Sangha events
Sangha events are open to anyone who has completed our Introductory Course.
We’ve been reviewing this regularly, balancing the spiritual and psychological benefits of meeting in person with the wish to reduce the risks of catching Covid at the Centre. After carrying out a risk assessment we have agreed that the following precautions.
We will:
- Use ‘purge ventilation’ to refresh the air in the Great Hall by opening doors before and after events.
- Encourage the wearing of masks in enclosed spaces such as the corridors, tea room and toilets and when in close contact with others. We ask Sangha members attending the Centre to bear in mind that other Sangha members may feel concern about the spread of Covid.
- Encourage having a lateral flow test before coming to the Centre.
- Ask all Sangha members to continue to regularly wash their hands and to use hand sanitiser when they enter and leave the building and before handling food.
- Ask Sangha members not to come to the Centre if they feel unwell, have any symptoms or have been in contact with anyone who has had a positive test.
15.10.21
Calendar
Event List
Wed
20 Oct
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
20 Oct
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the sangha in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations.
It is an un-led meditation practice; mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana 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.
*** You can now join Morning Meditation through Zoom! ***
For a limited time, morning meditations will also be live on Zoom for you to join. Log in before 7am to hear the bells straight from the Great Hall every weekday morning.
Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/
Passcode: awake
Thu
21 Oct
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
21 Oct
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the sangha in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations.
It is an un-led meditation practice; mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana 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.
*** You can now join Morning Meditation through Zoom! ***
For a limited time, morning meditations will also be live on Zoom for you to join. Log in before 7am to hear the bells straight from the Great Hall every weekday morning.
Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/
Passcode: awake
Fri - Sun
22 - 24Oct
Great Gathering in Sheffield – Men’s Weekend Retreat
All Day
22 - 24Oct
All Day
The Lightning Bolt of Compassion – Padmasambhava – the Master for Troubled Times
7pm Friday 22nd – 1pm Sunday 24th October
In June earlier this year we joined the summer Padmaloka Great Gathering in a ‘hybrid’ style, connecting to the content beamed from Padmaloka to Sheffield through Zoom. It was great entering into a retreat in the familiar space of Sheffield Buddhist Centre together with other guys in the sangha. We plan to recreate that experience this October, with the opportunity for us to share meals and sleep at the Buddhist Centre whilst engaging with the inspiring Padmaloka sessions for an immersive weekend retreat.
We’ll meditate, listen to talks and join the pujas together in the Great Hall, and share meals and discussion groups in person around the grounds of the Centre. If you would like to go for the full experience, you are welcome to sleep over at the Buddhist Centre, either indoors or camping.
For Sheffield men familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana, and open to ritual.
Although there are no more spaces to book with Padmaloka, we have plenty of space here in Sheffield! Come to all or part of the weekend.
All you need to do is book an in-person place by completing the form below on this page.
Love Bodhinaga
***
This autumn’s Great Gathering will be focussing on the great Tantric Guru Padmasambhava – the Lotus-Born – Guru Rinpoche – the Greatly Precious Guru. Padmasambhava is credited with the transformation of Tibet into a land of the Dharma. He is especially famed for the taming of the Tibetan gods of place, transforming them into protectors of the Dharma. But Padmasambhava has universal significance because he is the embodiment of all the riches of Buddhahood. He is siddha, yogi, spiritual friend, beloved lord and master. He is the Lightning Bolt of Compassion reaching into the depths of life, the master who tames, pacifies and transforms all troubles and misfortunes, bringing them onto the Path. With his inspiration, we will learn this weekend how to face and transform the troubles of our own age. We will do our best to gaze at them with his fearless gaze and tremendous skill.
The weekend will include meditation sessions, rousing pujas, discussion groups and time to make friends with one another. And there will be talks by Bodhinaga and Padmavajra devoted to Padmasambhava.
Details and Timings
The retreat will start with an introduction at 8pm on the first evening, and finish at 1pm on the Sunday. The complete programme for each full day will be sent out closer to the start of the retreat, and it will include morning meditation at 7am, a mid-morning event, a mid-afternoon event, and an evening event.
https://padmaloka.org.uk/retreats/2021/autumn-great-gathering-online
Fri
22 Oct
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
22 Oct
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the sangha in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations.
It is an un-led meditation practice; mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana 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.
*** You can now join Morning Meditation through Zoom! ***
For a limited time, morning meditations will also be live on Zoom for you to join. Log in before 7am to hear the bells straight from the Great Hall every weekday morning.
Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/
Passcode: awake
Fri
22 Oct
Friday Night Meditation – Zoom only
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
22 Oct
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Jayagupta leads a double meditation every Friday 7.30pm – 9pm on Zoom
Follow the zoom link.
Sangha Night
The Great Way
This series of talks takes us into the figures and symbols of the Five Buddha mandala.
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).
‘Hybrid’ Sangha Night
In person – booking is optional, you can do this by clicking the event titles on this page.
Online – The Zoom room will be available from 7.15pm.
