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THE JOY OF MEDITATION

 

           "Your own Self-realization is the greatest form of service that you can render to the world"                (Sri Ramana Maharshi)

 

About Us

The Dhyana Centre was founded in London in 1991 for the principal purpose of teaching meditation and encouraging its practice as a spiritual discipline. The Centre, an independent and self-governing branch of the Theosophical Society in England, adopts an eclectic and non-sectarian approach that combines both Eastern and Western contemplative techniques. The emphasis is on introductory courses, open to all-comers without restriction or financial charge, but the Centre aims to cater for all levels of meditative experience by offering various different teaching groups.

 

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The Centre's motto is "Live to Learn to Love", which clearly expresses life's greatest lesson and the route that we must all take to reach our Divine goal. Whatever spiritual path or means we may choose to employ, it is only by and in love that human potential can manifest its highest expression. At its deepest level, meditation is the ultimate act of love - a total surrender of the individual self.

The Dhyana Centre teaches a system of 'Bhakti-Dhyana' meditation that seeks to integrate classical yogic contemplation with inner devotional techniques, and in a format and manner suited to students from variable cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. The system works on the basis that love and concentration are simply two sides of one coin: what you love you will naturally focus your mind upon, conversely whatever you focus your mind upon you will develop love for as you start to transcend awareness of duality and to sense the underlying Unity. Devotion enhances meditation and meditation enhances devotion; the two are just differing aspects of one integrated spiritual discipline and they work together to produce a powerful and direct access to higher consciousness.

 

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The Centre's teaching activities are grouped into three distinct levels:

In addition, there are meditation retreats, OM Healing circles and multi-faith devotional services. All these activities take place at the Theosophical Society's headquarters in the West End of London unless otherwise stated (see Contact Us for address or email details). On the Groups page are listed explanations of all the differing sessions that the Centre offers; you can also click here to view this information in a simple chart format which may be helpful for comparison purposes.  Please refer to the Calendar page for specific dates.

Newcomers are asked to note that only the introductory tuition sessions are open to the public; the more advanced groups are for members of the Centre and those who have graduated from the beginners' training. Newcomers are warmly invited to attend but must come to a public session (ie. a 'start point') in the first instance. This includes those with prior yogic experience; it is not possible to join the intermediate or advanced groups direct. Please email the Centre if in doubt.

Free of charge: as a matter of policy, all Dhyana Centre activities are offered free as a public service. The Centre relies on voluntary donations to cover its costs such as room hire and those attending are invited to assist the Centre's work by contributing according to their means.

 

For details of Dhyana Centre groups, please click here

 

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The Centre has a emailing list which sends out a monthly newsletter and calendar to subscribers. If you would like to be added to this enquirers' mailing list, please send an email to that effect to enquiries@dhyanacentre.org. Once registered, you will receive emails for three months after which you will automatically be removed from the list unless you have requested otherwise.

 

[The Centre's mystical logo, pictured above in the left column, was designed by Colombian artist Pedro Guzmán of Corporación Meditemos, Bogotá.]

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