A Buddhist Perspective - Deal

‘Awareness is Revolutionary!’

4 week Meditation Course

Cultivate awareness and positive emotion

North Deal

Mondays 20th October - 1900 to 2045

Cost £48 (includes a meditation CD)

To book ; Send a cheque payable to I. D. Dixon and post to Danapriya 12, South Goodwins Court, 60, The Marina, Deal CT14 6NR. With your name, address, email and telephone number. Also what you are booking for and I will send you a confirmation by return.

Sangha Night

Please note September dates.

Wed 27th Aug at 1900

Wed 3rd Sept - NO CLASS

Wed 10th Sept at 1900

Wed 17th Sept - NO CLASS

THURSDAY 25th Sept at 1900

Wed 1st Oct - NO CLASS

This is a weekly class, including Meditation, Dharma (either discussion or a talk), Buddhist Ritual and a Tea break. This class is open to those who have been on a meditation course. Suggested donation £7

Sangha Day Festival

Sunday 16th November - 1000 to 1630

There are many festival days in the Buddhist calendar and they all fall on full moon days. The full moon day of November is Sangha Day (for convenience I have chosen the closest Sunday to celebrate).

The day will include Meditations, a Talk from another ordained member of the Western Buddhist Order, discussion, lunch (please bring vegetarian lunch to share) and on this day John Gridleys Mitra Ceremony will be held, which is particularly exciting as it will be Deal’s first - Hooray! Or as Buddhists say, Sadhu! (more about what a mitra ceremony is below). This day is led by Danapriya.

Please book for this day as space is limited, the day will be on a donation basis.

What is a Mitra?
Within the FWBO (Friends of the Western Buddhist Order) the first step to a deepening commitment as a Buddhist is that individuals can decide for themselves to take the step of becoming a Mitra, Mitra is the Pali word for Friend, so become a Friend of the Western Buddhist Order. There are three criteria, firstly one feels oneself to be a Buddhist, secondly one is trying to practice the precepts and lastly that one wants to practice within the context of the FWBO.

If anyone else feels this applies to them, do speak to me and perhaps we could have more ceremonies on this our first festival day. I hope to see you there.

Talks on Line at www.freebuddhistaudio.com

Retreats: www.goingonretreat.com, www.rivendellretreatcentre.com

www.padmaloka.org.uk for men, www.taraloka.org.uk for women.

Tel: (01304) 379779; Mobile: 07905 620115;
mail@danapriya.org

Hello to you,

Just a couple of things to mention. There is a New Meditation Course starting on Monday 1st of September, if you have not yet been on a course, do try and book on this one, then you will be able to come along to the weekly class, which is going very well (More details below).

I am also giving a Talk at The Royal Hotel on Friday 8th August at 1930. It’s a talk I have given before, lots of people have asked me to do it again and many won’t have heard it. The title is ‘Let your Inner Riches Shine’; do make a note in your diary.

I do look forward to seeing you at some of the events

With Metta to you

Danapriya.

Learn to Relax and develop more Positive Emotion through Meditation

Monday 1st September then 8th, 15th and 22nd at 1900 to 2045

Two meditation practices will be taught the Mindfulness of Breathing which helps cultivate calm, peace and awareness, and the Metta Bhavana which cultivates Loving Kindness.

Cost £48 To book ; Send a cheque payable to I. D. Dixon and post to Danapriya 12, South Goodwins Court, 60, The Marina, Deal CT14 6NR. With your name, address, email and telephone number. Also what you are booking for and I will send you a confirmation by return

Sangha Night

(Sangha means friends and community who are inspired by the Buddha’s teaching)

Every Wednesday at 1900 to 2130.

This is a weekly class, including Meditation, Dharma (either discussion or a talk), Buddhist Ritual and a Tea break. This class is open to all. And replaces the Meditation drop in and Dharma discussion evening.

Suggested donation £7

Talks on Line at www.freebuddhistaudio.com

Retreats: www.goingonretreat.com, www.rivendellretreatcentre.com

www.padmaloka.org.uk for men, www.taraloka.org.uk for women.

Book recommendation: What is the Sangha? The Nature of Spiritual Community

We are studying this book at the Sangha night class.

ISBN 1899579311 order at www.windhorsepublications.com