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Triratna Nottingham Buddhist Centre. Join us for drop in Mindfulness / Meditation Classes DROP-IN MEDITATION CLASSES
Open to all levels of experience.

You can come to the class for one week, or keep coming for a number of weeks to gain a fuller experience of meditation. There's no need to book, just turn up at the Buddhist Centre.
9 St Marys Place, Lace Market, Nottingham, NG11PH

INTRODUCTORY COURSES
We also offer courses that provide a comprehensive introduction to both Meditation and Buddhism. And are the starting point for anyone interested

in getting involved with what happens at the Buddhist Centre. To book visit our website:
https://nottinghambuddhistcentre.org/courses

14/05/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

𝟲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 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.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
Reading books, sporadic meditation, flitting between teachers and piecemeal teachings can all give some sense of Buddhism, but leads only to spiritual stagnation. A path of more regular steps towards spiritual growth is required…

This movement from a sporadic and irregular spiritual practice to one with momentum and consistency is central in making actual progress on the path.

On this six-week course we’ll explore what it means to walk the path of Buddhist practice in a regular and systematic way, such that we experience an ever-deepening flavour of Enlightenment in our lives.

Join Kusaladevi & Paraga on a journey into Buddhist practice, discovering how these timeless teachings can help us cultivate greater freedom, clarity

02/05/2026

This year marks 30 years since the opening of the Nottingham Buddhist Centre. Here are some beautiful photos from that special day on 12th May 1996. ❤️💛💙

To celebrate this milestone in our history, we will be having a joint 30th Anniversary & Buddha Day Festival on 10th May. (To find out more click the link in bio to our calendar!)

02/05/2026

𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹

Sunday 10th May (doors open at 9:30am, event runs from 10:00am to 5:30pm)

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦

We are delighted to announce that this May we will be celebrating 30 years since the Nottingham Buddhist Centre first opened its doors.

For three decades, this building has been a place of refuge, friendship, meditation, and transformation for thousands of people. During this special event, we will be marking both the enlightenment of the Buddha over 2,500 years ago and the 30th anniversary of the Centre.

Join us for this significant day of celebration. The day will include meditation, talks, mitra ceremonies, and puja. We’ll also be recreating the iconic photograph of the Centre’s opening with lots of balloons, sharing recorded interviews and archived footage from the Centre’s history, and launching an anniversary zine.

There will be a shared lunch together so please bring some vegan food to contribute.

We hope you can join us in celebrating this important milestone. Whether you have been part of the Sangha for many years or have recently completed a course, you are warmly invited to come along for this special occasion.

13/04/2026

We had a wonderful time at for our Sangha Retreat ✨💐🕯️🙏

26/03/2026

Feel like your mind never stops? Step out of the chaos and into stillness. Our drop-in meditation classes in Nottingham offer a space to breathe, reset, and reconnect.

Whether you’re completely new to meditation or already have a practice, all levels are welcome.

Classes:
Tuesdays & Fridays — 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Wednesdays — 7:30pm to 8:20pm

In-person meditation. No booking required. Classes run on a donation basis, we want events to be available to everyone regardless of income so just come along and give what you can, if you can.

To find out more click the link in bio to our website

25/03/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮? 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵

6 Saturday mornings from 23rd May 2026 (10am-12.30pm) 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.

In the face of world events, it’s easy to slip into anxiety, helplessness, or even wilful avoidance. Yet what we truly need is to strengthen our capacity to respond with creativity rather than reactivity, compassion rather than moral outrage, and courage rather than timidity.

This begins with transforming our relationship with ourselves. By becoming more emotionally positive, resilient, and grounded, we are far better placed to support others and to meet life’s challenges with clarity and purpose.

On this course, you’ll learn to cultivate genuine emotional strength—not as a theory, but as a lived, embodied practice. We’ll explore the Metta Bhavana (loving-kindness meditation) in an intelligent and nuanced way, helping it become a reliable source of confidence and openness in your relationships with colleagues, friends, family, and the wider world.

Each week includes supportive teaching, group discussion, and guided meditation.
Join Pasannacitta & Team for this six-week exploration of how we can develop more positive emotion in our lives.

To find out more and book on click the link in bio

19/03/2026

We’re delighted to announce that Rue became a Mitra last night 🙏✨💐

“Mitra” is a Sanskrit word meaning friend. For those who wish to deepen their connection with our Sangha, becoming a Mitra is a beautiful step — a commitment to the Buddhist path within the Triratna community.

This takes place in a joyful and meaningful ceremony, marking a moment of formally becoming a Buddhist. Mitras also commit to pracitcing the Five Precepts — ethical training principles that support a life of awareness, compassion, and wisdom.

A special moment in Rue’s journey, and a joy to share with our community 💛

26/02/2026

Radical Wisdom: A Course Introducing Buddhism & Meditation

6 Tuesday evenings from 14th April (7.30-9.30pm) at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre.

Open to all levels of experience.

Many of us are waking up to the daunting and unprecedented challenges to our way of life that we currently face around the world. Even if we simply feel a vague sense of unease or dissatisfaction with our situation, we probably all share a niggling sense that there is a radically more satisfying way we could live our lives, both as individuals and as a society.

Can we really find happiness in more and more distraction, and having ever more stuff? Buddhism tells us that this won’t work – but that there is a real happiness to be found, if we look in the right place.

On this six week course you will learn the two most important Buddhist meditation practices, and try out some powerful Buddhist wisdom teachings that can change the way we see the world.

To find out more click the link in bio ✨

16/02/2026

𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝟲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝟳.𝟯𝟬-𝟵.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺) 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.

Many of us are waking up to the daunting and unprecedented challenges to our way of life that we currently face around the world. Even if we simply feel a vague sense of unease or dissatisfaction with our situation, we probably all share a niggling sense that there is a radically more satisfying way we could live our lives, both as individuals and as a society.

Can we really find happiness in more and more distraction, and having ever more stuff? Buddhism tells us that this won’t work – but that there is a real happiness to be found, if we look in the right place.

On this six week course you will learn the two most important Buddhist meditation practices, and try out some powerful Buddhist wisdom teachings that can change the way we see the world.

Using a combination of team-teaching, small-group discussion, meditation, and practical exercises, this course will give you tools to help face the challenges of our times -- tools that can also unlock joy and meaning in the process.

Join Upekshanandi & Dayajava for this six-week exploration of key Buddhist teachings and meditation practices.

𝗧𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼.

https://nottinghambuddhistcentre.org/course-3-2026

09/02/2026

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀

A practical course on how to live and what to do!

𝟱 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝟳.𝟯𝟬-𝟵.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺) 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.

No one likes feeling as though they’re being told what to do — we all like to believe we know what’s best for ourselves and others. In practice, life often reveals the limits of that assumption

A key Buddhist insight is that consciousness isn’t fixed; we shape it continually through our actions of body, speech, and mind. This means we have the potential to create a different, more fulfilling future.

On this five-week course, we’ll explore how to act in ways that help our lives flourish and positively impact those around us. Together, we’ll look at key Buddhist ethical guidelines that support us in living with greater kindness, freedom, and ultimately, wisdom.

Join Kusaladevi, Sagaramaitri, and Amalakirti for a five-week journey into Buddhist ethics.

𝗧𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼
https://nottinghambuddhistcentre.org/course-2-2026

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Opening Hours

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