A New Year a New You?
We start with good intentions but to keep them up we usually need some help.
Mindfulness helps us work with our thoughts, be more creative, energetic and better able to face life’s challenges.
It is a meditation course based on Buddhist principals, designed for both practice on the cushion and life out in the world.
Suitable for those new to meditation and those with some experience wishing to more fully establish their practice.
The Noble Eightfold Path is the most widely known of the Buddha’s teachings. In this course we will unfold each 'limb' of the Path making them practical, accessible and relevant to the way we live our lives today.
Through reflection, meditation and our own experience we can begin the journey of transforamtion into something more expansive, enriching and awake.
Suitable for beginners and those with some experience.
Course book included 'The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path'
Dana or generosity is an important Buddhist practice. We offer this course on a donation basis. Pay as little or as much as you can. (There are suggested amounts if that helps.)
For details and booking click link:
Develop skills for living become:
Eight week course Monday evenings starting 3rd June 7:30 – 9:30
£60 for 8 weeks. Concessions available email: frometriratna@gmail.com
Sangha evening 25th April Dominic had his mitra ceremony, pictured with the lovely shrine. Sadhu!
(The shrine is made fresh each week as we hire our venue.)
This term we’ll be treading a path together, one that winds its way through all the corners of our lives – externally, in how we interact with the world, and internally, how we know ourselves.
This is the Ennobling Eightfold Path, which is in truth two intertwining paths, the Path of Vision, when we glimpse the possibility of freedom from our conditioning and a life of unfettered compassion and wisdom. And the Path of Transformation, where we work to change our actions, speech and mind in the light of that Vision.
Please email for more details: Frome Triratna Buddhist Community
Our sangha/meditation evening is on Thursdays. At St May's church hall, where we explore Buddhism as the heart of a living practice in a wide variety of ways. If you are familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness/Metta Bhavana meditations you are welcome.
If you are new to meditation we run occasional intro classes. Please email us on the address below.
Festivals, men’s days, women’s days, retreats, gatherings and celebrations - our small, vibrant, friendly community looks forward to meeting you!
For more information and to join our mailing list, please email frometriratna@gmail.com
A Practical Course in Buddhist Mindfulness.
An eight-week journey of awareness: from remembering where you put your keys up to directly seeing the nature of reality. Buddhist mindfulness takes you far beyond mere wellness to this state of Awakening.
A free taster evening on 22nd September 7-9:30pm. Followed by an eight week course.
St Mary’s Church Hall, Innox Hill, Frome, BA11 2LN
If you’d like to reserve a place on the course please email: frometriratna@gmail.com
Dear friends,
Buddhism offers us an inspiring vision of what it means to be a human being, but it doesn’t stop there. It also gives us ways to transform our emotions - and our life - in the light of this vision.
Using a combination of teaching, discussion, meditation and practical exercises, this six-week course will help you deepen your vision, develop more emotional warmth and positivity, and apply the wisdom of Buddhism to all areas of your life.
It is suitable for anyone familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana.
Thursday 7-9.30pm from 9th June - 14th July at St Mary’s church hall, Frome.
If you’d like to reserve a place on the course please email: frometriratna@gmail.com
Warm wishes
Amalavajra, Kamalini, Sue, Paul, Sthiramitra
Remember meditation retreats?
That chance to go off-line, forget about To Dos, relax in beautiful countryside, meditate more deeply and open to the radiance of your mind.
I’d like to invite you to enjoy all of this once again, or perhaps for your first time. Come on a four day retreat over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend 1-5 June with me and others from Frome.
The retreat takes place at Adhisthana, an international Buddhist Centre near Malvern. It’s open to complete newcomers as well as experienced meditators. The programme includes meditation instruction, yoga, exploration of the nature of mind, periods of silence, and communal ritual – all set in the glorious Herefordshire countryside.
I will be co-leading the retreat along a team that includes one of my teachers, Maitreyabandhu who is the author of Life with Full Attention and The Journey and the Guide.
Please book below and reply to let me know you’re coming so we can organise lift-sharing. E: Frome Triratna
With warmest wishes,
Amalavajra
This is to let you know that next term we're trying a new pattern for Frome Triratna Regulars' night.
We'll be holding Wednesday Sangha evenings on alternate weeks at Orchardleigh studio – for meditation and other activities, such as reflection, ritual, discussion, walking meditation, or exploring any topic that inspires the facilitator.
The fortnightly pattern starts on Wednesday 20 April after Easter, and runs every other Wednesday through to the end of July.
Our team is also offering men’s and women’s study groups, and newcomers’ courses on Thursday evenings (which could be a refresher for anyone, though you’d need to commit to all 6 sessions)
On Wednesdays there will be a chance to mark Buddha Day (18 May) and Dharma Day (13 July), and hopefully other opportunities over the summer to gather for shared food and/ or shared practice.
Evening dates: wed 20 April, wed 4 May, wed 18 May, wed 1 June, wed 15 June, wed 29 June, wed 13 July, wed 27 July
Frome sangha are delighted to invite you to our first face to face course on Buddhism and meditation for two years.
Your mind has vast potential for freedom and happiness. Buddhism calls this Awakening. And it offers a path of training to achieve it.
But this potential can feel far from our everyday experience. Our minds are often troubled by restlessness, anger and confusion.
This has always been the human condition. For 2,500 years Buddhism has offered a path to help people just like you to free their minds and so change their lives.
