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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 August 21, 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

There is something almost delightfully human about the beginning of the Kevaddha Sutta. A monk wants to know where the four elements find no footing, and where name-and-form (nāma-rūpa) cease. So he goes looking for an answer. He approaches various gods, but none can help. Eventually he is directed to Brahmā, who, after a little ceremonial grandeur, admits that he does not know either. He tells the monk, in effect, that the person he really ought to ask is the Buddha.

When the question finally reaches the Buddha, his answer is wonderfully enigmatic:

Viññāṇaṃ anidassanaṃ anantaṃ sabbato pabhaṃ.

Which might be rendered: consciousness, signless, timeless and everywhere shining brightly.

Golden Buddha Centre

The Grove,

Totnes,

TQ9 5EP