Buddhism, Paris.

After his attainment of Enlightenment, the Buddha spent the last forty five years of his life teaching the means, or Dharma, by which others could realise that experience. What we now call Buddhism, in all its different cultural forms, is none other than our heritage of that teaching. You can learn the practise of Buddhism in Paris, at ‘Le Centre Bouddhiste de l’Ile de France’.

A Zen Buddha

Introduction to Buddhism and meditation:

A series of five evenings during which we introduce two traditional practises of meditation and the basic teachings of the Buddha.
Please note that all our courses are taught in French.

Tuesday evenings: from 7.45pm till 9.45, but not 27th October
Suggested donation 10 €.

These courses are currently booked up until the end of 2009. Details of our courses for 2010 will be posted by the end of November.

“Reality is other people”.

Buddhism course.

Courses for those who have attended a certain number of beginners evenings at le Centre Bouddhiste and want to learn more about the pratice of Buddhism.

“The problem of suffering; the four noble truths”

Five Monday evenings from 9th November to 7th December 20.00 - 22.00

50 euros for the course

Sangha night:

Evenings dedicated to the practise of meditation and teachings on Buddhism in the context of spiritual community or Sangha, for those who have learnt meditaiton and buddhism with us or at another FWBO centre and wish to practise with others in the context of the FWBO.

Wednesdays: from 8pm till 10
Suggested donation 10 €.

Buddhist retreat:

We run weekend and week long retreats in the countryside near Paris. Details will be posted here. All our retreats are conducted in French.

Practice interviews:

A chance for those who practice regularly at the Centre to talk more personally with a teacher about your practise of meditation and Buddhism.

By donation.

The Centre Bouddhiste de l'Ile de France

“Just like the vaste ocean has just one taste, the taste of salt,
so my teaching has just one taste, the taste of freedom.”
The Buddha.

The Centre Bouddhiste de l’Ile de France doesn’t have any source of financial support outside of the suggested donations for activities, which is a traditional way of supporting Buddhist activites. Those who run and those who teach at the Centre do so completely voluntairly.

The teaching of the Buddha does not have a price, but to cover the running costs of the Centre Bouddhiste we suggest a donation for each event. You are always welcome to give more or less as you wish.

You can find other Buddhist Centres of the FWBO in the world,
or find Buddhist Centres of other traditions in France.