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All of our regular activities are open to everyone, and prior experience or preparation is not required. You can arrive at any of the activities at any time; we just ask that if you do so (on Zoom or in person), you enter quietly and respectfully. If you would like a little introduction or guidance, please arrive 10 minutes early and someone will help you.
We meet every Sunday morning in person and on Zoom at 9:00, meditate for an hour and a half (3 x 25-minute sessions separated by 5 minutes of walking meditation), and have a short service at 10:25. After a short break our guiding teacher or one of our senior teachers will give a dharma talk, followed by Q&A/discussion. At 11:30 we go to a local restaurant for lunch. Once each month, on the Sunday closest to the full moon, the service is followed by a precepts renewal ceremony, and in turn by talk and discussion as usual. On these Sundays, instead of going to a restaurant, we eat pot luck lunch on the premises (we always have plenty of food, so please join us for pot luck regardless!).
This is a small group that meets in person only on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 for an hour. Given the limited space, registration is required: please contact Markus Wilms, the program leader, at makkam3@gmail.com.
This group, meeting weekly on Zoom (only) on a Wednesday evening, convenes at 8:00 for 30 minutes of meditation, then at 8:30 we discuss the "current" book (follow the event link on the homepage table for details, including where we are in the book). Knowledge of the book is not necessary (it's a point of departure) and many skip the meditation and just join for the discussion.
Meeting both in person and on Zoom, this event begins at 7:30 every Thursday. We sit together for 40 minutes, after which Gareth will read and offer a talk about a segment of source material (e.g. a sutta/ sutra, or extract, or a practice text (follow the event link on the homepage table for details)), then open up for questions, reflections and discussion.