Dharma Night

Dharma Night is now exclusively an in-person class (it's no longer on Zoom).

Our weekly, in-person Dharma Night class is a chance to explore Buddhist themes and their relevance to our lives with a community of dedicated practitioners.

Dharma Night is aimed at people who have completed at least one of our introductory courses and have some familiarity with the two main meditation practices we teach as well as basic Buddhist teachings. However, if you don't mind jumping into the deep end a bit we welcome people of all experience levels.

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3rd & 10th November, Kulananda will be giving two connected presentations;

In the first he will speak about the process of how we build a self - an ego. He will draw on the Madhupindika Sutta (Honeyball Sutta – MN 18) in the Pali canon and also on contemporary scientific thinking on the subject.

In the second one, he will explore how we can creatively respond to this building of self. In this talk he will draw on the famous story of Bahia of the bark garment in the Pali canon, and also on the work of scientist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist.

Kulananda is a stimulating speaker, experienced teacher, and author of ‘Teachers of Enlightenment’ as well as other books exploring the Dharma.

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17th November – Amritavani will be hosting a mini-symposium exploring the benefits of going on retreat and how this can support our practice (with Julia, Neil, and Maria)

24th November – Sagaraghosa will be joining us and leading an exploration of conditionality – how can we understand this key Buddhist principle more deeply and draw on this wisdom.

1st December – Maitreyabhandu will be introducing us to his new poetry publication – ‘A Commonplace Book’. He will be interviewed by Joseph and will sharing some snippets from this new work.

8th December – farewell to Amarachandra – an invitation to the whole Sangha to join us in a celebration and rejoicing in Amarachandra and her contribution to the CBC and Sangha.

N.B. There is now a book by the tea counter in the foyer, in which folk can write (or insert) their rejoicings of Amarachandra.

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Please be aware that none of the classes/events run by the Cambridge Buddhist Centre is aimed at under-18-year-olds. All under 18-year-olds must be accompanied by their parent or another responsible adult over the age of 18 (with their parent's permission). Please contact us in advance of attending at info@cambridgebuddhistcentre.com so we can assess how suitable the event is for the young person and how we can safely enable them to engage in an online class.