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Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 2

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017 - 08:27

Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 2

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017 - 08:27

My day started with double meditation by our very golden shrine. I appreciated the time to just sit with some of the phrases which resonated with me from yesterday’s readings of the shorter Sukhavativuyha sutra. Sitting with “heartfelt desire”, exploring the associated sensations, and ‘objects’ of desire; and with a sense of “embraced by all the Buddhas”; and the connection between the two. It felt rich and fruitful.

Ratnaguna gave a fascinating talk, showing us resonances between the Sukhavativuyha sutras and two late Pali suttas...

jvalamalini

Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 1

Sat, 9 Sep, 2017 - 21:51

Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 1

Sat, 9 Sep, 2017 - 21:51

We had a wonderful first day of our Order-Mitra ‘Rainy Season Retreat’ today, with Ratnaguna on fine form exploring everything from what we can learn from the language of the heptapods in the film ‘Arrival’, through the way the Mahayana expresses insight cosmically, suggestions on how to listen to the sutras, to why birds have to be magical apparitions in the pure land.

We listened to one of the sutras twice, and discussed our responses.

When I walked out...

jvalamalini

Triratna50 in Bristol

Thu, 6 Apr, 2017 - 17:28

Triratna50 in Bristol

Thu, 6 Apr, 2017 - 17:28

A day for the south-west region to celebrate our sangha in Bristol and worldwide.

Programme

10.00 doors open

10.30 Welcome & Dedication Ceremony & Triratna Metta Bhavana led by Jvalamalini

11.40 Tea

12.00 Four Gifts – short personal talks from Abhayamaitri, Satyalila, Bhadra and Ananda:

I come to you with four gifts. The first gift is a lotus-flower. Do you understand?
My second gift is a golden net. Can you recognize it?
My third gift is a shepherds’ round-dance.
Do your feet know how to dance?
My fourth gift
...

jvalamalini

Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016 - 12:36

Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016 - 12:36

a 6 week course introducing Buddhism and meditation
Wednesday evenings 7.30 – 10.00 from 14 September 2016

Want to explore your mind? Looking to make the most of your life? This six-week course introduces the core teachings of the Buddha and how you can use them to free up your energy, your imagination, and your perspective on the world.
On this highly practical course you’ll get instruction in developing mindfulness and deep positive emotion through meditation, as well as key principles to take...

jvalamalini

Meditation Taster - 10 Sept 2016

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016 - 12:32

Meditation Taster - 10 Sept 2016

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016 - 12:32

Sanity in a mad world!

Come and try for yourself! 10am – 1pm FREE!

Drop-in anytime between 10 and 12.30 on 10th Sept for a friendly chat about what we do at Bristol Buddhist Centre and to try meditation. Tea and cake provided!

You can also learn more about our next course which starts on 14 Sept

See our main site

jvalamalini

Introduction to Buddhism course starts 21 Jan

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016 - 13:25

Introduction to Buddhism course starts 21 Jan

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016 - 13:25

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Taster Morning Sat 16 Jan

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016 - 12:39

Taster Morning Sat 16 Jan

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016 - 12:39

A chance to see inside Bristol Buddhist Centre, try meditation for the first time, and meet people practising the Buddha’s teachings in our community.

Come and see!

Or come and help!

More information

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Nourish the Sangha, Change Lives, Influence the World

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015 - 13:21

Nourish the Sangha, Change Lives, Influence the World

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015 - 13:21

Would you give £50 a month?

Bristol Buddhist Centre runs on generosity.

In 2015 we stopped making charges for classes, courses, and Sangha activities, and invited all of us to keep them happening by giving money and energy.

We responded generously – our regular monthly donations have almost doubled. Thank you to everyone who has given, on behalf of everyone who has been through our doors this year to contact the Buddha-Dharma as expressed in our Sangha!

And there’s further...

jvalamalini

Day 8: meditating, rejoicing, puja to Bhante, and clear up!

Sat, 21 Mar, 2015 - 20:53

Day 8: meditating, rejoicing, puja to Bhante, and clear up!

Sat, 21 Mar, 2015 - 20:53

Late post today - it’s been a full last day.

We had our usual silent meditative morning, with more beautiful words from Ratnavandana. The shrine room felt very still as we sat with her open approach to practising with all the brahma viharas again.

After lunch - and much rejoicing in Ratnavandana, the team, and the retreat - we did a puja to Sangharakshita, ending with dismantling the central five Buddha shrine. I found it...

Centre Team

A Note For Online Rainy Season Retreatants!

Fri, 20 Mar, 2015 - 21:56

A Note For Online Rainy Season Retreatants!

Fri, 20 Mar, 2015 - 21:56

Hi all,

Two reasons for this post. First, a chance to post some rather lovely spring photographs from Bristol now the retreat has come to a close. Secondly, there’s been so much good material from it that we have fallen behind on remastering all the audio for internet use. Over the weekend and through the week we’ll get the remaining days’ worth of material up - plus a few extra treats! So, in a way, the retreat...