Meditation weekend
A non-residential meditation retreat
If you've been coming along to the centre for a while - perhaps to our under 35s night, our Monday introductory evenings, our drop-in meditations and so on - this non-residential retreat is aimed at you.
The overall idea is to help you get more clear about our two foundation practices (the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana), so you can meditate more effectively.
We'll start with a deeper approach to posture - a dynamic approach to alignment in the body during meditation will help you stay more focused and reduce tension. From there, we definitely have ideas...and we also want to let any questions, challenges and areas you'd like to explore inform what we do together.
This weekend will give you a taste of extended meditation practice. And we're likely to introduce you to a traditional Buddha visualisation practice, which is particularly appropriate as this weekend coincides with the annual Buddha Day festival. In fact, we'd recommend you also come along to our Friday night puja for Buddha Day on the 27th at 6.30pm (join us for dhal and rice from 5.30pm), if you like.
When
Cost
$80, or what you are able to afford
Caring for each other's health
Before attending, please read our current Covid Guidelines. This is part of how we practice together.
Led by
Cittamuni
Cittamuni first contacted the Auckland Buddhist Centre in 1991. The centre moved into his neighbourhood and he decided to investigate what was behind…
Suvarnadhi
Suvarnadhi became the chairperson of the Auckland Buddhist Centre in May 2021, having practised within the Triratna Buddhist Community for around 13…