BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1785@anukampaproject.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T133310Z URL:https://anukampaproject.org/events/the-magic-of-inspiration-at-vesak-w ith-ajahn-canda/ SUMMARY:The Magic of Inspiration at Vesak! (with Ajahn Candā) DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to join us in celebrating Vesak Day\, one of the most sacred days in the Buddhist calendar. This special day offers an opportunity to come together as a community for quiet reflection\, pres ence and meaningful connection.\n\nVesak commemorates the birth\, Awakenin g and Parinibbāna - the final release from saṃsāra - of Gotama the Bud dha. It is a time to pause\, remember and renew our commitment to the Nobl e Eightfold Path\, of virtue\, peace and compassionate wisdom. Traditional ly\, Vesak is also a time when the lay community joyfully supports the mon astic Saṅgha\, offering the requisites that sustain their practice and p reserve the Buddha’s teachings.\n\nAbove all\, Vesak represents a coming together of diverse people\, united by shared values of peace\, compassio n\, generosity and goodwill. We invite you to stoke the fires of inspirati on\, reverence and spiritual joy with us!\n\nThe day will include:\n- Dham ma reflection &\; guided meditation\n- Refuges &\; Precepts (optiona l)\n- Shared pot-lunch (please label food ingredients) and time to chat to gether\n- Special guest\, joining us online from Australia!\n- Opportunity to discuss Dhamma with Ajahn Canda\n\nTentative Schedule:\n09:45 - 10:10 Arrivals\n10:15 - 11:30 Dhamma talk and guided meditation\n11:30 - 12:00 W alking meditation\n12:00 - 13:00 Lunch\, mingle and rest period\n13:00 - 1 4:00 Special guest speaker ~ from Australia!\n14:00 - 14:20 Silent Meditat ion\n14:20 - 14:45 Tea break\n14:45 - 15:30 Q&\;A\n15:30 - 16:00 Final metta meditation and closing words\n\n\nPlease arrive at 9:45 am in order to register and settle in quietly.\n\nHealth safety: Please do not attend if you feel ill or have any symptoms of Covid.\nWhat Happens Next?\n1. Af ter your registration\, you will receive an email with your Ticket/Booking Confirmation almost immediately. Please check your junk mail box if you d o not receive it. You can also add our email address bookings@anukampaproj ect.org as a contact to prevent emails from us going into the junk folder .\n\n2. If you do not receive your ticket within an hour\, please contact us at bookings@anukampaproject.org. Please be aware that emails that we se nd to non-Gmail\, Hotmail or Outlook email account outside the UK (e.g. .p l\; .gmx etc)\, are often rejected as 'undelivered' for unknown reasons. P lease therefore contact us from a Gmail\, Hotmail or Outlook email account where at all possible\, to save disappointment.\n\nPLEASE NOTE THIS BOOKI NG IS NOT REFUNDABLE.\nAll ticket proceeds go toward covering venue hire. Any excess will go towards travel expenses and supporting Britain's first residence for bhikkhunis\, Anukampa Grove.\n~ IMPORTANT !! ~  To be sure that you see our most up to date\, YOU MUST REFRESH your browser by pressi ng F5 OR click the ↺ reload sign on the address bar.\n\n \;\n\nPleas e be sure to book early. Booking for this event closes on Friday\, 29th Ma y at 7:45 am. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://anukampaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2 026/01/st_columbas_urc_sanctuary.jpg CATEGORIES:2026 LOCATION:St Columba's Church\, Alfred Street\, Oxford\, OX1 4EH\, Oxfordshi re\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Alfred Street\, Oxford\, OX 1 4EH\, Oxfordshire\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Columba 's Church:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR