As we enter a future of increased physical isolation finding skilful ways to connect online as a Sheffield Sangha is becoming more important.
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.
At the Sheffield Buddhist Centre we’ve updated some of the activities at the Centre in line with the new lockdown regulations:
- Sangha night will be on Zoom only (starting from today Tuesday January 5)
- Groups won’t be able to meet either inside or outside the Centre
- We can still meet one other person in the Centre garden
- The morning meditation will carry on being open for people to attend in person.
It is still allowed for people to attend “places of worship” for ”communal worship” but “prayer or study groups” are not permitted.
We’ve interpreted this to mean that the type of discussion groups that we hold on Sangha night aren’t possible at the moment so we have reluctantly decided that Sangha night will be on zoom only for now.
- You are required to wear a mask in the building
- Keep 2m socially distanced in the building & grounds
- We will record the details of everyone coming into the Centre for Track and Trace.
- If you are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in contact with someone with Covid do not to come to the Centre until the NHS advises you that it is safe to do so.
We are doing all we can to set up and implement Covid secure protocols but ultimately it is the responsibility of each individual to make the decision to come to our in person events or not. Where possible we will be offering an online option.
Chair of the Sheffield Buddhist Centre
Calendar
Event List
Tue - Tue
2 - 2Mar
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
2 - 2Mar
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the men’s community in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations. Please book if you would like to reserve a place, or you can drop in as it’s unlikely that we will reach our social distanced capacity.
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.
*** 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
In person meditation in the Great hall is still available.
Tue - Tue
2 - 2Mar
Sangha Night: The Quarrel at Kosambiya
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
2 - 2Mar
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Stories of the Path
Tonight, Bodhinaga tells a tale…
Using stories to unlock the secrets of our System of Practice, from true tales to mighty myths within the Buddhist tradition and beyond.
Online Only
Wed - Wed
3 - 3Mar
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
3 - 3Mar
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the men’s community in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations. Please book if you would like to reserve a place, or you can drop in as it’s unlikely that we will reach our social distanced capacity.
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.
*** 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
In person meditation in the Great hall is still available.
Thu - Thu
4 - 4Mar
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
4 - 4Mar
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the men’s community in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations. Please book if you would like to reserve a place, or you can drop in as it’s unlikely that we will reach our social distanced capacity.
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.
*** 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
In person meditation in the Great hall is still available.
Fri - Fri
5 - 5Mar
Early Morning Meditation
7:00 am - 7:45 am
5 - 5Mar
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Join the men’s community in the Great Hall for weekday morning meditations. Please book if you would like to reserve a place, or you can drop in as it’s unlikely that we will reach our social distanced capacity.
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.
*** 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
In person meditation in the Great hall is still available.
Sangha Night
'Stories of the Path'
Using stories to unlock the secrets of our System of Practice, from true tales to mighty myths within the Buddhist tradition and beyond.
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).
Sangha Night will be Zoom-only from the 5th of January. Click the button below to join the Zoom meeting.
Programme
7.15pm Zoom room Open
7.30pm – 8.05pm Dharma Talk
8.05pm – 8.15pm Tea Break
8.15pm – 8.55pm Discussion groups
8.55pm – 9.00pm Tea Break
9.00pm – 9.30pm Meditation
Coming up at Sangha Night
Listen again to Sangha night talks
Introducing Buddhism and Meditation
Book here: https://www.sheffieldbuddhistcentre.org/events/introduction-to-buddhism-and-meditation/
Bodhinaga announces the new Intro Course on Zoom, Wednesday evenings 7.30-9.30pm. Starts 10th February 2021.
Our newcomers courses introduce you to the two most important Buddhist meditation practices, along with radical Buddhist ideas that can give a new vision of what it means to be a human being, and a new depth and meaning to life.
Through a combination of team teaching, discussion and practical exercises, this course is the main gateway to the other Buddhist activities at the centre, and to a friendly, thriving community of Buddhist practitioners.
The course runs online through Zoom for six weeks from Wednesday 10th February from 7.30pm. Don’t worry if you can’t make every session, let us know your availability and we will try and accommodate you. Booking is essential.
