Regular classes and one-off events exploring Buddhist practice
Thursday DAYTIME Class:
Transforming our Lives
The Buddha discovered the path to true happiness 2,500 years ago and now people in the West are benefitting more and more from his practical advice. Join us on any Thursday for this drop-in class which, week by week, explores practical ways to calm our busy minds, and change our lives for the better. Surprisingly, this doesn't mean 'becoming religious' but rather, exploring how we create our own pain and learning different ways of dealing with the difficulties, habits and negative emotions in our lives.
Join anytime! This daytime drop-in class is open to everyone over 18. There is no pressure to become a Buddhist - it is simply intended to help you live your life in a more peaceful and fulfilling way.
Wed PRACTICE Night:
Midsummer Puja in the Woods
Wednesday 25 June 7pm – 9:15pm
The Midsummer Equinox has just passed so this week we are going out into the open air for our practice night. We'll be meeting in the woods with our portable chairs or cushions, refreshments and a portable shrine. And together we will be meditating, socialising and performing a special Celtic Puja to celebrate the season.
All over 18 are very welcome. The actual venue, and how to get there, will be announced nearer the time to those who have booked. Please bring any natural materials (pine cones etc) with which to make an offering.
Thursday DAYTIME Class:
The Mystery of Being
Thursdays from 3rd July for Six Weeks - 11.00am to 1.15pm
This weekly daytime drop-in class includes many aspects of Buddhist practice which can be helpful to you whether you wish to practice Buddhism or not. Each week begins with a guided meditation, after which Shakyapada will introduce a particular theme for the week. Discussion and questions are encouraged.
From 3rd July for six weeks we will be exploring the Buddhist concept of non-self or anatman. This is not to say that the self does not exist, merely that it does not exist in the way that we think it does.