Sat 19 Jul
|Croydon Buddhist Centre
Dharma Morning - Demystifying Ritual: Body, Speech and Mind
A 2-week series to understand what we’re doing and why when we engage in Buddhist ritual. All welcome. Suggested donation: £12 (waged) / £8 (unwaged)
Time & Location
19 Jul 2025, 10:30 – 12:45
Croydon Buddhist Centre, 98 High St, Croydon CR0 1ND, UK
Details
Demystifying Buddhist Ritual - Shrine Workshop
Timings: Saturdays, 12th July and 19th July, 10.30pm to 12:45pm
Led by Gambhiralila
Suggested donation: £12 (waged) / £8 (unwaged)
Suitability: All welcome
Buddha rituals are devotional acts of body, speech and mind. One of the key types of Buddhist ritual are pujas and we will have the opportunity to explore and do a puja together. But ritual is not just about pujas. In fact, we may enter the (shrine) room for a puja, settle into our seats and wait for the ritual to begin. But, it has already begun. The very way we enter the room has significance and purpose. It is as much a part of ritual as a puja. How we act can in itself be devotional and rich in intention and symbolism. But to fully connect it is helpful to explore and understand what we are doing and why. With understanding,…