Buddhism Assembly

On the 8th of December, a visiting Buddhist teacher from the Harlow Buddhist Community called Edwina came in for an assembly. She taught us about their religion and told us the story of the Buddha. 

The Buddha saw dead, sick and old people but didn't understand what was happening as he had been raised in luxury and had never experienced suffering. He meditated and came to a decision that he was going to teach people inner peace to help them be truly happy.

Edwina also told us about the Buddhist way of life and the values they live by including: kindness, sharing, meditation, loving animals and not being too hard on yourself.

After the assembly, key stage two stayed in the hall and were taught how to meditate. We had to sit cross-legged with our left hand in the middle and our right hand on top, close our eyes and imagine a gold light shining on us.

By Connie Stevenson, Alexa and Lois (year 6)