Dharma Night: The Buddha’s teachings for everyone
Vajrasattva and The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga)
Led by Karunavajra and friends
“Perhaps the little-known path of the seven stages of purification [Visuddhimagga] in particular deserves to be more widely known, especially because it emphasizes that the Buddhist path is a path of beauty…….Visuddhi means ‘brightness, splendour, excellence ‘. It doesn’t just mean purity in the ordinary sense it means something much more than that. It means a beautiful path, a path that we should enjoy following. It’s just like going along a track among beautiful hills. The higher you go, the more beautiful the view, the more open everything becomes, the more you enjoy it and the more free you feel.” – Sangharakshita in What is the Dharma?
Vajrasattva represents the archetype of purity, symbolizing the inherently enlightened, “diamond-like” nature of the mind. Often invoked through the 100-syllable mantra, Vajrasattva practice focuses on purifying negative karma and realizing the practitioner’s intrinsic, untainted essence.
The Visuddhimagga is a 7-fold Path comprising of developing the 7 Visuddhis.
From March 5th at Dharma Night we will explore this path combined with Vajrasattva mantra chanting and culminating in a Vajrasattva Puja on Thursday 9 April
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Every 7 weeks there will be a new theme, along with pujas and guest speakers. Each session is stand alone, so you don’t have to come to every one in the series.
Dharma Night is the main evening of the week where people with various levels of practice come together. It’s suitable to anyone who is familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana meditations.
No need to book. No charge – please make a donation.
Dharma night runs from 7:15 – 9:15pm every Thursday evening. Doors open at 7pm for a chance to chat and have tea before hand.