EVENING Course:
An Introduction to Buddhism

Six Tuesday Evenings plus optional Wednesday evening on 5th March

We all want to be happier, yet true happiness can be elusive. Good times so easily give way to anxiety, anger, disappointment and other painful states. Yet much of the suffering we experience can be avoided.

Buddhism teaches some very practical (and non-religious) ways to deal with the  ups and downs of our lives. Practised regularly, the Buddha’s teaching leads us  to calmer and more positive states of mind. To true happiness, in fact.

This course can help you to identify what creates unhappiness in your life and  give you the practical tools to change the way that you respond to the difficult situations that you meet during every day.

Each week will begin with a guided meditation* and then, after a tea break we will introduce practical, down-to-earth teachings to help you transform your life in 2025. There will be short workshops and an opportunity to ask questions and relate the teachings to your own life and experience.

*Meditation helps us to transform our lives: The Mindfulness of Breathing is an effective way to calm the mind and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness Meditation) helps us cultivate positive emotion for ourselves and others, helping to create harmony in the world and in our own mental states.

Booking is essential as places are limited

The programme will include a free 68 page Course Guide:

Week One: The Buddha’s Journey and the Worldly Winds in your life.       

Week Two: The Worldly Winds and the Cycle of Suffering which we create for ourselves.

Week Three: Hindrances to Meditation, the Wheel of Life, the Spiral Path and the 'Gap'

Week Four: The Worldly Winds. What is Karma? Natural Ethics.

Week Five: Am I what I think? How our stories create suffering for us.

Week Six: How things are not what we think they are… and why it is important to know this.

Week Seven: Wednesday 5th March - YBC community members talk about their individual practices and how they are helpful and affirming in their lives (optional but highly recommended).

You don't have to be a Buddhist or wish to become a Buddhist to join this course. Our aim as a Buddhist Centre is to offer these practical down-to-earth teachings as a way for you to find greater contentment in your life. After participating in our courses some people usually do join our community but many others simply take the teachings away with them.

BOOKING: To book please follow the link below. Payment each week is by donation except for the £18 booking fee which includes a comprehensive 68 page guide to the course and a list of resources which you might find useful. You may pay by credit/debit card or PayPal. 

Donations: Apart from the booking fee there is no set charge but we ask you to make a donation at each class. or when booking, 
of around £8-£12 to help keep our centre running. (No one is paid at YBC and our only income comes from donations).