Meditation
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 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
The Cambridge Buddhist Centre is part of a local community of practising Buddhists who are part of the international Triratna Buddhist Community.
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Tai Chi is as good for you as vigorous exercise
The BBC's 'Trust me, I'm a doctor' set out to discover whether Tai Chi is as good for you as vigorous exercise. They ran a series of tests on present Michael Mosley as well as two test groups, one of which did zumba and the other Tai Chi.
"As might be expected, our Zumba group were all fitter after 12 weeks. Their blood vessels were more elastic and their blood pressure had dropped. Their blood results improved in line with people undertaking an exercise regime.
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What is going on?
It seems increasingly hard to make sense of our fast changing world.
Meditation gives us tools to change our outlook and Buddhism gives us a perspective to make sense of what we see and feel.
How to Meditate is a practical day workshop introducing us to meditation.
What is Buddhism? gives us a road map to the main teachings of the Buddha.
Both are at weekends, so they are ideal if your life is full enough... Read More
Who hates the metta bhavana?
A new course for anyone who would love to love the metta bhavana (loving kindness) meditation.
Over five weeks we’ll be unlearning our unhelpful metta bhavana habits and attitudes, and seeking to approach the practice as if for the first time, and in a way that is relaxed, non-judgemental and grounded.
View the course details HERE.