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The Friends of DalesBus Walking Group
West Yorkshire, gb
“DalesBus Ramblers” are a sub-group of “Friends of DalesBus” who are dedicated to supporting public transport access within and to/from the Yorkshire Dales. Guided walks are often linear and involve the use of a bus or train. This puts bums on seats and helps to safeguard the future of fragile rural transport services. By taking part in a guided walk you are helping to preserve these services. You don’t have to be a member of the group, but memberships are welcomed and give you some fringe benefits such as being able to obtain a Dales Railcard even if you live outside the normal eligibility area.
If you normally use your car, then you need to make sure you are parked in a suitable place to access the public transport mentioned in the program. If you are not used to this, it may seem a little confusing at first, so please contact the walk leader for advice if you are unsure. For example, a walk from Buckden to Ribblehead may involve parking in Skipton or Leeds, catching the bus to Buckden then the train back from Ribblehead.
There are huge chains of interconnecting bus services available to get to the walks. For example from Manchester and Burnley to Skipton for a Grassington service, or from Bradford to Keighley to Skipton to Malham. Bus service details in the dales are available on www.dalesbus.org or contact the walk leader if you are not sure how to access a walk.
Please note:
All walks, times and distances are approximate and are subject to revision as circumstances dictate. The walk will start after the bus arrives, and is timed to end in time for a return service. If there is service disruption, then this will disrupt the walk. Please accept the pace set by the walk leader, as it is designed to meet a return bus or train service. Participants going in front of the walk leader or behind the back marker may be deemed to have left the walk. Please contact the walk leader if you want further advice.
Please visit our website on www.friendsofdalesbus.org.uk for more up to date details of additional walks and any late changes to this walks program.
Whilst every care will be taken, and all walks are risk-assessed, all participants on a DalesBus Ramble are responsible for their own safety. Leaders retain the right to refuse to allow walkers with inadequate clothing or footwear to join walks, and regrettably, dogs other than registered assistance animals are not allowed on our walks.
Using the Bus or Train (details correct May 2019 and subject to change):
English concessionary bus passes are valid on most bus routes except 822, 825, 830, 831, and 881 services. Dales Freedom Rover tickets are available from the driver at £10 for the day or a Dales Privilege Rover at £8 on production of a railcard of any type ( e.g. Senior Railcard, Dales Railcard, Young Persons Railcard etc.), ENCTS elderly or disabled pass-holders or students with NUS or Metro Student Photocard.
Dales Railcards offering 1/3 discount on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Lancaster/Morecambe routes plus special offers at certain times of the year are available for Friends of DalesBus members to purchase.
Friends of DalesBus Membership:
Costs just £11 per year (£16.50 for couples/families). Any excess finances are ploughed back into running bus services. To join, please visit our website or send your cheque payable to “Friends of DalesBus” plus your name, address, and email address (optional) to: FoDB Membership Secretary, 8 Moorfields, Bramley, Leeds LS13 3JZ. www.friendsofdalesbus.org.uk
Walk classifications:
Easy: Suitable for all, a short and generally level stroll.
Moderate: A longer walk with uphill and downhill sections.
Strenuous: An extended walk with more uphill climbs and over rougher ground.
Additional information may be included with the walk details. For example “uses pathless open access land” gives an indication that the going is likely to be tougher than normal. Please contact the walk leader for additional information.
For general information about our walks, please visit the About Our Walks page.
For details of our forthcoming walks, please visit the Current Walks Programme page.
For details of our previous walks, please visit the Walks Programme Archive page.
To view a selection of photos taken on our recent guided walks, please visit the Walks Photo Gallery page. Photos and reports of guided walks from 2012-2013 can be found on our blog which is now retired.
Sufi Silent Meditation Lancashire / Manchester (Naqshbandi)
Burnley, H2
The School of Sufi Teaching
Silent Sufi Meditation
Naqshbandhi Mujaddidi Sufi Order
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Brothers, Sisters, Truth Seekers
In the ongoing search for truth, for happiness, for purpose, many paths can be followed. This group has been set up to show you the way preferred by the Sufis, the ancient searchers for what is truly real. Some Sufis turn, some chant loud or silent recitations (Zhikr). At the School of Sufi Teaching we sit in Silent Meditation turning our hearts towards the Holy Essence.
Through engaging in the Sufi practices of our order, we aim to open ourselves up to the transformative nature of the heart and ultimately to bring about a change in the nature of the self and it’s relationship to the world in which we live.
