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September 25-26 – Weekend meditation
workshop
Emptiness
& the Heart Sutra - led by Tejananda, who is Chairman of Vajraloka Buddhist Meditation Centre (http://www.vajraloka.org ) and has been practising for over 30 years.
Suggested donation: £50/40 (two days)
Form is emptiness; emptiness itself is form
Samatha (clarity and stability of mind) and Vipassana (insight meditation) are two interconnected aspects
of Buddhist meditation aimed at full awakening to the real nature of things. Yet, the Heart Sutra teaches that there is no
awakening and no 'things' to have a real nature. Such paradox suggests that words and concepts have their limitations
as well as their uses. These are all issues that we will explore on this weekend - not through study but by cultivating samatha
and reflecting on the paradoxes and mysteries of the Heart Sutra's teaching on the complete emptiness of all phenomena.
Tejananda will explore the Heart Sutra
within the context of Sangharakshita’s System of Meditation.
Venue: Ardross
Community Hall, 10am to 5pm, Sat & Sun. Map
Please phone Helen to book. Please note that to derive full benefit from this weekend you should plan to come for both
days.
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