Category Archives: Blog
Women’s Morning on May 20th, 10 – 1
On Sunday 20th May we’ll have a meditation morning for women – including posture and relaxation. Open to all women who are familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana practices. If you’d like to stay on for lunch, please bring some vegetarian food to share.
Buddha Day Celebration on May 5th, 9 – 1
We will be celebrating the Buddha’s Enlightenment with a half day festival on Saturday 5 May, 9am – 1pm. We’ll be sharing lunch to follow, so please bring along some vegetarian food to contribute.
Introduction to Meditation and Buddhism May/June 2012
A new introductory class starts on Wednesday 30th May 2012 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and continues through June on the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th. You will learn the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (development of loving-kindness) meditation practices, as well as the fundamental teachings of Buddhism. The //Read More
Mindfulness Weekend – fully booked!
The mindfulness for stress, depression and anxiety weekend on 14th and 15th April is now fully booked. If you would like to be kept informed of future events please email Rachel on racheljoneswild@gmail.com
Kamalashila’s Launching “Buddhist Meditation”
Kamalashila will be visiting the Centre for the Sangha Class (7.30-9.30pm) on Wednesday 25 April. He will be launching the revised edition of his classic book “Buddhist Meditation”, which is an excellent guide to meditation for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. He will be talking about the book and, we //Read More
“New Centre Fund” Launched
The Centre has launched an appeal to raise money for a move to new premises. After renting premises for the last 18 years, we now want to explore the possibility of buying our own premises in the next year or so. This will enable us to build up a resource //Read More
Sangha Classes in April
Here are the themes for the Sangha Classes in April: Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm. Amongst other things, we’ll be looking at the 12 ‘positive nidanas’ – a vision of spiritual awakening as a succession of unfolding states of mind. The class is open to all who have learnt the Mindfulness of Breathing //Read More
Meditation Day for Women 11th March
There’s a meditation day for women at the Centre on Sunday 11th March, from 10 am to 3 pm. This is an opportunity for meditation and reflection, in supportive conditions. Open to all women who are familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana practices. Please bring a vegetarian //Read More
Mindfulness weekend 14th and 15th April
We are pleased to announce that we will be running another mindfulness event for stress, depression and anxiety. This will be a weekend event on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April 2012 from 10am-5pm. £50 per person and you do need to book in advance with a £10 deposit to //Read More
Friendship
One who is endowed with three qualities is a friend to be followed. What are these qualities? Giving what is difficult to give, doing what is difficult to do, forgiving what is difficult to forgive. Anguttara – Nikaya 1-286
