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Breathworks Mindfulness for Stress Jan-March 2024

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 17:48

Breathworks Mindfulness for Stress Jan-March 2024

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 17:48

8 Mondays, 15th January to 4th March 7.00-9.30pm

The Breathwork’s Mindfulness for Stress course has been running for decades and helped thousands of people to reduce stress and to increase the quality of their lives.

During the course, you will learn mindfulness skills to cope with and reduce your stress and anxiety. You will gain tools that will help you to develop emotional resilience and to increase your experience of happiness, calm and well-being. You will also receive practical resources to use after the...

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Peace: Wolf at the Door online writing weekend 9-10 Dec 2023

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 17:31

Peace: Wolf at the Door online writing weekend 9-10 Dec 2023

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 17:31

The imagination can at least offer the chance of peace within through its power to harmonise our own energies. In this online weekend workshop, Wolf at the Door team Dharmavadana and Vishvantara return with ways to work with inner strife through writing, towards a healing which may even spread from ourselves to others.

No writing experience is necessary, just a willingness to step through a door into new creative spaces, accompanied by experienced guides.

Listen to Vishvantara and Dharmavadana talk about the...

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Meditate Christmas Day 10.30am-1.00pm, Boxing Day 10.30am-4.00pm

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 16:03

Meditate Christmas Day 10.30am-1.00pm, Boxing Day 10.30am-4.00pm

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 16:03

What a nourishing way to spend Christmas and Boxing Day!

Stay calm, grounded and connected during this often frenetic and sometimes challenging time. Join Bodhilila  for our Festive Meditations. Whether you want some quiet and stillness in the midst of the seasonal craziness, a break between socialising with friends and family or you want to come together with others for some communal practice, this day is for you!

Leave behind the bling and soften into quiet on these two drop-in meditation days. Spend a...

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New Year's Retreat online 29 Dec 2023-1 Jan 2024

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 15:45

New Year's Retreat online 29 Dec 2023-1 Jan 2024

From West London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 15:45

Reflect on the end of one year and open to the new on this New Years Retreat. We’ll be practising meditation, ritual, chanting and just being. We’ll also be chanting in the New Year.

Online. Sessions will be recorded so if you miss one, you can access it later.

Led by Bodhilila, Maitripushpa and Ratnadeva

Programme

Fri 29 Dec
7.00-8.30pm

Sat 30 Dec
10.30am-12.30pm (practice/talk)
3.30-5.00pm (optional groups plus Q&A/practice)
8.00-9.00pm (practice)

Sun 31 Dec
10.30am-12.30pm (practice/talk)
3.30-5.00pm (optional groups plus Q&A/practice)
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Forthcoming Ordination at Abhayaloka, Finland

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 12:32

Forthcoming Ordination at Abhayaloka, Finland

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 - 12:32

Dear Order members

I am very pleased to announce that Jarkko Lavinen from Helsinki will soon be ordained in Finland.

His private ordination will be conducted by Maharatnapriya during a retreat at Abhayaloka retreat centre.

His public ordination will take place at the Helsinki Buddhist Centre on Sunday 10th December, starting at 2pm Finnish time.

With metta
Saddhaloka
(Public Preceptor)

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Dharmabytes: Seeing the Beauty in Each Other

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 30 Nov, 2023 - 11:00

Kulanandi reflects on different qualities of beauty in the spiritual life, here exploring the wisdom of seeing the beauty in each other through spiritual friendship. 

Excerpted from the talk Beauty and the Dharma Life given at the Stockholm Buddhist Centre,  2014.

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Following the White Deer

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 29 Nov, 2023 - 15:06

Following the White Deer

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 29 Nov, 2023 - 15:06

🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ Seven days of meditation, soulful exploration, and strong, supportive friendship: a safe space to go deeper into experience and practice.

A Home Retreat led by Paramananda and Bodhilila

Friday January 19th till Thursday January 25th 2024

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In many human cultures white deer hold a place of deep significance, being often met at the edges or boundaries of personal or communal land and experience. Sometimes they appear as messengers from the otherworld, as in Celtic mythology; in some North American...

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We Are Our Relationships | Sangha As Truth

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Nov, 2023 - 00:00
This talk delves into the concept of 'Sangha' and its deep connections with truth and relationships. Sanghadhara shares personal reflections and experiences, emphasising the importance of community and spiritual friendships in understanding and embodying Dharma. Reflecting on "Relationships are prior to Relata", a perspective explored by Iain McGillchrist, Sanghadhara explores its connections with Pratītyasamutpāda, Anatman, Compassion, Karma, and Spiritual Friendship. Drawing from philosophical and scientific perspectives, the talk explores the idea that relationships precede individual entities. Offering a deep dive into how interconnectedness is fundamental to understanding the nature of reality.
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Mitra Convenor(s) wanted! OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 28 Nov, 2023 - 16:28

Mitra Convenor(s) wanted! OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 28 Nov, 2023 - 16:28

MITRA CONVENOR(S) WANTED!

Could this be you? 

The West London Buddhist Centre is looking for either a Mitra Convenor (full-time) or 2 Mitra Convenors (part-time) to nourish and grow its sangha and support its vibrant mitra community. Ratnadeva, our beloved Mitra Convenor of the past 5 years, will be leaving London in April 2024. 

The job involves:

  • regular teaching activities at the centre and on retreats
  • engaging with newcomers, developing connections and friendships and supporting them in their involvement with centre activities 
  • supporting everyone in the
  • ...

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