P&E minutes – 15th May 2020

Agenda 

  • discussion of P&E assistant role following Ariela’s departure
  • continued planning for proposed Buddhist syllabus programme
  • Educator development (ie, guides/MIs/teachers) – what if anything do we want or need?
  • update about Bleddfa
  • Also maybe we could consider recording and putting Monday night talks on the website?
  • Paul G teaching on Vajrayana form practice, specifically Ngondro
  • update on Lama Rod visit.  postponed till February, proposal on online offerings for original July dates 
  • Analysis of offerings and what is relevant at this time for people in light of cancelled LTM and CIEL
  • Scheduling for the fact we might not be open in September.
  • SE Dues
  • CDI Community Meeting
  • AOB (Next meeting, chair)

 

Minutes

  • Review last minutes 

Done

 

  • Discussion of P&E assistant role following Ariela’s departure

 

ACTION – on hold – have to see what happens with the physical space.  We will need someone if centre reopens.  To be reviewed

 

  • Continued planning for proposed Buddhist syllabus programme

 

Need good teachers that people want to hear.  A new principle could be used – rather than deciding on what programmes to teach and finding a teacher.  Can we find teachers and ask them what htey want to teach in conjunction with a syllabus.

ACTION – Could experiment with a syllabus for Monday night, maybe a 5 week syllabus.

ACTION – Jim to pilot the 4 foundations of mindfulness on Monday

ACTION – carried over from last month – Jane, David H, Merlin to look at creating Buddhist teaching syllabus

 

  • Educator development (ie, guides/MIs/teachers) – what if anything do we want or need?

 

ACTION – Social event for educators to be arranged by Tessa.

ACTION – Announcements on Monday/Wednesday evenings that people can have an MI interview.  FIrst need to confirm which MI’s are willing to be available.  Tessa to check with MI’s.

 

  • Update about Bleddfa as well?

 

ACTION – Jim /Peter/David/Diederik are looking to move the retreat online.

 

 

  • Also maybe we could consider recording and putting Monday night talks on the website?

 

ACTION – If teacher is giving straight talk and is willing, can be recorded. (not urgent)

ACTION – Inviting teachers from Europe and North America (Jim, Jane, Merlin)  See what we come up with

 

  • Paul G teaching on Vajrayana form practice, specifically Ngondro

 

ACTION – yes, let him know and self-organise. Jim to contact Paul.

 

  • Update on Lama Rod visit.  postponed till February, proposal on online offerings for original July dates 

 

ACTION – Jez to contact and agree to 2 events with Lama Rod based on split of donations.

 

  • Analysis of offerings and what is relevant at this time for people in light of cancelled LTM and CIEL

 

ACTION – related to earlier discussion.

ACTION – Marketing – Ariela available to share Google Ads experience if a replacement for her role is implemented.

POSSIBLE – A place to discuss practice, a workshop style offering where people can come and ask questions of a teacher/MI.

 

  • Scheduling for the fact we might not be open in September.

 

—–?????—–  To be revisited when we know more.

 

  • SE dues

 

ACTION – We need to look at paying dues or we will be thrown out

 

  • CDI community meeting

 

ACTION – Awaiting more information from CDI – P&E feels we need this meeting.  

 

  • AOB (Next meeting, chair)

 

ACTION – Chair – Merlin  (Jez to send out Doodle poll for June meeting)