Meditators’ Meetings with a Teacher
If you are already a member of the Meditation Trust, please make sure you are receiving emails from us which give further details and updates of the meetings listed below. These meetings are an important part of your free support and guidance for life and are available both in person and online for those who do not have a local meeting close by.
This is your chance to enjoy meditating in a large group, where the effect will be more powerful than on your own at home. Meetings usually feature a 20-minute meditation and 10-minute ‘group meditation check’, with a chance to ask questions and also meet and chat with your teacher or others who have been meditating for maybe one month or many years. Mantra checking may also be available. You will gain greater understanding of your meditation, your experiences, Yoga principles and teachings on the nature of life from attending these meetings, which will greatly enhance your deepening experiences and speed your progress.
ALL DETAILS OF VENUES AND ONLINE LINKS WILL BE SENT OUT THE WEEK BEFORE IN YOUR MEMBERS EMAIL – if you have learnt TM with us, or joined after learning elsewhere and are not receiving these then please email info@meditationtrust.com
The Dates
Global
Zoom online meeting
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
London
Brick Lane, Shoreditch (E1)
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
The South
Canterbury, Kent
Sunday
Meditators’ Meetings play a very important role in our progress in three ways:
- Mentally, as our awareness expands it is important that our intellectual understanding also expands so that we feel comfortable with our experiences and progress. Sometimes we may need to hear the answer to certain misunderstandings several times before clarity dawns. Meetings with a teacher present provide the opportunity for this.
- Psychologically, it is uplifting to feel the support of a group, make new friends, and be inspired and motivated to keep up regular practice.
- Most important of all is what scientists refer to as “the group dynamics of consciousness“. The coherence of individual minds creates a group coherence which helps everyone to transcend more deeply, consciousness to expand and our progress as a result. This is similar to the experience of sitting with an ‘enlightened master’ in the traditional way.
Frequency of meetings may be monthly in London, but every three months in other areas. We encourage members to organise their own local Group Meditations in between with the help of our office.
Should you be unable to make a meeting but have a question, you can call your teacher or Trust Director, Colin Beckley, any time (if you have lost the number please call the office and they will be pleased to pass this on to you after verifying your identity).
If the meeting is not with your own teacher and it is your first visit, please let the office know so that you are expected. Meetings are free, but a donation is appreciated to help with the cost of the venue.
Most are on the Sunday afternoon of a teaching weekend, and are up to 2 hours in length.
Details of addresses and directions can be obtained from our office if required.
You should also get notification of these dates and times by email.
If not, please email our office with a request.