Following sessions on Christmas Day and New Years Eve It was decided not to hold a monthly Clearbrook Session this month Nic H led our focus and Barbara Facilitated the discussion . In place of the Clearbrook there is a Morning of Mindfulness on Sunday . In order to register for this please contact theContinue reading “Thursday 7th Jan 2021”
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Christmas Arrangements 24th and 25th Dec
Dear Friends After a bit of deliberation , a plan for the festive ?? season has emerged .There will be a session on CHristmas eve 7.30-9pm for which a theme will probably show itself . In addition there will also be a shorter 1hr session on Dec 25th 9-10am For the Christmas Day session it might be helpful ifContinue reading “Christmas Arrangements 24th and 25th Dec”
Thursday 17th Dec – Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation
This Thursday Barbara will be facilitating a session , including a recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings . These will be read by various members of the Sangha
Thursday 3rd Dec Living without Loneliness
This week Barbara was the facilitator for the session and we will enjoyed a reading on a better way to live without loneliness. This is reproduced from Mindfulness Bell below Her quotation for this week is from the man who was involved in setting up the Zen Hospice in San Fransisco . “ Peace andContinue reading “Thursday 3rd Dec Living without Loneliness”
What actually is this webpage?
When we open our browser and type in a URL or click a link, we see a rendered web page spread across our screen. It’s fonts, graphic images and words construct an image with it’s own identity. But at a physical level, it can take on a whole new meaning. At one level, we hearContinue reading “What actually is this webpage?”
Thursday 26th Nov – “Just Practice”
The loose focus this week is on the opportunity in Lockdown of simply just stopping and practising . (Easier said than done ) . Reading – The Art of Living ( Thich Nhat Hanh) page 8 “Stillness”
Thursday, 19th November
“Are my perceptions correct” References: 1. The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by TNH pages 166-167 2. Old Path White Clouds by TNH page 451 3. The Diamond that Cuts Through Illusion by TNH ( The Diamond Sutra with commentary by TNH)
Nov 12th – Gathas
Dear Friends This thursday we will continue exploring the use of Gathas .We will recap the concept of Gathas , so that it will not be necessary to have attended last week .Jonny will facilitate the session this week .If anyone is interested in a 30 min weekday meditation session at 1.30pm during lockdown , please letContinue reading “Nov 12th – Gathas”
Clearbrook Sun 1st Nov
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”
Nov 5th 2020 Working with Gathas
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”
Plymouth Sangha 