Universalism

Embark on a transformative journey with our five-week Buddhism and Meditation course, designed to open the doors to a deeply fulfilling life. Discover more than just a philosophy or religion: Buddhism offers a timeless roadmap to genuine happiness and liberation. Regardless of race, nationality, caste, sexuality, or gender, Buddhism welcomes all to explore the profound teachings of the Buddha, as relevant today as they were 2,500 years ago. Starts Wednesday 4th February 2026 \| 7\.15pm – 9\.30pm \| For 5 weeks Book your place at www.dublinbuddhistcentre.org/events

Boyle, Co. Roscommon - Help & Healing on the Spiritual Path through the Teaching of Bruno Groening This meeting is for people who are interested in finding out more about spiritual Healing. The meeting will take place on **Wednesday 4th February 2026 at 7pm in Boyle Family Resource Centre, Knocknashee, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. F52 H674** FREE Event. All are welcome. Further information visit: www.bruno-groening.org/english/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma1asVktl8Q&list=PLssfoez4EcrhOS7Au2-vRdoiAaZt-YXka

• What we'll do About us: The Tibetan Dharma and Meditation Group is part of a Buddhist organisation based in Taiwan, which is centred on one of the greatest living rinpoches (teachers) in the world at the moment. It aims to introduce people living in Ireland to Buddhist teachings and practices that have been passed to Rinpoche through his masters and their masters going back many, many generations in order to benefit and bring peace to all sentient beings. Location: We hold our meetings in the small hall at Sandyford Community Centre, Lambs Cross, Sandyford, Dublin 18.

Hello TEDheads, **Happy New Year!** Last Friday is known as 'Quitter's Day' when most of the people in the world give up on their resolutions. No problem, we all face that with every positive choice, but what helps us to gain resilience to live the lives we want to live? These talks will help us have a conversation around purpose, our story, and resilience. Are you living the life you want? ***Please watch the following 2 talks on your own device BEFORE the event. Have a watch, compare the videos, and bring insights and questions along to the conversation.*** *** # ★ **Talk #1:** [The roots of resilience](https://www.ted.com/talks/misty_copeland_the_roots_of_resilience?referrer=playlist-10_essential_ted_talks_of_2025&autoplay=true) How did Misty Copeland break barriers and become one of the world's most famous ballerinas? In this powerful talk, she charts her rise from childhood adversity to history-making dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre — and gives a peek at what she plans to do next. https://www.ted.com/talks/misty_copeland_the_roots_of_resilience?referrer=playlist-10_essential_ted_talks_of_2025&autoplay=true # ★ **Talk # 2:** [What Makes Us Uniquely Human? | Erwin Raphael McManus | TEDxSanDiego](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdgVfhciSwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdgVfhciSw) Erwin challenges us to understand that we are naturally creative, that we are the only species that is capable of creating our own future. We, in fact, have the power to materialize the invisible, to create that which we can imagine. And we also have the capacity to imagine ourselves different that we are, better than we are. In the end, the question is not “Will we create?”, but rather, “What will we create?” Erwin Raphael McManus was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, and lives in Los Angeles, California with his beautiful wife Kim. He is known for the integration of creativity and spirituality and the pursuit of what it means to be truly and fully human. He is the founder of MOSAIC, an expression of the church born out of Los Angeles, California. MOSAIC is known for its commitment to beauty, creativity, diversity, and social entrepreneurism and has been named one of the most influential and innovative churches in America. Erwin is the author of several books including his most recent bestseller, The Artisan Soul-Crafting your life into a work of art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdgVfhciSw **Please note the following:** We want to provide a space for those who are curious about life, enjoy TED Talks, and want to share their findings with others. Please join us as we consider this topic, **Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7:15pm.** Newcomers are most welcome! Hoping to see you there. (Please sign up only if you really intend to attend). NOTE: We ask for a **3 Euro contribution** on the night to cover costs. Thank you.

Please PREPAY for this game either by https://revolut.me/davidandl or Paypal ([kenna.david@gmail.com](http://kenna.david@gmail.com/)) √ We have just 60 minutes to play, so please come along a few minutes early to ensure we can start on time. √ The maximum number of players is 14. If you are not among the 14, please do not attend the pitch. If you are one of the 14, please be sure you show up. Places are in high demand, so unfortunately, failure to show will result in your immediate removal from the group. √ As always, you participate in these games at your own risk and agree to indemnify the organisers from any injury, loss, claim, or infection.

About us: The Tibetan Dharma and Meditation Group is part of a Buddhist organisation based in Taiwan, which is centred on one of the greatest living Rinpoches (teachers) in the world at the moment. It aims to introduce people living in Ireland to Buddhist teachings and practices that have been passed to Rinpoche through his masters and their masters going back many, many generations in order to benefit and bring peace to all sentient beings. Location: We hold our meetings in the small hall at Sandyford Community Centre, Lambs Cross, Sandyford, Dublin 18.

