Monday Evening Class

Monday Evening Meditation Class

Learn how to turn your life around and find true happiness with practical methods drawn from Buddha’s teachings. Classes consist of guided meditations and a short and practical talk on how to apply Buddhist wisdom to the day to day problems we face in our busy modern lives. There will be time for questions. These classes are suitable for everyone, whether you have meditated before or this is your first time. No special clothing is necessary and most people choose to sit on cushions. Suitable for everyone.

New Series: Is there anything we can rely on?

Have you ever felt you don’t belong in this world? The social structures, beliefs and ways of life that in the past gave people a sense of security, belonging and meaning are melting away all around us, and even the climate and natural world now seem insecure. How is it possible to feel at home, to feel our life has meaning, to feel there is anything we can really trust? 

The truth is there is a way, but we need to go deeper within to find it. The mess our world and our society are in originates in human minds, in deluded attitudes like greed, selfishness, intolerance and arrogance. We suffer from these delusions ourselves, but they are not intrinsic parts of our mind. Deep down there is something pure, sane and trustworthy – a fundamental goodness and wisdom. There are beings who have gone beyond their delusions and fully realized their pure potential. The methods for doing this still exist, and there are many people traveling this spiritual path. With the guidance of enlightened beings and the support of the spiritual community, we can travel the same path and find a deeper home in the universe.

In Buddhism, this spiritual safety net is described in terms of the Three Jewels of Refuge: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. A Buddha is any fully awakened being. Dharma is the inner realizations that free us from suffering. And Sangha is the community of spiritual practitioners who are on the path to Enlightenment.

April 28th                    Awakened Awareness

May 5th                      SPRING BANK HOLIDAY – NO CLASS

May 12th                    The truths that free

May 19th                    Spiritual friendship  

May 26th                   HALF TERM

 Classes resume 2nd June.