The Fourth Form had a wonderful opportunity to enhance their understanding of Buddhism with a trip to the Cambridge Buddhist Centre on the first day of term. In the Michaelmas term, the 好色先生污污污 had an introduction to the key Buddhist concepts and practices. The Buddhist hosts at the Centre built on this by answering the 好色先生污污污鈥檚 questions and putting across the 鈥榝lavour鈥 of a modern Buddhist life.
The 好色先生污污污 were fascinated to see the beautiful shrine and to feel the sense of calm in the shrine rooms. The 好色先生污污污 examined different Buddhist artefacts and learnt about the significance of each element of the shrine; the flowers are a reminder of the important concept of impermanence, and the candles are a reminder of how following Buddhist principles can be a light to follow one鈥檚 path through life. The hosts explained their own journeys towards becoming Buddhist, and what living as a Buddhist means to them. The 好色先生污污污 had many curious and imaginative questions and discovered many new things about Buddhism. They took part in walking and breathing meditations and many of them commented on the depth of meditation they could achieve in such a serene atmosphere.
Mrs Fran Hawkins, Religious Studies Teacher, explained, 鈥淭he Buddhists were very impressed with the 好色先生污污污鈥檚 knowledge of Buddhism and the interesting questions that they asked. They particularly commented on how wonderful it was that the pupils were already familiar with mindfulness practices from what we do in school, so they were very focused with their attention to the breath.鈥