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The urge towards mysticism – the urge to experience a dimension beyond the material world, to know and to return to a spiritual Essence or Truth – is inherent within every person, irrespective of his or her religion…’ <br> ‘If Sufism is defined as mystical or the way of the mystic, then its message addresses all peoples, not just the followers of one religion. Every faith has its own Sufism. In every nation and community there have been Sufis, although they have taken different names and adopted varying practices.’ <br>Hazrat Azad Rasool (r.a.)Turning Towards the Heart: Awakening to the Sufi Way (Forty Questions and Answers)Published by Fons Vitae, 2002 <br>
<br>These short quotes, written by Hazrat Azad Rasool (r.a.) the founder of the School of Sufi Teaching, are a direct reminder to us of the inner urge that we all have, despite the religious diversity of the world, for a true understanding and knowledge which can only be found by simultaneously looking within and toward the Divine.
<br>Sufism has developed a number of forms of meditation and practices over the last thousand years that are directed towards an individual’s Heart (that most subtle of organs through which an individual’s spiritual development may be accomplished). Sufi meditation is both practical and proven to awaken the Heart to a deeper understanding of intuition in the practitioner. It also offers profound insights into both spiritual and worldly matters that enable us to begin to see all things in their true perspective. Sufi practices open us to new ways of thinking – freeing us from anxieties and fears – offering a greater sense of happiness and tranquillity. <br>Today’s fast-paced and materially oriented world acts as a challenge to us to balance the demands of everyday life with the fulfillment of our inner yearnings. Many choices are available in the pursuit of knowledge. Among these the teachings of Sufism, as transmitted through a chain of authorized teachers, offer a way to lead life in this world within the context of a comprehensive spiritual framework. The Naqshbandî-Mujaddidî line of masters, in particular, has considered the need for practical techniques that can be integrated into our daily life, within the family and in the work place, and that are applicable to the social responsibilities we all have. Their teachings are as relevant to seekers of different aptitudes and natures in our contemporary world, as they have been to seekers for generations. It is only by the blessings of respected Shaykhs across the centuries that those Sufi teachings have endured. <br> <br>About the School of Sufi TeachingThe School of Sufi Teaching is a branch of the Institute of Search for Truth and was founded in New Delhi, India in 1975 by Hazrat Azad Rasool (r.a.). At that time Shaykh Hazrat Azad Rasool (r.a.) noticed the numbers of people from the West visiting India in a quest for spiritual advancement. He also noticed that these individuals often found it difficult to find a trustworthy spiritual guide. The School was, as a consequence, set up to help give true and safe guidance to those wishing to follow the spiritual path. Hazrat Azad Rasool (r.a.) worked tirelessly as director of the School and as Shaykh of the Order right up until his death spreading the Sufi message across the world, and in particular in the West. Since his death in 2006 the School has come under the leadership of his son (and deputy or khalifa), Shaykh Hamid Hasan, who is working with equal vigour and commitment to extend access to the School’s teachings across the world. The School now has branches around the globe, with students from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, USA and Uzbekistan. <br>The School’s teachings and practices are based upon five main Sufi Orders of the Naqshbandî, Mujaddidî, Chistî, Qâdirî and Shîdhilî, but place a special emphasis on those of the Mujaddidî Order. Shaykh Hamid Hasan who now leads the Institute of Search for Truth and the School of Sufi Teaching, provides initiation and guidance to those who wish to follow the path of Sufism. <br> <br>MeetingsThe School of Sufi Teaching established a branch in Lancashire in 2012 and has, since that time, helped to introduce and guide interested individuals through the School’s effective and incremental series of practices in meditation.
