Sangha events
Sangha events are open to anyone who has completed our Introductory Course.
Calendar
Event List
Fri
3 Feb
Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
3 Feb
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the sangha in the Red Shrine Room for weekday morning meditations.
It is an un-led meditation practice; metta bhavana and mindfulness of breathing on alternate days.
Please arrive a few minutes early to get set up. Open to everyone familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana meditation practices.
Fri
3 Feb
Friday Night Meditation – Zoom only
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
3 Feb
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Jayagupta leads a double meditation every Friday 7.30pm – 9pm on Zoom
Follow the zoom link.
Sun
5 Feb
Monthly Morning of Meditation
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
5 Feb
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Take your practice deeper on the first of these monthly mornings led by Dharmajivana.
Booking not required.
Open to everyone who has completed our 12-week introductory course.
Mon
6 Feb
Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
6 Feb
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the sangha in the Red Shrine Room for weekday morning meditations.
It is an un-led meditation practice; metta bhavana and mindfulness of breathing on alternate days.
Please arrive a few minutes early to get set up. Open to everyone familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana meditation practices.
Tue
7 Feb
Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
7 Feb
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the sangha in the Red Shrine Room for weekday morning meditations.
It is an un-led meditation practice; metta bhavana and mindfulness of breathing on alternate days.
Please arrive a few minutes early to get set up. Open to everyone familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana meditation practices.
Sangha Night
Wisdom Beyond Words
An evening of talks, discussion, meditation and ritual exploring the current Sangha night theme. Sangha night is open to those who have completed our Introductory Course (not suitable for newcomers).
A New Way to Connect Online with Sangha Night
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the talk as it is live streamed on our YouTube channel using the link provided below. The link will remain the same each week.
You can also enter an unled Zoom room after the talk for an informal discussion. You can access this room using the link or the the details below. Again, these details will remain the same each week.
Meeting ID: 487 910 136
Passcode: 220600
Programme
6.30pm – 7.30pm Shared Meal
7.30pm – 8.10pm Dharma Talk
8.15pm – 8.45pm Discussion groups
8.45pm – 9.15pm Tea Break
9.15pm – 9.45pm Meditation
Coming up at Sangha Night
Tue
7 Feb
Sangha Night
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
7 Feb
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
The limits of reason 1: Nagarjuna and the wisdom of the beyond.
This week Bodhinaga will be exploring Nagarjuna and the wisdom of the beyond in his talk The limits of reason 1.
Connect Online Sangha Night
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the talk as it is live streamed on our YouTube channel using the link provided below. The link will remain the same each week.
You can also enter an unled Zoom room after the talk for an informal discussion. You can access this room using the link or the the details below. Again, these details will remain the same each week.
Meeting ID: 487 910 136
Passcode: 220600
Tue
14 Feb
Sangha Night
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
14 Feb
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Pointing beyond: excerpts from the Prajnaparamita
This week Paranita will be exploring the Prajnaparamita.
Connect Online Sangha Night
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the talk as it is live streamed on our YouTube channel using the link provided below. The link will remain the same each week.
You can also enter an unled Zoom room after the talk for an informal discussion. You can access this room using the link or the the details below. Again, these details will remain the same each week.
Meeting ID: 487 910 136
Passcode: 220600
Tue
21 Feb
Sangha Night
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
21 Feb
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
The heart of perfect wisdom.
This week Vadanya will continue the current theme of Buddhist Wisdom Teachings with a talk about the heart of perfect wisdom.
Connect Online Sangha Night
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the talk as it is live streamed on our YouTube channel using the link provided below. The link will remain the same each week.
You can also enter an unled Zoom room after the talk for an informal discussion. You can access this room using the link or the the details below. Again, these details will remain the same each week.
Meeting ID: 487 910 136
Passcode: 220600
Tue
28 Feb
Sangha Night
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
28 Feb
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Tonight we have three short talks from people in the sangha telling us about what the heart sutra means to them.
Connect Online Sangha Night
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the talk as it is live streamed on our YouTube channel using the link provided below. The link will remain the same each week.
You can also enter an unled Zoom room after the talk for an informal discussion. You can access this room using the link or the the details below. Again, these details will remain the same each week.
Meeting ID: 487 910 136
Passcode: 220600
Tue
7 Mar
Sangha Night
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
7 Mar
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
The Yogacara and ‘ mind only’.
Prajnahridaya continues our wisdom beyond words theme with a talk; The Yogacara and ‘ mind only’.
Connect Online Sangha Night
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the talk as it is live streamed on our YouTube channel using the link provided below. The link will remain the same each week.
You can also enter an unled Zoom room after the talk for an informal discussion. You can access this room using the link or the the details below. Again, these details will remain the same each week.
Meeting ID: 487 910 136
Passcode: 220600
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Listen again to Sangha night talks
Led reflection on interconnectedness – Sanghagita
Dharma talk given on Sangha Night at Sheffield Buddhist Centre.
Special Events
We run events of many sorts for people at all levels of commitment – short retreats, study of Buddhist texts, meditative ‘sesshins’ and occasional arts activities like singing workshops.
We also celebrate the major festivals of the Buddhist calendar:
- Wesak and Parinirvana Day, commemorating the Buddha’s Enlightenment and his death.
- Dharma Day and Sangha Day celebrating the Buddha’s teachings and the spiritual community of his followers.
- Padmasambhava Day when we fete the historical and mythological accomplishments of the character who established Buddhism in Tibet.
Special Events coming up
Sun
12 Feb
Parinirvana Day Festival
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
12 Feb
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
On the afternoon of Sunday 12th February we will celebrate Parinirvana Day to commemorate those close to us who have died, and to celebrate the final passing of the Buddha into Nirvana.
A central part of the festival ritual is the reading of the names (and dates if known) of those who have died. In preparation for the festival, please email us the name (and date) of anyone you know personally who has died in the last year who you’d like to be remembered. Please do bring in a photo or commemorative offering to put on the shrine or you could send us a photo attached to your e-mail.
We hope to see you there for our first festival of the year.
Open to everyone who has completed our 12-week introductory course.
Fri - Sun
21 - 23Apr
Lockerbrook Sangha Retreat
7:00 pm - 3:30 pm
21 - 23Apr
7:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sangha Retreat at Lockerbrook
5pm Friday 21st – 3.30pm Sunday 23rd April
Deepen your practice and make friends on a weekend with the Sangha at the beautiful Lockerbrook barn in the Peak District.
Please book below.
We’re looking forward to being back on retreat together!
Open to everyone who has completed our 12-week introductory course.
Retreats Coming Up
Fri - Sun
21 - 23Apr
Lockerbrook Sangha Retreat
7:00 pm - 3:30 pm
21 - 23Apr
7:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sangha Retreat at Lockerbrook
5pm Friday 21st – 3.30pm Sunday 23rd April
Deepen your practice and make friends on a weekend with the Sangha at the beautiful Lockerbrook barn in the Peak District.
Please book below.
We’re looking forward to being back on retreat together!
Open to everyone who has completed our 12-week introductory course.
Retreats
Deepen your practice and make friends on retreat with the Sangha.
Please book through the event pages.