West London Buddhist Centre

the practice of friendship and practising as friends

Open to all! Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

Celebrating Sangha means celebrating community – a community that can help us to grow more aware, kinder, more ethical, more authentic. Through the precious practice of friendship, working together, supporting each other in a shared desire to transform ourselves, it’s a magical thing worth rejoicing in!

The morning will include reflections from Bodhilila about her 8 years as chair. She will then ritually hand over the role to Amalavajra, who will tell us about his vision for the WLBC. In the afternoon, we’ll hear the inspiring experiences of a few people about what involvement with the sangha has meant to them. You’ll have a chance to think about what might be your own way in. We’ll end with a collective ritual.

Please bring a vegetarian/vegan lunch to share.

Programme

10.00am  Doors open
10.30am Meditation
10.50am ‘Taking responsibility for a community: Reflections on my time as chair’ from Bodhilila
11.30am Ritual transfer of chair from Bodhilila to Amalavajra
12pm-ish Tea break
12.30pm Talk by Amalavajra: ‘My vision for the WLBC sangha‘
1.15-2.15pm Shared vegetarian/vegan lunch
2.15pm Inspiring short talks: ‘What creating Sangha means to me?’
2.45pm Explorations of how we can be involved
3.30pm Puja
4.30pm-ish Close

Please wear no coconut products or include them in food, as a member of our sangha is highly allergic to it