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Triratna Resources

Dharma Teaching - Beginners Meditation: Introductions to the Metta Bhavana

By Centre Team on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 23:24

Introducing Metta Bhavana is a highly-polished 32-page guide to the Metta Bhavana developed by Ruchiraketu in 2004. He introduces it thus:

Introduction
The ideas given in Introducing Metta Bhavana are to give practical tips for designing experiential exercises while introducing Metta Bhavana to newcomers. I hope they will stimulate more experimentation with an experiential approach to learning.

They are not a complete course in themselves but are provided to supplement whatever teaching you might normally do. Adapt them to suit your own style and purposes. They...

File NameSize
Introduction to the Metta Havana by Ruchiraketu (PDF)715.9 KB
Metta - The First Stage by Dhammaloka (PDF)142.64 KB
Metta - Stages 2-4 by Dhammaloka (PDF)188.25 KB
Metta - The Last Stage by Dhammaloka (PDF)115.26 KB
Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Dharma Teaching - Beginners Meditation: Posture Guides

By Centre Team on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 22:55
  1. A 13-page ‘Posture Workshop’ developed by Bodhipaksa from Wildmind.
     
  2. Read Kamalashila’s online version of his posture guide from the original version of his book ‘Buddhist Meditation’.
     
  3. A 2-page guide by Vajramati


 

File NameSize
Posture Guide by Bodhipaksa (PDF)489.23 KB
Posture Guide - Vajramati77.96 KB
Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Dharma Teaching - Beginners Meditation: Triratna Meditation Summaries

By Centre Team on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 22:42

Posture, body awareness, Mindfulness of Breathing, Metta Bhavana – from the Glasgow Buddhist Centre.

Tips for Establishing a Meditation Practice by Suvarnaprabha in San Francisco.

About his summary, Lokabandhu, who says:
“I produced this for use in Buddhafield and Bodh Gaya, I’ve always liked it as a very compact one-page summary of our meditations. The idea is that it is a one-page printout that folds into 4 and makes a miniature...

File NameSize
Buddhist Meditation Summary by Lokabandhu (PDF)66.75 KB
Buddhist Meditation Summary by Lokabandhu (doc)31.5 KB
A Short Handout On The Essentials Of Our Practices From Glasgow Buddhist Centre (PDF)71.74 KB
Tips for Establishing a Meditation Practice by Suvarnaprabha (PDF)130.28 KB
Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Dharma Teaching - Beginners Meditation: Six-Week Foundation Course and Practice Diary (Maitreyabandhu)

By Centre Team on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 22:35

This is a six-week foundation course based on a practice diary. This course aims to support people in establishing a meditation practice, breaking down teaching into day-by-day experiential exercises and reviewing how the meditation is going. The materials include a meditation diary, handouts with reminders of the practice, and Teachers Notes. Developed by Maitreyabandhu and peer-reviewed by the Lighting the Flame Group.

Notes on the Practice Diary

This post introduces the context for using the Diary in a course you are leading.

1. Aims
2....

File NameSize
Six-Week Foundation Course and Practice Diary (PDF)299.93 KB
Six-Week Foundation Course and Practice Diary (doc)205.5 KB
Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Dharma Teaching - Beginners Meditation: Six-Week Beginners’ Level 1 Meditation Course (Sagaraghosha)

By Centre Team on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 22:07

This is a fully-worked-out six-week course introducing the FWBO’s main meditation practices, by Sagaraghosha from the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, UK. We’ve included a file with the complete course combined into one document.

Week 1:

  • Guide line for the teacher
  • Handout ‘Practical Points‘
  • Handout ‘Four Types of Meditation‘ (concentrative, generative, reflective, receptive)
  • Handout about meditation diary and meditation CDs

Week 2:

  • Guide line for the teacher
  • Handout ‘Meditation Posture‘
  • Handout ‘Mindfulness of Breathing‘
  • Handout ‘Diary‘ 2

Week 3:

  • Guide line for the teacher
  • Handout ‘Diary‘ 3

Week 4:

  • Guide line for the teacher
  • Handout ‘Metta Bhavana‘
  • Handout ‘Diary‘ 4

Week 5:

  • Guide line for the teacher
  • Handout ‘Diary‘ 5

Week 6:

  • Guide line for the teacher
  • Handout ‘Diary‘ 6
  • Handout ‘Feedback sheet‘
  • Programme for Meditation 1 Practice Day

Get the Level 2 course by Sagaraghosha 

File NameSize
SIx-Week Beginners’ Meditation Course by Sagaraghosha (zip)3.31 MB
SIx-Week Beginners’ Meditation Course (Sagaraghosha) - Complete Files (PDF)1.47 MB
Buddhist Action Month 2016
Buddhist Action Month 2016

June 26 @ 13:15 in Great Hall > Meditate for Peace, for Nuclear Disarmament, for Mass Investment in Renewables and Green Jobs

By Christine on Wed, 22 Jun, 2016 - 15:44

June 26 @ 13:15 in Great Hall > Meditate for Peace, for Nuclear Disarmament, for Mass Investment in Renewables and Green Jobs

By Christine on Wed, 22 Jun, 2016 - 15:44

On June 26, Sheffield Buddhist Centre will join the international Triratna Buddhist Community to demonstrate our desire for peace, and our opposition to nuclear power. Santasiddhi and Christine will lead the event, which may be akin to a ”love-in” as prescribed by  Sangharakshita in his 1984 talk on “Buddhism, World Peace, and Nuclear War” (*).

The meditation will take place in the Great Hall during Summer Fair at 13:15.

In 2016, parliament will vote whether to replace and modernise the UK’s nuclear weapons system called Trident. It’s made up of four submarines – one of which is on...
Earth Metta Sangha
Earth Metta Sangha

June 26 @ 13:15 in Great Hall > Meditate for Peace, for Nuclear Disarmament, for Mass Investment in Renewables and Green Jobs

By Christine on Wed, 22 Jun, 2016 - 11:44
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June 26 @ 13:15 in Great Hall > Meditate for Peace, for Nuclear Disarmament, for Mass Investment in Renewables and Green Jobs

By Christine on Wed, 22 Jun, 2016 - 11:44

On June 26, Sheffield Buddhist Centre will join the international Triratna Buddhist Community to demonstrate our desire for peace, and our opposition to nuclear power. Santasiddhi and Christine will lead the event, which may be akin to a ”love-in” as prescribed by  Sangharakshita in his 1984 talk on “Buddhism, World Peace, and Nuclear War” (*).

The meditation will take place in the Great Hall during Summer Fair at 13:15.

In 2016, parliament will vote whether to replace and modernise the UK’s nuclear weapons system called Trident. It’s made up of four submarines – one of...
Online Meditators
Online Meditators

Meditation Tuesday - Imagination And Empathy In Action

By Candradasa on Mon, 20 Jun, 2016 - 19:45

Meditation Tuesday - Imagination And Empathy In Action

By Candradasa on Mon, 20 Jun, 2016 - 19:45

This week we’ll be looking at bridging the gap between imagination and action. In a difficult week around the world with extreme violence near at hand, we’ll be engaging with Metta (loving kindness) as a radical way to connect with others, and calling forth a sense of urgency to explore together how we might help bring forth a more peaceful world. Come and help us build our meditative community, and take a stand for deep kindness and compassion in the...

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