<br>To help individuals along the spiritual path we offer: <br>• Free individual instruction in meditation practice to newcomers: <br>• A set of ten preliminary practices that focus on the ten centres of consciousness: <br>• Regular group meetings for meditation and introductions into the School’s practices: <br>• An opportunity to receive instruction in meditation and personal guidance from the Shaykh during his yearly visits to the UK: <br>• Yearly UK Group Retreats and International Retreats <br> <br>
Come and join our regular group of meditators on Thursday evenings to experience the benefits of Silent Sufi Meditation. <br> <br>
We will begin with a short explanation on how to do the meditation practices of our group for the benefit of newcomers, and then sit together in meditation. Following this we will have tea and a chance to meet some more experienced students. <br> <br>
Please arrive by 6.15pm so as to benefit from a short introductory talk specifically designed for newcomers to these practices. The meditation will normally start just after 6.30/6.40pm. We would ask that if anyone arrives later than 6.30pm that they keep all noise down to a minmum (including opening/closing of doors) so as to ensure as much as possible a undisturbed period of solitude. We finish Thursday weekly meetings at 8pm. <br> <br>
We look forward to sitting in meditation with you <br> <br>
We meet regularly on Thursdays at the Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre. It will be great to see you there. <br> <br>If you are interested in knowing more about the School of Sufi Teaching in Lancashire, or would like to attend our meditation sessions, please contact us by email, RSVP on Meetup or pop in to see us on Thursdays at our weekly meetings, it is highly advisable that you contact us before attending so that the Group Manager can meet newcomers earlier and have a chance to explain the mediation practice before we begin:-
<br>Email : lancashire@sufischool.org
Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre
Based in the
Burnley Campus / Thoms Whittam Sixth Form Centre
Barden Lane
BurnleyBB10 1JD
Do try and RSVP on our Meetup Page to inform us that you are able to attend our Thursday Meeting.
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Wishing you peace in finding success and contentment on your journey.
All meeting and practices are given freely.
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Greater Social Life Union of Bradford
Bradford, 45
The Thumoslang Network is an association of groups whose members use Thumoslang, the nomenclature for social clarity, as their basic strategy for greater social life. Part of the network is the Greater Social Life Union (GSLU). Its mission is long-lasting joy for its members through faster actualization of their personal ideals.
There are many steps on your journey to greater social life. Here are the first steps for members of GSLU. After reading the rest of this introduction, you should read the 2021 book The Guide to Thumoslang. Many of our members put this new knowledge into practice as suggested by The GSLU Handbook.
When you spend more time in damage control mode and less time benefiting from your various relations, you waste a great deal of effort in your social life. Such a cost of opportunity keeps you from going at high speed towards your ideals, in creating your ideal self, and in actualizing what you truly want to become. This is likely due to a lack of social clarity, which is essential for internal conversations and vital for meaningful relationships.
Unintentionally created in 2017, accidentally discovered in 2018, and first taught in 2019, Thumoslang is the nomenclature for social clarity. It is used as a language for faster communication, be it in complex collaboration or difficult conversation. The first widespread use of social clarity has been predicted by Thumoslang pioneers to be just as important as the first widespread control of fire. All is explained by The Guide to Thumoslang, which is backed by The Dictionary of Thumoslang.
Again, the Thumoslang Network is an association of groups whose members use Thumoslang, the nomenclature for social clarity, as their basic strategy for greater social life. Part of the network is the Greater Social Life Union (GSLU). Its mission is long-lasting joy for its members through faster actualization of their personal ideals.
Your ideals are the same as your ideal self, which means what you truly want to become. "Everything else is secondary," said Steve Jobs. Our group activities involve you with the first practical steps in the further development of your ideals, in keeping others from interfering with your life, and in building a group of in-person friends who keep on encouraging you and nurturing your ideals. To be sure, if you lack social clarity in your internal conversations, face unwanted drama too often, are not sure of your social life or your path into the future, or have no friends and no groups available on a regular basis to help create your ideal self, this group is for you.
*** MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS ***
Our group activities bring you the following benefits:
Benefit 1 - Mastery of Relationships
As new GSLU members participate in the union's activities, they will quickly find themselves having noticeable enhancements in their social lives. The further they participate in GSLU activities, the faster they naturally acquire the mastery of relationships.
Benefit 2 - Best Friends for Your Ideals
Our group activities include practical steps in building a group of in-person friends who keep on encouraging you and nurturing your ideals.
Benefit 3 - Internal Dialogues More Effective
Thumoslang is a set of terminology whose use is intended to benefit one's clarity in social situations. Consequently, Thumoslang allows you to have clearer communication with yourself in your mind.
Benefit 4 - Meaningful Relationships Much Stronger
Our members use Thumoslang to mend or strengthen their existing relationships, build new relations, and achieve greater social life.
Benefit 5 - Faster Actualization of Your Ideals
The actualization of your ideals goes faster when it regularly involves your best group, which is the small group of in-person, second-mind friends who are the best for the nurturing of your ideals. Our activities help you speed up the actualization of your ideals by reducing social roadblocks and increasing social shortcuts in your life.
