Fo Guang Shan (North Island) NZ -Popular English Meditation Class

The Fo Guang Shan (North Island) NZ bimonthly English Meditation Classes continued to gain popularity in the local community and the November meditation classes have attracted forty four participants with half of them young working adults. Phone enquiries continued to pour in even after the application’s deadline. On 4 November which is also the first day of the meditation, the front shrine was crowded with participants as they listened tentatively to Venerable Miao Yu’s explanations of the course content and the purpose of meditation. They then proceeded to the field of merits for Taiji Exercise to relax their mind and body. There after, they contemplated the growing process of a cherry tree from a seed ,to a shrub, to a bud and finally fully blossom into flowers which signifies all things arise from cause and effect. Before the lesson ended, the members shared that they enjoyed doing Taichi exercise in the spacious and beautiful field of merits.

Some members could feel the positive energy flowing inside their body during meditation and seemed to be supported by everything around them. It was an awesome experience and they look forward to the next lesson.