Open day featuring free meditation and events for children

Date 15/04/2023
Time 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Address

Sakya Buddhist Centre, 121 Sommerville Rd, Bristol, BS6 5BX, United Kingdom

Description
We would like to welcome our local community, family and friends to an open day at the Sakya Buddhist Centre in Bristol on Saturday 15 April 2023.

Whether you would like to look around our beautiful shrine room with its traditional Tibetan artwork, learn more about Buddhism and the Sakya tradition, make an offering on behalf of a relative, or simply have a sit and a coffee, you are very welcome.

Our Saturday Discover Buddhism meditation class from 10:30 – 11:30am will take place as usual and you are welcome to join this too.

A full programme for the day is below:

10.30 – 11.30am ‘Discover Buddhism’ session, with meditation and talk, with time for questions too (no prior knowledge needed).
12.00 – 1.00pm LUNCH BREAK – Centre closed
1.00 – 1.30pm Use of shrine room for personal meditation/quiet sitting (we can give instruction if needed too)
1.30 – 2.00pm Meditation and story for primary school children (recommended ages 5-8)
2.00 – 2.30pm Shrine room open for visitors
2.30 – 3.00pm Use of shrine room for personal meditation/quiet sitting (we can give instruction if needed too)
3.00 – 3.30pm Shrine room open for visitors
3.30 – 4.15pm Meditation and talk for older primary and secondary school children (recommended ages 9-12)

Both sessions for children will include 5 minutes of meditation (with full instructions) and either a short story about the life of the Buddha (1.30pm) or a talk on the key teachings of Buddhism (3.30pm). Children will need to be accompanied by an adult (who may wish to meditate too!).

If you don’t want to come to one of the formal sessions and just would like to chat to someone about Buddhism, please come any time between 1.00 and 4.30pm.

All events are free; if you are able to make a donation this is always much appreciated. Light refreshments will be available during the day. We do have a toilet on site – note this is only accessible via steps at present.

Feel free to email us on bristol@dechen.org if you have any questions.

Open day featuring free meditation and events for children
Location

Sakya Buddhist Centre Bristol

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