Regular events

Sangha Night

Conditionality: Karma and dharma niyamas

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

We warmly invite you to come along next week for Sangha Night. It will give you a
unique opportunity to enhance your appreciation of the Dharma, and how it relates to
your own life, as well as to practise with others.
On Sangha Nights we mostly meditate together, then listen to a 20-30 minute
presentation from a member of our community. Following this, we usually divide into
small groups for a 20-minute discussion on the evening’s theme.

Conditionality – karma and dharma niyamas

Dharma Niyamas
The Dharma Niyama processes are initially experienced as a glimpse of life beyond
self-clinging, and/or felt as a strong gravitational pull. Practising consistently and
wholeheartedly over time will enable you to start to make the shift from Karma
Niyama, which requires deliberate, willed effort to make ethical choices, to the
Dharma Niyama process. Your energy will start to flow naturally towards what is
good and positive, without you needing to always exert forceful self-control. You can
orient yourself to this process through the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma,
and the Sangha.
Karunajoti will introduce this topic and explain the crucial relationship between
Karma Niyama and Dharma Niyama.

Sangha Nights involve people interested in and curious about Buddhism gathering
together to celebrate community. This deepens their knowledge of Buddhism, and
their understanding of how to practise it. These evening events are specially created
for those who have been coming to the centre for a little while and are familiar with
meditation. If your contact with us has been minimal, then we recommend that you
attend our Intro course first – even if you have previously practised within other
traditions.

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