The Buddhist Centre exists to help people find greater awareness, kindness, peace and freedom in their lives. During this unprecedented time we’re taking our classes online to try and help all of us maintain a thread of awareness and connection.
Tuesday: Newcomers 7.30-9.00
Suitable if you’re new or newish to meditation.
If you would like to meditate with others and talk a bit about how meditation and Buddhism can help us navigate these difficult times come and join our weekly sessions.
The log-in for this class is here. The meeting ID is 476924885
The room opens at 7.15 for a 7.30 start please feel free to log-in early especially if you’re new to the technology.
Thursday: Sangha Night 8.30-9.45
Suitable if you’ve completed one of our Introductory classes.
Thursday 2 April
Working with Anxiety and Fear
with Maitrisara and Nagadevi
8.30 – 9.45 on Zoom
The idea for this evening is to start at home at 7.30 and watch a video of a 20 minute talk given by the Chair of the London Buddhist Centre, Suryagupta. Click the link here to watch it.
The video’s audio and visual is a bit out of synch but its a little gem of a talk about working with anxiety and fear in the current situation we all face. Note it was recorded just before the lockdown last Monday.
Suryagupta also mentions walking meditation which some of you won’t be familiar with. If you are finding sitting meditation a struggle at the moment (and even if you aren’t), walking meditation is a wonderful thing to try. There are some notes here you could check out on how to do it.
When you arrive in the Sangha Night session at 8.30, Nagadevi will lead a period of meditation and then we will split into small groups to discuss some questions arising from Suryagupta’s talk. How do we work with anxiety in the three ways she mentions – physical, mental and spiritual? And how can we build those into our daily routines?
To join, login here:
https://zoom.us/j/919616857
Meeting ID: 919 616 857
If you don’t already have Zoom, its a good idea to download it to your device first. You can go to https://zoom.us/ to set up a free account.
While the Buddhist Centre is closed, this is a difficult time for us financially. If you have any capacity to give us a donation right now, you can click here to contribute.
Sangha Night
Thursday 9 April
Transformation and the Sangha
with Maitrisara, Roz and Matty
8.30 – 9.45 on Zoom
This Sangha Night marks the anniversary of the founding of the Triratna Buddhist Community. Roz and Matty will offer two short talks about how their lives have been transformed through their involvement with the Triratna Sangha. We will have a chance to discuss their talks in small groups and there will also be a led meditation.
Login here:
https://zoom.us/j/919616857
Meeting ID: 919 616 857
While the Buddhist Centre is closed, this is a difficult time for us financially. If you have any capacity to give us a donation right now, you can click here to contribute.
Women’s Day Retreat Online
Saturday 4 April
with Suddhimani and Maitrisara
11.30 – 3.30 (log in from 11.15)
For all women familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana.
Can we help each other to find different ways to practice in our home environment? We will be exploring creative ways to practise in this extraordinary situation we all face.
Some of the day’s activities will be away from the screen, and the time we do spend together online will vary in formality – there will be some meditation together, discussion, and just chatting!
This day retreat will take place through the medium of Zoom (an online meeting platform)
To book, please email maitrisara1@gmail.com We can email you in advance with suggestions about the technology you will need, the link you will need to access the meeting and some ideas for how to set up the day at home.
No charge, donations welcome and can be made here.
