All meetings are from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Quaker Meeting House, 100 Crown Street.
3rd Aug – Beginners: Buddhism in Eight Words
A brief introduction to key Buddhist concepts
10th Aug – The Positive Precepts
The negative precepts (I undertake not to…) all have a positive counterpart in the form of a positive quality to be cultivated.
17th Aug – Practice group: The Five Hindrances
A discussion of the things that stop us getting deeper in our practice and our meditation. See here for the handout on this.
24th Aug – Suggestions for improving meditation
By Nigel.
31st Aug – Subject to be arranged
The end-of-the-month online meetings are over, so all Wednesday night meetings will now be in person in the Quaker Meeting House.
7th Sep – Beginners: Schools and Sources
Buddhism was passed down as an oral tradition for several hundred years. How did it come to be written down? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different texts and traditions that we know Buddhism through?