Sangha Day 2022
- Sun Nov 13th 2022
- 10:30 am
- 5:00 pm
- Booking not required
“When the heart’s release is immature, Meghiya, the first thing that will conduce to its maturity is good friends, good companions, good associates.”
Udana 4.1
Sangha as Practice
Join us for a celebration of the Buddhist Festival of Sangha Day. This is an opportunity to focus our attention on the gift of community, to look at its significance in our lives and for the world, with gratitude in our hearts. Through a series of short talks, readings, reflection, meditation, ritual and mantra we will explore the theme of Sangha as practice.
Please bring food for a shared vegetarian lunch.
The programme for the day will be:
10.30am – Welcome and introduction to the day
followed by: mantra chanting, meditation
11.30am – Tea break
11.55am – Readings, mini-talks
1pm – Shared lunch
2.15pm – Afternoon session begins
including: Mantra chanting, Sangha as Practice (talk), reflection, sharing space
3.20pm – Tea break
3.45pm – Introduction to puja and reaffirmation of mitra/order member commitments, Puja including reaffirmations
5pm – Conclusion
