West London Buddhist Centre
Upcoming events include:
- 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.
Memorial for Kamalashila
1949-2024
An online memorial will be held on Sunday, 17th November for Kamalashila, trailblazer in meditation and retreats, founder of the West London Buddhist Centre. This event will include video recordings of Kamalashila leading meditations and puja and a ritual distribution of his ashes. Click here for details and Zoom link.
His partner Yashobodhi writes of his passing and life. Read more here.
For anyone who would like to contribute to the costs of the memorial and a legacy fund, please click 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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Autumn combined sangha retreat at Adhisthana
Friday 15th November at 5:00 pm
15 Nov
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Memorial for Kamalashila – online only
Sunday 17th November at 10:30 am
17 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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Yashobodhi
Yashobodhi (Lucia van der Drift) is involved in teaching and befriending in our sangha. She is...
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Subhadassi
A freelance writer, teacher and facilitator, Subhadassi has been involved in a range of Triratna projects...
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Sahananda
Sahananda has meditated and practised Buddhism most of his adult life, and has been ordained since...
