ON-GOING SERVICES AND MEETINGS 2023
**All meetings and services
are shown in UK time**
Monday (No meetings)
Tuesday
12.30 – 2.00 pm (NO MEETING ON 14 MARCH/ SEE SPECIAL GUEST EVENT)
FRIENDS OF THE AMIDA ORDER SANGHA MEETING
This is a faith and fellowship gathering to get to know each other, share from the heart and learn from one another. We start with a gathering, read a text, or chant some Nembutsus, followed by a discussion.
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Wednesday
4:30pm – 5:10pm
AMIDA SERVICE WITH VAJRAPALA
Come and experience a typical Pure Land service.
Chanting, hymns, readings and a short silent sitting.
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Meeting ID: 871 5560 5883 -:- Passcode: 026236g.
Thursday
4pm – 5pm
DHARMA CONTEMPLATION GROUP:
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
This is an opportunity to explore the Pure Land Sutras using a hybrid practice of meditation and contemplation. The focus of Dharma Contemplation is to respond to the sutras in an emotional and / or intuitive way (rather than in an academic or analytical way) in order to reveal something of their depth. As a practice it’s similar to Lectio divina, which is an ancient contemplative practice from the Christian tradition. No prior preparation or knowledge is required to attend these group meetings – just join us on any day and share reflections on a new reading from a sutra. Currently, the group is reading The Contemplation Sutra and a PDF copy of the sutra can be provided if you’d like to join. Please contact Samprinana at: samprinana@icloud.com
This is the meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85324622738?pwd=THRHbWJHZDhhenNmWk80S3A3Z3ZzZz09
4pm – 5pm
NEMBUTSU SAMADHI GROUP:
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
These meetings will be in two parts – a Dharma talk about an aspect of the Nembutsu followed by a period of dedicated practice (nb. this session is not a Pure Land Service, but an opportunity to join with others in developing and supporting our nembutsu practice). For the next few weeks there will be a series of talks exploring the Nembutsu from a Jodo Shu perspective. For further information please contact Samprinana at: samprinana@icloud.com
This is the meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85324622738?pwd=THRHbWJHZDhhenNmWk80S3A3Z3ZzZz09
DEDICATION SERVICE with Susthama.
Second Thursday of the month
We will gather to chant and pray for the wellbeing of individuals who are in need of
spiritual healing. If you know of anyone who might benefit from this practice and can not come to the service, then please send the name of the individual to susthamakim@gmail.com
2.30 – 3.14 pm
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Friday
6:30 7:10 pm
AMITABHA SERVICE WITH VAJRAPALA AND ANGELA
Meeting ID: 894 8069 9209 -:- Passcode: 137836
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89480699209?pwd=enBHS3RYWVZxN1FyUGthZ1o0cVdFZz09
Saturday
10 am – 12 pm
Second Saturday of each month
Practice and study with Sanghamitra and Amida Birmingham
Please email Rev Sanghamitra at Sanghamitra@
AMIDA SHU BODHI RETREAT 2021 December 8 - 12 - THE POWER OF VOWS (times to be announced)
All are welcome!
About making donations : The donations that people make to the Order will help us to continue to offer some support to the deceased priest Suvidiya’s family in India, as well as run services, retreats and practice sessions.
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With the practice of the meritorious
chanting of sutras
and the Holy Names may we dedicate ourselves to repay
what we owe to our parents, teachers, friends
and predecessors, who have done all they
could for our sake.
May we earnestly pray that those who are living
shall continue to rejoice in happy and prosperous lives for all time,
while those who are no longer living shall be released from suffering and be reborn into
the Land of Utmost Bliss.
