There were eight of us who gathered at Euston station at 11am to begin the pilgrimage.
The first stop was St. Pancras Anglican church, where Rev. Elaine Dando explained a few things about the church itself and a bit about the Anglican stance on interfaith work. After she said a prayer for us, we went on our way to the Shepherd's Bush Sikh gurdwara.
Nobody was expecting us, yet we arrived announced anyway! A wonderful gentleman asked us to remove our shoes and cover our heads, and asked another gentleman to explain the Sikh faith to us. Through translation (he didn't speak English) we discovered more about the Sikh faith. He even sang part of the Sikh scripture for us and explained its meaning. We then had a very tasty lunch - apparently you cannot visit a gurdwara without eating - and then moved on to King's Cross to visit the SGI-UK community centre.
To teach us about this branch of Buddhism, Robert, a practicing member of SGI-UK, explained first about the Buddha himself and then about Nicherin Daishonin, who created this branch of Buddhism. We did some chanting (which was surprisingly loud!) and we finished the day wishing happy birthday to Saunvedan, whose birthday was that day!
The first stop was St. Pancras Anglican church, where Rev. Elaine Dando explained a few things about the church itself and a bit about the Anglican stance on interfaith work. After she said a prayer for us, we went on our way to the Shepherd's Bush Sikh gurdwara.
Nobody was expecting us, yet we arrived announced anyway! A wonderful gentleman asked us to remove our shoes and cover our heads, and asked another gentleman to explain the Sikh faith to us. Through translation (he didn't speak English) we discovered more about the Sikh faith. He even sang part of the Sikh scripture for us and explained its meaning. We then had a very tasty lunch - apparently you cannot visit a gurdwara without eating - and then moved on to King's Cross to visit the SGI-UK community centre.
To teach us about this branch of Buddhism, Robert, a practicing member of SGI-UK, explained first about the Buddha himself and then about Nicherin Daishonin, who created this branch of Buddhism. We did some chanting (which was surprisingly loud!) and we finished the day wishing happy birthday to Saunvedan, whose birthday was that day!