Suitable for Newcomers / Intermediates / Regulars
Led by: Ratnaprabha & team
Cost £12/£5 Conc (if you are eligible for a concession, after you click the booking button, click 'Redeem Coupon' button and enter ‘CONCESSION-5’ For concession policy click here.)

Start your weekend in a positive way with our friendly Saturday morning class, suitable for all. The first hour is meditation teaching and practice. Then at 11:30 we continue with an exploration of Buddhist teachings, with a special keynote talk on the second Saturday of each month.

Great Buddhists

This autumn a series of talks on some of the amazing people who have exemplified Buddhist practice, communicated the teachings of Buddhism, and helped make Buddhism more accessible. These are our speakers:

14-Sep Kusalasara, Shantiteva

12-Oct Ambedkar Day: celebrating the great Indian Buddhist reformer and statesman of the 20th century, Dr BR Ambedkar

9-Nov Sraddhagita On Dhardo Rimpoche, a modern Tibetan bodhisattva

14-Dec Karunagita, Machig Labdrön, the great Buddhist nun who innovated amazing methods for transcending the ego 1000 year ago in Tibet.

Over 20 years ago on retreat in Scotland, Karunagita found  herself strangely and powerfully drawn to and influenced by a Rupa (statue) of a dramatic standing female figure on the shrine. Without knowing who she was, she didn’t want to leave without her - she bought her home and has her on her shrine to this day. 

The figure was Machig Labdron, a Buddhist nun from Tibet over 1000 years ago. After raising 3 children she went forth, got enlightened and innovated amazing ways to transcend the ego. 

In this talk Karunagita will introduce Machig Labdron and talk about the impact she had on her and reflect on the nature of inspiration. 

ONLINE PARTICIPANTS:- Please pay what you can for the class to help support the centre

Click here to access the class on Zoom. Session opens at 10:15 and class starts 10:30. Zoom Meeting ID: 630 207 959; Passcode 549385. Watch the monthly talks on YouTube live here