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Pop in this Saturday (11:00am to 1:30pm) to find out about Buddhism, or use the meditation hall.

By Golden Buddha Centre on June 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

Please note the times: open at 11:00am, close at 1:30pm.

This will be a time to:

Use the meditation hall for individual meditation.

Find out about Buddhism.

Browse the library.

There will also be free books to take, books for sale, and second-hand books by donation.

Everyone is welcome!

Dharma Read

It’s true, I thought to myself: the Way is not far from man. Those stories about the ancient masters taking twenty or even thirty years to attain it—someone must have made them all up. For the next several months, I was waltzing on air, flagging my arms and stamping my feet in a kind of witless rapture.

Afterwards, however, as I began reflecting upon my everyday behaviour, I could see that the two aspects of my life—the active and the meditative—were totally out of balance. No matter what I was doing, I never felt free or completely at ease. I realised I would have to rekindle a fearless resolve and once again throw myself life and limb together into the Dharma struggle. With my teeth clenched tightly and eyes focused straight ahead, I began devoting myself single-mindedly to my practice, forsaking food and sleep altogether.

Zen Master Hakuin

Golden Buddha Centre

The Grove,

Totnes,

TQ9 5EP