Sangha Night

Farewell to Amanda, Mark and Michael

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.

A celebration and a farewell

Come along and celebrate mitras Michael, Amanda and Mark, who will be ordained in the coming months. We have invited them to share with us what ordination, and joining the Triratna Buddhist Order, means for them in their lives. They will share their insights and describe the path of transformation that has brought each of them to the point of asking for ordination and then being accepted.

During the ordination process they will be each given a new Pali or Sanskrit name to mark their lifelong commitment to the Dharma. The new name denotes moving beyond self-clinging, the birth of a new spiritual identity, and their deeper integration into the global Triratna Sangha.

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.