Welcome to the Cambridge Buddhist Centre.

We make Meditation and Buddhism available to everyone, through our Dana Economy where everyone contributes what they can.

We also provide classes in bodywork, mindfulness and relaxation.

Buddhism

Buddhism

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Buddhism is a set of tools for making life more meaningful. Through developing awareness and compassion you can see life differently and become a force for good in the world.

Meditation

Meditation

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We teach two meditations: the Mindfulness of Breathing, and the ‘Metta Bhavana’, for developing kindness and compassion. Get started: Classes and courses: Monday and Thurday evenings and some lunchtimes. Come along and experience the value of meditation for yourself.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness

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Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to our experience which helps to free us from the cycles of reactivity, so as to make our life more pleasant and meaningful.

Sangha

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The Cambridge Buddhist Centre is part of a local community of practising Buddhists who are part of the international Triratna Buddhist Community.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi

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Tai chi is an ancient art of health giving exercises and flowing movements that make us feel more grounded, relaxed and energised.

Yoga

Yoga

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Yoga is a discipline of both body and mind that helps you to relax and energise.

Latest News

Ordination News

Congratulations to all new dharmacharinis who were ordained at Tiratanaloka recently!

From the Cambridge sangha, we delight in the ordination of Subhadarsa (accent above each ‘s’, long final ‘a’), a Sanskrit name meaning “She who sees beauty” (ex-Jules Smart).

Also ordained, is Srigarbha (accent above the ‘s’, long ‘i’ and long final ‘a’), a Sanskrit name meaning “She who is gloriously radiant from her very core (ex-Helen Bond).

Please do join us for their welcome back on Sunday the 5th of November, from 10.30 to 12.00 am.

Absolutely fantastic news!

Sadhu... Read More

Ashtanga yoga practitioners group

Ashtanga yoga practitioners group

We are a friendly group of Ashtanga yoga practitioners who meet twice a week to practice together in the Centre's beautiful bodywork studio. As a self-practice community, we aim to support each other in our yoga journeys, as we move through the Ashtanga sequence at our own pace in time with our breath. If you are familiar with the Ashtanga sequence and are looking for a space to practice, you are welcome to join us!

We meet every Wednesday and Friday at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, from 7-9am. Practitioners are welcome to start their practice at any time so long as they are... Read More

Ordination News!

Dear Sangha members, 

We are delighted to announce that Jules Smart and Helen Bond have both been invited to an Ordination retreat!

We will ritually send off them to their ordination retreat on Friday the 22nd of September from 7.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

It is so delightful to witness our friends as they move toward ordination and their retreat will take place at Tiratanaloka from 2 October.

Let’s send them off to their retreat on a cloud of metta and mudita.

We look forward to welcoming back Siladhi (ex-Preeti Warhore) on the night too!

Please do join... Read More