Welcome to Triratna West Kent Buddhist Group
Triratna West Kent Buddhist Group is part of the Triratna Buddhist Community
Registered Charity no 1179930
Led by Order Members Nagarakshita, Suryaketu, Vidyaketu and Vidyakaya, we meet once a week on Wednesday evenings, in Tunbridge Wells, to meditate together and discuss the Buddha's teaching as presented by Bhante Sangharakshita, who was our teacher and the founder of our movement.
We have a strong emphasis on Sangha and friendship and making Dharma practice a part of our everyday lives. Anyone interested in finding out more about meditation, Buddhism and the Triratna Buddhist Community is welcome to join us. If you have any questions please complete the Contact Form on our Contact page or email us at wkbg@hotmail.com
Registered Charity no 1179930
Led by Order Members Nagarakshita, Suryaketu, Vidyaketu and Vidyakaya, we meet once a week on Wednesday evenings, in Tunbridge Wells, to meditate together and discuss the Buddha's teaching as presented by Bhante Sangharakshita, who was our teacher and the founder of our movement.
We have a strong emphasis on Sangha and friendship and making Dharma practice a part of our everyday lives. Anyone interested in finding out more about meditation, Buddhism and the Triratna Buddhist Community is welcome to join us. If you have any questions please complete the Contact Form on our Contact page or email us at wkbg@hotmail.com
Sangha Retreat at Rivendell Retreat Centre 3 - 5 April 2020
We are delighted to announce that our next retreat will again be at Rivendell again over the weekend of 3 - 5 April 2020.
Further details and on line booking will be available soon so please note your diary.
Regular Wednesday evening meetings:
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Our Sangha meets every Wednesday at Willicombe Park. Arrival time is 7.15 pm in order to allow for a prompt start at 7.30 pm. The meetings finish around 9.30pm.
These evenings feature meditation, talks, discussion and ritual. More information can be found on our Weekly Programme page Our Wednesday Sangha nights are primarily for our regulars so we do not teach meditation at these meetings. If you are new to meditation please book on one of our monthly Saturday afternoon newcomers meditation classes in order to learn our two meditation practices before joining our Wednesday evening Sangha nights. If you have any queries please complete the Contact Form on the Contact page Please note that over the holiday period there will be no meeting on Wednesday 25 December and Wednesday 1 January 2020 |
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation - Monthly Saturday afternoon classes
These monthly classes are for anyone (over 18) who would like to learn the two main Buddhist meditation practices that we teach, Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (development of loving kindness)
They are also ideal for anyone who has learned meditation before but feels in need of a refresher.
Online booking for classes for classes is now available - see the Newcomers page for details.
Booking essential - See our Newcomers page for details and online booking
Our Library
We now have a collection of books available for regular Sangha members to borrow. There will be a selection available at our regular Wednesday evening meetings
Safeguarding and Ethical Guidelines
Details here
Mailing list
If you would like to receive occasional information about our weekly programme, other events and upcoming retreats please sign up to our mailing list using the pop-up or complete the form on the Contact page
And also ......
Have a look at our our group on Facebook. Its very easy to join the group and we welcome comments on all things Dharmic!
