Bridge Wood This is the second part of a mindful ritual in two parts. We meet in the light at 11.30 am on the 25th. The ritual involves a walk in silence along a path in the wood to a big oak tree, where we meditate and chant and then walk on down to the… Read More »Dark & Light outdoor ritual – Light
See the New Year in with others in an atmosphere of reflection, contemplation, sharing stories and kindly awareness. There is a choice of arrival times: 7pm, 8.30pm and 10pm. Please bring snacks and nibbles to share but note that this is an alcohol-free event. 19.00-1930 Arrive: Doors open19.30 - 20.30 Meditation20.30 –21.00 Teabreak or arrive21.00-21.50… Read More »New Year’s Eve – Meditate to Midnight
Join the Ipswich and Colchester Buddhist Centres for a quarterly online Dharma Reading Café. This is an online café, and all members of the Sangha are welcome. Please be sure to have read the book in order to gain the most from the evening. There will be discussion, and a space to share responses toBuddhist-related… Read More »Quarterly Online Dharma Reading Café
The four defilements about self (the atma kleshas) These four defilements are innate, we are born with them. When I first learnt about the atma kleshas I realised I had been giving myself a hard time. I thought I was being unethical when in fact they are just the result of being human and having… Read More »Transcending Ignorance – day retreat
A lovely opportunity to spend the day together resting and relaxing at Aqua Springs in Colchester. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/EVIcd_AyOxo to see the lovely surroundings and the amazing features - more here: https://www.aqua-springs.co.uk/spa-features/. Last year we had a really lovely day! There are a range of options for lunch in the cafe, jacket… Read More »Women’s Sangha Gathering at Aqua Springs
All Order Members and Mitras are warmly encouraged to attend this meeting which is our opportunity to hear about and discuss developments at our Centre. Doors open just before 7:00pm. How to Join This meeting is held at the Centre, please arrive just before 7pm. Zoom link to join the meeting below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81971473754?pwd=K2htRkh3bVo5UVIvZWc5dmtqUWlGQT09
Meditation Morning The men of the sangha join together for spiritual friendship, discussion and study. If you identify as a man and you sometimes or often attend The Centre, please do come along. This week we have a morning of meditation exploring and experiencing integration while connecting through our own Body, Mind and Heart. Admission… Read More »Men’s Sangha Gathering
The wonderful Dharmacharini Danasamudra will be joining us to lead Women’s Day at the Ipswich Buddhist Centre. She will be speaking on the often unknown stories of women in Buddhism, and how we are preserving the stories of women in Triratna through the Triratna women project. There will also be a writing workshop in the… Read More »Women’s Sangha Day with Danasamudra
Join Ariyanivata for a Study Morning. As a prelude to the Parinirvana Day festival on the 25th February at the Centre, we will be looking at extracts from the Pali Sutta The Mahaparinibbana Sutta ( Part of the Digha Nikaya no. 16 ). The longest of all early discourses, this dramatic and moving narrative… Read More »Men’s Sangha Gathering
The Parinirvana Festival Day is our opportunity to mark the end of the Buddha’s earthly existence and an opportunity to reflect on the life and death of our teacher and our own experience of impermanence. If you wish to bring a photograph of a friend or loved one who has died during the recent past,… Read More »Parinirvana Day
