of connection with ourselves. With an approach that is rooted in the Satipattana system of mindfulness taught by the Buddha Sakyamuni around 500 BCE and permeated with the Buddha’s teaching on metta (kindly benevolence) we can build  some essential tools to work with the difficulties of life.

The Tuesday drop-in (like the Open Doors sessions) will be a varied class alternating between a theme of Mindfulness or Metta that corresponds with the drop-in meditation that starts at 7: 30 if you want to do that after the yoga. 

As with everything we run at the Buddhist Centre, we offer this class on a basis of ‘dana’ or generosity i.e. give what you can afford. If it helps, we suggest a donation of £8. If you plan to attend regularly and pay UK tax, please consider filling out a Gift Aid form as this helps us a lot.

Booking is essential so to confirm you are coming for the class, please contact Kshantika directly on 07592 456613.

Interfaith Week Open Doors at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre

10.30 - 1.30 Saturday 16th November

As part of the national Interfaith Week, the Nottingham Buddhist Centre are hosting a special Open Doors morning. This will be a chance to visit our Centre and see our shrine room as well as meet people practising Buddhism in our lively Sangha (spiritual community).

There will be an opportunity to join in a simple yoga session at 11.00 a.m. as well as get a taste of meditation at 12.00. And at 12.30 there will be a short talk about Buddhism and the work of the Centre with a chance for questions and discussion.

We welcome people from all faith traditions - as well as those who are just curious about what we do - to this morning and look forward to meeting you then.

I want to create an environment of enquiry and exploration of our bodies and of our being, one that can both support and deepen our felt sense of connection with ourselves. With an approach that is rooted in the Satipattana system of mindfulness taught by the Buddha Sakyamuni around 500 BCE and permeated with the Buddha’s teaching on metta (kindly benevolence) we can build  some essential tools to work with the difficulties of life.

The Tuesday drop-in (like the Open Doors sessions) will be a varied class alternating between a theme of Mindfulness or Metta that corresponds with the drop-in meditation that starts at 7: 30 if you want to do that after the yoga. 

As with everything we run at the Buddhist Centre, we offer this class on a basis of ‘dana’ or generosity i.e. give what you can afford. If it helps, we suggest a donation of £8. If you plan to attend regularly and pay UK tax, please consider filling out a Gift Aid form as this helps us a lot.

Booking is essential so to confirm you are coming for the class, please contact Kshantika directly on 07592 456613.

Just a reminder that we’ve changed the start time to 7 so we can finish earlier. Hope to see you soon.

Gareth, Sadie, Pippa, Jess

I want to create an environment of enquiry and exploration of our bodies and of our being, one that can both support and deepen our felt sense of connection with ourselves. With an approach that is rooted in the Satipattana system of mindfulness taught by the Buddha Sakyamuni around 500 BCE and permeated with the Buddha’s teaching on metta (kindly benevolence) we can build  some essential tools to work with the difficulties of life.

The Tuesday drop-in (like the Open Doors sessions) will be a varied class alternating between a theme of Mindfulness or Metta that corresponds with the drop-in meditation that starts at 7: 30 if you want to do that after the yoga. 

As with everything we run at the Buddhist Centre, we offer this class on a basis of ‘dana’ or generosity i.e. give what you can afford. If it helps, we suggest a donation of £8. If you plan to attend regularly and pay UK tax, please consider filling out a Gift Aid form as this helps us a lot.

Booking is essential so to confirm you are coming for the class, please contact Kshantika directly on 07592 456613.

I want to create an environment of enquiry and exploration of our bodies and of our being, one that can both support and deepen our felt sense of connection with ourselves. With an approach that is rooted in the Satipattana system of mindfulness taught by the Buddha Sakyamuni around 500 BCE and permeated with the Buddha’s teaching on metta (kindly benevolence) we can build  some essential tools to work with the difficulties of life.

The Tuesday drop-in (like the Open Doors sessions) will be a varied class alternating between a theme of Mindfulness or Metta that corresponds with the drop-in meditation that starts at 7: 30 if you want to do that after the yoga. 

As with everything we run at the Buddhist Centre, we offer this class on a basis of ‘dana’ or generosity i.e. give what you can afford. If it helps, we suggest a donation of £8. If you plan to attend regularly and pay UK tax, please consider filling out a Gift Aid form as this helps us a lot.

Booking is essential so to confirm you are coming for the class, please contact Kshantika directly on 07592 456613.

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.