Welcome to the Sydney Buddhist Centre

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At the Sydney Buddhist Centre in Newtown, in Sydney's Inner West, we offer instruction and practice in Buddhism and Meditation. We are part of a worldwide movement, the Triratna Buddhist Community (formerly the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order or FWBO) which was founded in 1967 by the Venerable Sangharakshita (see also the Sangharakshita Land Project).

The Triratna Buddhist Community has its own unmistakable flavour, a unique approach to the Buddha's teachings which draws upon the entire Buddhist tradition, is founded upon Buddhism's most ancient and essential teachings, and yet expresses itself through modern Western life in a fresh and dynamic way.

At the Sydney Buddhist Centre we have been running activities in various locations since 1981. We provide facilities where you can learn meditation, find out about Buddhism and meet people with similar interests. We also provide classes, workshops, retreats and creative activities to help you improve the quality of your life. We offer a friendly, supportive environment to all who are curious to find out more. All meditation and Buddhism teachers at the centre are practising Buddhists who are striving to put the ideals of Buddhism into practice in their daily lives. However the meditation techniques we teach can be used by anyone regardless of their religious background.

	Why Learn to Meditate?				Why Learn about Buddhism?
	Meditation is a means of transforming the mind. Buddhist meditation practices are techniques that encourage and develop concentration, clarity, and emotional positivity. By engaging with a particular meditation practice one learns the patterns and habits of the mind, and the practice offers a means to cultivate new, more positive ways of being. With discipline and patience these calm and focused states of mind can deepen into profoundly tranquil and energised states of mind. Such experiences can have a transformative effect and can lead to a new understanding of life. Book a Meditation Class Book a Meditation Retreat				Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices, such as meditation, are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path — a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. Buddhism teaches practical methods (such as meditation) which enable people to realise and utilise its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives and to develop the qualities of Wisdom and Compassion. Book a Buddhism Class Book a Buddhism Retreat