Saturday 11th December 10:30 - 12:30
Suitable for Newcomers / Intermediates / Regulars
Start your weekend in a positive way with our friendly Saturday morning class, suitable for all. The first hour is meditation teaching and practice. Then at 11:30 we continue with an exploration of Buddhist teachings. This week is a special guest talk.
December’s Keynote Talk: ‘Warriors of Peace’
We are delighted to be joined today by our special guest speaker, Ratnadeva. This is the fourth morning of the NLBC series on the Four Seals of the Dharma. In this session we will explore the Fourth Seal, sometimes rendered as ‘Nirvana alone is peace’. The first three weeks have dealt with the indelible marks of existence: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and insubstantiality - not always easy pills for us to swallow. In line with the profoundly optimistic turn of the Dharma, the Fourth Seal is a statement of our potential for awakening and liberation from the suffering that afflicts us this side of enlightenment when we can’t swallow the pill. What does the Fourth Seal mean by peace? In order to explore the meaning of peace we will turn to the Pali canon and look at the fundamental source of conflict as described by the Buddha. We will see that the line between peace and conflict cuts through the heart and mind of every human being. Crucially, we will look at what can we do to cultivate peace in our lives and in the wo
The Four Seals of Buddhism
11 September: 1. Gaining and Losing is Okay: Welcoming Change.
9 October: 2. Wanting Stuff doesn't Work: What Does?
13 November: 3. We are not Separate: Can You Find Yourself?
11 December: 4. Nirvana is Peace: What is a Buddha?
Recordings of past talks can be found on our North London Buddhist Centre YouTube channel here.
ONLINE PARTICIPANTS:- Please pay what you can for the class to help support the centre through the current crisis time. Suggested amount £10.
Click here to access the class on Zoom. Session opens at 10:15 and class starts 10:30. Zoom Meeting ID: 630 207 959; Passcode 549385 or watch on YouTube live here
If you would like to attend LIVE & IN-PERSON, not online, then please go back to All Events and look for the LIVE & IN-PERSON page for this class.