An oasis of calm in a busy city
Helping to transform life through Meditation, Buddhism, Mindfulness and Yoga.
At Brighton Buddhist Centre we teach meditation and Buddhism in a way that is relevant to contemporary life.
We are inspired to create an atmosphere which is conducive to spiritual practice: to calm, to friendship and to insight.
We are part of Triratna, an International Buddhist Movement.
The Centre is open every day for drop-in meditation and yoga and classes. No need to book in advance.
We also offer a range of courses which can be booked here on the website or over the phone or in-person at our reception desk.
Disabilty access: All of our entrances and doors are step-free and wheelchair accessible and we have a lift to all floors. We have a portable hearing loop system available on request.
What's Happening
Full Moon Puja – Celebrating Bhante’s birthday and Brendan’s Send Off
Wednesday 26th August, 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm A special Full Moon Puja evening celebrating the birthday of Triratna’s founder, ‘Bhante’ Urgyen Sangharakshita. Brighton Buddhist Centre is part of a worldwide Buddhist movement, called Triratna. From Maharashtra to Krakow, from San Francisco to Birmingham, Triratna is a radical experiment in an international spiritual community, founded […]
Sangha Retreat at Rivendell – The Arising of the Will to Enlightenment
Friday 11th September to Sunday 13th September at Rivendell Retreat Centre. If you love to practise puja and enjoy devotional practice this weekend will deepen things. If you really don’t enjoy devotional practice but want to understand it better this weekend will help. A deep dive weekend into the Sevenfold Puja, as practice, on and […]
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An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation Course
A 4-week course – Four Saturday afternoons 12th, 19th, 26th September and 3rd October. 2pm to 4pm Change Your Mind…Learn the two meditation practices we teach here at the Buddhist Centre – the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana. Learn the “nuts and bolts” of the practices, plus posture, dealing with distractions and setting […]
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course
Monday 5th October, then 8 weekly sessions 7 – 9pm The MBCT courses teach meditation and uses CBT exercises to enable us to work with the mechanisms underlying difficult mind states. This enables us to recognise negative patterns of mind earlier, and helps us develop greater choice and flexibility over how to respond. This builds […]