What's On
The Venerable Bhatsakorn Piyobhaso, a resident Thai monk in Bristol, leads regular meditation sessions on Wednesday evenings at the Multifaith Chaplaincy Centre, 1 Woodland Road, Bristol. (He also conducts Dhamma talks for members of the Thai community--see Thai pages for more details.)
Timetable
The evening sessions start every Wednesday at 7pm and finish by 9pm. The timetable is as follows:
- 7.00-7.10 Short chanting with paying homage to the Triple Gem
- 7.10-7.30 Reading Selected Suttas (discourses of the Buddha), articles, talk and discussion
- 7.30-8.00 Open for discussion and sharing experience
- 8.00-8.20 Walking Meditation
- 8.20-8.40 Sitting Meditation
- 8.40-8.45 Sharing loving-kindness and merit with all beings
- 8.45-9.00 Tea/Coffee and closing
The evening sessions are open to everyone and are suitable both for those who want to find out more about classical Buddhism and Buddhist meditation and those who are purely interested in learning how to meditate and the role of meditation in daily life. There is no charge to attend the evening sessions and no booking is required.
Practical Considerations
The Wednesday evening session starts promptly at 7pm so it is advisable to try to arrive a little earlier. Meditation cushions will be supplied for all those meditating. You are, of course, welcome to bring your own cushion, bench etc. Also, could you please remember to remove your shoes on entering the meditation room(s).
Topics for Talks, Reading and Discussion: 20th of January 2010-31st of March 2010
20 January 2010 |
Talk: Getting to know Buddhism |
27 January 2010 |
Sutta reading: Gilana Sutta |
3 February 2010 |
Discussion: Transformation of bad habit |
10 February 2010 |
Article reading: Taking The Long View |
17 February 2010 |
Talk: Love and Meditation |
24 February 2010 |
Sutta reading: Atthi Raga Sutta: Where There is Passion |
3 March 2010 |
Discussion: Three roots of evil: greed, hatred and delusion |
10 March 2010 |
Article reading: Living in the world with Dhamma |
17 March 2010 |
Talk: Meditation for busy people |
24 March 2010 |
Sutta reading: Punna Sutta |
31 March 2010 |
Discussion: Compassion and Social Injustice |