The Function of the School in the
Community
Aims:
- To guide and support those who feel called to share the gift
of meditation with others, be it on a one-to-one basis, as a group
leader or by giving talks to newcomers
- To improve the effectiveness of group leaders
- To enable experienced meditators to start new groups
- To ensure consistency of the Teaching
- To create a strong sense of community by linking meditators
from different parts of a country through their common experience
in a School
Objectives
- To deepen and clarify the Essential Teaching
- To enhance knowledge of the History of the Tradition of Meditation
- To further the ability to nurture fellow meditators by increasing
the understanding of the psychological stages of the journey of
meditation
- To increase confidence by developing skills of communication
- To enable sharing of experience and knowledge
- To provide resources and experiential models needed
Materials used
Comprehensive materials have been prepared and are used worldwide
with translations into Dutch, Italian, and German. These comprise
a Resources Book, Organisational Pack for presenters/organisers
of Schools, Liturgy Booklet, Extracts and Summaries of key works,
Booklist and Videos. As needs are identified additional materials
are produced.
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