Exeter Sakya Buddhist Group

12/10/2026

Exeter Sakya Buddhist Meditation Group

Meetings (meditation/talk/reflection) – every Tuesday 7.30-8.45pm.

Newcomers welcome

These classes offer an introduction to meditation and Buddhism. All classes are open to everyone and no experience is needed. There is no need to book and you can come along to as many sessions as you wish.

Short talks outlining the Buddhist approach to living in the world, and its underlying philosophy for achieving happiness and contentment for ourselves and others.

Autumn sessions beginning 6th October: the way a Buddhist view of the world changes how we think about life.

Any email enquiries are very welcome: [email protected]

01/10/2026

18/09/2026

We are delighted that Paul Rogers from our sister centre in Exeter will be at the Bristol Centre on Sunday 27th September 2026 to lead a day of study and meditation on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s “Eight Verses of Mind Training”.

These practical instructions show us how encountering even difficult people can provide the very resource that we need to dissolve attachment to self and transform our ordinary everyday mind into the thought of enlightenment.

The day will be ideal for anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of the Buddhist path.

Timings:

Each session will involve meditation, listening to the teaching, and time for reflection and questions.

10.30-11.30am
12.00-1.00pm
2.15-3.15pm
3.45-4.45pm
Refreshments will be provided but please bring some lunch (to share if you wish). You may also find it helpful to bring a notebook.

Suggested donation: £15 for the day or £5 per session

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

This coming Tuesday, the 1st, our weekly meetings will resume following the summer break.

We are continuing to study ‘Rain of Clarity’, a detailed exposition of the Buddhist path, written by Lama Jampa Thaye.

The classes are open to everyone, and all are welcome.

Every Tuesday 19.30 to 20.45pm.
Friends Meeting House, Wynards Lane, Exeter, EX24HU

27/07/2026

18/07/2026

Today is the Buddha Day of 'Chokhor Duchen'
which commemorates and celebrates the day the Buddha first taught the holy Dharma. This took place at the deer park in Sarnath, near the ancient city of Varanasi, 49 days after the Buddha’s demonstration of complete enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya in Magadha.
The Buddha ‘Turned the wheel of Dharma’ in the form of explaining the Four Noble Truths, to the five ascetics who had been his companions during the Buddha”s six-year period of demonstrating extreme asceticism.

13/07/2026

12/07/2026