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Rainbows weekend 28th May - 31st May
The Rainbows weekend, is used to produce the magazine click here to see an on line version
The theme for this year is the six-senses
Also during the weekend it was Vesak
celebration of the:
Buddhas: birth, enlightment and parnibbana (passing away).
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We used the following framework to look at the senses :-
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At the physical level – for example how the ear works
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At the ego– the way we nourish ourselves thru the sense. It’s a bit like food, good food makes your body healthy and so unhealthy information thru the senses can make us unhealthy.
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At the Social level – they can provide a way of connecting with other people, how do we describe a rose to another person and then it can a way to connect to every body in the world. We describe about a car but who invented a car and so on.
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The ultimate level- is beyond the six senses- the non-sense level- which can only be realised and not really described.
(Based on Ken Wilbers work)
Below you will find some of the activities we did during this weekend
Think of examples about how the senses may affect you keeping the five precepts
Click here for more informationExploring the six sense thru the mind - a visualisation meditation
The six creature story -Samyutta Nikaya XXXV.206 Chappana SuttaSubject and Object and the six sense
Contemplating birth and the six senses
Brahavihara (divine abodings) mantra with movements - read the Brahmavihara sutta
metta (lovingkindess), karuna (compassion) ,mudita (sympathetic joy) ,upekkha (equanimity)
movement metta opens hand out like embracing
karuna (touch heart)
mudita (throw hands up)
uppekha – hands out in line with shoulders - to represent balanceEnlightenment and the six senses -- read the mahaparinibbana sutta
From the closing session
A story about king goodness
So we have come together in goodness and I would like us to take this with us.
Our inherent goodness.Lets meditate in the silence
What is common in this space?
.... today we are going to finish is silence. See if you can notice how we are all connected by this to everything and everybody in this room and everywhere.
We also read from stories from
the book "the Buddha in the jungle " - real stories about monks
and nuns in Thailand
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a review here
The senses get fed just like anything else so its helpful to notice what the result is of giving your senses some types of food. And whether you are willing to moderate what you give to them for the sake of your own well being and the well being of all beings?