Norwich Buddhist Centre

24/07/2025

This month, Sarvananda will lead a workshop with a new theme that will be revealed on the day. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

These mornings are open to all men with an interest in or practice of Buddhism and there is no need to book – just come along.

22/07/2025

Join our wonderful Wednesday Night team, Charley, Jude and Joe,as they share with us some of their favourite Dharma teachings and how they continue to be inspired by them.

Our Meditation Nights are open to all levels of experience, with guided meditation for beginners and a more lightly led session for more experienced practitioners. There's no need to book, but please arrive at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.

20/07/2025

12/07/2025

‘Buddha’ means one who is awake, fully alive to how things really are. So it’s worth asking ourselves, ‘in what way am I not awake?’ We can look at this question philosophically by contemplating what the Buddha meant by spiritual ignorance, and we can also approach the question experientially through the development of mindfulness.

As we know, mindfulness is the practice of being present, here and now, aware of our sensations, feelings, emotions and thoughts, without judging or trying to alter them. Join me for a morning of wakefulness which will include a short talk and two led meditations.

Booking can be made via our website.

10/07/2025

Join Danacharin for our monthly puja night. Gather for a short talk and a meditation followed by a Sevenfold Puja dedicated to Manjughosa, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom.
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Feel free to bring flowers, candles or other small offerings that can be offered and be left on the shrine. Everyone welcome, no need to book.

08/07/2025

Continuing on with the White Lotus Sutra, join Danacharin this Wednesday night for an exploration into the Myth of the Return Journey.

Our Meditation Nights are open to all levels of experience, with guided meditation for beginners and a more lightly led session for more experienced practitioners. There's no need to book, but please arrive at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.

06/07/2025

Join us for our biggest festival day of the year! Six weeks after celebrating the Buddha’s Enlightenment in May, at the full moon in July we’ll be celebrating the Buddha’s Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma. That is to say, when he first communicated his experience to others.

This day-long festival will be happening at Viryashalin’s field (much gratitude to him), near Holt in North Norfolk. A lovely location. We have a large marquee for the event which can accommodate more people than our Centre, so this is a great opportunity for lots of us to gather together for shared practice and meeting/making friends. All are welcome!

See our website for more details including the location.

03/07/2025

Join Erika and Suryadarshini to explore what Buddhist teachings have to say about s*x and relationships.

Open to all those aged 18-35 - there's no need to book, just come along. You don't have to be a Buddhist to join us! By donation.

27/06/2025

Last chance to join Vajragupta for a morning of silent meditation online! Booking via our website.

We usually think of meditation as something we ‘do’: An activity that we have to make an effort for and that we sometimes don’t feel like doing. Do we ever consider that it’s not meditation that’s difficult but the ‘doing’ of it?

When we ‘do’ meditation, we divide our experience into ‘me’ the subject; the ‘doing’ (an action); and meditation (a technique, an object). ‘Being’ meditation means coming into an intimate relationship with oneself. Courageously opening to all the confused parts of ourselves as we are. We’re experts at criticising ourselves – seeing ourselves as not good enough and then making effort to improve. Join me for a short talk and meditations which may help point us towards ‘being’ meditation.

26/06/2025

How do we build and create a living Sangha? This month, Danacharin will lead an exploration of the Sangharavastus and the Pratisamvids and how we can use them today.

These mornings are open to all men with an interest in or practice of Buddhism and there is no need to book – just come along.

24/06/2025

As part of our popular series A Summer of Suttas and Sutras, join us this Wednesday as Maitrisingha leads a short workshop exploring a timeless teaching from the early Buddhist tradition: the Five Recollections. These simple yet powerful reflections invite us to face the realities of life — ageing, illness, death, loss, and karma — not with fear, but with wisdom.

Through meditation, reflection, and discussion, we’ll explore how turning towards these truths can deepen our motivation, sharpen our focus, and gently open the path to freedom.

Our Meditation Nights are open to all levels of experience, with guided meditation for beginners and a more lightly led session for more experienced practitioners. There's no need to book, but please arrive at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.

23/06/2025

If you have little or no experience of Buddhism but want to find out more or you're looking for a way to refresh your practise, join Suryadarshini for this special day retreat.

The KonMari process goes beyond folding your clothes into rectangles and keeping items that spark joy. By examining our relationship to the objects we own and the spaces we live in, we confront deeper truths about the nature of clinging and the freedom of insight.

More information, including what you'll need for the day, and booking can be found on our website.

For nearly 60 years, we have been teaching Buddhism, meditation and yoga in the heart of the city