School and other group visits
3-4pm - on some Saturdays - at the Centre
Visit
us
Amitabha Centre has a residential community of 11 monks, nuns,
and
lay people living together as a spiritual community to help each
other learn and practise Buddha's teachings. Buddhism is a way
of
life here. We know the benefits of using these methods to keep
a
peaceful and happy mind and we want to share our understanding.
Weekday
afternoons and Fridays are the times we can most easily host groups.
We try to be open for anyone to visit every day between 11am and
4pm.
We
offer Buddha's teachings freely, but to help us provide the facility
we request a donation of £1 per person for visiting
groups staying for an hour or so. If you want to stay for a few
hours and go in to more depth and detail, that can be arranged.
We can provide simple refreshments if wanted.
These
dates in 2010 will be the most convenient for us, although it
is possible
to arrange visits for small groups out of our 'term times'.
2010
Feb 1 - March 19
March 29 - May 14
June 7 - July 16
Aug 30 - Oct 15
Nov 8 - Dec 17
contact
Gen Kelsang Chonden at visits(AT)meditationinbristol.org for
more details
We
can visit you
Alternatively
we can visit you to give a talk, guide some meditation or just answer
questions on whatever you might be interested in. If you have a
particular area of interest, perhaps related to a curriculum, we
will be happy to talk about how we can help. As schools seem to
be experiencing some 'difficulties with money' karma ripening we'll
state now that we don't charge to send someone to your school. However
donations are welcome.
Classes for RE teachers
We would be happy to help RE teachers understand Buddhism better. If you
are interested let us know and we'll try to arrange something mutually
convenient and free of charge.
Classes
for children here at the Centre
Classwork
for children
Furthermore we are working on a few 'class
outlines' which could be the basis of classes on various aspects
of Buddha's teachings and how they are practised in Bristol. We
would welcome any feedback on these.
There is a brilliant on-line glossary of Buddhist terms and a wealth of other useful information in The Learning Zone at the bottom of the glossary page.
Some comments from visitors...
'It was much easier to understand Buddhism'.
'The Centre was calm and peaceful'
'Today was very insightful and I'm glad that I came. It was nice to see what we are meant to be learning about, so hopefully I will remember it easier. They were all really nice and helpful. My fav bit was the meditation - maybe I'll try it again!'
' I liked meditating. It was calming so I shall try it when I get home'.
'I enjoyed today. I learnt a lot and I think that the Centre is a very good idea to go to learn for GCSEs'
' The nun and other staff were all extremely welcoming. Peace radiated throughout the Centre. I found the meditation and question and answer sessions very interesting. The food and refreshments were excellent. My only regret is that the day had not lasted longer. I would love to go for a weekend.'
'It was a once in a lifetime experience. I have gained lots of information'
'I like the Shrines and meditating'
' This experience was interesting and I enjoyed it. I learnt a lot about their beliefs and views'.
'When the lady discussed those questions with us audience participation was excellent. It made me listen more when we were involved in doing stuff'.
' It is interesting to note how many of the students enjoyed the meditation and wanted more of it'
'I think I can safely say that all our staff and students enjoyed the day very much and learnt something new. The members of the community were very welcoming and open with our students'.
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