Sumner Meditation Group

Sumner Meditation Group Everyone welcome, whether it is your first or you have done meditation before. We offer an open space for 90 minutes for you to come and go anytime.

Welcome everyone to our meditation space on Sundays 5 to 7pm
at Sumner Yoga School, 42 Nayland Street, Sumner (across Supermarket), Christchurch, New Zealand

It is free, koha (donation) appreciated. Everyone welcome, no matter whether it is your first meditation or you have done meditation before. It is an open space for 2 hours for you to sit as long as you like, and come and go as you please. Bolsters, blankets and chairs from the yoga school are available for use. You are welcome to bring your own items, if you like. Short guided meditations are available on CD, which are played on request. Two of the guided meditations offer basic instructions about how to sit and about breathing. Each is about 15 minutes in duration. Please ask for them to be played. The guided meditations are spoken by Russell Delman and we have got his consent to use them for our group (www.russelldelman.com). There is no further affiliation to Russell Delman and his teachings. He is simply offering the purest and most basic guided meditations we could find, presenting them with a pleasant voice to listen to. See you on a Sunday :)

15/04/2026

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13/04/2026

They simply live.
And yet… they suffer the most.

In Buddhism, one of the deepest teachings is ahimsa — non-violence.
Not just toward humans, but toward all living beings.

Because every being fears pain.
Every being seeks peace.
Every being values its life — just like you.

The Buddha taught that compassion (karuṇā) is not selective.
It is not reserved for those who look like us, think like us, or speak like us.
It extends to every creature that breathes.

When we harm animals, we are not just harming them…
we are strengthening the very ignorance and cruelty within ourselves
that keeps suffering alive.

Their only “crime” is that they exist —
and cross paths with human desire, convenience, or ignorance.

But imagine a world where we chose differently.

A world where kindness is not limited.
Where compassion is not conditional.
Where power is not used to dominate, but to protect.

Real spirituality is not in rituals.
It is in how gently you walk on this earth…
and how much suffering you choose not to create.

Because the measure of your consciousness
is how you treat those who are completely at your mercy.

Be mindful.
Be compassionate.
Be kind — to all beings.

Address

42 Nayland Street
Christchurch
8081

Opening Hours

5:30pm - 7:05pm

Telephone

0274210424

Website

https://www.yogaintuition.nz/meditation/sunday-meditation/

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