“Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this Dhamma and Discipline has one taste, the taste of freedom.” – The Buddha
This week we will be taking another look at this teaching from the Udana. We’ll be exploring some important questions: ‘What is freedom?’. How do we relate to freedom in our own lives? What does the Buddha mean by freedom?
Tomorrow night the Milton Keynes Triratna Buddhist group will meet up to practice Mindfulness of Breathing meditation and to continue our study of an early Buddhist text: The Udana.
This week will be the first of a three week series on the Uposatha Sutta. We’ll be exploring an incident where a monk is expelled from the gathering and looking generally at the eight ways in which the Buddha likens his Dharma to the strange and wonderful ocean.
Meditation instruction will be provided and no previous experience is required. All welcome.
An opportunity for women to come together, meditate, evoke Green Tara and find ways to take her into our lives. With Tejasvini from the Cambridge Centre
Saturday, 15th February 2014
10am to 1pm (lunch 1-2pm)
The Quaker Centre, 1 Oakley Gardens, Downhead Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 9BH
Please bring vegetarian lunch to share. Cost of the morning will covered by donation.
Emma 07947 800123 or Kathy 07976 405779
Tonight, Tuesday 11th February the Milton Keynes Triratna Sangha will be meeting up to practice Buddhist Meditation and to discuss and reflect on some traditional Buddhist texts.
We will be beginning a new series looking at texts from the Udana, an early collection of Buddhist teachings from the Pali tradition. Udana literally means inspired utterance. Tonights text is a fascinating tale entitled Bahiya of the Bark Garment.
The class will begin at 7.30pm and will include meditation instruction for beginners . The evening is suitable for newcomers. All welcome!
On Tuesday 4th February the MK Triratna Buddhist Sangha will be meeting up to practice Buddhist Meditation and to try something a little new!
Daniel, an attendee of the group is preparing an art project and has asked us to help out. We will be producing images of what the Buddha means to us by modelling figures using Plasticine in the context of mindful awareness and reflection.
This gives us an opportunity to explore our connection to the archetypal Buddha figures through creative meditation.
Daniel would like to video parts of the evening to contribute to his Arts course. There is an opportunity to opt out of the video if you so wish.
The class will begin at 7.30pm and will include meditation instruction for beginners .
The evening is suitable for newcomers to meditation and no experience in or aptitude for art or sculpting is necessary. All welcome!
Tonight the Milton Keynes Triratna Buddhist Group will be meeting up to practice the Mindfulness of Breathing meditation and to enjoy some study and discussion.
Tonight we will be looking at “Going for Refuge to the Dharma”. This follows on from last weeks discussion on “Where doe the Ideal of Enlightenment Come From”.
The class will begin at 7.30pm and will include meditation instruction for beginners .
The evening is suitable for newcomers to meditation and attendance of the previous study is not required. All welcome!
Tonight the Milton Keynes Triratna Buddhist Group will be meeting up to practice Metta Bhavana Meditation together and for some Buddhist Study/Discussion.
Tonight the subject will be “Where does the Ideal of Enlightenment Come From?” and follows on from last weeks discussion on “What is enlightenment?”
The class will begin at 7.30pm and will include meditation instruction for beginners . The evening is suitable for newcomers. All welcome.
Tonight the Milton Keynes Triratna Buddhist Group will be meeting up to practice some Meditation together and for some Buddhist Study/Discussion.
Tonight the subject will be “What is enlightenment?”
The class will begin at 7.30pm and will includes meditation instruction. The evening is suitable for complete beginners. All welcome.
Tonight will be our first meeting of 2014.
We will ease ourselves into this years practice with a number of short meditations. There will be plenty of time to catch up with each other and of course, time for tea – the essential ingredient of British Buddhism!
The evening will start at 7.30pm and all are welcome.
We will be holding a practice day on Saturday 11th January 2014.
The theme of the day will be the Buddha Vajrasattva, who is associated with Purification. We will be reflecting back at our actions over 2013 and investigating motivation and intention.
The day will include meditation, reflection, discussion and a ritual.
Please bring vegetarian food for a shared lunch.
The day will start at 10am and conclude at 5pm. Charge: By Donation.
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 1 Oakley Gardens, Downhead Park, Milton Keynes MK15 9BH
