Meet and Greet your Breath: 28th March 2024
A. Upcoming Events
1. Communities of practice/Sangha (online - open to all)
A ‘sangha’ or a ‘çoming together’ is a community of people who gather to practice. Ahimsa Trust has a number of such sanghas who practice regularly (once or twice a month) in the NCR region of Delhi and in Dehradun. These communities are divided geographically. However, during these unprecedented times of the Covid-19, each sangha is offering online teachings and practices. Please feel free to join any Sangha convenient to you. Do contact the co ordinators or write to us at ahimsa.trust@gmail.com If you are a beginner who wants to be introduced to the practice of mindfulness, or an experienced practitioner searching for a community which practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh- our sanghas are a wonderful support with experienced facilitators.
| AREA | DAYS OF MEETING | TIME | VENUE | CO-ORDINATORS | ||
| NAME | PHONE | |||||
| Gurugram (NCR) | Second Saturday of the month | 4.30 to 6.00pm | Zorba The Buddha (Depending on availibilty), Datta Farms or a volunteer’s home.(ONLINE SESSIONS) |
Indira Unninayar | 9810269803 | indiraunninayar@gmail.com |
| Ajeer Vidya | 8860088326 | ajeer.vidya@gmail.com | ||||
| Arjun Vivek Datta | 9818247195 | vivekdatta2002@yahoo.co.in | ||||
| Central Delhi (Sundar Nagar, Jorbagh, Defence Colony, Hauz Khas, Kalkaji, Green Park, Anand Lok etc) |
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, from 6.30-8.00 pm of the month | 6.00 to 8.00pm | 112 Anand Lok (Basement), New Delhi. (ONLINE SESSIONS) |
Anita Anand | 9811157812 | aa.comfirst@gmail.com |
| Teena Gill | 9818929608 | teenagill06@gmail.com | ||||
| South Delhi (Alaknanda/Greater Kailash 2) | 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month | 6.30 to 8 pm | 482, Mandakini Enclave, New Delhi. (ONLINE SESSIONS) | Teena Gill | 9818929608 | teenagill06@gmail.com |
| West Delhi Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Chanakyapuri, Patel Nagar etc |
Once in two weeks, the day depends when the Sangha members are free. Usually Fridays |
6.30 to 8.00pm | 20, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar, Ground Floor, Opposite of Little Pearls School, New Delhi. (ONLINE SESSION ONCE A WEEK FROM 4 TO 6 PM) |
Raka Sinha Bal | 011-24692612 24634978 41643401 | angajafoundation@gmail.com |
| Noida (NCR) and East Delhi (Maharani Bagh, Friends Colony, Ghaziabad, Faridabad) |
2nd Friday of the month | 5.30 to 7.00pm | ONLINE SESSIONS | Mala Tandan | 9810533635 | mtandan@gmail.com |
| Aarti Chandra | 9818392624 | aartichandra@gmail.com | ||||
| Mussoorie and Dehradun | 4th Saturday of the month | 5 to 6.30pm | ONLINE SESSIONS | Rajesh Sharma | 8272074782 | rajeshsharma4024@gmail.com |
2. Days of mindfulness (online - open to all)
On most last Saturdays of the month, a half Day of Mindfulness is organized by Ahimsa Trust which is open to anyone interested. We currently meet online for a few hours, where we meditate together, listen to teachings, share some practices, have discussions etc. If you are not on our mailing list then do write to us at: ahimsa.trust@gmail.com The details of the program are shared closer to date.
Dharmacharya Shanthum Seth and members of the Order of Inter-being have celebrated Buddha Purnima on the full moon since 1997.
Traditionally, meditation practitioners gather for an evening of mindfulness on Buddha Purnima at the Bodhi sapling (child of the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya) at Sanskriti Kendra Anandgram Delhi. There is usually walking meditation, sitting meditation and a Dharma talk. There is chanting and a candle light procession followed by dinner. All bring portions of food to share.
3. Teachings/Retreats and Courses
We will be posting dates of retreats and teachings in this section when scheduled. Click on our YouTube channel ‘Buddha Path-Ahimsa Trust’ to access past talks and teachings or look at the next section – Past Events
B. Past Events
1. Talks
2021
- A conversation with Sister Chan Khong on 30th January, 2021
2020
2. Retreats and Evenings/Days of Mindfulness
- Ahimsa Trust’s 25th Buddha Purnima Commemoration on 26th May, 2021
- An Evening of Mindfulness with Sister Hien Nghiem on 27th March, 2021
- 6th June to 8th August 2020: Online Course for Training Teachers on “Cultivating Mindfulness”. Ahimsa Trust ran a specially curated Online Course for Training Teachers on ‘Cultivating Mindfulness’ for ten weeks from the 6th of June 2020 to the 8th of August 2020.
- 11th October, 2020, Celebrating Thay’s Continuation Day: Thay’s
Continuation day was celebrated with Dh. Shantum and Brother Bao Tich
from Plum village sharing their interactions with Thay. A number of
Sangha friends shared how Thay had influenced their lives, followed by
a celebratory eating meditation.
- 26 th December 2020 : As a closing session to this unusual year gone by, we organised An Evening of Mindfulness with a question from Plum Village to reflect on before the session: What change have you witnessed in your life this year that you wish to continue?
3. Meditation
60 days of Mindfulness Meditation with Dharmacharya Shantum, from ‘The Blooming of a Lotus’, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Monday to Friday: 7:30 am to 8:00 am (Indian Standard Time) from 15th February to 7th May, 2021. Subscribe to the YouTube channel : Buddha Path – Ahimsa Trust