We invite you to join a Northern young persons weekend retreat at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre.
Friday 24th – Sunday 26th May 2024
Arrival from 5pm finishing Sunday afternoon at 2.30pm
Stay over at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre (Indoor sleeping and garden camping spaces available)
Come and hear, discuss and meditate on the timeless, uncompromising and revolutionary teachings of the Buddha. Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels – the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha – is ‘the central and definitive act of the Buddhist life’ and ‘the unifying principle, therefore, of Buddhism itself’. We will explore how we can make this Triple Gem ever more central to our lives.
Website bookings are now closed – email viryananda.dh@gmail.com if you’re keen to jump on at last minute
If you’re coming from elsewhere, select ‘dorm’, ‘single room’ or ‘camping’ to stay over at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre. If you live in Sheffield and can host someone at your house near the Centre, let us know. You could host some YUBS from further across town and save them the journey.
Free (Run on a dana basis)
Open to everyone 35 or under who has completed our introductory course or who is familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices taught within Triratna.
Led by Pretti, Shubhasingha, Nicolle, Viryananda and the Sheffield Young Buddhists
Bookings are closed for this event.
I first became interested in Buddhism as a teenager from a chance encounter with a book found in my school library. I was immediately struck by how Buddhism taught that I could change how I experience the world and that I could grow as a person. However, it wasn’t until many years later at the Sheffield Buddhist centre, that I began to commit myself fully to Buddhist practice as I saw that practicing Buddhist teachings was having a very positive impact on my life and on the lives of others.
I was delighted to join the Still Learning Team in November 2018. My previous work has been as a teacher and as an artist and I feel privileged to be able to bring those skills together with my passion for Buddhism in order to teach children and young people about Buddhism.
I first came into contact with Buddhism in my final year of university when I attended an introductory course at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre. I was instantly captivated by the revolutionary yet practical nature of the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha).
I began to meditate and apply Buddhism into my daily life and found that it actually worked! I had started to view the world differently and in a way that made me happier. I gained great confidence by this and became a committed Buddhist practitioner soon afterwards.
I enjoy sharing with others what I have learnt and how Buddhism has transformed me so I was delighted to join the Still Learning team in October 2013.
We have a range of exercises and activities, depending on ages and ability levels, exploring Buddhist ethics and their implications for how we might live as Buddhists.
How did the Buddha become the Buddha? Who was he before? What is enlightenment?
An understanding of the Buddha’s life story is an indispensable introduction to the religion. We draw out the key aspects using a beautiful painting that depicts the different events from the story.
We often theme our tours and visits around the Three Jewels of Buddhism, the Buddha, the Dhamra and the Sangha. Find out why the Three Jewels are common and central to all schools of Buddhism.
