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Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

For one day only the LBC's two shops Lama's Pyjamas and Jambala will be running a half price sale with all proceeds going to supporting our Tiratanaloka fundraiser.

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative recovery program to the 12-Step program of Alcoholic Anonymous. The program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

Enjoy an evening of folk dancing and the sangha getting together, in the beautiful hall of the Methodist Church, 5min walk from the Buddhist Centre. Music by Maitrishura, Kavyamani, Vidyaruchi, Ian, Fred & Pete. Instruction & guidance will be provided by professional Ceilidh caller Chris. You don’t need to know how to dance!

Join us for an event led by and for people identifying as LGBTQIA+. The day will include meditation, talks, discussion groups and ritual, focusing on inclusivity and deepening friendships.

Come to the Mandala Cafe this Sunday for a pop-up market of handmade crafts made and donated by friends of the LBC. All proceeds from the event will go to Tiratanaloka[Un]Limited.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Over 4 weeks this April, you will learn the tools and techniques to cultivate compassion in yourself and others, learning to appreciate those who are close to you, and those whom you don’t know, but are connected to you through a shared humanity.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative to 12 step recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. The Eight Step program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Three special evenings with Subhuti - the LBC's President and a teacher of more than fifty years experience - exploring the distinct vision of Reality communicated by the Buddhist tradition. Subhuti’s visits to the LBC are always a highlight in our calendar - come along for meditation and a series of stimulating talks.

This six-week course will introduce you to key Buddhist principles and two meditation practices that cultivate self-awareness, open-heartedness and insight. Ideal for understanding the wider context and purpose of Buddhist practice.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Come along after the lunchtime class to work alongside the Caretakers in looking after the fabric of the centre. A wonderful way to give back, and contribute practically to the LBC!

Eleven workshops designed to take you through the year and keep your mental health in top shape. Refresh, Replenish, Renew offers you the chance to work with 10 mindfulness teachers and practising Buddhists, all of whom come from diverse fields in life

You can either learn to meditate from scratch and develop the foundations for a daily practice or join the regulars to build on what you know and discover how to apply Wisdom reflections in meditation.

Three special evenings with Subhuti - the LBC's President and a teacher of more than fifty years experience - exploring the distinct vision of Reality communicated by the Buddhist tradition. Subhuti’s visits to the LBC are always a highlight in our calendar - come along for meditation and a series of stimulating talks.

Join in for our regular daytime weekly class of Dharma teaching and practice. In person at the LBC and live on Zoom.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Here's a chance to chant a few different Buddhist mantras in a group as a way to going deeper in one's experience.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Three special evenings with Subhuti - the LBC's President and a teacher of more than fifty years experience - exploring the distinct vision of Reality communicated by the Buddhist tradition. Subhuti’s visits to the LBC are always a highlight in our calendar - come along for meditation and a series of stimulating talks.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative recovery program to the 12-Step program of Alcoholic Anonymous. The program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

We will meditate in the first half of the evening and in the second half will have a conversation (plus Q&A) between two members of our Order on their lived experience as Buddhists.

In the last 50 years, Subhuti has played a major role in the establishment of an international Buddhist movement, teaching extensively in India, Hungary, Mexico and the UK. As the driving force behind the building of the LBC and a leading figure throughout its history, we want to gather to hear about his life and celebrate his achievements. On this special evening, he’ll be in conversation with Manjusiha.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Curious about retreats? This introductory weekend is an ideal first taste. Break out of your routine and spend two days learning transformative practices, connecting with others, and enjoying the beautiful Suffolk countryside.

End the week in person at the LBC with an inspiring evening of meditation, tale-telling and ritual. For anyone who is familiar with the basics of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices.

This isn’t just quiz. This is a spiritual journey. If you think quizzes are about more than questions, this is the experience you have been waiting for. Expect shrine making, mantra, Bodhissatvas and much more. Never has accumulation of merit been so much fun.

In coming together for a short ritual on the full moon of each month, we are joining Buddhists across the world in a tradition that goes back to the time of the Buddha.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.

