The Taste of Freedom - 6-week course

Liberate yourself from what holds you back

The point of being a Buddhist is to free ourselves from whatever keeps us trapped in a mundane and repetitive cycle. Scrolling endlessly without paying attention. Replaying a conversation in our mind. Repeating the same unhelpful behaviour again and again. But how do we liberate ourselves - and what does real freedom mean?

In this 6-week course (running 16 June-21 July), we explore what are known in Buddhism as the 'three fetters', approaches that prevent us from reaching our full potential. What are they?

• fixed view of self (or habit)
• doubt and indecision (or vagueness)
• following rituals for their own end (or superficiality)

We take a good look at these obstacles and see how they play out in our lives, both individually and collectively. Once we get a sense of what is there, we explore ways in which we can loosen and eventually break them.

Participants will receive the book A Taste of Freedom by Sangharakshita as part of the course.

Co-led by Amalavajra, Amlanadhi and Maitrikumara