My first gift is a lotus flower.
Do you understand?

– Sangharakshita, The Four Gifts

On Buddha Day this year we will be celebrating the Buddha’s life and enlightenment through the image of the lotus.

The lotus is a symbol of personal development, ultimately to the level of Buddhahood itself. Do we understand? Has meditation, or other forms of practice in our community, raised our level of consciousness?

There will be meditation and Dharma input, and we will create our own lotuses.

PROGRAMME

Children welcome 11.00 to 14.00

9.30 Doors open
10.00 Meditation
11.00 Break
11.30 Activity and ritual
13.00 Lunch: please bring to share
14.00 Talk: The first gift is a lotus flower. Do we understand?
14.30 Groups
15.00 Mantra workshop
15.30 Break
16.00 Readings and puja
17.30 Finish