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Meditation: Taking it Deeper
Fortnightly Mondays. 7.00 – 9.00pm. Open to All.
Aberystwyth Quaker Meeting House. Doors open at 6.45pm.
April 8 & 22, May 6 & 20, June 3 &17, July 1st, 15th & 29th, etc.
Everyone is welcome to join us for our regular Monday evening sessions, sharing meditation, spiritual friendship, and discussions of the Buddha’s teachings and practice.
Suitable for all levels of meditation experience. Usually led by Amoghamitra, Satyacitta or Steve, it is an opportunity to meet up and meditate together in a friendly, supportive group. Chairs, mats, cushions and beverages will be supplied.
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If you are new to meditation, and have any health issues, (physical, emotional or mental), that could affect your participation in our sessions, feel free to contact us on westwalesbuddhistgroup@gmail.com and ask to talk confidentially to one of our Order members, who will help you decide whether to attend.
NEW: Drop-in Meditation
On the first Saturday of every month. 9.45 - 11.00. Open to All.
Aberystwyth Quaker Meeting House. With Amoghamitra.
April 6th, May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd, September 7th, etc…
Come and join us for a simple morning session of lightly led meditation, suitable for all levels of experience. If you need help with meditation posture, come along at 9.45 when we open the session. Meditation will begin promptly at 10.00. Followed of course by coffee and chat for those who wish to stay on for a while.
Suitable for all, with or without meditation experience. Just turn up.
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If you are new to meditation, and have any health issues, (physical, emotional or mental), that could affect your participation in our sessions, feel free to contact us on westwalesbuddhistgroup@gmail.com and ask to talk confidentially to one of our Order members, who will help you decide whether to attend.
NEW: Not About Being Good
Monthly Saturdays. 10.30 - 1.00pm. Open to All.
Aberystwyth Quaker Meeting House.
April 27th Akasharaja, May 25th Maitrisiddhi, June 15th Vidyamani, July 20th Satyacitta.
In these mornings we will be focusing on Buddhist Ethics, following a course by Subhadramati. 'No-one wants to feel like they're being told what to do - we like to think we know what's best for ourselves and others. The trouble is, our life doesn't always bear that out. A key Buddhist insight is that consciousness isn't fixed; we're creating it all the time by our actions of body, speech and mind. This means we can shape our future.’
This is an excellent introduction to and exploration of the particular flavour and emphasis of Buddhist ethics, and how that supports us in our practice.
Suitable for all, with or without meditation experience. Just turn up.
All are welcome to stay for lunch. Bring your own food, and/or vegan food to share.
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If you are new to meditation, and have any health issues, (physical, emotional or mental), that could affect your participation in our sessions, feel free to contact us on westwalesbuddhistgroup@gmail.com and ask to talk confidentially to one of our Order members, who will help you decide whether to attend.
NEW: Mind, Reactive and Creative
Monthly Saturdays. 2.00 - 4.30/5.00pm. For regulars.
Aberystwyth Quaker Meeting House.
April 27th Akasharaja, May 25th Maitrisiddhi, June 15th Vidyamani, July 20th Satyacitta.
A practical course in creativity- One of the Buddha’s key insights is that our state of mind conditions our thoughts, which in turn condition our actions, and thereby our world.
This course explores the idea that the mind operates in two very different ways, and that the spiritual life is essentially a movement from one to the other. We have the choice of being either reactive or creative, not just once, but at every moment. We will investigate just what that means in our own lives, looking at ways in which we can become less reactive and more creative, with a combination of teaching, discussion, meditation and practical exercises.
The path to Enlightenment, then, is one of ever-increasing creativity, and we look at one of the Buddha’s teachings in which he describes a sequence of ever-increasing creative states of mind, all the way to Enlightenment. Suitable for regulars.
All are welcome to lunch at 1.00. Bring your own food, and/or vegan food to share.
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If you are new to meditation, and have any health issues, (physical, emotional or mental), that could affect your participation in our sessions, feel free to contact us on westwalesbuddhistgroup@gmail.com and ask to talk confidentially to one of our Order members, who will help you decide whether to attend.
Morning Meditation
ZOOM Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 7.55 - 8.30. Regulars only.
Half an hour of silent meditation
This session is not guided, and there is no suggested donation.
We just come together to meditate.
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There are guided meditations on the audio page if you would like to listen to one of those in this session.
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Please try to arrive by 7.55 and wait to be admitted.
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'Morning Meditation' drawing © Ruth Koffer 2023. All rights reserved. https://ruthkoffer.com/
