Most Wednesdays, 7-9PM, Sholden Village Hall, Deal, CT14 0AH - (please see below for individual event dates)
Our regular Sangha Evenings are held in-person in Deal on Wednesday evenings. (In Buddhism Sangha means ‘community’). We ask for a donation of £8 (or what you can afford) to help with venue hire. There is usually a card machine available to take payments.
Our Sangha Evenings are suitable for people aged 18+ who know the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana Meditations.
We usually have a lightly led meditation and a talk. Once a month we include a pūjā (ritual).
There is also a chance each week for a cuppa and a catch up at the break! Drinks and biscuits are provided.
We announce our weekly events along with our Zoom code (for occasional online weeks) in our regular mailings.
If you would like to receive our email contact: ekbuddhists@gmail.com
Please also consider following our Triratna East Kent Buddhist Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/148699268982875/
And our Instagram page: @mindmatters.eastkent
On the first Wednesday of the month there is no Sangha Evening at Sholden Village Hall - please email ekbuddhists@gmail.com if you wish to organise something, eg a walk (weather permitting), a short meditation on the beach, or a meeting in someone's house etc.
Dates for your diary:
Wednesday 2nd April
No Sangha Meeting
Wednesday 9th April
Film Night - The film is called Zen. It is a bio-pic (not documentary) about the great Soto Zen master, Dogen (pronounced with a hard G). It is about his travels. He felt that some of the Zen teachings had been corrupted in Japan. He spent years in China, determined to bring back the genuine Zen/ Chan doctrine. We hope you can join us, with metta Karunadhara and Alex
Wednesday 16th April
An Evening Looking at Interconnectedness, based on Indra’s Net from the White Lotus and Avatamsaka Sutras
Wednesday 23rd April
Practice (Puja) Night
Wednesday 30th April
Going Deeper in Meditation through Tonglen
Please note, we will soon add more details to each of these events. Thank you, and we hope to see you soon.
When meeting online, we use this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2432431990
For most modern web browsers, you do not need to download anything. For a better experience you can, before the start time, download the Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Mac, or Linux. You do not need to create an account or sign in.
A few minutes before we're due to start, either:
Before the start time, download the Zoom Mobile App using one of the links below. You do not need to create an account or sign in.
A few minutes before we're due to start, click here to join or open the app and enter the meeting ID 243-243-1990.
The class is best suited for those who are familiar with the two meditation practices we teach (Mindfulness of Breathing and Mettā Bhāvanā) and are able to comfortably meditate for around 40 minutes with minimal instruction.
No, just turn up!
A pūjā is a traditional Buddhist ritual that includes chanting and making offerings.
If coming on a pūjā night and you have not done it before, please let the class leader know so they can give an introduction.
There is a suggested donation of £8 per person to help us cover our running costs.
The word Sangha means 'to bring together' into a group and is the general word for 'community' in both Pali and Sanskrit. In Buddhism it is primarily used to refer to the Buddhist community.
When meeting in person we meet at Sholden Village Hall. One Wednesday per month we meet on Zoom instead of in-person. If you would like to know more about this then please email: ekbuddhists@gmail.com
