Norwich Buddhist Centre

04/09/2025

There's just a couple of spaces left on our Introductory Meditation Morning this Saturday!

If you're curious about meditation but not sure where to start, join Hester on for a friendly session especially for beginners. We’ll explore two essential Buddhist
practices: Mindfulness of Breathing to cultivate calm, clarity, and awareness, and Metta Bhavana (Loving-Kindness meditation) to nurture kindness and friendliness.

Together we’ll look at posture, ease in with a grounding body scan, and be gently guided through both meditations. There’ll also be space to share and reflect with the group. Perfect for complete beginners or anyone wanting a mindful refresher. Book now via our website.

03/09/2025

What do film, literature, and the arts have to do with Buddhism? Can they deepen our practice — and are we even allowed to enjoy them as Buddhists?

If you’re 18–35, come along to our Sub35 Evening at the Buddhist Centre for an evening of exploration, discussion, and socialising.

Bring your curiosity (and maybe a friend!) — we’d love to see you there. No need to book, just come along.

01/09/2025

This Wednesday we'll be continuing with our new theme exploring Tibetan Buddhism. Sujana will be delving into the life of Dhardo Rinpoche whom Sangharaksh*ta said was the only person he has met who could have been a living Bodhisattva -- someone dedicated to Enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Join us to hear about his life and how he has influenced our Triratna Buddhist Community.

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.

28/08/2025

Feeling burned out by caring too much, or not enough? Overwhelmed by world events or everyday suffering? Join us for Guarding Compassion—a gentle, practical workshop led by Danacharin exploring how to sustain kindness in a fragile world. Drawing from Buddhist insights and shared experience, we’ll look at what erodes a caring heart and how to renew it.

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. By donation.

26/08/2025

This week we begin our new season looking at Tibetan Buddhism and how it is relevant to us here and now. Danacharin will offer a taste of what makes Tibet and its expression of Buddhism so distinct and compelling. But how can we benefit from this in our meditation and practice?

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.

23/08/2025

Curious about meditation but not sure where to start?

Join Hester on Saturday 6 September for a friendly Introductory Meditation Morning especially for beginners. We’ll explore two essential Buddhist practices: Mindfulness of Breathing to cultivate calm, clarity, and awareness, and Metta Bhavana (Loving-Kindness meditation) to nurture kindness and friendliness.

Together we’ll look at posture, ease in with a grounding body scan, and be gently guided through both meditations. There’ll also be space to share and reflect with the group.

Perfect for complete beginners or anyone wanting a mindful refresher. Book now via our website: https://tr.ee/pPdGTQ

21/08/2025

Our weekly meditation sessions are a great opportunity to meditate with others and can help support your practise. Lunchtime classes run Wednesdays, 12.45-1.15pm, and Saturdays, 1-2pm. Our popular Wednesday Meditation Night runs every week, 7-9pm. All sessions are open to all levels of experience so come along! There's no need to book. 🪷

17/08/2025

Meditation can be a messy business when we try to be selective of the kinds of states of mind we think are acceptable. As Freud and Sangharaksh*ta (among others) pointed out, we only know a fraction of who we are and what we are capable of. Most of our psyche is unconscious. Deep in our heart-mind lies all our potential for enlightenment but also our shadow side; the guilt, and shame and often poor self view we try to keep hidden, not just from others but even from ourselves.

Meditation teaches us to welcome everything that we are and therefore everything that others are too. This is a peaceful and liberating realisation. Join Vajraguptā for meditation and a short talk.

Book now: https://norwichbuddhistcentre.com/events/silent-meditation-morning-online-with-vajragupta-12/

12/08/2025

Continuing our theme of Summer of Suttas, join Danacharin on Wednesday where he'll be drawing on the Bodhicaryavatara to explore the preciousness of the human experience and how we can make the most of what is available to us, right here and now.

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.

11/08/2025

Have you ever had experiences that make you suspect there’s more to life than the daily grind? Felt a quiet urge to go deeper, to understand yourself—and the world—a little more clearly? You’re not alone. The Buddha asked the same question and set out on a path to understand and overcome suffering.

This six-week course is your chance to explore that path for yourself and offers a lively, practical introduction to the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path—a roadmap for waking up to a more connected, courageous, and meaningful life.

It’s time to pick up the compass, take your first steps, and discover a path worth walking.

It is suitable for newcomers to Buddhism, as well as for more experienced practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of the Buddhist path. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, ‘Could I be a Buddhist?’, this is the course for you!

September 23, 2025 - October 28, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm - A Path Worth Walking Exploring the Buddha's Eightfold Path ㅤ Level: Beginners and Regulars Have you ever had experiences that make you suspect there’s more to life than the daily grind? Felt a quiet urge to go deeper, to understand yourse...

06/08/2025

Everyone is invited to gather on the second Friday of the month for an evening of ritual and Puja at the centre. Join Danacharin for a short talk and meditation, followed by a Seven Fold Puja.
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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, by donation.

04/08/2025

Join Sujana on Wednesday where he'll be exploring the Kosambi Sutta and discuss the Buddhas advice to the quarrelsome monks at Kosambi. We'll discover how we can deal with disagreements and disputes, and the consequences if we allow them to escalate.

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.