Wednesday Daytime Dharma Drop-in Class

Buddhism drop-in, all welcome any week
11.45am-12.45pm | Give what you can, suggested donation £6.
Stick around for lunchtime meditation, come early for volunteering

You can read Buddhist books and listen to talks on YouTube, but things will open up much more fully when studying Buddhism alongside others.

The Spiral Path

4 March: 9, 10 – in dependence on disenchantment arises nonattachment (vairagya); in dependence on nonattachment arises freedom (vimukti)

11 March: 11 – in dependence on freedom on arises knowledge (of the destruction of the poisons) (jnana)

18 March: 12 – review of the spiral path.

New series starts,  The Mandala of Enlightenment

25 March. Introducing the Mandala, circle of enlightenment.
1 April. Five Buddhas male and female as aspects of enlightenment.
8 April. Entering the Mandala – three circles. I The fires of transformation.
15 April. II The vajras of indestructible mind.
22 April. III. The lotus petals of spiritual rebirth.
29 April. The Buddhas of the East, male and female.
6 May. The Buddhas of the South.
13 May. The Buddhas of the West.
20 May. The Buddhas of the North.
27 May. The Buddhas of the centre.
3 June. The eight charnel grounds.
17 June. New theme starts.

See Sangharakshita, What Is the Dharma, for details.

Led by Ratnaprabha & Guhyasakhi