The Sangha is the Buddhist term for the community of people wishing to learn from the Buddha's teachings. Lalitaraja, Santva, Manjumitra, Khemananda and guest Order Members take turns to lead these evenings, practising and communicating Buddhism. A Sangha evening might include a talk, meditation, discussion, workshop, devotional practice. Open to all (though it is helpful if you have had an introduction to the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices).

Monday 12th July: The Story of the Compassionate Ship’s Captain: a look at how Buddhism helps us to make tough decisions.

Kusala will tell a story from the 'Skill in Means Sutra' (Upayakausalya Sutra) which is quite well known in traditional Mahayana Buddhism. The story is told by the Buddha to a large audience at Sravasti. It is both a parable and a Jataka as the Buddha reveals that he was the Compassionate Ship’s Captain in an earlier life. The ships’s captain is faced with an ethical dilemma as he realises that on board his ship is a thief who plans to murder all the passengers. What is he to do about it?

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