Q&A – Ethics
Does Buddhism set out moral laws for us to obey? If not, now else should we relate to the ‘5…
Chandana
Q&A – Karma
Another excellent evening as the Q&A format extended for another week. This time, Dayaka interviewed Chandana around a subject which…
Q&A – Conditionality
We had a fascinating evening of Buddhist theory on Thursday. The evening was hosted by Buddhashanti who commenced proceedings with…
Vajrasattva
Chandana led an evening of introduction to Vajrasattva, the mythic ‘adibuddha’ with whom he has had a ritual connection since…
Winter solstice
We celebrated the winter solstice on Thursday. The evening was curated by Chandana. He invited us to enter the main…
Bahiya Sutta
Chandana read, and commented on, the story of Bahiya from the Pali canon. Bahiya, a rather curious character who has…
Autumn Equinox
We are intrinsically linked to the seasons as humans living on this planet. But for many of us spending much of…
How do we relate?
How do we relate to the Buddha? Can we recall the first time we came across the Buddha and felt we…
Going for refuge
In the third of our series on ‘My Going for Refuge’, Chandana talked about his Buddhist practice, past and present,…
Summer Solstice
On 19 Jun there was a good turn-out to honour the summer solstice, 2 days later. Through poems, personal reflections…
Spring Equinox
We celebrated the spring equinox at the Stockport Buddhist Group last Thursday. Chandana led a very warm and connecting evening marking the changes of…
Mind reactive, mind creative!
We started the evening with a guided meditation exploring the six senses and the possibility to just ‘experience’ as opposed to…
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