Meditation and Study Day: outlining the six perfections (paramitas)

Date 22/11/2025
Time 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Address

Friends Meeting House, Wynards Lane Magdalen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4HU, United Kingdom

Description
Paul Rogers will lead this day of study and meditation in Exeter on Saturday 22nd November 2025 – open to all.

Paul is a long standing student of Lama Jampa Thaye and coordinator of our Exeter Buddhist Group, Sakya Namgyal Ling.

This day will explore and expand on the third line of the Refuge prayer, which refers to the 6 “perfections”:

“By the merit of this practice of giving and so on.”

“And so on” covers a multitude of virtues apart from giving – namely morality, patience, effort, meditation and wisdom.

These six embody the bodhicitta of the Mahayana path . (Bodhicitta being the enlightenment thought, the wish to become enlightened for benefit of all sentient beings).

Wisdom is the crucial element which runs through all of the perfections, so we will begin the day with an outline of that before returning to it in the final session.

The core text for the day will be chapter 3 of Lama Jampa Thaye’s “Rain of Clarity” and parts of chapter 4.  (Mention will be made to texts by Sakya Pandita and Shantideva referred to in this work.)

The day will be ideal for anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of the Buddhist path. There will be some time for periods of meditation and reflection interspersed amongst our exploration of perfections.

Photo of Paul Rogers

Sessions:

Each session will involve sitting meditation, listening to a section of the teaching, and time for reflection and questions.

  • Please arrive by 10.15am for a 10.30am start
  • Four sessions: 10.30-11.30, 12.00-13.00, 2.00-3.00, 3.30-4.30
  • Please bring some lunch (to share if you wish)
  • Facility Fee: £15 per day or £5 per session

We look forward to welcoming you to the day.

Meditation and Study Day: outlining the six perfections (paramitas)
Location

Friends Meeting House Exeter

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Address: Friends Meeting House, Wynards Lane, Magdalen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4HU
Directions: Off Western Way inner ring road in Exeter, turn into Pavilion Place.
Two pay & display car parks are within easy reach but there will be some parking on the premises. Disabled access.