Sailing the Worldly Winds
A Buddhist Way through the Ups and Downs of Life
Dear Sangha Friends,
I hope you are staying well, and adapting smoothly to life's changes. At our next seven Wednesday evenings, we'll be exploring the Eight Worldly Winds - a teaching from the Buddha that's very relevant for our turbulent times. Please notice the change of start time - 8pm, not 7.30pm. You'll find all the material at the wonderful Dharma Toolkit here including
We're now starting the Zoom meeting at 8pm to give time for you to listen to the short talk at 7.30pm, and get yourself a cup of tea. At 8pm we'll gather on Zoom, have a community wave at each other, then go into small groups for about 40 minutes to share how we're doing and to explore the material. Then we'll rejoin the main meeting, and end the evening with a short meditation, finishing by 9.15pm.
As before, the Zoom invitation is below - click on the first link. It will be the same link for each Wednesday evening. You'll need to insert the Meeting ID, and also the Password when prompted to do so.
Looking forward very much to seeing you there!
Dhammadassin, for the Frome Order Team
Frome Triratna is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Frome Triratna Wednesday Sangha Evening
Time: Apr 8, 2020 08:00 PM London
Every 7 days, until May 20, 2020, 7 occurrence(s)Apr 8, 2020 08:00 PM
Apr 15, 2020 08:00 PM
Apr 22, 2020 08:00 PM
Apr 29, 2020 08:00 PM
May 6, 2020 08:00 PM
May 13, 2020 08:00 PM
May 20, 2020 08:00 PM
Join each Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/400287653?pwd=ZGJoYWFtVHZwdnc0OWViM1VYR2J3dz09
Meeting ID: 400 287 653
Password: 366915
If required, please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Daily: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/uZQtdeGvqD4p3PjDtlR0k140UDI9q6qVhw/ics?icsToken=98tyKu2orjkiHdKQs1ztY7ItE6v7b9-1kiJ-oIdJkC21CHEHMjbSH7tTZKNJGM-B
Dear Sangha friends,
Hoping you are keeping well and strong in your practice.
We are in the process of putting together our own online presence locally, and will be in touch about that soon.
In the meantime, there’s lots of material, opportunities, and options to support your Dharma practice online - here are some links you might find interesting and helpful:
There’s a whole world available via the London Buddhist Centre Online
https://londonbuddhistcentreonline.com/ (including live courses, video courses, even Thought for the Day!)
Have a look at The Buddhist Centre Online’s daily Dharma Toolkit https://thebuddhistcentre.com/stories/toolkit/ with online meditations https://thebuddhistcentre.com/stories/toolkit/meditation/
daily podcasts https://audioboom.com/channels/4929068
free ebooks through Windhorse Publications, and much, much more.
Closer to home (and possibly with more familiar faces) there’s the online Sangha night on Tuesdays with the Bristol Buddhist Centre
https://bristol-buddhist-centre.org/sangha-night-2/.
They also offer online meditations, Online Body Dharma with yoga classes by Zoom on Thursday mornings https://bristol-buddhist-centre.org/body-dharma/
and you can click the links to belatedly follow Tejananda’s Rains Retreat,
‘The Dynamic Mandala’ https://bristol-buddhist-centre.org/rains-retreat-27th-march-2nd-april/
Wishing you well, ongoingly and ongrowingly!
Dhammadassin, and the Frome Order Team
At this time of confusion, concern, and adjustment, here’s a helpful message from Dhammamegha at Windhorse Publications:
Now that many bookshops are closed, you can still get books on the Dharma, meditation, and working with your heart-mind directly from the Windhorse Publications website. Sign up to the Windhorse Publications newsletter here to get a link to a free eBook every week, and details about monthly sales on print books. Create a free sign-up account here to get an additional 10% off all their books. Over the next few months Windhorse are offering free shipping on all orders. There’s never been a better time to read!
“We read to know that we are not alone.” – William Nicholson, Shadowlands
Dear friends
Following today’s briefing by the Prime Minister, we have regretfully decided to pause our meditation and Buddhist activities around Frome until (at least) late April.
With so much global uncertainty, the best we can do is take care, stay informed and grounded. We’ll keep you posted when it seems safe to re-start classes. The Wednesday night regulars’ class, which was due to begin again Wed 29 April, and the Saturday morning introductory meditation at the Welshmill Hub will begin again once the advice on non-essential gathering changes.
Practising mindfulness and loving-kindness during times of crisis is ultimately what supports us all to stay emotionally positive and to grow. We therefore encourage us all to bear each other in mind with metta, look out for community members, keep meditating, and stay inspired.
You could check out all these free resources:
– Find hundreds of inspiring talks and guided meditations on Triratna’s internationaKeep an eye on thebuddhistcentre.com who are looking to provide a programme of led morning sits and Dharma talks, online.
- There is an endless quantity of Dharma talks available at freebuddhistaudio.com
- And of course you can order Dharma books at WindhorsePublications.com
The Buddha taught that we are deeply interconnected in seen and unseen ways. The corona virus is effecting us all and we as a community send our well-wishing and care to all those around the world who've been severely affected – or are particularly vulnerable in relation to it.
Best wishes from the Frome Triratna Buddhist Order team:
Vajrasara, Nagamudra, Vandika, Dhammadassin, Karunika, Kamalini, Rijumani, Cittapala
