Buddhafield: Buddhism, Meditation and Community
Buddhafield Festival 2018 | Wednesday 18 — Sunday 22 July | Booking now! | Volunteer!
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Men’s Retreat
A Bodhisattva could be defined as a being whose essence is awakening. Sangharakshita writes that becoming a Bodhisattva involves a profound transformation of the human heart, transcending limiting views of self and other, to hold a shared collective vision. In the rugged and magical setting of Broadhembury we will explore the teachings of the Buddha on friendship and self-transformation, which allow us to be of benefit to ourselves and the world.
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What is a “Buddhafield”?
Buddhafield is a collective of Buddhists involved with the Triratna Buddhist Community: some of us are members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. We live all over the UK, but we run a programme of camping activities in the South West of England, focused around the teaching and practise of Buddhism and Buddhist meditation. We are perhaps best known for organising our own Festival and for the Buddhafield Café, which goes to festivals and fairs like Glastonbury, Sunrise and The Green Gathering. As well as this, we run an annual programme of meditation retreat camps and we cultivate on our own land.
The concept of a “Buddhafield”, or of “Buddhafields”, originates in the Mahayana Buddhist Sutras. In these Sutras, Buddhafields are planes of perfect beauty created by the compassionate action of a Buddha. As such they are an environment in which all conditions are perfectly conducive to spiritual practice and in which to gain Enlightenment.
Each year Buddhafield adopts a theme. This year we are exploring “Dance of Life and Death”.
