edinburgh buddhist centre

Courses & Classes 2008

Festival Fringe Programme
Learn to meditate with simple techniques from the Buddhist tradition that can help you to enjoy more clarity and calm and enhance helpful emotions like confidence, contentment and compassion.

Every day 6-25 August, 11am - 12.30pm
Also 7pm 13 & 20 August (not a.m. as printed in Fringe programme)
Price: £9/£6 concessions

To book call Fringe Box Office on 0131 226 0000 or book online at edfringe.com - it may be possible to pay directly on the day but space is limited.

Meditation Courses
(scroll further down for Buddhism)

You don’t need to be a Buddhist to attend these courses. Meditating can produce many benefits, from reducing stress and improving the quality of life, to accessing clearer states of mind and positive emotions such as love and compassion.

Lunchtime Drop In Meditation!
Wednesdays 12-30pm to 1.30pm
Fridays 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Price: £3/£2 concessions

Experience a midday breathing space with a short, guided meditation and a place to eat you lunch in peace. Tea and coffee provided. Beginners Welcome. No need to book.

Clear Mind, Compassionate Heart
Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Price: £65/£45 concessions

Six-week courses, exploring the same meditations as the five-week course.

Course start dates:
8 September until 13 October
20 October until 24 November

For further information and availability please contact the Centre on 0131 662 6699 or email ebudc@supanet.com

Creating a Stress-Free Life
One-day introductions to meditation
On Saturday or Sunday from 10.30am to 4.30pm
Price: £25/£18 concessions

Course Dates: 3 August, Sunday 14 September, Saturday 11 October, Sunday 23 November and Saturday 6 December

Start de-stressing by learning to be more aware of your body, your feelings and your thoughts, and to live more fully in the present moment. Please bring a vegetarian packed lunch; tea and coffee are provided.

You don’t need to be a Buddhist to attend these courses. Meditation is for everyone. For further information and availability please contact the Centre on 0131 662 6699 or email ebudc@supanet.com

Buddhism & Meditation Courses

The Path to Freedom:
An introduction to Buddhism and Meditation
Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Price: £65/£45 concessions

No previous knowledge needed

Explore some central themes of the Buddha’s teaching and how they can help us fulfil our potential and live a more positive, creative and purposeful life. These courses include an introduction to meditation.

Course start dates:
3 September until 8 October
22 October until 26 November
For further information and availability please contact the Centre on 0131 662 6699
or email ebudc@supanet.com

‘The Bodhisattva, a force for good in the world’
A one-day course on Buddhism
Assumes some knowledge of Buddhism.

In our fundamental nature we are altruistic beings. The figure of the Bodhisattva shows how we may express this in relation to others, the world, and ourselves.
Price: £25/£18 concessions

Course date: Sunday 19 Oct 11am- 4pm
Please bring a vegetarian packed lunch; tea and coffee are provided.

Every Tuesday, Sangha Night!

If you have done one of our introductory courses or have experience of the mindfulness of breathing or metta bhavana meditation, please be welcome at our Tuesday class. See Sangha page for more details. We usually call this "Sangha Night."

HOW TO BOOK

To secure your place on any course please send a cheque (or postal order) for the full amount (made payable to FWBO Edinburgh). £10 of this is non-refundable if you are not able to attend for any reason. If you cancel within two weeks of the course start date we will refund 50 per cent of the course fee. Alternatively you can transfer your booking and payment at no extra cost to a future course.

Pricing: Edinburgh Buddhist Centre is a non-profit making organisation (Scottish charity SC 017133) and our charges are designed to cover our running costs. Concessions are for students, the unemployed (inc Income Support or DLA for the sick) and OAPs.

HOW TO GET HERE - click here for map

Walking: 5 minutes from South Clerk Street (Newington), turn into Hope Park Terrace, which becomes Melville Drive. Melville Terrace is parallel to Melville Drive. 10 minutes from Tollcross, along Brougham Place, which becomes Melville Drive.

Buses from city centre (to Newington from Princes Street eastbound): 3, 30, 31, 33, 37, 41 (41 stops in Melville Drive); (to Tollcross from Princes Street westbound): 11, 15, 16

Parking on Melville Drive after 18.30; some on Melville Terrace after 17.30. There is also some metered parking on Melville Terrace during the day.


