Sunday Evenings from 20.00 - 21.00
The Buddhist Calendar runs on the ancient Moon cycle and it has always been
customary to use the Full Moon days as a time to reflect upon the Dhamma
and renew our commitment to the Refuges and Precepts.
There will be a short talk on one of the subjects listed below. Then 30 min. sitting. We shall end with a short reflection on the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. Then people can take the Refuges and Precepts at whatever their level of commitment. We will finish with
prectising Metts and reading and chanting of the Metta Goodwill Sutta.
We shall clebrate the Full Moon on the nearest Sunday since this is one evening most people would be available.
A reminder will be sent a few days before, but do put the dates in your diary anyway.
Full Moons and Subject Matter
2022
Jan 16 Resolution and Joy
Feb 27 Compassion
2021
Mar 28 Gratitude, Generosity and Renunciation Video Stream/Download mp3
Apr 25 Spiritual Faculties & Factors of Enlightenment, focusing on Confidence Video Stream/Dowload mp3
May 23 Buddha Day – sharing with Pain Dei Ciliegi in Italy again -the Nine Qualities of the Buddha. Video Stream/Download mp3
Jun 27 Four Noble Truths - The basic platform upon which all the teachings are based, centring on the meaning of Dukkha. Video Stream/Download mp3
Jul 25 Dukkha (Unsatisfactoriness and Sila (Morality and Ethics) - The Buddha, cenring his teaching on Dukkha, lays out the moral and ethical rules we must follow to be liberated from that very same dukkha. Video Stream/Download
Aug 22 Dependent Origination, the Role of desire and the only Choice. A quick revision of the teaching and looking at desire and where the escape from suffering is to be found. Video Stream/Download
Sep 19 Kamma and Rebirth. What is personal karma? Is there such a thing as Social Karma? Where does Rebirth fit in. Video Stream/Download
Oct 17 Right Livelihood Can we broadenout the definition to include all we do in our lives so that what we do serves our purpose of becoming liberated from Dukkha? Video Stream/Download
Nov 21 10 Perfections
Dec 19 Love and community