Keep the West London Buddhist Centre Shining Dear West London Sangha Member, We hope you are well and keeping safe. Difficult and potentially isolating times like these show more than ever how lucky we are to have Sangha, a context of fellowship, meaningful communication and shared purpose. Sangha, though, as we all know only comes…

Last month I shared our plans to begin offering some socially distanced events at the West London Buddhist Centre. Today, as England begins a second period of lockdown, it is clear that we will not be opening the centre until next year, and with so much uncertainty about the future there is no telling when…

I was enthralled by the recent serialisation of Adous Huxley’s dystopian futuristic novel ‘Brave New World’. In case you’re not familiar with the story (spoiler alert!) ‘New London’ is populated by humans who have been genetically engineered to conform to a given role within a strictly stratified society. All one’s basic physical needs are catered…

If somebody asked you to put aside an evening every week for the next five years, what would your response be? Would you consider turning up each week for a study group requiring you to read and reflect beforehand, being prepared to share yourself wholeheartedly with others? Would you also be willing to examine your…

Drawing and the Art of Mindfulness Saturday 17 October 2-5pm Explore how the disciplines of mindfulness and drawing complement each other and how approaching both in a spirit of play can be enriching and freeing. Learn more Four Saturdays 11am-4pm, starts 31 October (plus additional optional meetings)   Mindfulness for Stress Online Course* Four Saturdays,…

Dear Friends, I know it’s been a long time since I’ve written to you in this way but you have been in my thoughts throughout this challenging time. Some of you I have seen online, others I hope to see in the future either online or in person at the West London Buddhist Centre. It’s…

Once again we are faced with grim daily statistics of new Covid infections and increasing hospital admissions. Of course it feels different this time considering that the majority of the population is not in total lockdown and we made it through one upsurge relatively intact. However, new challenges are looming for many people – the…

Bodhilila would like to invite you to a new monthly event offered in collaboration with the Buddhist Centre Online Dharma Toolkit. It’s a monthly online Space for Thriving BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) BAME (Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic) Dharma and Community Connection. It’ll be held on the last Saturday of every month starting on Saturday August 29th….