Buddha Community

Register for the next LifeSkills Mindfulness course

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:24:00 GMT

The next Lifeskills Mindfulness course will start on the 29th Feb and is led by Chris Ward

Although LSM uses meditation practices derived from Buddhism, it is a secular course open to all and requires no particular religious affiliation or belief.

See further details here and here

The LSM full course is:

A series of 2 hour sessions once a week from 7.30 - 9.30pm for 8 weeks

Skills based

Our next course is planned to start on 29th Feb 2012

The 8 week programme costs £100. The venue will be at Breakspeare School in Abbots Langley, Herts and a certificate of completion is given.

To register your interest please email: c.ward**triplegem.org.uk. (Replace ** with @)

Mobile: 07885 067374

Earthkind - Buddhist Action Day

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:25:00 GMT

The Triple Gem Buddhist Foundation run by some ALBA committee members, has an interesting post on Earthkind - Buddhist Action Day.

For the full story read here. We hope that Amaravati may be able to take part in an earthkind event in July.

Mindfulness & Intuition - a day of practice at Amaravati on 11th Feb led by Chris Ward

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:40:00 GMT

WINTRY WEATHER. Amaravati will be open as planned for this Day of Practice. No more snow is forecast either for today or tomorrow, although temperatures are low, and St Margarets Road leading up to Amaravati will be icy especially in the morning. So, drive slowly and carefully.

The theme for the day is 'Mindfulnes and Intuition' and the day will be led by Chris Ward.

We offer a relaxing day of walking and sitting practice, teaching and discussion. Open to all and suitable for both newcomers to meditation (or Amaravati) and more experienced practitioners.

No charge. Donation welcome.

Please bring a simple packed 'picnic' lunch for yourself only, as no cooking or food preparation facilities are available for this event. Sandwiches are advised.

You may arrive from 9.30 am. We start by 10am and finish at 5.

The morning is devoted to silent meditation practice. After lunch there is an opportunity for discussion, questions and interaction. We start by 10am and finish at 5.

Our teachings are based upon early Buddhism - that described in the Pali Nikayas - and forming the basis of Theravadan Buddhism as well as most forms of mainstream Buddhism.

Directions to Amaravati

Notes for the day

"Intuition"

Winter Day of Practice on 14th January - led by Martin Evans

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:37:00 GMT

Open to all

We offer a relaxing day of walking and sitting practice, teaching and discussion. Open to all and suitable for both newcomers to meditation or Amaravati and more experienced practitioners.

No charge. Donation welcome.

Please bring a simple packed 'picnic' lunch for yourself only, as no cooking or food preparation facilities are available for this event. Sandwiches are advised.

You may arrive from 9.30 am. We start by 10am and finish at 5.

The morning is devoted to silent meditation practice. After lunch there is an opportunity for discussion, questions and interaction. We start by 10am and finish at 5. The morning is devoted to silent meditation practice. After lunch there is an opportunity for discussion, questions and interaction.

Our teachings are based upon early Buddhism - that described in the Pali Nikayas - and forming the basis of Theravadan Buddhism as well as most forms of mainstream Buddhism.

Directions to Amaravati

ALBA Connections is on Facebook

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:40:00 GMT

There’s now a new way to keep in touch with ALBA friends.

If you’re on Facebook, you can join our new ALBA Connections group, which is open to all who subscribe to the ALBA email bulletin.

Like the ALBA Connections Yahoo! Group, this new Facebook group will enable you to contact each other directly, for example to discuss Dhamma topics, to support each other's practice, to make practical arrangements, for example for lifts to events at Amaravati, or simply to make conversation with Dhamma friends. You can also share links and photos.

We’ve set it up as a ‘secret’ group, which provides the highest possible level of security and privacy within Facebook. Only you can see the group and it's invisible to non-members. It will not show up on your profile or come up in a general search, and posts to and from the group will not show up on your wall.

Membership is by invitation only. If you’d like to join, you’ll first need to subscribe to ALBA's email bulletin if you don't already do so. Just email me at metta@petalmoore.net and I'll add your name to the mailing list. You'll then need to become my friend on Facebook – just add me – and I can then add you to the group. If you know me, you’ll recognise me by my picture – if not, just pick the Alison Moore with ‘Oxford University - Innerleithen’ under her name (I think I’m the only one).

If you’re not on Facebook, I hope this will tempt you to join! But rest assured, although we’ll be posting information about events, ALBA news and so on, you won’t miss anything important – you will still get the bulletin as usual, and you can visit the Buddha Community website (you're here already!) for all the latest news.

If you have any queries about Facebook and/or the new group, so email Alison Moore on metta@petalmoore.net

Our next day of practice is on December 17th

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:22:00 GMT

A day of practice at Amaravati Buddhist monastery.

'Awakening to what?'

led by Chris Ward

Open to all

‘Make sure that your life is one that you will want to wake up to’

Sometimes we can imagine that awakening takes us to some magical place where we are permanently happy and free from problems. In reality, awakening grounds us exactly where we are.

So what is awakening and what do we wake up to?

Come to our meeting to find out...

We offer a relaxing day of walking and sitting practice, teaching and discussion. Open to all and suitable for both newcomers to meditation or Amaravati and more experienced practitioners.

No charge. Donation welcome. Please bring simple food offerings to share. Food which requires little or no preparation or heating is preferable.

Hot drinks available at 9.30. We start by 10am and finish at 5. The morning is devoted to silent meditation practice. After lunch there is an opportunity for discussion, questions and interaction.

Our teachings are based upon early Buddhism - that described in the Pali Nikayas - and forming the basis of Theravadan Buddhism as well as most forms of mainstream Buddhism.

Directions to Amaravati

New ALBA blog

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:18:00 GMT

Closely connected with our new website is the ALBA blog. We will be publishing articles, essays and views from time to time. Have a look and post a comment if you wish.

This Saturday - 29th October - A day of practice at Amaravati

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:18:00 GMT

Saturday 29 October

Day of Practice

Honesty

Led by Martin Evans

We have to be absolutely honest with ourselves to see through our delusion; nothing can be
left hidden. And honesty also protects us from wrong-doing; how can we do wrong if we have resolved to keep no secrets? But it can be dangerous - is honesty always the best policy?

This will be a day of meditation and reflection. The morning will be dedicated to meditation practice, the afternoon will include a talk, followed by discussion on the theme.

Registration from 9.30 am in Retreat Centre Kitchen for prompt 10.00 am start in the Shrine Room

You are invited to bring a little pre-prepared vegetarian food for a shared lunch. There will be tea at 5.00 pm after the closing session.

All are welcome. No booking required. No charge, although there will be an opportunity to donate towards Retreat Centre costs.

For more details of the day contact Martin Evans on

email: martin.evans350 [ @ ] ntlworld.com (remove spaces and [ ] )

Welcome to our new ALBA website

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:10:00 GMT

ALBA launches new website

c.ward@triplegem.org.uk — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:53:00 GMT

The new ALBA website was created today featuring news, forums, image gallery, event calendar, blog, and more.

ALBA can currently be accessed at http://alba.terapad.com/.

Hopefully we will use our old domain name www.buddhacommunity.org in a little while.