Earth Sangha Film Club with Dayaloka, Lilamati and friends: People’s Emergency Briefing Community Screening
Saturday 14th November
6pm food to share
7-9pm Film Showing
followed by meditation & discussion
Come together with the Sangha to watch and discuss this new 40 minute film featuring Chris Packham and other UK experts, as well as responses from members of the British public. The film explains, as clearly as possible, what the latest science says about the climate and nature crisis, how it is already affecting our lives, and what can still be done. It is part of a national initiative asking the government to hold a televised National Emergency Briefing to inform people around the facts concerning the climate and nature crisis, in the same way as happened during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Whether climate and nature issues are central to your life and practice or something you’ve not had much time to explore, everyone is very welcome.
Following the film, there will be a short meditation followed by small group discussions around our experience of the film, and how we can relate to, hold and act on the information presented based in the context of our Buddhist practice and values.
All welcome: Open to anyone who has completed the 12 week introductory course
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.
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