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The loose focus ironically was Aimlessness – and two highly recommended very short articles sent by Jeremy are attached Aimlessness – The Other Shore – Thich Nhat Hanh Pp97-98 – There’s a tendency to think of nirvana or enlightenment as something to be attained. The word “attainment” in the [Heart] sutra refers to the ideaContinue reading “Clearbrook Sun 1st Nov”

Barbara facilitated a session introducing working with Gathas . A letter introducing this practice is attached again , and an example of a Gatha is shown below .( It just had to be tea) Also attached is a rather wonderful article sent by Jeremy regarding Aimlessness , which was discussed on Sunday at “Clearbrook” Zoom.The ZoomContinue reading “Nov 5th 2020 Working with Gathas”

We will meet again this thursday continuing to explore  the question “What is Zen?”Our meditation will aim to start at 7.30 , therefore arriving a few minutes early is helpful to allow time to Settle the mind .In addition we may receive some input from a Chan ( Chinese Zen )  perspective, from Jeremy andContinue reading “Thursday 22nd Oct – What is Zen”

Barbara facilitated the session and the focus took forward some of the ideas in the 5th Mindfulness Training ,in particular, the concepts of Volition and Consciousness as Nutriments . To deepen your practise of the 5 Mindfulness Trainings See ” The Mindfulness Survival Kit” by TNH for a commentary on the trainings and pages 105Continue reading “Thursday 15th Oct 2020 – Volition and Consciousness as Nutriments”

This Sunday our session focussed on finding practice which nourishes us . The program is attached below and a link to the Qi Gong on You Tube is also attached .

This weeks session will be facilitated by Barbara , and she will address the question above “What is Zen ? “ Suggested reading: Zen Keys by Thich Nhat Hanh ( A guide to Zen Practice and Teachings) Zen Battles by Thich Nhat Hanh ( teachings by 9th Century Zen Master Linji with commentary by TNH)Continue reading “Thursday 1st October – What is Zen ?”

Our session this week focuses loosely on Inclusiveness with special reference to Racial Inclusiveness The Contemplations on the paradigm of the Five Mindfulness Trainings for Racial Justice and the Global Pandemic are included below A New Paradigm For Racial Justice and the Global Pandemic By Marisela Gomez and Valerie Brown Let us open to a newContinue reading “Inclusiveness – with a focus on Racial Justice Thursday 24th Sept”

Our session this week will start as usual at 7.30 pm and will include a Sutra reading.

10th Sep 2020 Tonight we explored the Present Moment with the aid of a Bell Meditation from Sr Dang Nhiem. She has a wonderful sense of presence and demonstrates the Art of Inviting the Bell in a beautiful way. The link is available below. When Inviting the Bell she suggests that you may find itContinue reading “Bell Meditation”