A warm welcome to Bodhicharya Kent, a Buddhist group based in the Medway town of Rochester, under the inspiration and guidance of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.

The group is focused around learning and practising meditation together, as well as reflecting on and discussing the Buddhist teachings.  Everyone is welcome, whether you are a Buddhist, a practitioner of another faith, someone with a curiosity about the Buddhist perspective or you are simply looking to learn meditation and begin to integrate its benefits into your daily life. Whatever your motivation, an open and curious mind, with a dash of scepticism, will be most useful.

To find out more about our weekly meditation and reflection evenings please see here.

Bodhicharya Kent is Bodhicharya UK in Rochester, Kent, a registered charity with the UK Charity Commission (1190768) and part of the Bodhicharya family, a world-wide network of people, centres and organisations taking various forms at 35 locations in 13 countries, all inspired and guided by the Buddhist teachings and Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. Our guiding principles are: Healing – Helping – Harmony.

Clarifying the Natural State – 1 Year Training Course in Mahamudra Meditation with Lama Tsultrim Guelek

Bodhicharya UK Buddhist Meditation Centre in Rochester, Kent, UK and Online: September 2026 – September 2027 

This one year training course will follow the meditation instructions in Dakpo Tashi Namgyal‘s Mahamudra meditation manual, Clarifying the Natural State. It will use the commentary Crystal Clear, by the learned and realized Tibetan Master Thrangu Rinpoche, which is a companion volume to the classic meditation manual by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal.

Clarifying the Natural State is a practical manual for both teacher and student alike, covering the path from mindfulness to complete enlightenment, simply and methodically. Presenting the profound and ultimate instructions of Mahamudra, it embodies the realization of India and Tibet’s greatest masters.

“The words of Dakpo Tashi Namgyal are unique. Adorned with plenty of pithy advice out of his personal experience, practitioners are greatly benefited by his instructions on how to remove hindrances and progress further. His methods for practicing Mahamudra are preeminent. This book is indispensable as it focuses exclusively on practice.”

~ Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Please see here to find out more…

Enlightened Courage – 1 Year Training Course in Lojong (The Seven Points of Mind Training) with Lama Tsering Paldron

Bodhicharya UK Buddhist Meditation Centre in Rochester, Kent, UK and Online: October 2026 – October 2027 

“This one year training course will follow Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche‘s commentary on The Seven Points of Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, which is one of the most practical and inspiring presentations of the Buddhist path.

Lojong teaches us how to transform every circumstance of life—even difficulties, conflicts, and disappointment—into opportunities for awakening. Rather than trying to change the world to suit our preferences, we gradually learn to transform the way we relate to it, discovering greater freedom, compassion, and inner stability.

The courage spoken of in this text is not the courage to fight, to prove ourselves, or to become invulnerable. It is the courage to let go of the instinct to defend the ego at every turn. Little by little, blame gives way to understanding, resentment to compassion, and our ordinary struggles become the very path to awakening.

With his characteristic warmth and clarity, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche reveals that mind training is not about becoming someone else, but about uncovering the wisdom and compassion that have always been present within us.

These timeless teachings offer a practical guide to living with an open heart, whatever life may bring.” ~ Tsering Paldron

Please see here to find out more…

Answers for Beginners with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

A YouTube series of short teachings

What is Buddhism? A religion, a philosophy, a tool to train our mind, a spiritual path to understanding ourselves, or a lifestyle that is defined by wholesome and unwholesome actions? Rinpoche answers all these questions and more here.

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist Master of the Kagyu Order. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters including HH the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa and HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Sikkim, and Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India, and has served as Tibetan textbook writer and Professor of Tibetan Studies in Sikkim for 25 years.

Healing : Buddha Dharma is regarded to be the Science of Mind. There are facilities for the study and practise of Dharma and other ancient wisdoms originating from both Eastern and Western traditions, which provide a basis for healing body and mind.

Helping : Life is meaningless if we do not do something useful to benefit society and the world we live in. Bodhicharya has already funded schools, clinics, and hospices, and plans to generate similar projects in the future for the benefit of those in need.

Harmony : Peace and progress in the world is dependent upon the harmony of its people. Inter-religious, inter-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue and study are initiated to help bring better understanding and more harmony amongst communities worldwide.