Going Deeper Course
With Dhammaloka
Tuesdays 10 June – 15 July
Sessions run from 7.15-9.15pm with a tea break in the middle.
Doors open at 7pm, feel free to arrive early to settle in.
Why searching? An Exploration of the Ten Oxherding Pictures
The ten oxherding pictures come from 12th century China. They became very popular in the Far East and have now also become popular in the West. Search the web, and you’ll find a lot about them – good stuff as well as nonsense. In the series, a young person seems lost and gets on a search. But it is unclear for what. Somehow he/she/they ends up awakened and then goes back to the ‘market place’? How and why? Exploring the pictures, the story and the poetry, we can learn a lot about how to tread (and better not tread) the Buddhist path. This is what we’ll be doing in this course.
Who is this course for?
Once you have learnt the basics on our Introductory Courses you can continue exploring Buddhism and Meditation in Going Deeper. You don’t need to think of yourself as a Buddhist, just someone who’s interested. This may be your first dive in, you may have prior experience of Buddhism/Meditation, or you may have been coming to the centre for months or years and something in this theme speaks to you.
About Going Deeper:
Each series, on a particular theme, is designed to support you in deepening your understanding and practice of Buddhist ideas and meditation. Going Deeper can help you apply Buddhist teachings in your life, developing greater mindfulness, positive emotion and wisdom. With greater awareness and kindness we can transform ourselves and the way we relate to other people and the world, making our lives more honest, meaningful and enjoyable.
All our classes and events are run by donation, there is no fixed fee. Please watch this video to understand more deeply what that means.
To read more about next steps after introductory course visit this page.
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