			Courses & Classes 2008 Festival Fringe Programme Learn to meditate with simple techniques from the Buddhist tradition that can help you to enjoy more clarity and calm and enhance helpful emotions like confidence, contentment and compassion. Every day 6-25 August, 11am - 12.30pm Also 7pm 13 & 20 August (not a.m. as printed in Fringe programme) Price: £9/£6 concessions To book call Fringe Box Office on 0131 226 0000 or book online at edfringe.com - it may be possible to pay directly on the day but space is limited. Meditation Courses (scroll further down for Buddhism) You don’t need to be a Buddhist to attend these courses. Meditating can produce many benefits, from reducing stress and improving the quality of life, to accessing clearer states of mind and positive emotions such as love and compassion. Lunchtime Drop In Meditation! Wednesdays 12-30pm to 1.30pm Fridays 12.30pm to 1.30pm Price: £3/£2 concessions Experience a midday breathing space with a short, guided meditation and a place to eat you lunch in peace. Tea and coffee provided. Beginners Welcome. No need to book. Clear Mind, Compassionate Heart Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm Price: £65/£45 concessions Six-week courses, exploring the same meditations as the five-week course. Course start dates: 8 September until 13 October 20 October until 24 November For further information and availability please contact the Centre on 0131 662 6699 or email ebudc@supanet.com Creating a Stress-Free Life One-day introductions to meditation On Saturday or Sunday from 10.30am to 4.30pm Price: £25/£18 concessions Course Dates: 3 August, Sunday 14 September, Saturday 11 October, Sunday 23 November and Saturday 6 December Start de-stressing by learning to be more aware of your body, your feelings and your thoughts, and to live more fully in the present moment. Please bring a vegetarian packed lunch; tea and coffee are provided. You don’t* need to be a Buddhist* to attend these courses. Meditation is for everyone. For further information and availability please contact the Centre on 0131 662 6699 or email ebudc@supanet.com Buddhism & Meditation Courses The Path to Freedom: An introduction to Buddhism and Meditation Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm Price: £65/£45 concessions No previous knowledge needed Explore some central themes of the Buddha’s teaching and how they can help us fulfil our potential and live a more positive, creative and purposeful life. These courses include an introduction to meditation. Course start dates: 3 September until 8 October 22 October until 26 November For further information and availability please contact the Centre on 0131 662 6699 or email ebudc@supanet.com ‘The Bodhisattva, a force for good in the world’ A one-day course on Buddhism Assumes some knowledge of Buddhism. In our fundamental nature we are altruistic beings. The figure of the Bodhisattva shows how we may express this in relation to others, the world, and ourselves. Price: £25/£18 concessions Course date: Sunday 19 Oct 11am- 4pm Please bring a vegetarian packed lunch; tea and coffee are provided. Every Tuesday, Sangha Night! If you have done one of our introductory courses or have experience of the mindfulness of breathing or metta bhavana meditation, please be welcome at our Tuesday class. See Sangha page for more details. We usually call this "Sangha Night." HOW TO BOOK To secure your place on any course please send a cheque (or postal order) for the full amount (made payable to FWBO Edinburgh). £10 of this is non-refundable if you are not able to attend for any reason. If you cancel within two weeks of the course start date we will refund 50 per cent of the course fee. Alternatively you can transfer your booking and payment at no extra cost to a future course. Pricing: Edinburgh Buddhist Centre is a non-profit making organisation (Scottish charity SC 017133) and our charges are designed to cover our running costs. Concessions are for students, the unemployed (inc Income Support or DLA for the sick) and OAPs. HOW TO GET HERE - click here for map Walking: 5 minutes from South Clerk Street (Newington), turn into Hope Park Terrace, which becomes Melville Drive. Melville Terrace is parallel to Melville Drive. 10 minutes from Tollcross, along Brougham Place, which becomes Melville Drive. Buses from city centre (to Newington from Princes Street eastbound): 3, 30, 31, 33, 37, 41 (41 stops in Melville Drive); (to Tollcross from Princes Street westbound): 11, 15, 16 Parking on Melville Drive after 18.30; some on Melville Terrace after 17.30. There is also some metered parking on Melville Terrace during the day.