Tag: reflection

A Slow Look at Hobbema's Dutch Landscape

By Centre Team on Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 - 21:19

A Slow Look at Hobbema's Dutch Landscape

By Centre Team on Tue, 6 Feb, 2024 - 21:19

Yashobodhi leads us in a mindful look at Hobbema’s ‘Avenue at Middelharnis’ for the UK National Gallery.

The composition of this painting was a powerful influence on later artists. It was admired by Van Gogh, who emulated its effects in several paintings after he first saw it in the National Gallery in 1884, and it probably also inspired Camille Pissarro’s ‘The Avenue, Sydenham’. David Hockney even made his own version in 2017, ‘Tall Dutch Trees...

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Yashobodhi on Bringing Mindfulness to Our Appreciation of Art

By Centre Team on Thu, 4 May, 2023 - 21:28

Yashobodhi on Bringing Mindfulness to Our Appreciation of Art

By Centre Team on Thu, 4 May, 2023 - 21:28

A beautiful new video by Yashobodhi as part of her work with the Limina Collective for the National Gallery in the UK.

Take a slow, guided look at the ‘An Old Woman (The Ugly Duchess’) by Quinten Massys, engaging with kindness and curiosity…

🧘 A Slow Look at Hobbema’s Dutch Landscape: 3-minute Meditation with Yashobodhi for the National Gallery

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Alive in Nature - Sit and Walk Outdoors With Us!

By Centre Team on Sun, 2 May, 2021 - 23:07

Alive in Nature - Sit and Walk Outdoors With Us!

By Centre Team on Sun, 2 May, 2021 - 23:07

Alive in Nature!
A series of live meditations and Dharma adventures from the Scottish Highlands!

Saturdays May 8, 15, 22
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Conditionality & Meditation with Vessantara, part 1

By jvalamalini on Wed, 8 Aug, 2012 - 08:10

Conditionality & Meditation with Vessantara, part 1

By jvalamalini on Wed, 8 Aug, 2012 - 08:10Vessantara talks at the Bristol Buddhist Centre about engaging with the concept of conditionality. Conditionality is a central theme of the Buddha’s teaching, and it is very helpful to bring our understanding of it into the arena of our meditation practice. During this evening we look at how to set up good conditions for our meditation to unfold in a natural, expansive way. We also explore how to meditate on conditionality, so that we take our understanding of it deeper,...