MEDITATION AND RETREAT CENTRES |
| There are many Buddhism sites organising Meditation Sessions and Retreats. Here is a selection of some of those which we think you might find of particular interest. We will be adding new sites to this list on a regular basis. You can also suggest a site by Email to us. |
Vipassana Meditation |
| International Meditation Centre, United Kingdom - IMC is owned by the Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust UK |
| Gaia House, UK- offers Insight (or Vipassana) Meditation and Zen Retreats throughout the year |
| Isle of Man Dhamma Sangha Email: contact@puredhamma.org |
| Mogok Vipassana Meditation Centre , Beckton, London; Email: contact@mogok.co.uk |
| Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre 420 Lower Broughton Road Salford, Lancashire M7 2GD Tel: 0161 281 6242 ; E-mail: admin@saraniya.com |
| Satipanya Buddhist Retreat , Satipanya is a Buddhist Retreat Centre located on the Welsh border, UK, devoted to contemplative living and the practise of Vipassana insight meditation in the Theravadan tradition of the Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. The Spiritual Director of the Satipanya Buddhist Trust is Bhante Bodhidhamma, an English monk for 20 years. |
| Thekchen Buddhist Centre, Southampton |
| Vipassana as taught by S. N. Goenka: Harewood End, Hereford, HR2 8JS, Tel: 01989 730234 Fax: 01989 730450, E-mail: l01511.2636@compuserve.com |
| for lay-people, (Theravadin Forest Sangha tradition.) |
| http://www.satipanya.org.uk/ |
Samatha Meditation |
| Samatha Trust:The guide to the main Samatha Centre in mid-Wales |
| The Samatha Trust's Buddhist Meditation HomepageThe Samatha Trust was founded in 1973. Its principal aim is to keep alive the Buddha's teaching through providing opportunities for people to learn and practise Samatha, a traditional form of Buddhist meditation based on mindfulness of breathing. |
| Oxford University Buddhist Society, Oxford. |
Tibetan Tradition |
| The Dechen Community- an association of meditation centres and groups belonging to the Sakya and Karma-Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism under the direction of Karma Thinley Rinpoche and Lama Jampa Thaye. Diamond Way Buddhism UK- "Part of an international network of over 350 meditation centres, in the Karma Kagyu Lineage, under the spiritual guidance of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Thaye Dorje, and directed by Lama Ole Nydahl." Kagyu Samye Ling Centre and The Holy Island Project London Kadampa Buddhism & Meditation centers - The website of the London Kadampa Buddhist centers, founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, offering a full programme of meditation classes in and around London suitable for all levels of experience. The Longchen FoundationThe Longchen Foundation is a community of Buddhist teachers and students practicing meditation in the Mahayana and Dzogchen traditions of Buddhism. Our approach is to reveal the essence of Tibetan teachings in a way that is accessible to Westerners. New Kadampa Tradition - Duldzin Buddhist Centre : The New Kadampa Tradition is a special Kadampa tradition of Mahayana Buddhism founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Khedrupje Buddhist Centre. The centre offers regular meditation classes, study programs and meditation retreats. Meditate in Birmingham - Samantabhadra Centre . Samantabhadra Centre is a flourishing meditation centre in the West Midlands. Meditation in Bristol It offer classes, courses and retreats in the Bristol area. Meditation in Leeds It covers meditation classes in Leeds from the Kadampa school of Tibetan Buddhism. Meditation in Wales.org Maintained by Dharmavajra Buddhist Centre: Dharmavajra Buddhist Centre, 13 St James Gardens, Uplands, Swansea SA1 6DY. Tel: 01792 458245 Thrangu House Oxford - A small friendly Buddhist Centre, situated in a busy urban environment in East Oxford, providing a sacred space for spiritual practice. |
Japanese Tradition |
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The Quiet Centre - Zen Meditation Circle- University of Surrey, The Campus, Stag Hill, Guildford, UK |
OTHERS |
Richard Hunn Association for Ch'an Study: Postal Address: 1 Westfield Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2JY. Objective: To make available and preserve the teachings of master Xu Yun (1840-1959), thus continuing the Chinese tradition of Ch'an Buddhism.' , |
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