Simply sitting and Bodhichitta Practice
Date: Wednesday 19 September 2018 19:30 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.
Simply sitting meditation, reading and discussion open to all
Date: Wednesday 26 September 2018 19:30 21:00
Simply sitting Shamatha meditation and a reading and a discussion. Open to all.
Shifting Sands, Changing Winds - Monthly Presentation Talk
Date: Thursday 27 September 2018 19:30 21:00
Teacher: Irene Cleghorn
During this presentation we will explore the ways in which our usual take on impermanence creates stress and emotional pain for us and how we might relate to these ever present shifts and changes differently.
Guided Meditation
Date: Wednesday 3 October 2018 19:00 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.
Shamatha Meditation and Maitri Bhavana practice
Date: Wednesday 10 October 2018 19:30 21:30
Maitri Bhavana is a group Tonglen practice for the seriously ill. There will also be simply sitting Shamatha practice. Open to all.
City Retreat - Open to all
Date: Sunday 14 October 2018 10:00 16:00
2nd Sunday of every month - day long meditation retreat - all welcome
Shambhala Educators - AMI Study Day
Date: Saturday 20 October 2018 09:30 17:00
Teacher: Rona Wyatt
This study day focuses on completing the group activities for 'The Art of Meditation Instruction' ie. course 4 of the Shambhala Educators Transition Programme.
Level 3 - Warrior in the World
Date: Saturday 27 October 2018 09:30 - 28 October 18:00
Teacher: Rona Wyatt
Developing fearlessness by examining our habitual tendencies, we are willing to experience our life without relying on the cocoon. We begin to engage the world directly and extend the attitude of fearlessness to our activities.
Simply sitting meditation, reading and discussion open to all
Date: Wednesday 31 October 2018 19:30 21:00
Simply sitting Shamatha meditation, a reading and a discussion. Open to all.
Joy in Everyday Life
Date: Thursday 1 November 2018 19:00 - 29 November 21:00
Teachers: Irene Cleghorn & Rona Wyatt
Developing trust in basic goodness, we begin to discover the confidence and energy to go forward on the journey with a sense of joy and bravery. Teachings on compassion become the inspiration for a life of cheerful discipline and freedom from doubt.
Great Eastern Sun
Date: Saturday 1 December 2018 09:30 - 2 December 18:00
Teacher: Shastri John Seex
An introduction to the Sacred Path program of Shambhala Training, This weekend program teaches how to see the Great Eastern Sun, the primordial energy and brilliance that is the basis of all that exists.
Windhorse
Date: Saturday 16 March 2019 09:30 - 17 March 18:00
Teacher: Acharya David Hope
The Sacred Path program continues to deal with bringing the principles of warriorship and the practice of mindfulness-awareness into daily life.
Drala
Date: Saturday 8 June 2019 09:30 - 9 June 18:00
Teacher: Shastri Jane Hope
When you invoke drala, you begin to experience basic goodness reflected everywhere -- in yourself, in others, and in the entire world." - Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche