Milton Keynes Serene Reflection Meditation Group

Welcome to the website of the Milton Keynes Serene Reflection Meditation Group

Our Buddhist meditation group is dedicated to the practice of Serene Reflection Meditation. Members of our group are ordinary men and women and our practice is based on meditation, living in accordance with the Buddhist Precepts, and awakening the heart of compassion in our daily lives.

Serene Reflection Meditation means to sit still with an open, alert and bright mind, neither suppressing nor indulging the thoughts and feelings that arise. In meditation one can learn to accept oneself and the world as it is. Profound transformation becomes possible once we know things as they are.

Practising Buddhism in daily life. Compassion is aroused when we realise we are one with all life. When we realise that all things can teach us, we can accept them with gratitude. Meditation embraces both the good and the bad without judgement. When we are touched by the infinite compassion that is the foundation of all existence, the desire to help all beings arises naturally.

Group meetings. The group meets twice each month on Monday evenings from 7.45 to 10.15pm. Advice and help with meditation is available, and there is time to share our spiritual practice together.

Costs. We do not charge for attending group meetings; there is a donation bowl if you would like to make a voluntary contribution towards the cost of the venue.

Contacts:
Keith Ayling (01908 560620) or Hilaire MacCarthy (01280 813962), or e-mail

Other locations: If Milton Keynes is not the most convenient location for you, please contact us about other groups in your area.

Our group is affiliated to the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, a broader organization which encompasses a number of monasteries, smaller temples, priories and meditation groups in Europe and North America. The Order was founded by the late Rev. Master Jiyu Kennett. The Milton Keynes group has strong connections with both Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, a monastery and retreat centre situated in Northumberland, and Reading Buddhist Priory. The Serene Reflection Meditation tradition is known as Ts'ao-Tung Ch'an in China and Soto Zen in Japan.