Sangha – A Mindfulness Community Offering for us all
There is a Sanskrit word ‘Sangha’ which one meaning translates to ‘Community’. In spiritual circles, Sangha’s are formed for folk to come together and support each other through mindfulness practices, self inquiry and to experience deep listening & sharing.
Growth is achieved, not only through self-practice, but through connections we crave from likeminded people.
I have an offering for you – To gather for an online community where we can come together, share ideas and deepen some of our spiritual practices. This could include:
- Option to meet online every month (or every 2 months) of an evening for around 90 minutes
- Satsangs – talks on mindfulness, self inquiry, shadow work and philosophy
- Meditation & Breathwork – the chance to utilise these practices at the start or end of sessions to sit together in sacred silence
- Sharing Circles – along with Satsangs, have the opportunity to discuss relevant mindful topics
- Deep Listening – to practice one of the most powerful healing tools when we allow each other the space to listen deeply
If this is something you are interested in, please complete this short form and I will follow up with details of the first online ‘Sangha Meeting’ – https://forms.gle/jrQejPyg9rsXGgdMA
The Garden of our Mind
On retreats that I lead, we normally have these sessions called ‘Satsangs’ (translates to ‘a sacred gathering’) where we go a bit deeper into self-inquiry and spiritual teachings.
On our latest retreat, we discussed the mind and how it is like a garden. We all have seeds in the mind, seeds of love, kindness, patience, joy etc and we also have seeds of anger, fear, lust & jealousy.
In our mindfulness practice, we come to see that we must take care of these seeds, like we would of a garden. We see that we must water the ‘positive’ seeds, not to then dismiss the ‘negative’ seeds, but so we can bring the positive seeds to the negative ones and take care of them. At the same time, we take care not to continue to water the seeds of fear or anger for example, so we do not allow them to grow and become our reality.
Peace is not achieved through the dismissal of the pain we suffer, but through the love and care we bring to the moments we experience inner pain.
We are one human family, and sometimes when some seeds within the mind are strong, we don’t always need to suffer them alone. Instead, we can sit with our Sangha who have the responsibility to remind us, how to take care of the garden of the mind.
If you would like to join this Sangha, please complete the form above. This is a free offering but of course, donations are always welcome to help with administration and platforms utilised. However, there is no obligation to contribute to this financially.
