The new Practical Buddhist Meditations
Wednesdays- Starts on 16th January 2008

This is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques
and follows on from the Monday night sessions ‘Meditation for
Beginners’. It is a down to earth, no nonsense guide to Buddhist
meditation. It does not assume that you know anything at all about
meditation or about Buddhism. It does not even assume that you are
even interested in learning more about Buddhism. This course
assumes simply that those who come are interested in learning
something about meditation and Buddhist meditation in particular.
Course Topics
Overall, the following topics will be covered during this 6 week course:
• · meditation posture and arranging the body
• · purposes and benefits of meditation
• · different skills used in meditation and useful in daily life
• · the difference between meditation and simple relaxation
• · obstacles to meditation and their antidotes
• · advice for establishing a long-term meditation practice
• · using the benefits of meditation in everyday living
• · breathing meditations, mindfulness meditations, visualizations
• · analytical meditations: meditation on equanimity, transforming
· negative experiences into positive

with Venerable Mary or David Midgley

Suggested donation £5.50 per evening