Join us for zazen (mediation) on Wednesday evening. **Wednesday** is for existing students. Beginners or newcomers to the dojo can arrange an introduction to zazen practice by sending an email. zen.in.ireland@gmail.com **On Wednesday**, students have the opportunity for daisan which is one-to-one with the teacher and gives the opportunity to ask questions in relation to the practise. It is a wonderful **opportunity** to deepen ones understanding and practise of Zen. **Mary Soshin Laheen** is the teacher at Earth+Sky Zen. Recommended donation is €5. We accept donations using the following Paypal link: PayPal.Me/earthskyzen The weekly schedule. Please arrive 10 minutes before start. Monday: 7am Tuesday: 7am Wednesday: 7am Wednesday: 6.15pm Thursday: 7am Sunday: 6.15pm

Hi, all Independent Movie Lovers. You are invited meet at 7 pm, on Friday the 6th of February. This meeting is at the Café on the ground floor of the Light House Cinema, Smithfield Square, Dublin. We will discuss the film: **No Other Choice** (2025), directed by Park Chan-wook, a Korean director, known for Oldboy (2003). We will also discuss: **The Element of Crime** (1984), directed by Lars von Trier. The original Danish title is '*Forbrydelsens Element'.* This is the first movie in Lars von Trier's Europa trilogy. We will watch the movies independently, and meet for discussion on Friday the 6th of February, at 7 pm, at the Café on the ground floor of the Light House Cinema, Smithfield Square. **No Other Choice** is showing at most Dublin cinemas, until Thursday the 29th of January. **The Element of Crime** (1984), is available for online rental on YouTube and Prime Video. Both YouTube and Prime give the date of this movie as 2023, but I believe both are referring to the 1984 movie by Lars von Trier that we intend to watch. Check the director. Michael Sheeran

The Story of Salvation Fulfilled' presented by Jeff Cavins and Jeffrey Morrow, will run in the Central Catholic Library, 74 Merrion Square Dublin 2. This short course will run over three Saturdays: February 7th, 21st, and March 7th from 11.15 am to 2.00pm (approx) Cost is € 10 for notes and Tea/ Coffee

AI is no longer a side quest - it’s everywhere, woven into the software we use every day. AI agents shouldn’t just be side projects; they deserve to be built, tested, and deployed like any other production-grade system. **NOTE: To confirm your registration you need to sign up here: [https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents](https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents)** Join us to build, experiment, and launch agents that can scale, measure, and survive the real world, not just the demo stage. This not a prompt-engineering session or a demo. It is a full-day, hands-on experience where you’ll learn how to take your agent from “it works” to “it runs in production.” ​​You’ll explore how to design reliable architectures, deploy at scale, instrument analytics, and use rule-outs and monitoring to keep agents safe, stable, and smart. ​​Whether you’re a developer, designer, or just an AI-curious builder: this is your sandbox to **experiment, break things, and fix them right**. **NOTE: To confirm your registration you need to sign up here: [https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents](https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents)** *** ​​🚀 What you’ll explore, learn, and build ​​You’ll learn how to: * ​​**Design reliable agent architectures** * ​​**Deploy at scale** with blue-green rollouts, version control, and safe updates. * ​​**Add observability** \- from metrics and event logs to dashboards and tracing\. * ​​**Track performance and reliability** in real time, using analytics that go beyond vanity metrics. * ​​**Implement rule-outs, toggles, and monitoring flows** to keep agents safe and evolving. ​​**We're all about hands-on, Here's what to expect:** * ​​In small teams working hands-on from idea to working prototype * ​You’ll leave with something concrete you’ve built and understand Time to explore, experiment, break things, and fix them * ​Space to go deep on reliability, deployment, and observability **NOTE: To confirm your registration you need to sign up here: [https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents](https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents)** # ​Sponsors ​***To be announced*** ​Interested in supporting a Give(a)Go Builder Day? We partner with companies who believe in hands-on learning and in supporting people who build things. ​👉 Reach out to us at[ ](https://giveago.co/sponsor)**[https://giveago.co/sponsor](https://giveago.co/sponsor)** or email us at **[hello@giveago.co](mailto:hello@giveago.co)** **​​Venue Partner** ​​​\*\*[Baseline](http://baseline.community/):\*\* Baseline is an independent community and workspace for early-stage founders who are building breakout and break-through tech companies in Ireland. *** ## ​**​​​Join the community** ​​​​​[Give(a)Go](http://giveago.co/) is a community of builders, hackers and tinkerers that runs regular hands-on workshops and builder days! ​​​​​Follow us on: [LinkedIn](https://www.giveago.co/linkedin) \| [Instagram](https://www.giveago.co/instagram) \| [Website](https://www.giveago.co/) \| [Github](https://github.com/orgs/Give-a-Go) *We’ll be taking photos and short video clips throughout the day for recap posts and marketing. By registering, you consent to being included. If you prefer not to appear in any photos or videos, just let one of the hosts know when you arrive* **NOTE: To confirm your registration you need to sign up here: [https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents](https://giveago.co/register/prod-agents)**

We are excited to invite you to our February meeting. Please join us for a time of prayer and worship, and please stay for refreshments in the hall after the service. All welcome 😀🙏🏳️‍🌈

