Lojong Mind Training in Stroud: A Survival Guide for Christmas and the New Year!
Date: Tuesday 28 January 2020 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.
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 a discussion
An evening of mindfulness with meditation movement and a discussion
Date: Wednesday 5 February 2020 19:15 21:00
Our regular monthly Wednesday evening session for new and experienced meditators.The evening will include mindful movement, meditation and discussion on a slogan or reading from a Buddhist text. Open to all.
Monthly Community City Retreat
Date: Sunday 9 February 2020 10:00 12:30
A day of meditation at the Shambhala Centre for everyone from 10am to 4pm. Open to beginners and those with more experience. Meditation instruction available.
Shamatha Meditation and Maitri Bhavana practice
Date: Wednesday 12 February 2020 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 19 February 2020 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.
Monthly Wednesday Evening Talk
Date: Wednesday 26 February 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.
Generosity
Date: Wednesday 26 February 2020 19:15 21:00
Teacher: Nicholas Shutler
In this talk we will explore first Buddhist paramita of ‘Generosity’. The practice of generosity helps us to loosen the stranglehold of the ego and connects us to a great source of
happiness. “Come on let’s get liberated!”.
Meek
Date: Saturday 21 March 2020 10:00 - 22 March 18:00
Teacher: Shastri John Seex
Meek is the first of the four dignities, aspects of enlightened mind. Ordinarily we think meek expresses a lack of power or being intimidated but in Shambhala meek is the ground of all.