Meditation in Birmingham and the West Midlands

Welcome to Meditate in Birmingham, the website for Samantabhadra Buddhist Centre. If you simply wish to learn how to meditate, or are interested in studying Kadampa Buddhism we run many classes and courses around Birmingham and the West Midlands.

We run several drop in Buddhist meditation classes at the centre in Erdington/Sutton Coldfield. We also run classes in Wolverhampton, Solihull, Aldridge, Moseley, Birmingham City Centre, Bournville and now Handsworth and Tettenhall. These classes are suitable for beginners and everybody is welcome to attend. We also run monthly meditation day courses, an in depth Buddhist study programme, retreats and lots more.

"When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality, whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind, they would not be problems for us; indeed, we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems, we must transform our mind"

How to Solve our Human Problems - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

What is emptiness? The true nature of reality

Saturday, 9^th October – 10.00am-4.30pm

Emptiness

More than anything we wish to be happy. We spend our whole lives trying to find happiness in external objects but never find the peace and satisfaction we long for. Believing that happiness can be found outside of our mind, we experience so much craving, loss and sadness. By understanding the true nature of reality, we can learn to find deep and lasting inner peace within and cut the root of all our pain and suffering.

Cost £25 (£20 online) Book online here .