Sangha night

Building up to the Centre Opening

Come along for Sangha Night, an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Dharma, how it relates to our own lives, and practice together.

Almost anything can happen on Sangha Night, but mostly we meditate together, have a 20-30 minute presentation from someone in the community, and then have 20 minutes for small group discussion on the evening's theme.

Tonight: Entering the Mandala of the five jinas

With luck, this ill be our last Sangha night at the Quaker Centre, with our expeceted return to a bautiful new centre in Normanby Rd next week. The theme of our return is "entering the Mandala of the five Jinas" and we are spending some time exploring what this means.

Having learnt about mandalas and archetypes in the last two weeks, tonight we have invited Suvarnadhi, chair of the ABC, to talk reflect on her own process at this major milestone - from the time a decision was made, three years ago, to sell the old centre in Grey Lynn, to the eve of our highly anticipated transition, and looking forward to what unfolds, with conditions aligned with the energy of the jinas, in the new home of the Auckland Buddhist Centre.

Sangha nights are a place for people to come together and celebrate community, deepen their knowledge of Buddhism, and their understanding of how to practice it. They are designed for those who have been coming to the centre for a little while. If you have had minimal contact with us, you are best to attend our Intro course first, even if you have practiced within other traditions.