Going Deeper with Shubhalila
The Dharma of Poetry
How poetry can deepen our spiritual practice and open us to joy?
Bhante Sangharakshita believed that poetry can help bridge the gap between intellectual understanding and direct, emotional, imaginative experience of the Dharma.
In this six-week going deeper course we will be exploring poems ‘as teachers’: What they show, what ways of thinking, feeling and acting they are explicitly or implicitly endorsing. We will reference specific Buddhist Suttas and there will be an opportunity to explore our imaginative experience through gentle writing exercises.
Tuesdays from 3 November – 8 December
Sessions run from 7.15-9.15pm with a tea break in the middle.
Doors open at 7pm, feel free to arrive early to settle in
All our classes and events are run by donation on a give what you can basis. There is no fixed fee.
‘By donation’ is a radical economy, read more about it here.
About Going Deeper:
Once you have learnt the basics on our Introductory Courses you can continue exploring Buddhism and Meditation in Going Deeper. As the name suggests, it is an invitation to go deeper: patiently, honestly, and with curiosity. We will explore how core Buddhist teachings unfold through sustained exploration, with emphasis on our own lived experiences.
You don’t need to think of yourself as a Buddhist, just someone who’s interested. Alternatively you may have been coming for a while and something in this theme speaks to you. All levels of experience are welcome.