Blue Lotus
We are a community of people who try to live mindfully in the present moment, with awareness and without being judgemental.
We meet at the The Studio@The Barn in the Farm shop, The Walshes, Stourport, every Thursday morning 9.00 am until 10.00 am (approx) and Thursday evening from 6.00 pm until 7.00 pm (approx) for a Mindfulness Meditation which includes readings, dharma, meditations, songs and mantras.
Membership
You can become a Member of Blue Lotus and attend the weekly Meditation meetings held in The Studio @ The Barn at the entrance to Walshes Caravan Park, Stourport on Severn.
Full membership is £20 a month by Standing Order. This enables us to go forward with confidence in the hiring of the venue and to cover all costs. You have full voting rights when decisions need to be made. You receive 50% discounts for Retreats and other events. You also receive a 50% reduction on cost of all Blue Lotus courses ("Introduction to Mindful Living" and Introduction to "Buddhist Teaching on Living a Better Life")
TO BECOME A FULL MEMBER CLICK HERE to send us an email.
As an Ordinary Member, you can attend the weekly Thursday morning and evening session meditation for £7.50 per attendance. You can attend our Retreats but at the full price.
You can remain as a ‘Friend’ of Blue Lotus on our Facebook page. We will continue to provide interesting articles, news feeds and occasional videos. TO BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER CLICK HERE:
Vision
Interest in Mindfulness and Meditation is growing steadily worldwide, especially from people seeking answers in this current global age of clashing ideologies, fanatical strife and senseless violence and warfare.
Why is this interest growing so quickly?
Perhaps it is because more and more people now realize that being truly mindful involves compassion, tolerance and moderation and provides a clear path for spiritual and personal development. Further, it has no room for blind faith or unthinking worship.
Our approach encourages questions and Investigations into the nature of spirituality, mindfulness and wholesome living, requiring us to take full responsibility for all of our actions.
Mindfulness can be learned, understood and experienced, with immediate results.
Thich Nhat Hanh says that you can be a Christian and still follow the teachings on Mindfulness taught by Buddha over 2500 years ago.
Lastly, Buddhist teaching on Mindfulness, Concentration and living a life having learned to live with our human weaknesses, is very much in harmony with modern science.
Meditation alone does not bring lasting happiness.
We seek to foster a deeper, spiritual life as well.