Join us for a weekend of meditation, reflection, and connection as Vajrashura leads an in-depth exploration of the *Karaniya Metta Sutta* — the Buddha’s beautiful and profound teaching on loving-kindness (*metta*). This two-day urban retreat offers the ideal opportunity to escape from the hecticness of everyday life, practice meditation, and explore how loving kindness can transform our experience of others and the world around us. Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th February 2026, 10am – 5pm To book your place, go to www.dublinbuddhistcentre.org/events

Looking for some spiritual inspiration and conversation? Come and visit the Eckankar Book and Info Stand in the Blackrock Market, Blackrock, Co.Dublin. We're in the market on the second Sunday of every month from 11am until 5pm. We are happy to chat with you on most spiritual topics. Some of our books and booklets may help you with an issue you may be struggling with at the moment. If you'd like some inspiring wisdom, spin the wheel and receive a spiritual gift or a quote on a range of life's challenges.

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!

Bienvenue! Columbus French Conversation group invites you to our Saturday morning French conversation club. Expect a casual and welcoming atmosphere in which to learn french! I will bring my laptop so we can look up new vocabulary as needed! The venue is a beautiful French restaurant so you can really get into the zone :)

Dale Gnidovec, Curator of the Orton Hall Museum of Geology at The Ohio State University, will be presenting a program he has wanted to share with us for a long time: Plate Tectonics. His description of his program: Continents on the move - Nothing in Earth history makes sense without moving continents - it tells us why mountains, volcanoes, minerals, and fossils are where they are. This talk examines the evidence for continental drift, why it was disbelieved, and explains how the more-encompassing theory of plate tectonics was developed and eventually proven. Dale is an energetic, incredibly knowledgeable, and very entertaining speaker and this will be another wonderful program by Dale. Hope to see you there! Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk. Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1) Meeting ID: 878 3656 4953 Passcode: 760812 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (New York) +13017158592,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (Washington DC) The formal presentation will start at noon

If you are interested in selecting investment choices for your 401(k) or other workplace savings plan, minimizing your income tax liability, or identifying the most effective investments for your brokerage account, we are the group for you. We are a local chapter of Bogleheads**®**, whose investment strategy can be found here: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy Or you can peruse the Boglehead forum here: https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php Rob will lead this month's meeting in my absence. Mark Vonder Haar

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant. *** Did you know that there are atheists everywhere?!?! You may not know it, but we are! We're in your schools, diners, police force, military, government, and some are even still in your churches! So come and join us and meet other local atheists, along with agnostics, heathens, humanists, skeptics, and anyone else who's 'hell bound'! Vision: a Central Ohio that accepts atheism as a viable alternative in all areas of public and private life. Mission: grow, support, and provide community for atheists in Central Ohio. Social meetings held most Tuesdays at a local pub/restaurant at 7:00 PM (and often into the wee hours). Attendees call themselves agnostics, skeptics, humanists, non-theists, deists or even theists. All attendees are welcome but should support our vision. Atheists of Columbus (AoC) is part of Omnipresent Atheists (OA). AoC members are invited to join this OA meetup and/or OA Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/omnipresentatheists/ ) but are free to continue conversations on the AoC Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/columbusatheists/ ). AoC was founded in 2012 as a networking, social group for Central Ohio area humanists, skeptics, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, freethinkers, and the curious. It was a member of Columbus CoR and held weekly meetings, mostly on Fridays, for several years but then operated as an online only group for some time. In November 2018, Omnipresent Atheists (OA), a group that routinely meets on Tuesdays, invited AoC to merge. Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason (ColumbusCoR.org). Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason ( http://www.ColumbusCoR.org ). Omnipresent Atheists endorses the mission of the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ).

This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. We meet in the bar in the room on the right (the cigar shop). You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant. *** Did you know that there are atheists everywhere?!?! You may not know it, but we are! We're in your schools, diners, police force, military, government, and some are even still in your churches! So come and join us and meet other local atheists, along with agnostics, heathens, humanists, skeptics, and anyone else who's 'hell bound'! Vision: a Central Ohio that accepts atheism as a viable alternative in all areas of public and private life. Mission: grow, support, and provide community for atheists in Central Ohio. Social meetings held most Tuesdays at a local pub/restaurant at 7:00 PM (and often into the wee hours). Attendees call themselves agnostics, skeptics, humanists, non-theists, deists or even theists. All attendees are welcome but should support our vision. Atheists of Columbus (AoC) is part of Omnipresent Atheists (OA). AoC members are invited to join this OA meetup and/or OA Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/omnipresentatheists/ ) but are free to continue conversations on the AoC Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/columbusatheists/ ). AoC was founded in 2012 as a networking, social group for Central Ohio area humanists, skeptics, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, freethinkers, and the curious. It was a member of Columbus CoR and held weekly meetings, mostly on Fridays, for several years but then operated as an online only group for some time. In November 2018, Omnipresent Atheists (OA), a group that routinely meets on Tuesdays, invited AoC to merge. Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason (ColumbusCoR.org). Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason ( http://www.ColumbusCoR.org ). Omnipresent Atheists endorses the mission of the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ).