Courses & Events

Event Costs

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Our Centre is a not-for-profit charity registered in Malta (VO/2407).
We operate on the basis of the Dana Economy. Dana means Generosity.
All our events and courses are available on a donation basis so as to have no financial barrier to participation.

The recommended donation for courses is €120, €90, €60, or €20.
The recommended donation for Sangha Morning is €5.
The recommended donation for Festival Days is €25 per day.

There is also the option to make no donation if you cannot afford to do so at any point.

Please email info@maltabuddhistcentre.com to book a place or for more information.

Meditation Courses

Introduction to Meditation Course

During the Course 3 Meditation practices are taught. There are also workshops on developing an efficient meditation posture, deepening practice, working with distraction and the wandering mind.

Between each week students are encouraged to practice at home what they learn each week. Recordings of led meditations are included to support this. We run these course on a regular basis.

Please email info@maltabuddhistcentre.com to find out when the next course is starting.

After the Course

Once you’ve completed a meditation course with us, a whole range of events are available to support you in your meditation practice, and to help you to explore how to take it deeper.

For example, every week, we have a drop-in Sangha Morning, where you can meditate with other people and have input on Meditation and Buddhism.

We also run Meditation Practice Days, Meditation Retreats and Introduction to Buddhism Courses.

Courses in Buddhism

No previous knowledge of Buddhism is necessary, just an interest in and a willingness to explore how things actually are.

Introduction to Buddhism Courses

This is a 5 week Introduction to Buddhism Course. Buddhism is a path of transformation. Whether one sees it as a philosophical, spiritual or religious path is open to individual interpretation and understanding.

For many people Buddhism is the centre of their spiritual life and its philosophical, ethical and meditative characteristics directly inform the direction and momentum of their experience. This course is an opportunity to explore some of the background to Buddhist thought and ideals.

Buddhism is diverse in its understandings and beliefs. Therefore what you will hear in this course is based in the Triratna Buddhist Community’s understanding of the teachings of the Buddha. Someone from another tradition would have different emphases and approaches. However we endeavour to give an overview that is faithful to a broad understanding of Buddhism. We run this course on a regular basis.

Follow-on Buddhism Courses

From time to time we will run Follow-on Buddhism Courses. The Follow-on Buddhism Courses will take a particular theme from the Buddhist tradition and explore it in some depth.

Buddhist Ethics

The two forms of ethics we are most used to are Authoritarian and Conventional ethics (rules that are mainly about conforming to what is normal in a particular culture).

The Buddhist idea of ethics is takes a different perspective, Buddhist Ethics are about liberating ourselves from the slavery of unhelpful habits, conditioning, and ways of being.

They are about freely choosing to behave in ways that encourage positive emotions, and that calm negative states. They are about acting in ways that give us a sense of wholeness and self-esteem, because we are honestly trying to live up to our vision of what we are at our best.

In this 5-week course we will explore the Buddhist understanding of Ethics and how we can live our lives on the basis of bringing about an end to suffering both for ourselves and all living beings. We run these course on a regular basis.

A Vision of the Nature of Reality

The Wheel of Life — The Bhavacakra

The Wheel of Life – The Bhavacakra is a complex traditional Buddhist illustration of life and comes from the Buddhist tradition several centuries after the time of the Buddha but encapsulates many of the Buddha’s teachings in one complex image.

It is said to be a mirror into which we look and see our own life in all its aspects.

By exploring this image we can explore the forces, habits, misconceptions, and so on that drive our lives around and around in a seemingly endless round of painful, stressful existence and in the process learn how to escape.

Please email info@maltabuddhistcentre.com to find out when the next course is starting.

Retreats

From time to time we run retreats. On retreat you will have the opportunity to take your practice deeper in the company of like-minded people who are using the same tools as you. It is also a chance to develop friendship and connection with other meditators.

Centre Retreats

We run day retreats at our Centre in Mosta. These coincide with the main Buddhist Festival Days, Buddha Day, Dharma Day, and Sangha Day. These are run over a weekend with a full programme on Saturday, 10.30 to 19.00 and Sunday 10.30 to 17.30.

Similar to Sangha Morning there will be led meditations, talks and ritual. There will also be a picnic in the park each day where we share vegetarian food and relax in the friendly atmosphere of our Sangha.

See our Events Page for details.

Longer Retreats

From time to time we organise to travel to retreats in Triratna Retreat Centres abroad.

These retreats are a rare chance to practice in a really supportive atmosphere, to meet people from our international movement as well as having time to relax, go for walks in beautiful countryside, etc.

See our Events Page for details.