Lojong Mind Training in Stroud: A Survival Guide for Christmas!
Date: Tuesday 26 November 2019 19:30 20:45
Teacher: Shastri John Seex
Lojong uses the Kadampa slogans from Atisha, eg, “Be grateful to everyone’ to train our mind in relative bodhicitta, open-heartedness and compassion. The heart of the course is the practice of Tonglen, exchanging our self for others.
Monthly Talk - Tonglen - The Path of Transformation
Date: Wednesday 27 November 2019 19:30 21:00
Teacher: Christine Jeffcutt
Tonglen is a meditation practice for cultivating love and compassion that we can all do for self healing, sending healing for others and for our world. This talk will introduce the practice and include some practice.
Guided Meditation
Date: Wednesday 4 December 2019 19:15 21:00
Our regular monthly Wednesday evening session for people new to meditation. The evening will include discussion on a reading from a Buddhist text. Open to all.
Monthly Community City Retreat - morning only
Date: Sunday 8 December 2019 10:00 12:30
A morning of meditation at the Shambhala Centre this Sunday from 10am to 12.30pm. Open to beginners and those with more experience. Meditation instruction available.
Shamatha Meditation and Maitri Bhavana practice
Date: Wednesday 11 December 2019 19:15 21:00
Maitri Bhavana is a group Tonglen practice for the seriously ill. There will also be simply sitting Shamatha practice. Open to all.
Simply sitting and Bodhichitta Practice
Date: Wednesday 18 December 2019 19:15 21:00
Bodhichitta practice is a loving kindness and compassion practice from the Buddhist Mahayana tradition. There will also be simply sitting Shamatha practice. Open to all.
Tonglen Meditation for cultivating compassion and loving kindness and transforming suffering into joy - 1 day workshop
Date: Sunday 19 January 2020 10:00 17:00
Teacher: Christine Jeffcutt
Tonglen is an ancient Tibetan everyday experiential practice. It teaches us how by accepting and resting with our own suffering and being gentle and kind to ourselves we can empathise and be more compassionate towards the suffering of others.
Monthly Wednesday Evening Talk
Date: Wednesday 22 January 2020 19:15 21:00
This event is part of our regular monthly programme where each month a talk is offered by a teacher within Shambhala.
Simply sitting meditation, reading and discussion open to all
Date: Wednesday 29 January 2020 19:15 21:00
This evening will include sitting and walking meditation, and there will be a reading and discussion.