All Buddhism classes are offered free of charge. Donations are welcome but completely voluntary. The centre is run on the basis of a ‘generosity economy’.
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
Sat - Sat
13 - 13Mar
March YUBS Event: The Taste of Freedom
7:00 am - 9:30 pm
13 - 13Mar
7:00 am - 9:30 pm
You’re invited to a Sheffield YUBS day of collective practice as part of the national young Buddhists weekend retreat, ‘The Taste of Freedom’. Where possible, we want to get together and connect in person, so we want to invite you to a day of collective practice on Saturday 13th March. We’ll meditate together, Aryadasa is giving a talk on the taste of freedom, there will also be a meditation workshop, discussion and evening ritual. Lots of opportunities to practice together in person at the Buddhist centre! If you would like to do the rest of the retreat, you’re welcome to Zoom in from home but if you can only do one day then make sure to come for these Saturday events in person.
‘The three fetters – of habit, of superficiality, and of vagueness – are broken by means of Insight, that is, by means of knowledge and vision of things as they really are… by our becoming creative, committed, and clear. When Insight arises, one enters the Stream, the Stream that leads directly to Enlightenment… one becomes a true individual. And as a true individual, one can experience vimutti, one can enjoy the taste of freedom.’ – The Taste of Freedom, 1979, Urgyen Sangharakshita
Drawing inspiration from Sangharakshita’s rousing (and much-loved) 1979 lecture, we’ll meditate together, hear short talks, gather in discussion groups and do ritual together with other young Buddhists from across the UK and Europe.
What you need to do for a taste of freedom:
- Book on to the retreat via the Adhisthana website https://adhisthana.org/retreat-calendar/2020/sub30-taste-of-freedom/
- If you can’t make the Friday or Sunday… sign up anyway
- Tell us you are coming for the in-person sessions at the Buddhist Centre (see below for details)
- Enjoy a day of Dharma practice together with YUBS!
In person: Where possible, we want to get together and do the sessions in person. So you are invited to come to the Buddhist centre for these Saturday events:
- 7 am – 8.30am morning meditation
- 3.30pm – 5.30pm Coming together for meditation workshop at 4pm
- 7pm – 9.30pm Coming together then our version of 7.30pm ‘groups’ followed by ritual all together
In-person events will be socially distanced either in the Great Hall or Great Tent – we’ll decide nearer the time based on temperature!
On Zoom:
- Friday 8pm – 9.30pm Introductions, Short Talk & Opening Ritual
- Saturday 10.30am – 12.45pm Three short talks from Aryadasa, Kusaladevi and Prajnahridaya, each followed by discussion
- Sunday 7.00am – 8.30am Meditation, 10.30am-12.45pm Meditation, personal talks from Lizzie and Tom, Sheffield YUBS group discussion & closing ritual
A Young (Under 35) Buddhists Sheffield Event.
Join us for Dharma, discussion and ritual.
Facilitated by Edward and Aryadasa.
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 - Sun
21 - 21Mar
Poetry Reading and Reflections on balance
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
21 - 21Mar
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Many of us our finding our connection with the natural world a source of comfort and uplift in these restricted times.
Come and celebrate the coming of spring and the equinox when day and night are in balance. The mind of the
Buddha is in perfect balance. It is poised and in harmony. On this day when the light is in balance we can reflect
on the balance in our own lives and consider how we can create a greater balance.
From 3.00pm – 3.55, we shall explore the balance in our lives through reflection and writing
From 4.00pm – 5.00pm there will be a poetry reading exploring the beauty, joy and transience of spring: with space for reflection on change and equanimity.
You are welcome to the whole event or to join at 3.00 or 4.00
Led by Punyamala, Clair Mullineaux and Bodhivasini
Sat - Sat
10 - 10Apr
Monthly YUBS Event
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
10 - 10Apr
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Young (Under 35) Buddhists Sheffield Event.
Join us for Dharma, discussion and ritual.
Facilitated by Issy.
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.
Sat - Sat
15 - 15May
Monthly YUBS Event
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
15 - 15May
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.