West London Buddhist Centre
Weekend retreat
1-3 November
Amalavajra, Jayasuri and team will help to unpack what it means to live as fully, richly, and meaningfully as possible.To live life with full attention now.
Upcoming events include:
- Day of the Dead and Overnight Bardo Immersion 1-2 November
- Meditation Day Retreat with Paramananda 2 November
- Friday devotional evening every 2nd and 4th Friday
- Combined sangha retreat at Adhisthana 15-22 November waitlist only
- People of Colour meditation day 1 December
- Sangha Day 8 December inaugurating our new chair Amalavajra!
Please see the calendar for details and more.
Death of Kamalashila
1949-2024
Kamalashila, trailblazer in meditation and retreats, founder of the West London Buddhist Centre, died in the early hours of 5th October 2024. His partner Yashobodhi writes of his passing and life. Read more here.
May he travel now with the ease and clarity he offered in his teaching.
Om vajrasattva hum
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Upcoming Events
View full calendarWe host a wide variety of events, courses, and retreats as well as regular drop-in classes.
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Weekend retreat at Vajrasana
Friday 1st November at 7:00 pm
01 Nov
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Day of the Dead and Overnight Bardo Immersion
Friday 1st November at 7:00 pm
01 Nov
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Meditation day retreat with Paramananda
Saturday 2nd November at 10:30 am
02 Nov
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Autumn combined sangha retreat at Adhisthana
Friday 15th November at 5:00 pm
15 Nov
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The Way of Truth: People of Colour Day Retreat
Sunday 1st December at 10:30 am
01 Dec
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Sangha Day
Sunday 8th December at 10:30 am
08 Dec
Our Teachers
The WLBC has a talented and varied teachers team. Our meditation teachers are all thoroughly rooted in many years of Buddhist and meditative practice and are members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Although each teacher has a different style, they are all very friendly and welcome people from various backgrounds and levels of experience.
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Dhammagita
Dhammagita was ordained in 2002, having been involved with the West London Centre since 1990. For...
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Bodhilila
Bodhilila has been meditating and practising mindfulness since the 1990s. She is a fully accredited Breathworks...
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Paramananda
Paramananda is a well known and widely respected meditation teacher, leading classes and retreats both in the...
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Yashobodhi
Yashobodhi (Lucia van der Drift) is involved in teaching and befriending in our sangha. She is...