Triratna Buddhist
Community
Newsletter July 2012
Men’s practice morning 28th July
9am – 12 noon
Women’s practice morning 29th July
10 am – 1 pm
Open to all who are familiar with the Mindfulness of
Breathing and Metta Bhavana practices
Dharma Day
Saturday 7th July 9 am – 1 pm
The theme is the six gifts of Dharma – the
Buddha’s teaching.
Please come along to celebrate the gifts
which we have received.
If you’d like to stay for lunch, please bring a
vegetarian contribution to share.
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Meditation and Puja night
Friday 27th July 7:30 – 9:00pm
This event is open to all who know the
Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana
practices. If you have never been before,
you are more than welcome to come along
and see what a puja is all about.
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Beginners’ Drop-in Meditation Class
Mondays (5:30-6:30pm)
Monday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th July
Update - New Centre Fund
In April we launched an appeal to raise
money to move to new premises. In June we
raised £510.20, making a total so far of
£1488.26. This is a great start and we really
appreciate all contributions, large and small.
There are many ways that you can get
involved, through giving time, energy,
expertise and enthusiasm.
Most importantly, we all need to carry on
simply building our Sangha – practising the
Dharma, deepening friendships and
continuing to support the centre in many
ways. You can also:
 Help with fund raising ideas and
organising events
 Attend events that are organised in
the future (watch this space!)
 Donate directly to the fund
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Theresa’s Big Walk
A big well done to Theresa Brown who
walked 14.5 miles in the Cheviots on Sunday
27th May to raise money for the new centre
This class is suitable for absolute beginners.
We teach the Mindfulness of Breathing and
Metta Bhavana (development of lovingkindness) on alternate weeks. Why not try it?
The class is run on a donation basis.
fund. She has raised £292.50 so far. You can
sponsor her here:
http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/cheviotwalk
If you are doing a sporting event, why not
consider supporting the centre?
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Sangha Nights
Wednesdays (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
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Good News!
As many of you will be aware, Rachel JonesOpen to all who are familiar with the Wild was married on Saturday 2nd June. She
Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana and Chris would like to use the celebration
practices.
as an opportunity to share with others and,
The Way of the Bodhisattva
as such, have set up a ‘charitygiving’ page
Imagine living one’s life as a complete
so that anyone who would like to celebrate
expression of the metta bhavana. Can we
their wedding with them can do so by
aspire to such a state, and how can we, at
supporting the new centre fund. You can
least, begin to take some steps in that
donate and add your good wishes by
direction? In this season of Sangha nights,
visiting:
we’ll be exploring the beauty and bliss of the
Bodhisattva path. We’ll look at the
http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/rachelchrisw
relationship of our Buddhist practice to a
edding
suffering world, and invoking the presence of
the Bodhisattvas.
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A new class!
Wednesday 4th July – celebrating Dardo
Rinpoche, friend and teacher of
Lunchtime Body Scan - starting Wednesday
Sangharakshita and regarded by him as a
4th July 1 - 2 pm £3.50 per session
‘living Bodhisattva’
Wednesday 11th July – The Bodhisattva in the The first of eight weekly sessions of a led
modern world
body scan meditation. Suitable for all levels
Wednesday 18th July - TBA
of experience. Come and experience some
th
Wednesday 25 July – an evening on
quiet and stillness in the middle of a working
mindfulness, leading into a new series of
day.
meetings
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Advance news of Mindfulness events
Regulars’ lunchtime meditation
Mindfulness “taster” afternoon - Wednesday
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Tuesday 3 , 10 , 17 , 24 and 31 July
12th September 1 – 4 pm
For those with experience of the Metta
Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing
practices. No teaching is provided at this
session.
Mindfulness weekend 20th and 21st October
12 noon - 5 pm
Both events are open to anyone who wishes
to explore mindfulness as a means to work
with difficult emotions. Please contact the
centre for further information.
If you have any items for inclusion in next month’s edition, please contact us by 20th of the month.
This edition of the newsletter was produced by The Centre Team.
Newcastle Buddhist Centre
3rd Floor 9-11 Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6UF
0191 261 1722