London Buddhist Centre

London Buddhist Centre The London Buddhist Centre is at the heart of a diverse and vibrant community of Buddhist practitioners in East London.

At the London Buddhist Centre we teach Buddhism and meditation in a way that is relevant to contemporary living and provide supportive conditions for living a spiritual life. We teach Buddhism and Meditation, in person and online, in a way that is relevant to contemporary life, and we host regular retreats at Vajrasana, our retreat centre in Suffolk. We also run Breathing Space, a health and well-

being project to help manage stress, anxiety, depression and addiction recovery. And we offer daily yoga classes, events for 18-25 year-olds, for people of colour, families and put on cultural evenings at PoetryEast. We host school visits, Buddhist festivals and run two local charity shops.
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Our reception and shop is open Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Drop in to look around the Centre, or to join a meditation class. All our regular classes are free, with donations welcome. Visit our website to see all that's on offer!

You’ve got a regular meditation practice, you’ve done the introductory retreats, you're ready for longer sits, more sile...
09/05/2026

You’ve got a regular meditation practice, you’ve done the introductory retreats, you're ready for longer sits, more silence, more honest encounters with your own mind and more opportunities to put the Buddha's teachings into practice...

Men’s & Women’s Intensive Meditation retreats are for when you’re ready to go deeper into your practice.

Book via our ‘Retreats’ page: https://buff.ly/stJHLGo

07/05/2026

Mindfulness for Stress Course
8 Thursdays | 4th Jun - 23rd July 2026 | 7.15 – 9.30pm
Led by Acaladevi & Anantavira

Mindfulness for Stress is an 8-week, evidence-based course designed to help you manage stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. This course teaches practical mindfulness tools to reduce stress, calm anxiety, and bring balance to daily life.

Whether you're dealing with chronic stress or a specific stressful event, you'll learn how to respond to challenges in a healthier, more mindful way. Many participants report reduced anxiety, fewer panic attacks, and greater joy, confidence, and resilience.

What you'll get:

18 hours of tuition with accredited Buddhist mindfulness teachers
A daily meditation practice to reduce stress
Small group weekly check-ins
Tools in resilience to meet life's challenges
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This course has helped thousands of people not just cope, but thrive. If you're ready to take control of your stress and improve your mental well-being, we'd love to have you join us. Link: https://buff.ly/Xk5mLgA

Collectively, these 4 states of being are called the Brahma Viharas. They are practices that expand the heart. “Brahma V...
05/05/2026

Collectively, these 4 states of being are called the Brahma Viharas. They are practices that expand the heart. “Brahma Vihara” translates to “sublime abode” or “divine dwelling”.

True open-heartedness is harder than it sounds but that’s what we’ll be doing on the Summer Retreat, Fri 7 Aug – Sun 16 Aug. Link in bio to learn more.

27/04/2026

Theo, Zuben, Sthiramanas, Adityabadhu, Vidyadaka and Bodhimati share their personal experience of commitment and why they’re committing to the Men’s Intensive retreat this summer.

Sthiramanas will be co-leading the retreat for the second year running and is joined by Vidyadaka - one of the men’s Ordination team at Padmaloka retreat centre, who returns to the LBC where he previously taught mediation for many years.

What to expect?
‍Meditation: There will be ongoing meditation instruction in both samadhi and prajna, over four well-spaced sessions a day. We’ll gradually build up the amount of meditation as the retreat progresses.

‍Silence: We’ll have seven days in complete silence, both on and off the grounds, with plenty of time to just do nothing - precious conditions to experience the depths of consciousness

‍Meditation Reviews: Every other day you’ll have a one-to-one meditation review with an experienced order member from the team. The review is to explore your particular life and practice in depth.

‍Padmasambhava: The life story and teachings of this ‘Master of Transformation’ will be our guide as we navigate our own inner landscape. Padmasambhava is the archetypal enlightened Guru. His focus is on the complete transformation, conscious as well as unconscious, towards enlightened liberation.

Men’s Intensive Retreat
Fri 26 Jun – Sun 5 Jul
Follow the ‘Retreats’ link in bio to learn more and book

24/04/2026

Uncover the mind through Buddhist psychology
Mind In Harmony Course
Six Tuesdays | Starts Tue 5 May | 7.15–9.30pm | In person, book online
Led by Bodhimati and team

Link: https://buff.ly/THTuNvI

22/04/2026

Long before modern psychology, the Buddhist tradition developed a training manual to help us understand and transform our own minds for the better.

Join the 'Mind In Harmony' Course
Uncovering the mind through Buddhist psychology
Six Tuesdays | Starts Tue 5 May | 7.15–9.30pm | In person, book online
Led by Bodhimati and team.

Who's ready to train their minds? Link: https://buff.ly/THTuNvI

This year’s Buddha Day is especially significant, as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Vajrasana Retreat Centre. The ...
21/04/2026

This year’s Buddha Day is especially significant, as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Vajrasana Retreat Centre.

The centre itself is inspired by the Buddha in the earth-touching mudra at the ‘diamond seat’ - the Vajrasana, the mythic centre of the universe.

It feels particularly fitting to gather there and honour the Buddha’s enlightenment at the very heart of this symbolic landscape.

Timings:
‍8.30am | Coach departs from Bethnal Green (arrive by 8.10am)

10.30am | Arrival and refreshments

11.00am | Welcome & Vajrasana longevity ceremony

12.15pm | Keynote talk by Suryagupta

1.15pm | Shared lunch provided and live music in the courtyard (food will be vegan and gluten free - please contact [email protected] if you have other dietary restrictions)

2.30pm | Festival Day Puja & Mitra ceremonies

5.30pm | Refreshments

6.00pm | Coach departs Vajrasana

Reserve your spot on our website 🤗

15/04/2026

Mudita is the ability to delight in the happiness and success of others.

In a world built on comparison and envy, this capacity to join in with another’s joy is countercultural.

Mudita is one of the ways we can train the heart, to free the mind. It’s part of what we’ll be cultivating on the Summer Retreat.

We will discover how a liberated heart can meet the world with courage and energy, on the Summer Retreat 7 - 16 Aug, learn more and book via our retreats page.

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51 Roman Road
London
E20HU

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 5pm
Thursday 11:30am - 5pm
Friday 11:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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