Breaking through into Buddhahood
A six-week course in breaking through obstacles
6 Tuesday evenings from 1st September 2026 (7.30pm-9.30pm) at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre.
Open to all levels of experience.
Our courses are designed for all levels of experience—whether you're a newcomer or a regular. Each course offers an opportunity to explore Buddhist practice by engaging with different themes in a practical, accessible way.
Join Upekshanandi and Paraga for a six-week course exploring core elements of Buddhist practice. These courses offer the chance to focus on a key aspect of the teachings over an extended period, creating the space and supportive conditions to look deeply into how these practices can be applied in daily life.
The main metaphor the Buddha used to describe his teaching was of a path leading to Enlightenment. But sometimes we encounter obstacles on the path that prevent us from making further progress. What should we do then?
On this course we explore this question and consider that sometimes a slow and gentle progression is not possible. Instead, we may have to break, or even smash, through the obstacle standing in our way!
Through reflection, discussion, and meditation, we’ll explore how Buddhist principles can help us cultivate greater freedom, clarity, and joy.
HOW TO BOOK
We run everything at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre on a donation basis - we want our events to be available to everyone, regardless of their financial situation. We ask for a donation at the time of booking if possible, as we’re completely reliant on your generous donations to keep our doors open to all.
We’d suggest a donation of £105/£85/£65 - or whatever amount you can and would enjoy giving.
If you are unable to give even a very small amount, you are still very welcome. Please email info@nottinghambuddhistcentre.org and we'll book you on.
(Please note: any donation made is a donation to the centre and not payment for an event. If for some reason you can’t make the event, you’re warmly welcome to join any other suitable event)
accessibility
We warmly welcome everyone, but unfortunately due to the age of our building and costs to renovate, sadly our space currently has limited accessibility for wheelchair users or those unable to use stairs.
There is a fold out ramp leading to the ground floor entrance, but please note that the shrine room—where many of our courses and events take place—is upstairs and not wheelchair accessible.
Our drop in meditations often take place solely in the downstairs space, but our toilets are unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
While we don’t have an accessible toilet, there are handrails for support. If you'd like to visit or discuss any specific needs, please reach out and contact us at info@nottinghambuddhistcentre.org. We're happy to offer a tour of the building and will do our best to make your visit as comfortable as possible.