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Mindfulness meditation has become a worldwide phenomenon. We hear about it as people’s regular practice of mindfulness as well as being used as a mindfulness therapy in a clinical setting. Though most of us have heard of mindfulness, we might not know its roots lie in Buddhism.
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Chokhor Duchen, one of four annual holy days marking important events in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, takes place this year on 21 July. On Chokhor Duchen we celebrate the Buddha’s first teaching, also known as the first turning of the Dharma Wheel. It’s also International Sangha Day, when the FPMT family …
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Did you know that in the basement of Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, there lies an extensive audio cassette collection?
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On Saturday mornings, locals and refugees come to practice yoga at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, near Kennington tube station. The sessions for refugees are always free, as part of the social project “Yoga for Refugees.”
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Perhaps the greatest gift bequeathed to us by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche is a curriculum that draws on the Buddha’s vast and profound educational heritage through a time-tested approach that enables students of Dharma to progress on the path of inner transformation.
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Jamyang London Buddhist Centre has long been a spiritual home for the Buddhist community in London, finding its roots at the Old Courthouse on Renfrew Road in 1995. As the organisation continues to grow & evolve, it is ever more clear that a new architectural vision will support the long-term strategic goals of the organisation, distilled into five essential priorities:
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If you’re a beginner in Buddhist study and practice, a good understanding of the Four Noble Truths will help you contextualise everything else you go on to learn about Buddhism.
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On Thursday 13 th April 2023, the Tibetan Buddhist master Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche entered his final meditation at Kopan Monastery near Kathmandu. He had just returned from a visit to the Tsum Valley, where he had shown signs of altitude sickness. Rinpoche was 76 years old and had lived …
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