Programme
6.30pm – 7.30pm Shared Meal
7.30pm – 8.10pm Dharma Talk
8.10pm – 8.40pm Discussion groups
8.40pm – 9.00pm Tea Break
9.05pm – 9.35pm Meditation
Coming up at Sangha Night
Tue
26 Oct
Sangha Night – The Central Act
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
26 Oct
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Dharmamayi will unpack – Going for Refuge: Levels and Dimensions.
Join Sangha Night in-person or online for an evening of talks followed by discussion and meditation.
Tue
9 Nov
Mitra Ceremonies
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
9 Nov
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Tonight at Sangha Night, come and celebrate with the folks who will become Mitras in a moving ceremony, full of joy and colour.
Book to attend in-person in the Great Hall, or log on to Zoom in the usual way to witness them making this commitment.
As is tradition we are collecting cards and gifts for the new mitras.
Shared meal from 6.30pm
Main event from 7.30pm
Slack is a simple way for all the Sangha to stay connected and to find out about upcoming events and Centre news.
Contact us to sign up.
Listen again to Sangha night talks
Growing the Spiritual Community
Keynote talk given by Dharmamayi at the day for all mitras on the 25.9.21 on growing the spiritual community, at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre.
Connecting with Beauty
Bodhinaga will explore how we can prepare the mind to receive the honoured guest – through connecting with beauty.
Attitudes of Enlightenment
We embark on a new series of talks, kicked off by Vandanya talking about the Attitudes of Enlightenment.
In this series of Sangha Night talks we enter more deeply into Buddhist ritual and devotion, exploring the seven-fold puja.
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
Fri - Sun
22 - 24Oct
Great Gathering in Sheffield – Men’s Weekend Retreat
All Day
22 - 24Oct
All Day
The Lightning Bolt of Compassion – Padmasambhava – the Master for Troubled Times
7pm Friday 22nd – 1pm Sunday 24th October
In June earlier this year we joined the summer Padmaloka Great Gathering in a ‘hybrid’ style, connecting to the content beamed from Padmaloka to Sheffield through Zoom. It was great entering into a retreat in the familiar space of Sheffield Buddhist Centre together with other guys in the sangha. We plan to recreate that experience this October, with the opportunity for us to share meals and sleep at the Buddhist Centre whilst engaging with the inspiring Padmaloka sessions for an immersive weekend retreat.
We’ll meditate, listen to talks and join the pujas together in the Great Hall, and share meals and discussion groups in person around the grounds of the Centre. If you would like to go for the full experience, you are welcome to sleep over at the Buddhist Centre, either indoors or camping.
For Sheffield men familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana, and open to ritual.
Although there are no more spaces to book with Padmaloka, we have plenty of space here in Sheffield! Come to all or part of the weekend.
All you need to do is book an in-person place by completing the form below on this page.
Love Bodhinaga
***
This autumn’s Great Gathering will be focussing on the great Tantric Guru Padmasambhava – the Lotus-Born – Guru Rinpoche – the Greatly Precious Guru. Padmasambhava is credited with the transformation of Tibet into a land of the Dharma. He is especially famed for the taming of the Tibetan gods of place, transforming them into protectors of the Dharma. But Padmasambhava has universal significance because he is the embodiment of all the riches of Buddhahood. He is siddha, yogi, spiritual friend, beloved lord and master. He is the Lightning Bolt of Compassion reaching into the depths of life, the master who tames, pacifies and transforms all troubles and misfortunes, bringing them onto the Path. With his inspiration, we will learn this weekend how to face and transform the troubles of our own age. We will do our best to gaze at them with his fearless gaze and tremendous skill.
The weekend will include meditation sessions, rousing pujas, discussion groups and time to make friends with one another. And there will be talks by Bodhinaga and Padmavajra devoted to Padmasambhava.
Details and Timings
The retreat will start with an introduction at 8pm on the first evening, and finish at 1pm on the Sunday. The complete programme for each full day will be sent out closer to the start of the retreat, and it will include morning meditation at 7am, a mid-morning event, a mid-afternoon event, and an evening event.
https://padmaloka.org.uk/retreats/2021/autumn-great-gathering-online
Sat
13 Nov
Monthly YUBS Event
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
13 Nov
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Young (Under 35) Buddhists Sheffield Event.
Join us for Dharma, discussion and ritual.
Facilitated by Cesca.
More details and poster coming up on the YUBS Slack channel. Not on Slack yet? Email the centre and we’ll send you a link, or contact aryadasa@sheffieldbuddhistcentre.org for more information.
Sun
21 Nov
Sangha Day
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
21 Nov
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Celebrate the spiritual community on Sangha Day. Culminating in a festive Sangha Day puja. More details to come…
Sat
18 Dec
Monthly YUBS Event
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
18 Dec
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Young (Under 35) Buddhists Sheffield Event.
Join us for Dharma, discussion and ritual.
Facilitated by Owen.
More details and poster coming up on the YUBS Slack channel. Not on Slack yet? Email the centre and we’ll send you a link, or contact aryadasa@sheffieldbuddhistcentre.org for more information.