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A Sustaining Community of Meditators: Reflections from Cambridge on Being Divine Online

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 11:04

A Sustaining Community of Meditators: Reflections from Cambridge on Being Divine Online

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 11:04

Arthasiddhi, myself and around 40 friends, mitras and Order members from Cambridge sangha have been following the Being Divine Online Home Retreat as a community within the wider community, adding to the mix some of our own meditation sessions (every day at 8 am), three zoom plenaries (or check-ins) and WhatsApp home groups, as well as attending evening events at Cambridge Buddhist Centre online. It has been such a joy: and we’ve deeply appreciated the richness of Ratnavandana’s experience and teachings...

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Abhayamati

Vegan Day: Green Light for Action and Compassion

Mon, 5 May, 2014 - 16:01

Vegan Day: Green Light for Action and Compassion

Mon, 5 May, 2014 - 16:01A Bodhisattva helps suffering beings without hesitation because he has the clarity, the means and the open heart.
Explore the joy and challenges of becoming a vegan. There will be a talk and discussion to clarify our mind, a session of meditation to coax our heart, a poetry event to awaken our imagination and delicious vegan food, the means to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.

10:30 Introduction to Loving Kindness meditation

11:15 Talk by Amalasiddhi

12:00...
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Abhayamati

Yatra - walking retreat

Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 15:43

Yatra - walking retreat

Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 15:43Yatra: a walking retreat and a mindful celebration of our land and its energies.

Join us as we walk the Peddar’s Way, camping at various sites along the way.

During the day we will walk in silence and in single file; allowing space for a deeper awareness of and harmony with our walking companions, with the landscape and our own thoughts and feelings. We will have plenty of pauses (when we can talk) meditation and ritual in the...
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tejasvini

Helping at the allotment

Mon, 6 Aug, 2012 - 16:05

Helping at the allotment

Mon, 6 Aug, 2012 - 16:05If you’re free on Friday and would like to help weed or dig so we can get more home-grown flowers for our shrine rooms, meet at the Centre at 1.30 and we’ll make our way to the Burnside allotment. You could also let me know you’ll be coming.
Many thanks,

Tejasvini