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Meditation Toolkit for Regular Meditators
Our meditation toolkit explores strategies for taking our meditation practice further. Suitable for anyone who has already learned the two basic practices and wants to go deeper.
| Tuesdays 19.00-21.30 |
| With: The Centre Team |
| £10/ £5 (concession) |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |
Meditation for Regular Meditators - Lunchtime Drop-in
Meditation practice session for those with experience of our basic meditation practices.
| Wednesdays 13.00-14.00 |
| With: The Centre Team |
| £6/ £2 (concession) |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |
Retreat for Men at Padmaloka
Great Gathering at Padmaloka
Join Kusala, Abhilasa and Aryajit for a weekend at our men's retreat centre in Norfolk.
For men who are familiar with the the practices of the 'Mindfulness of Breathing', 'Metta Bhavana' and the Sevenfold puja.
For more information please click here
| weekend Fri 6 to Sun 8 Oct 2017 |
| With: |
| For Bookings please refer to Padmaloka's website https://www.padmaloka.org.uk/retreats/2017 |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |
URBAN RETREAT: Special Puja and Closing Ritual
Tonight's puja will be the closing ritual for the Urban Retreat.
For those who know our basic Triratna meditation practices.
You are welcome to bring vegetarian food to share at 18.30
| Friday 6 Oct, 19.30-21.30 Food to share from 18.30 |
| With: Visuddhimati |
| Free event. Donations welcome. |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |
Opening to the Magic of Metta - Autumn Weekend Sangha Retreat (Fri 20 - Sun 22 Oct 2017)
Take your practice of loving kindness to new depths. As we open to Metta we enter the magical realms of the Brahmaviharas, also known as the Illimitables or Sublime Abodes and find the Bodhichitta within our hearts.
This retreat is for everyone: those who hate the Metta Bhavana, and those who regard it as their favourite practice. Transformation guaranteed.
A weekend of meditation and shared practice in the context of a retreat in countryside.
| The retreat will be held at Redfield Retreat Centre in Buckingham. From Friday evening to Sunday afternoon Fri 20 - Sun 22 Oct 2017 |
| With: Lalitaraja, Visuddhimati |
| Costs, £165 £130 low wage £95 concession |
| Going Deeper |
| Booking required (5 places left) |
Full Moon Puja - Dedicated to Avalokiteshvara (3 Nov 2017)
An evening of meditation and devotional practice dedicated to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who represent different aspects of the Awakened Mind.
Tonight's puja is dedicated to Avalokiteshvara.
For those who know our basic Triratna meditation practices.
| Friday 3rd November 2017, 19:30 - 21:30 |
| With: Dharmaprabha |
| £10/ £5 (concession) |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |
The Path as Symbol: Meditation as Personal Journey (start 8 Nov)
An intensive meditation course, for those who wish to take their practice deeper.
We will collectively explore how to create the conditions for a calm, peaceful mind that can more fully turn towards and stay with direct experience and how we can begin to meet difficult sensations, thoughts and emotions with curiosity and without judgement.
The course aims to help us see more clearly our habitual reactions and the suffering they create, and find out what else is possible.
| 4 Wednesday evenings Wed 8 Nov – 29 Nov 2017 19.00-21.30 |
| With: Singhashri |
| Costs, £60 £28 concession |
| Going Deeper |
| Booking required |
Full Moon Puja - Dedicated to Shakyamuni (1 Dec 2017)
An evening of meditation and devotional practice dedicated to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who represent different aspects of the Awakened Mind.
Tonight's puja is dedicated to Shakyamuni.
For those who know our basic Triratna meditation practices.
| Friday 1st December 2017, 19:30 - 21:30 |
| With: Abhilasa |
| £10/ £5 (concession) |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |
Women’s class weekend retreat (Fri 8 - Sun 10 Dec 2017)
A weekend of meditation, talks, discussion and other shared practice in the context of a retreat in countryside.
Open to all women who have attended any of the NLBC women’s classes during 2017.
Please note: Most rooms are shared, some have bunk beds
| The retreat will be held at Redfield Retreat Centre in Buckingham. From Friday evening to Sunday afternoon Fri 8 - Sun 10 Dec 2017 |
| With: Karunagita, Singhashri, women's class team |
| Costs, £165 £130 low income £95 concession |
| Going Deeper |
| Booking required (14 places left) |
Meditation and Ritual on New Year's Evening - Sun 31 Dec 2017
Programme tbc
| Sun 31 Dec 2017 Doors open from 20.30 |
| With: |
| By donation |
| Going Deeper |
| No booking required |