Cardiff Buddhist Centre

Sunday Meditation and Inspiration
2026-11-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-11 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 12 St. Peters Street, Cardiff, CF24 3BA
Welcome to the our new look Sunday Session – with meditation, Buddhist ideas to inspire you and a chance to connect with other members of the community. The event is free to attend, no need to book, and suitable for complete newcomers and experienced members of the Sangha.

The morning looks like this…

Doors open at 0945

10am-11am – Guided Meditation

11am-12pm – Practical Buddhist teachings and discussion

To support people with different levels of experience with meditation, we offer both a beginners’ meditation with more guidance, or a less guided session for those more comfortable with meditation.

Each month will have a different theme for the talks, with a team of Buddhist teachers on hand to explain how Buddhism’s ancient wisdom is relevant and useable in your life.

The event is free and there is no need to book, just drop in. We look forward to you joining us!

Friday Lunchtime Meditation
2026-11-20 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-11-13 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-11-06 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-10-30 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-10-23 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-10-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 12 St. Peters Street, Cardiff, CF24 3BA
Step out of busyness for an hour and join us for a session of guided meditation. Free to attend and no need to book. Suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators.

You don’t have to be a Buddhist to explore the benefits of meditating together in a friendly and relaxed environment.

When and Where?

Every Friday from 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm (doors open at 12.15 pm), in person at the Cardiff Buddhist Centre.

No need to book a place, simply drop-in.

How much?

We offer access to all freely, please donate whatever you can to help us continue to offer this service to everyone.

Ideal for: everyone is welcome, no previous experience necessary

Under 35s - Meditate and Relate
2026-11-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 12 St. Peters Street, Cardiff, CF24 3BA
What?

A group for anyone 18-35 to connect, explore the Buddha’s teachings, practice meditation and find a community that supports them to grow.

Where and when?

Cardiff Buddhist Centre, every fortnight on Thursdays at 7:00 pm. No need to book, just turn up

How much?

Donation – please consider supporting the Centre so that we can keep offering events like this one in the future. You can donate at the Centre or below.

Wednesday Morning Meditation (Unled)
2026-11-18 07:00 - 08:00, 2026-11-11 07:00 - 08:00, 2026-11-04 07:00 - 08:00, 2026-10-28 07:00 - 08:00, 2026-10-21 07:00 - 08:00, 2026-10-14 07:00 - 08:00
We welcome you to our early morning mediation sessions at the Cardiff Buddhist Centre.

Our Wednesday morning sessions are geared toward people who already have some experience with meditation and want to practice in the company of others. The session is unled, with only bells at regular intervals.

Doors open at 6:45 am, for a prompt start at 7:00 am.

We will finish the meditation session around 7:50 am after which you are welcome to stay for breakfast.

We look forward to you joining us!

We offer access to all freely, please Donate whatever you can to help us continue to offer this service to everyone.

Myfyrdod yn y Gymraeg
2026-11-10 19:15 - 20:30, 2026-10-27 19:15 - 20:30, 2026-10-13 19:15 - 20:30
Dyma gyfle unigryw i ddysgu ac i ymarfer myfyrio (meditation) Bwdhaidd trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Mae croeso cynnes i bawb, boed eich bod heb fyfyrio o’r blaen neu eich bod wedi ymarfer ers rhai blynyddoedd ond erioed wedi cael y siawns i gael arweiniad yn y Gymraeg.

Bydd yna gyfle i gwrdd gyda’ch cyd ymarferwyr, i ofyn cwestiynau , ac i glywed sgyrsiau byr am y syniadau a’r gwerthoedd sy’n rhan annatod o fyfyrio Bwdhaidd: Er enghraifft datblygu ymwybyddiaeth gwell o’n teimladau, o garedigrwydd ehangach a heddwch mewnol.

Mae’r cyfle yma yn cael ei ddarparu gan aelodau o Gymuned Bwdhaidd Triratna, sydd yn cynnal canolfannau a grwpiau yng Nghaerdydd, Llangollen ac Aberystwyth.

Pryd?

Bob pythefnos ar nos Fawrth am 7:15 o’r gloch

Ble?

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Under 35s - Meditate and Relate
2026-10-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 12 St. Peters Street, Cardiff, CF24 3BA
What?

A group for anyone 18-35 to connect, explore the Buddha’s teachings, practice meditation and find a community that supports them to grow.

Where and when?

Cardiff Buddhist Centre, every Thursdays at 7:00 pm. No need to book, just turn up

How much?

Donation – please consider supporting the Centre so that we can keep offering events like this one in the future. You can donate at the Centre or below.

The Seven Fold Puja
2026-10-25 12:00 - 12:45 | Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 12 St. Peters Street, Cardiff, CF24 3BA
Everyone is welcome for this inspiring Buddhist ritual. With excerpts from one of the great works of Buddhism, the Bodhicaryāvatāra by Shantideva, along with poetry, mantra and meditation, the Seven Fold Puja can connect us to our emotions, our values and a sense of our own potential in this world.

This follows the Sunday Session from 10am-12pm, so why not come along for both. Entry is free and there is no need to book.

Going Deeper - A Day Retreat
2026-10-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Cardiff Buddhist Centre, Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 12 St Peter’s Street, CF24 3BA, United Kingdom
A day retreat is an opportunity to go deeper with meditation and Buddhist practice. On this day there will be several periods of meditation, time for silence and an opportunity to have guidance and teachings from Buddhist teacher Vishvapani.

Suitable for?

Anyone who has learnt the two meditations taught at Triratna Centres – mindfulness of breathing and lovingkindness/ metta bhavana. They can be learnt at our free, weekly drop-in meditations.

Don’t Believe Everything You Think! - Weekend Retreat with Vajragupta
2026-10-09 16:00 - 2026-10-11 14:30 | Adhisthana, Adhisthana Retreat Centre, Coddington, Herefordshire, HR8 1JL, United Kingdom
Sometimes our own mind can be our worst enemy. It cycles round and round in useless, repetitive, judgemental or obsessive thought.

But our mind is also our greatest friend. If we get to know our mind, and learn how to work (and play) with it creatively, we can dream great dreams, see new ideas and possibilities, imagine and empathise with the experience of others. Our minds can be broad, deep, and luminously creative.

On this weekend retreat we’ll introduce the Buddhist understanding of mind. There’s a mode of mind called “papanca”: amplified, proliferating, exaggerated thinking. We’ll see what drives that mode of mind, how we can slow it down, and how the more natural creativity of our minds can start to emerge.

The retreat is suitable for a first retreat for newcomers as well as regular sangha members who have been attending the Centre for a while. It will include meditations, reflections, as well as teaching and discussion. We don’t have to believe everything we think! And we can learn to trust our mind’s more reflective and creative mode of thinking.

Led by the Centre’s President Vajragupta, this retreat is also a chance to relax and make connections with other members of the Cardiff Sangha, all in the beautiful surrounds of Adhisthana Retreat Centre. Open to anyone who has attended the Cardiff Centre and has knowledge of the two main meditations taught by Triratna, which can be learnt at our free drop in meditations. Suitable as a first retreat or for more experienced practitioners.

You can arrive on the Friday from 4pm, with dinner on the first evening at 6pm. We’ll be finished by 3pm on Sunday.

Bursary spaces are available to part, or fully, fund the cost of this retreat, for anyone wishing to attend but unable to afford the cost. To find out more about getting a bursary space, email connect@cardiffbuddhistcentre.com.
