Please join us for a one-day meditation retreat on "Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts ... quieting the mind in meditation", with Ayya Vimala from Tilorien Buddhist Monastery (Belgium).

Updates (from Mar 24^th to 30^th of June) - New times for practice

Schedule:

• Sunday group: 9:00-11:00 am UK time zone : Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 9:30 am
• Morning Meditation: Monday to Friday 7:00 am - 9:30 am  
• Evening meditation: Monday to Friday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Mindful Talking groups:

• Men’s Group: 2^nd Thursday of the month (next: Apr 15^th), 6:00-7:30 pm
• Women’s Group: 2^nd Tuesday of the month (next: Apr 13^th), 6:00-7:30 pm

(New!) Hang Out-study, work & social online group to support each other in daily life:

• Hang out-Study group: Mon-Friday 10-12:30, to study/work together online 
• Hang out-Social & Lunch group: 12:30-13:30 pm  to see, to meet or just to be with some friends online, please log on during those times as you wish.

Here are two upcoming Buddhist courses (not organized by IST):

1. Gilbert's course on 'Chan Taste: Principles & Methods': 24th March until 28th April
2. 'Buddhist Art and practice' by Professor An-Yi, Pan: 2nd April -30th April

Links to other Dhamma online events in Ireland.

Links to the Dhamma talks played during our last Friday sits.

Sadly, we have taken the decision to cancel all IST events until further notice. This includes the regular Friday sit and the upcoming retreat on 21-22 March with Suvaco. Do keep up your meditation and Dharma practice as these are invaluable aids for staying calm and dealing with all of life's challenges. May all beings be well. With much metta, from the IST team

Please note: sometimes due to a weekend retreat or other event there is no sit on Friday. If you did not come last Friday and you did not sign up for IST mailing list - please check out this announcement few days before Friday to make sure there is no cancellation for upcoming Friday posted in red letters below. Also we send notification about cancellation to the mailing list.

Venue: Ranelagh, Dublin 6. See map and directions here. At the door press bell marked "Appletree Top". Please do not come too early as usually there is no one there to open the door until 19:20.

The schedule consists of meditation (first 15 minutes guided, then 25 minutes non-guided), recorded Dhamma talk (30 minutes) and a discussion based on the Dhamma talk.

This session is for the sake of cultivating spiritual friendship amongst practitioners and supporting each other on the Path.

There is no registration - this event operates on a drop-in basis.

There is no charge, donations are welcome to cover the place.

Please bring a bottle of water along as there will be no tea/snack breaks to allow more time for practice. You may wish to bring a blanket if it is cold. Meditation cushions/chairs will be provided. Please let us know if you have any queries by email infoirishsanghatrust.ie.

New - Last Friday of the Month Tea & Chat:

On the last Friday of each month, the schedule is a bit different. After the meditation and a short Damma talk there will be time for the group to share a cup of tea and biscuits and have an informal friendly chat. Let us know if you like this new format!