Sunday, 29th June, 8pm 
Book Club

You are warmly invited to join Daya, Lena and Sarah for another wonderful 'Book Club' session! Our book club is a precious opportunity to connect with Thay’s teachings, share our spiritual journeys, and deepen our understanding of ourselves and the Dharma as it unfolds.

Monthly Theme: The Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village

Once upon a time a common practice was to place a waxed seal with the insignia of the sender onto an envelope containing an important document. This guaranteed its authenticity. In Buddhist teachings we have the Three Dharma Seals and in our Plum Village teachings we have the Four Dharma Seals. These Seals guarantee that these teachings are true Buddhist teachings. In Chapter 18 of the Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, our Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh, explains the Three Dharma Seals. However, since the publication of that book he has also given us, in his beautiful poetic way, a path to follow with the Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village that are appropriate for these times. They are practices for a lifetime.

Over the next few months, as we practise with the Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village, we will also look at how they relate to the Three Buddhist Seals or how the Three Seals relate to the Seals that Thay has given us. In the Four Seals of Plum Village, Thay has given us the extra one of suffering (more on this in the Third Dharma Seal of Plum Village.)