Sailing the Worldly Winds
Five Week Buddhism Course
Starts Wednesday 7th October 2026, 7.15pm – 9.30pm
Led by Varabandhu and Satyaprapta
The Buddha’s teaching of the eight worldly winds describes how we are buffeted about while trying to make our way in the world.
Tossed about by these winds – gain and loss, praise and blame, pleasure and pain, fame and disrepute – it is easy to lose all direction, confidence, and sense of purpose.
The Buddha had clear guidance on how to rise above these ‘worldly winds’ – facing them uncompromisingly, and entering through the ‘doorways to freedom’ that allow us to become equanimous in the face of them.
And when we do this and are no longer at the mercy of the worldly winds, we are more able to live in tune with life’s deepest meaning.
When
Starts Wednesday 7th October 2026, 7.15pm – 9.30pm | For 5 weeks
Where
Dublin Buddhist Centre
Unit 5, Liberty Corner
James Joyce Street
Dublin, D01 N5H6
Varabandhu first came through the doors of the Dublin Buddhist Centre in March 2012 to learn to meditate as a response to suffering. He soon found that regularly practicing meditation positively transformed his mind and his life and in 2014 he became a committed Buddhist. Seven years later he deepened that commitment by being ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Varabandhu has been leading meditation courses, Buddhist study and retreats since 2021.
Satyaprapta first came to the DBC back in 2006 and has been meditating ever since. He was ordained in 2024 and given the name Satyaprapta which means ‘He who is accomplished in the Truth.’Satyaprapta works as a German Translator and volunteers at the DBC on the Support Team and Shubha Vihara Fundraising Team.
Suitable for: This course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about Buddhism and how to effectively navigate through the storms of life.
Cost
We do tiered pricing, depending on the circumstances.
€150 waged
€120 low-waged
€90 unwaged
€75 for under-25s
A €50 deposit per person of this payment is non-refundable under all circumstances.
If you wish to cancel or transfer a booking, please notify us as soon as possible on info@dublinbuddhistcentre.org
Cancellation
- If you wish to cancel your place seven days prior to the event starting, a full refund minus the deposit will be offered.
- If cancellation occurs within seven days of the event starting no refund will be available.
Transfers
- It may be possible to transfer your place to another event if we are given sufficient notice (at least four days before the event is due to start) and there are places available on the alternative event.
- If the event you wish to transfer to costs more than your original booking you will need to pay the difference at the time of transferring in order to secure your place.
- We will refund the difference if the event you wish to transfer to costs less than the original booking.
- We will only transfer a booking once and no transfer will be possible once an event has started.