Buddhism Courses
If you want a fuller, deeper experience of how contemporary Buddhist practice might support you to live a happier life that’s more in line with what really matters to you, try one of our courses:
• Introduction to Buddhism courses provide a broad overview of Buddhist principles and practices.
• Basic Buddhism courses go into key teachings in more depth, and are open to everyone but intended for people who have learnt to meditate.
Any of our courses are an excellent foundation for attendance at our regular Dharma Night or Buddhism in the City classes, and people who complete a course are often interested in taking their exploration of Buddhism further by going on retreat.
We also run drop-in classes where you can learn about Buddhism without committing to a course.
February 2019
Basic Buddhism: The Threefold Path
Each of our 'Basic Buddhism' courses focuses on a particular teaching from the Buddhist tradition, and the 'threefold path' of ethics, meditation and wisdom is perhaps the most pithy, powerful and far-reaching teaching of them all. Find out what it means in real-life practical, experiential terms, and how it could help significant positive change to unfold in your life and in the world around you. Open to those who have learnt to meditate. Six Wednesdays 27 February-3 April 7-9.30pm. Booking required.
Find out more »Hanka Dilley & Ratnadeva
June 2019
Introduction to Buddhism: The Threefold Path
An accessible overview of key Buddhist teachings and practices from across the Buddhist tradition, and how they can help us, right here and now in the modern West, move towards greater freedom and fulfilment in our lives. Includes some guided meditation. Six Wednesdays 5 June-10 July 7-9.30pm. Booking required.
Find out more »September 2019
Basic Buddhism: Meeting the Buddhas
To live a truly rich and fulfilling life, with an open heart, we need imagination, creativity and faith. This course takes you into this area of practice by exploring the images, myths and symbols of the mandala of the five Buddhas, with a practical emphasis on applying the wisdom they embody in our own lives, including in meditation. This course is one of our 'Basic Buddhism' courses, which go into key Buddhist teachings in some depth. They are open to everyone but intended for people who have learnt to meditate. Six Wednesdays 11 September-16 October 7-9.30pm. Booking required.
Find out more »November 2019
Meditation day: Contemplating our Experience with Mindfulness
Using the Satipatthana Sutta, a key Buddhist text, as a foundation we’ll explore our experience of mindfulness in the body, feelings, thoughts, and “dharmas” . There will be talks, meditation and sharing.
Find out more »Introduction to Buddhism
An accessible overview of key Buddhist teachings and practices from across the Buddhist tradition, and how they can help us, right here and now in the modern West, move towards greater freedom and fulfilment in our lives. Includes some guided meditation. Six Wednesdays 6 November-11 December 7-9.30pm. Booking required.
Find out more »Pranjanita & Ratnadeva
January 2020
Introduction to Buddhism
An accessible overview of key Buddhist teachings and practices from across the Buddhist tradition, and how they can help us, right here and now in the modern West, move towards greater freedom and fulfilment in our lives. Includes some guided meditation. Six Wednesdays 15 January - 19 February 7-9.30pm. Booking required.
Find out more »Ratnadeva and Prajnanita
March 2020
Life with Full Attention (NEW!)
How do you apply mindfulness to everyday life? We'll explore mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, nature and art, other people and reality.
Find out more »Prajnanita, Ratnadeva and team
May 2020
Know your Mind Webinars
These webinars are for those intrigued by the mind and the practical insights that Buddhist Psychology can offer.
The material in this course will be explored using regular meditation and mindfulness home practice.
The course is based on the book ‘Mind in Harmony’ by Subhuti and lectures by Subhuti available from Free Buddhist Audio. The book is available from Windhorse publications
Led by Prajnanita and Ratnadeva
June 2020
Living with Change and Uncertainty
This six week online course is for those new to Buddhism or those familiar with some of the Buddha’s teachings who are interested in applying them in their everyday lives.
Find out more »July 2020
August 2020
The Psychology of Liberation: Bank Holiday Online Retreat
The Abhidharma teachings help us to locate ourselves, to understand our minds in their current unenlightened states. This retreat is for practitioners who are familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and the metta-bhavana and who are open to Buddhist ritual.
Find out more »Prajnanita and Ratnadeva
September 2020
Introduction to Buddhism Course
This six-week online course provides an accessible overview of key Buddhist teachings and practices from across the Buddhist tradition, made relevant to the modern West.
Find out more »Ratnadeva and Prajnanita
November 2020
Introduction to Buddhism Course
This six-week online course provides an accessible overview of key Buddhist teachings and practices from across the Buddhist tradition, made relevant to the modern West.
Find out more »Prajnanita and Ratnadeva
January 2021
Introduction to Buddhism Online
Join us for this course on key aspects of the Buddhist tradition, and how they’re relevant to us right here and now in the modern West.
Find out more »Led by Prajnanita and Ratnadeva
Gateways to Insight: Exploring The Five Wisdoms
This 6 week course will focus on the wisdoms of the five Archetypal Buddhas, a mandala of Buddhas embodying the heart of Enlightenment.
Find out more »Bodhilila
