Thursday 26 April 2012


A few thoughts on meditation sessions at Sheffield Friends Meeting House


Meditation is very much in vogue these days. The recent batch of meditation sessions at the Quaker Meeting House started on Thursday 24 November 2011. A few of us were sitting in the Meeting House library at about 8pm meditating on light. As I write this down, it sounds to me like a rather quaint thing to do -- and I guess it was. When we finished, a few of us said, 'That was good. Why don't we do this more often -- perhaps weekly -- perhaps on Sunday morning before meeting?' So we decided to run a few trial sessions. The first Sunday morning Experiment with Light meditation took place on Sunday 27 November 2011 and we have been meeting every Sunday since that date. 'What has all this meditation achieved?' you might ask. I can only answer for myself, and that is to say that I feel a lot more connected. Connected to the people I meditate with, connected to everyone I see on Sunday at the Meeting House, connected to the seat I sit on and connected to the thoughts and feelings that people share on Sundays. [To be continued].

3 comments:

Craig Barnett said...

Thanks for your initiative on this - I hope to be able to join you one Sunday before Meeting.
In Friendship,
Craig

Laura Kerr said...

Yes I'm fully behind this... I attended once and hope to do so again. I dont think that meditation and meeting for worship are not the same thing... (someone once assured me, with absolute confidence that they are), but I do think that they are similar, and sort of related, and that opening up a conversation about what is the relationship between them can only be helpful and healthy...

Laura Kerr said...

Theres a double negative there I didnt mean... I dont think that meditation and mfw are the same thing......