Norwich Buddhist Centre

24/10/2025

What if words spoken 2,500 years ago still held the key to peace, clarity, and freedom today? Come and explore the ancient wisdom of the Dhammapada, one of the earliest Buddhist texts, which includes some of the most well known and inspiring verses spoken by the Buddha.

Maitrisingha and friends will guide you through short meditations and talks, as well as leaving space for discussion and exploration. The course also also covers some of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.

Whether you’re curious about Buddhism or seeking to deepen your practice, it's an invitation to connect with the heart of the Buddha's wisdom together.

23/10/2025

Meditation is what is happening right now!! That may not sound like the most inspiring truth. So often we want to escape from the ’now’ into fantasies of how we’d like life to be, or indeed how we’d like to be. Buddhism enumerates six senses: sight, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling and thinking. However, it is usually what goes on in our mind, what we think about, that preoccupies us.

Join Vajragupta for meditations and a short talk aimed at encouraging us to include all our senses to pe*****te the Buddha’s Dharma. Booking via our website.

21/10/2025

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. In the second part of the evening, Maitrisingha will be leading a talk exploring a Buddhist teaching.

There's no need to book, but please arrive at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.

19/10/2025

Join us for our Sangha Day festival, where we come together to celebrate the heart of our spiritual community with a day of warmth, friendship, and shared inspiration.

This year we are delighted to welcome Padmadaka, who will give a keynote talk on integrating spiritual practice into our working lives. Discover how teamwork, both in our community and beyond, can become a rich, vital part of the Buddhist path.

After discussion, lunch and other fun, the day will culminate in a beautiful Mitra Ceremony for people who are taking a special step in expressing their confidence in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

Don't miss our last festival day of the year! By donation, but please book your place.

17/10/2025

There is more to us than we realise!

To paraphrase Sangharaksh*ta, "Beyond the non-rational part of us, is a far larger part of our total nature and its importance far greater than we generally care to recognise”. The dharma reveals these realms through archetypal myths. They can communicate a message to us about our potential, assist with our (heroic) quest to go deeper and serve as gateways to experiences which go beyond our conditioning and everyday awareness. Join Shantinara to explore the mysterious realm of archetypal myths.

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.

14/10/2025

Our focus this week is on another of Sangharaksh*ta’s teachers, the great Tibetan master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche who he met in Kalimpong. Vajraguptā will tell us about the life and personality of Dilgo Khyentse, how Sangharaksh*ta took initiations from him, as well as share her own connection with this teacher.

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.

12/10/2025

Come and explore the ancient wisdom of the Dhammapada, which is as relevant to us today as when it was first spoken by the Buddha 2,500 years ago.

The Dhammapada is one of the earliest Buddhist texts, which includes some of the most well known and inspiring verses spoken by the Buddha. It also covers some of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, so this course serves as a good introduction to basic Buddhist teachings.

The course will include short meditations, talks and plenty of time for discussion and exploration, so join Maitrisingha and friends for this wonderful opportunity to connect with the heart of the Buddha's wisdom together.

It is suitable for newcomers to Buddhism, as well as for more experienced practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of the Buddhist path. It's a great chance to find out whether Buddhism is for you!

November 11, 2025 - December 16, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm - The Dhammapada: Words of Gold, Words of Fire Our new 6 week course Better than a thousand meaningless words, is a single word of meaning on hearing which one becomes tranquil. The Buddha The ancient wisdom of the Dhammapada is as relevant tod...

09/10/2025

Puja is a way of expressing our appreciation for the Dharma and the community we share, and a time to celebrate, reflect, and strengthen our sense of belonging.

You are warmly invited to join us and are welcome to bring offerings such as flowers or candles to place on the shrine, though this is not required. No previous experience of Buddhist ritual is needed - everyone is welcome to take part or simply observe.

The evening is offered on a donation basis, and there is no need to book in advance.

07/10/2025

This week, Sujana will continue to explore how we can deepen our meditation practise and ways to make it more effective. He will be looking at how our feelings and emotions are contained in our bodies and how we can prepare before meditation, as well as ways of working within the body during our sit.

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.

02/10/2025

We had a vibrant and magical Padmasambhava Day on Sunday, a big thanks to Sujana and Amrtasara for leading the day. 💙💛❤️

01/10/2025

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. 🪷

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29/09/2025

Join Sujana for the second in a two part series where he'll be exploring what holds us back in meditation. We'll learn how we can recognise hindrances and how we can be more creative and effective in our meditation practise.

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.