Weekly Buddhism and Meditation Schedule in Brighton
Spring / Summer 20
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♦ See Thursday 14th May for an additional event
Mondays
Please note: Mondays sessions will continue throughout August
Unguided meditation: 6 - 7.15pm (door open 5.45pm):
Drop-in. Unguided meditation practice.
Info: Alan 07966 046524 or John 07793 085493.
Forest Sangha Group: 7.30 - 9.30pm (door open 7.15pm)
Drop-in. A group affiliated to Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries, in the tradition of the Theravadin Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Each evening includes group chanting, followed by meditation and teachings, sometimes with visiting monastic teachers from Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries.
Info: Sasha 07905 118646 or David 01273 723378.
Tuesdays
Dharma in Daily Life: continuing until 16th June 7.30 - 9pm (door open 7.15pm)
The Dharma in Daily Life group is open to anyone interested in bringing a spiritual practice into their daily lives through group meditation and discussion. Suitable for everyone. Please note the group is continuing from the last programme and will run until 16th June.
Info: Rosie 01273 731891
16 Guidelines for a happy life with Ian Thomas: 23rd June - 21st July, 7.30 - 9pm
Both a 5 week follow up course to the Introductory weekend (see Weekend Retreats) and a drop-in course to one or more of the sessions. It will be based on the four wisdom themes that underlie the guidelines: ‘How we think’, ‘How we act’, ‘How we relate to others’ and ‘How we find meaning’. The final session will be on the mind and/or a summing up of the previous four.
Wednesdays
Please note: During August the Green Tara and Open group will be taking a break. Open Meditation reconvenes 2nd Sept. LGBT & Zen groups will be continuing throughout August
Morning Zazen (Soto Zen meditation): 7.30 - 8.30am (arrive by 7.25am)
Zazen (Soto Zen meditation) directed by ordained members of the International Zen
Association (IZA). All are welcome, but it is recommended that beginners attend an introduction on Fridays at 7.00pm.
Info: Jay and Heather 01273 682974.
Brighton Green Tara Group: 3 - 5pm (door open 2.45pm)
Drop-in. Green Tara praises, prayers, meditation, ‘Tonglen’ (Tibetan compassionate healing practice), and mind training. The Green Tara group is attached to the Sangha of Samye Ling Monastery (Scotland) and Samye Dzong (London). Full Green Tara practice also takes place on the first Sunday every month (see ‘Other Events’ above). All are welcome and the practices are explained.
Info: Patricia 01273 739187.
Brighton LGBT Meditation Group: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of month 5.45 - 7.15pm (door open 5.30pm)
Drop-in. The Brighton Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Meditation Group is an open group suitable for people with no experience of meditation. Each session consists of two periods of meditation lasting about 20 minutes with a short reading or tape in between. The meditation is facilitated, usually, by Sheila who learnt mediation practice from the monks and nuns of the Amaravati Thai Forest tradition. An eclectic selection of readings are taken from all the Buddhist traditions and also the Sufi, Hindu and Judeo-Christian traditions.
Info: Sheila 07789 861367.
Open Meditation Evening: 7.30 - 9pm (door open 7.15pm)
Drop-in. Suitable for all meditators, from complete beginners. Suitable for all meditators, from complete beginners. The evening consists of one guided meditation session (often mindfulness of breathing, or loving-kindness meditation) and one unguided period. In between, there is a dialogue/listening period, which is also an opportunity to discuss any issues arising from your practice.
Info: Richard 07796 331167.
Thursdays
The Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Group is reorganising and taking a break. Watch this space.
Info: Rosie 01273 731891.
Thursday May 7th at 6:00 pm: Bodhi Garden Development Group Exhibition
“Where’s the Garden?”
An exhibition celebrating the Bodhi Garden past, present and possible futures (for more details see 'Weekend Retreats').
New event!!
Thursday May 14th 7.30 - 9.30 pm (doors open 7.15): Retreat evening with Venerable Khyentse la
The Bodhi Garden is delighted to welcome back Venerable Khyentse la who was amongst the host in the visit to the Bodhi Garden with His Eminence Gongkar Dorje Dhenpa Rinpoche in March this year.
The topic for the evening will be "Impermanence"
Fridays
Please note: Zen meditation will continue throughout August
Soto Zen Meditation: 7:30 - 9pm (arrive by 7.20pm)
Drop-in (but see note below). "True Zen means sitting quietly in the right posture. Zen means setting the mind at rest, concentrating intuition and reasoning together. Zen is not some special state, it is our normal condition, silent, peaceful, awake, without agitation" (Taisen Deshimaru). Soto Zen was founded in Japan by Dogen in the 13th century and brought to Europe by Taisen Deshimaru in 1967. Kodo Sawaki Roshi, from whom Master Deshimaru received transmission, endeavoured throughout his life to return Zen to its purest source, the practice of zazen. Zazen is directed by ordained members of the International Zen Association. An introduction for beginners will start at 7pm.
Info: Jay or Heather 01273 682974.