BRIGHTON BUDDHIST CENTRE

08/09/2026

THIS saturday afternoon...

An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation Course
Four Saturdays, 2-4pm
12th September to 3rd October

"Change Your Mind": Learn the two meditation practices we teach here at the Buddhist Centre – the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana. Learn the “nuts and bolts” of the practices, plus posture, dealing with distractions and setting up a regular home practice.
Suitable for complete beginners, but those who already know the practices and would like more help and input are also very welcome.

Led by Shuddhadhara

Full £60 / Concession £40 / Low waged, receiving benefits, student £30
For more info and to book: tinyurl.com/mfhupftx

03/09/2026

Practice Morning
Sunday 6th September
11am to 1pm

A morning to practise together, an emphasis on somatic experience and an opportunity to deepen practice.

For regular meditation/Dharma practitioners

Led by Padmottara

No need to book, by donation

02/09/2026

Demystifying Buddhist Devotion: a day retreat for Young People
Saturday 5th September
10am to 4.30pm

Open to all aged 18 to 35.

No need to book. Suggested donation of £8 concession / £12.50 waged.

There will be a talk, workshop, ritual, meditation and musical offering.

During the morning we will be exploring what the purpose of Buddhist devotion is, how it fits into the rest of practice and why it is an essential part of connecting to something higher.

If we are honest, we tend to be devoted to money, power or s*x; but what would it be like to devote our lives fully to ideal and perfect Enlightenment? What does that even mean and do we have to give everything else up?

Come with questions, there is nothing we can’t talk about!

In the afternoon there will be a musical offering and a ritual.

Led by Adityabandhu, Callum and Team

27/08/2026

News about the Sangha Retreat at Rivendell...

Friday 11th to Sunday 13th September
The Arising of the Will to Enlightenment
Led by Sthanashraddha and team

We have decided to offer an affordable ticket rate for places on this retreat, in addition to the full and concession ones previously advertised:

Full £200
Concession £150
Affordable £75

If you are able to pay the full or concession price, we'd be very grateful, but we hope that this additional rate will open up the opportunity to experience a retreat to more people in our local Sangha.

Book here: www.brightonbuddhistcentre.co.uk/whats-on/sangha-retreat-at-rivendell/

Please also note that this retreat is aimed at Sangha members who know the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices - not suitable for beginners.

27/08/2026

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course
Starts Monday, 5 October, 7–9 pm
8 weeks plus an Orientation week.

The MBCT courses teach meditation and use CBT exercises to enable us to work with the mechanisms underlying difficult mind states.

This enables us to recognise negative patterns of mind earlier, and helps us develop greater choice and flexibility over how to respond. This builds resilience and confidence rather than running off old, unhelpful patterns of reacting.

This course has been tried and tested over many years of clinical application and is not suitable for people who are currently clinically depressed.

This Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course is led by experienced teacher Kate Gooch (Kavyashri)

For more info and to book: tinyurl.com/25st6kxu

26/08/2026

Demystifying Buddhist Devotion: a day retreat for Young People.
Saturday 5th September
10am to 4:30pm

With a talk, workshop, ritual, meditation and musical offering. We will be exploring what the purpose of Buddhist devotion is, how it fits into the rest of practice and why it is an essential part of connecting to something higher.

Led by Adityabandhu, Callum and Team

More information: tinyurl.com/2s3fc2ec

25/08/2026

Sangha Film Club
Saturday 29th August, 7-9pm
With food provided from 6pm

We will be screening the film: Don't Look Up

If you're eating, bring vegetarian fillings to accompany baked potatoes.

More information: tinyurl.com/54m8u9xd

All welcome, no need to book, by donation

23/08/2026

Life with Full Attention –
A practical course in mindfulness

8 Wednesdays, 6.30 - 8.30pm
starting 14th October
(with a break on 28th October)

We often feel like we’re not living life to the full. It’s as if instead of directly experiencing life we’re lost in a cacophony of thought, anxiety and chaos. The Buddha’s mindfulness teachings are far more than a way of coping with the stress of the modern world - they are a direct way of seeing deeply into the truth of life and living from that.

Suitable for newcomers and those returning to basics.

Full £120 / Concession £80 / Low waged, receiving benefits, student £60

For more info and to book: https://tinyurl.com/zvn857v3

Led by Subhadassi, Kavyashri, Carl, Peter and team

21/08/2026

An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation Course
Four Saturdays, 2-4pm
12th September to 3rd October

"Change Your Mind": Learn the two meditation practices we teach here at the Buddhist Centre – the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana. Learn the “nuts and bolts” of the practices, plus posture, dealing with distractions and setting up a regular home practice.

Suitable for complete beginners, but those who already know the practices and would like more help and input are also very welcome.

Led by Shuddhadhara

Full £60 / Concession £40 / Low waged, receiving benefits, student £30

For more info and to book: tinyurl.com/mfhupftx

Explore Meditation, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Yoga in Brighton at Brighton Buddhist Centre. Triratna Buddhist Community. Established 1974

19/08/2026

Puja Course - Puja: What's it all about?
Monday 28th September
7pm to 9pm, 4 weeks

‘Puja’ is the name given to devotional practice within our movement. It is an act of ritual and receptivity, in which we open ourselves up to the transcendental: the mythic realm of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Intrigued? Want to know more?

For booking and more info: tinyurl.com/4cbyb2m9

Full £60 / Concession £40 / Low waged, receiving benefits, student £30

Led by Amoghavajri and Vidyadhara

Explore Meditation, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Yoga in Brighton at Brighton Buddhist Centre. Triratna Buddhist Community. Established 1974