The Story of the Buddha’s Awakening. Ratnaprabha came to the LBC for Buddha Day, the key festival celebrating the Buddha’s attainment of Enlightenment

Jnanavaca's keynote talk to launch the London Buddhist Centre into 2018. The spiritual community, the Sangha, is the ideal context in which we can practise the Dharma. It is also a force for good in the world and an ideal in its own right. But how is the Sangha sustained? Continuing our exploration of ‘The Four Sangharavastus’ (or Means of Unification of the Sangha), Jnanavaca launches the year with a keynote talk on the third of these, Beneficial Activity, which is about building the Buddhaland; trying to do something useful, to act helpfully, to bring about a spiritual benefit for others and overcoming the habitual force of ‘me’.

Maitreyabandhu completes the cycle of this year's talks: a beautiful evocation of the Buddha's Parinirvana, his final passing away.

Taking up where Danayutta left off, Mahamani explores the mystery of the Buddha's Enlightenment and his dilemma over whether to share his experience. She also tells the story of the dawning of her own connection with the Enlightened One.

We’ve all heard of enlightenment, but what does it mean and how can we attain it? Is it even realistically possible in the midst of busy London life? Come and hear more about the great mystery and how it can transform our lives.