It also explores the teaching of the Buddha (dharma) and its relevance in today's society through seminars, courses, classes, and retreats.

Its courses for depression, based on the mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy methodology of Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, featured in the Financial Times in 2008.

[2] The building's ground floor areas include a library, bookshop, and reception room, with painted murals, as well as two ornate shrine rooms with Buddha figures, or "rupas", sculpted by Chintamani, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

[3] A third, basement, room for meditation and classes, primarily used by a project called "Breathing Space",[4] opened in 2009.

The LBC is a UK-registered charity (255420),[5] and is part of a local network of Buddhist businesses and organisations within the Bethnal Green area.