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Buddhist meditation classes, courses and retreats in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire & the Cotswolds

Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind. The real source of happiness is inner peace.
- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Meditation is a method for making our mind calm and peaceful.
Whether you are new to meditation or are an experienced meditator looking for advice on improving, everyone is welcome to attend our classes and benefit from the techniques and advice on offer. Our classes are especially suitable for those who have busy lifestyles and would like to learn to meditate to improve the quality of their lives.

The benefits of meditation include:

• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Deeper relaxation
• Improved concentration
• Ability to deal with anger
• Better relationships
• Calm and peaceful states of mind
• Find real happiness and contentment for yourself…
• …and the ability to share it with others

Within these meditation practices you can find everything from simple relaxation techniques up to profound methods for attaining permanent uncontaminated inner peace and bliss. Kadampa Buddhism has the entire inner path to the supreme inner peace of a Buddha’s enlightenment.

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