Awaken The Heart By Opening The Mind
ABOUT US
We are part of the international Bodhicharya Buddhist family and come under the guidance of Ven. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.
We are the local Bosham Group who hold weekly public meetings at The Green Door Centre in Bosham, on the West Sussex and Hampshire border.
We welcome everyone to share this beautiful space with us to meditate, learn, question, reflect, and debate the Buddhist teachings. Take what useful and leave the rest.
We don't expect you to become a member or even be a Buddhist; we are truly open to all—Buddhists and non-buddhists alike.
We host a number of special events and day retreats. Including annual teaching events and public talks from Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and other visiting teachers.
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We may take our practice seriously, but not ourselves! We laugh a lot and drink quite a bit of tea!
Our History - Est. 1998 To Date
Bodhicharya Buddhist Group is a Tibetan Buddhist group which began meeting in Sussex in 1998. BBG's initial meetings were held at The Hayloft in Emsworth and Ringu Tulku gave his first teaching there in 1998, returning to the area every year since. In 1999 the fledgling group hosted an international Bodhicharya summer school in Chichester which established its reputation for friendly and open hospitality. Since then there has been increasing interest in Buddhist philosophy and practice and a growing awareness of Ringu Tulku's accessible yet profound teaching, so the Bodhicharya family has grown locally across the UK and now internationally . Find out more about our Bodhicharya Family.
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Aims & Objectives
• We provide a safe space for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike which is conducive to meditation, where we can discuss, learn, reflect, experience, question and debate Buddhist teachings.
• We inform and support, not recruit or convert. There is no compulsary
membership or sign up. This is an inward journey and you decide how far you go.
• We offer weekly meetings to keep the group alive, structured, engaging and useful to both new and
established practitioners.
• We host annual teaching events and public talks from Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. Request topics from him that are engaging and relevant for both established and new practitioners.
• We host teachings from other visiting teachers. Request topics from them that are engaging and relevant for both established and new practitioners.
• We maintain BBG as a self-funding group through donations only ensuring all who want to come can afford to.