{"id":1515,"date":"2024-10-21T11:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T11:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2024-10-30T08:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:55:58","slug":"the-heart-of-imagination-in-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/?p=1515","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of Imagination in Buddhism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Imagination-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Imagination.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Imagination-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Imagination-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Imagination-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These days, mindfulness is everywhere. How can engaging with images &#8211; with imagination itself &#8211; take our awareness deeper and help us connect with something truly transformative? Join us as we explore how a Buddhist perspective on consciousness can help move us towards a life touched more fully by a sense of creativity and freedom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This coming Thursday, we look at imagination within the framework of Triratna\u2019s system of practice, an approach to Buddhism that represents a naturally unfolding process of experience emerging from the dedicated cultivation of awareness and kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 7:00pm on Thursday 31st October we will be meeting to look at this at Simpson Village Hall, Hanmer Lane, MK6 3AD. Email to meditatemk@gmail.com if you&#8217;d like to come along! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, mindfulness is everywhere. How can engaging with images &#8211; with imagination itself &#8211; take our awareness deeper and help us connect with something truly transformative? Join us as we explore how a Buddhist perspective on consciousness can help &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/?p=1515\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1515"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1521,"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions\/1521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buddhismandmeditation.co.uk\/miltonkeynes\/whatson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}