Sangha night

Aspects of Practice

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: The Path of Vision.

This is the last of our "mini-series" on aspects of practice, as we lead up to the Sangha retreat at the beginning of October. You don't need to be going on the retreat in order to benefit from the content of this Sangha night theme. While retreats offer us the very best of conditions, we are talking here of increasing our awareness of the circumstances, experiences and responses to important aspects of our lives.

Tonight, Vajrasarasi talks about the spiritual path, acknowledging where we are now, the current state of our lives, and where we'd like to be. The latter is not a wild guess (like "anywhere but here"), but an (initially vague) understanding of what it is to be enlightened, using the Buddha as a model.

Once we have a sense of this ideal state, we plan a path to get from where we are, to where we want to be. Vajrasarasi will share her approach to the Path of Vision, and how we can use it for our own spiritual development.

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.