Key highlights

Plan the rest of your year with the LBC

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Fri
22 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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22 Dec
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Mon
1 Jan

The Winter Retreat 2023

The Winter Retreat is our main event of the year and the best way to experience the vision of the LBC. Travelling together to Adhisthana retreat centre in the Malvern Hills, we’ll create a new kind of community for ten days by relating to each other on the basis of our highest potential.
Multiple booking options
In person
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Fri
22 Dec
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7:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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Fri
22 Dec
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Mon
1 Jan

The Buddhas of the Bardo: Winter Intensive Retreat

‘The hour has come when energy and pure love are needed.’ An exploration of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the famous Buddhist instructions for the progress of a person’s consciousness after death. The usual securities are stripped away, the text says; fortunately for us, Buddhas also appear. Do we know how to move towards them?
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Mon
25 Dec
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10:00 am
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4:00 pm
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Mon
25 Dec
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Mon
25 Dec

Christmas Day Retreat

For an alternative Christmas Day, spend it with others at the LBC practising meditation, reflection and ritual. Open to all.
Free (suggested donation £40)
In person - just turn up
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Other highlights

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Sun
3 Dec
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10:00 am
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12:45 am
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Sun
3 Dec
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Sun
3 Dec

Men's Event with Maitreyabandhu

Maitreyabandhu, a senior Order Member and author of several well-known Dharma books, including The Journey and the Guide, is joining us for a morning of meditation, Dharma and ritual. For men who want to take their practice further. Bring vegan lunch to share.
Free, suggested donation £12
In person, just turn up
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Sun
10 Dec
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11:00 am
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1:30 pm
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Sun
10 Dec
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Sun
10 Dec

Mindful Morning For Teens

As teens we encounter the challenges and the opportunities of growing up as we navigate between family, school, friends, responsibilities and relaxation. Meet with like-minded teens and learn about Buddhism and meditation.
Free (with donations welcome)
In person – sign up online
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Fri
15 Dec
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6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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Fri
15 Dec
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Fri
15 Dec

Public Ordination Ceremony

Ordination is the most important step in someone’s spiritual life - the moment where they commit their life to practising the Buddhist vision for the benefit of all. It’s rare for ordinations to happen at the LBC, so join us this evening to witness Benjy Kirk take this significant step.
In person – just turn up
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Online offerings

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Tue
16 May
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2:26 pm
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3:26 pm
Online On-demand
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Tue
16 May
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Tue
16 May

Meditation Step by Step: Your Guide to Mindfulness

Our new online course

Our new online course An online course that you can take at your own pace. The course is taught by Suryagupta – Chair of the London Buddhist Centre. Teaching videos, guided meditations and worksheets, all of which can be done in your own time and that you can come back to as many times and you’d like.
More info
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Wed
29 Nov
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7:15 pm
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9:30 pm
Online On-demand
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Wed
29 Nov
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Wed
29 Nov

Wednesday Night Meditation

Our weekly Wednesday class gives you the chance to learn fresh approaches to meditation, try them out and ask questions to experienced meditators.
Free, with donations welcome
In Person and on YouTube
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Mon
4 Dec
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7:15 pm
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9:30 pm
Online On-demand
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Mon
4 Dec
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Mon
4 Dec

Dharma Night

Humans and Heavenly Beings

Rebirth and the Six Realms: For this series of six talks we'll be meditating, looking at the mysteries of the Wheel of Life, and invoking Padmasambhava, the 'sovereign of the visible world.'
Free, with donations welcome
In Person and on YouTube
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