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Meditation practice can be incredibly simple. At the core, meditation is awareness. By pausing and connecting with awareness we can find that tranquility and clarity are close at hand.

In this half-day workshop, we will explore mindfulness of breathing practice and effortless awareness. There will be instructions, guided meditations, and time for questions and discussion. This workshop offers an opportunity to learn about meditation together, spend a morning cultivating peacefulness and spaciousness, and to come together as a community to share and practise with support.

Topic: Facing difficult ethical choices: considering Voluntary Euthanasia

Date: Thursday 25 November 2021

Presenter: Thay Thich Truc Thong Phap

Description: This is not an easy and comfortable topic to explore however we will because life isn’t comfortable (first Noble Truth) and we must face these things and come to our own conclusions. There are numerous ethical issues that we must face in life. They are not comfortable but face them we must.

Thay Thong Phap said he has his own view on these topics which is in line with received Buddhist teaching but there are compelling arguments for voluntary euthanasia. Thay agreed that we will do our best to explore and look in-depth into this very difficult topic.