Buddhist Action Month 2015

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Jon Higgins

"The Growth Fetish" by Vaddhaka

Tue, 7 Jul, 2015 - 22:37

"The Growth Fetish" by Vaddhaka

Tue, 7 Jul, 2015 - 22:37

VIDEO: “The Growth Fetish”; an exploration of the effects of growth on nature and the environment by Vaddhaka, author of The Buddha on Wall Street and Chairman of the Tallin Centre in Estonia gives a talk during BAM 2015.

Munisha

"Why we need the New Society"

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015 - 16:47

"Why we need the New Society"

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015 - 16:47

Sthirajyoti kicks off Manchester’s BAM season with this talk on what the New Society is and why we need it.

Utpaladhi

PLANETARY Screening in Southampton

Wed, 17 Jun, 2015 - 21:01

PLANETARY Screening in Southampton

Wed, 17 Jun, 2015 - 21:01

All welcome to Southampton Triratna’s screening of PLANETARY

Tues 30th June, 7.30pm, University of Southampton, Highfield, Building 2, Lecture Theatre 1035, £6 suggested donation for tickets.

Email Sarah at theboakster [at] hotmail.com to reserve a place

‘Planetary presents a stunning visual portrait of our Earth, taking us on a journey across continents: from the African savannah to the Himalayas, and from the heart of Tokyo to the view of our fragile planet from orbit. Through intimate interviews with a...

Candradasa

Parami - Radical Then Radical Now: The History Of Triratna’s Progressive Vision

Thu, 11 Jun, 2015 - 17:56

Parami - Radical Then Radical Now: The History Of Triratna’s Progressive Vision

Thu, 11 Jun, 2015 - 17:56

As part of Buddhist Action Month 2015 and the international Triratna Young Buddhists weekend, we present this archive version of a live streamed Dharma talk and conversation by Parami. The talk and discussion touch on many aspects of what it is to find the meeting place between our own highest values and the world in which we find ourselves practising.

One of the most experienced and pioneering members of our Order, Parami has helped build the Triratna Buddhist...

Singhamanas

Screening 'Planetary' at the LBC

Wed, 10 Jun, 2015 - 10:23

Screening 'Planetary' at the LBC

Wed, 10 Jun, 2015 - 10:23

This is a time when humanity has to grow up, cease its endless conflicts and set aside its foolish indulgences to deal with a changing world, to deal with the new world, to deal with a world their ancestors rarely ever had to content with, to face a new and arising set of circumstances that will challenge the intention, the integrity and the will to live.

I went to watch ‘Planetary’ at the LBC on Saturday night. It was made by...

Singhamanas

The Buddha on Wall Street - Book Launch

Mon, 8 Jun, 2015 - 11:19

The Buddha on Wall Street - Book Launch

Mon, 8 Jun, 2015 - 11:19

Vaddhaka joined us last week to kick off Buddhist Action Month for us by launching his new book in duscussion with Manjusiha. The conversation was wide ranging and relavent, covering the problems of political views both left & right, Slavoj Žižek’s criticisms of Western Buddhism and Ayan Rand’s influence on neoliberalism. And, most importantly, what we can and are doing to improve things!

Munisha

Matthieu Ricard on vegetarianism and veganism

Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 12:10

Matthieu Ricard on vegetarianism and veganism

Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 12:10

French Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard, talks about vegetarianism and veganism as Buddhist practices. (He was closely associated with Sangharakshita’s teacher, the late Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche.)

Video: 6.5 minutes