Everyone is invited as we celebrate this most important day in the Buddhist calendar with meditation, stories from the life of the Buddha, shared food, and a special ritual in the evening.

LBC President Subhuti gives the keynote talk at Buddha Day 2024, exploring the spontaneous verses uttered by the Buddha after his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

Come and dance at this sober event inspired by Five Rhythms and Ecstatic Dance. This night has a focus on quality contemporary music and the opportunities for playful movement it can inspire, with all levels of previous dance experience and ability welcome!

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Join in this mid-week Buddhist retreat for families during the May half-term holiday.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative to 12 step recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. The Eight Step program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Come along after the lunchtime class to work alongside the Caretakers in looking after the fabric of the centre. A wonderful way to give back, and contribute practically to the LBC!

You can either learn to meditate from scratch and develop the foundations for a daily practice or join the regulars to build on what you know and discover how to apply Wisdom reflections in meditation.

Join in for our regular daytime weekly class of Dharma teaching and practice. In person at the LBC and live on Zoom.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Here's a chance to chant a few different Buddhist mantras in a group as a way to going deeper in one's experience.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

We will meditate in the first half of the evening and in the second half will have a conversation (plus Q&A) between two members of our Order on their lived experience as Buddhists.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

End the week in person at the LBC with an inspiring evening of meditation, tale-telling and ritual. For anyone who is familiar with the basics of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative recovery program to the 12-Step program of Alcoholic Anonymous. The program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

Sasha Dugdale is a poet and translator who has published five poetry collections with Carcanet and numerous translations of Russian women’s writing. Sasha will be in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about her life and work, and she’ll be reading from her new collection.

A day retreat exploring how mindfulness can open up the expansive dimension of experience called ‘the imagination’. Over the day we’ll engage in a variety of mindfulness practices, reflections and creative explorations to access the potential of the imagination to awaken the heart, enrich our lives and give us fresh perspectives.

Start the day by tuning in to the LBC from home. A week-long series at the start of every month to enhance your daily practice. With a sequence of meditation teachings and the opportunity to ask questions. Suitable if you know the Metta Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation practices.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative to 12 step recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. The Eight Step program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Start the day by tuning in to the LBC from home. A week-long series at the start of every month to enhance your daily practice. With a sequence of meditation teachings and the opportunity to ask questions. Suitable if you know the Metta Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation practices.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Come along after the lunchtime class to work alongside the Caretakers in looking after the fabric of the centre. A wonderful way to give back, and contribute practically to the LBC!

You can either learn to meditate from scratch and develop the foundations for a daily practice or join the regulars to build on what you know and discover how to apply Wisdom reflections in meditation.

Start the day by tuning in to the LBC from home. A week-long series at the start of every month to enhance your daily practice. With a sequence of meditation teachings and the opportunity to ask questions. Suitable if you know the Metta Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation practices.

Join in for our regular daytime weekly class of Dharma teaching and practice. In person at the LBC and live on Zoom.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Here's a chance to chant a few different Buddhist mantras in a group as a way to going deeper in one's experience.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

In this four-week course, Suryagupta, Chair of the LBC, will harness her love of stories, myths, and symbols to share the powerful image of the Tibetan Wheel of Life. An ideal lead up to the Summer retreats.

Start the day by tuning in to the LBC from home. A week-long series at the start of every month to enhance your daily practice. With a sequence of meditation teachings and the opportunity to ask questions. Suitable if you know the Metta Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation practices.

Visit us in Bethnal Green to practice yoga as a foundation for meditation - encouraging flexibility, strength and awareness of physical sensations.

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.

Eight Step Recovery is an alternative recovery program to the 12-Step program of Alcoholic Anonymous. The program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.

We will meditate in the first half of the evening and in the second half will have a conversation (plus Q&A) between two members of our Order on their lived experience as Buddhists.

Start the day by tuning in to the LBC from home. A week-long series at the start of every month to enhance your daily practice. With a sequence of meditation teachings and the opportunity to ask questions. Suitable if you know the Metta Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation practices.