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Follow Up on Your Urban Retreat! Five Next Steps...

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Sun, 17 Nov, 2013 - 13:31

Follow Up on Your Urban Retreat! Five Next Steps...

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Sun, 17 Nov, 2013 - 13:31Well folks, we’re drawing to a close here on the online space for this year’s Urban Retreat. It’s been a wonderful week and on the team we’ve loved being in touch with all those who took part here - as Vajragupta said, thanks so much for all of your efforts and engagement and the generally beautiful spirit in which this online retreat has been conducted.

We wanted to finish with a few posts that we hope will...
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New Times for Meditation

From Online Meditators on Sun, 17 Nov, 2013 - 12:57

New Times for Meditation

From Online Meditators on Sun, 17 Nov, 2013 - 12:57Hi all, a quick note to say we’ll be back this new season with two weekly online meditations, starting on Tuesday 19th November. It was great reconnecting with people during the Urban Retreat and we want to keep it going! Thanks to everyone who filled in our survey - our new meditation times will be Tuesdays at 2.30pm EST/ 7.30pm UK and Thursdays at 11am EST / 4pm UK.

In India only the Thursday will...
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A Breath Meditation

Day one is a meditation on the breath, with music composed by Yeshe Chodron also known as Laurie Lesk. The breath is fundamental to meditation. It is a place where you can come home to yourself. When you connect to the breath you can restore calm in your heart and mind. In this meditation we explore the qualities of breathing.

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Dh Achala lead a workshop on English language at ACE, Bhilgaon branch, Nagpur.

From Aryaloka Computer Education India on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 16:05

Dh Achala lead a workshop on English language at ACE, Bhilgaon branch, Nagpur.

From Aryaloka Computer Education India on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 16:05
Dhammachari Achala from Newzealand lead a workshop on English language. About 40 students were benefited from the workshop. Learning english skills from teacher specially from the west was an extraordinary experience for most students. Such type of workshop gives them more confidence that they can understand English people’s pronounciation and can speak English. 
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Children In Need and Compassion

From Community Highlights on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 13:32

Children In Need and Compassion

From Community Highlights on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 13:32This weekend in the UK saw Children in Need Day and the 75th anniversary of Krystallnacht, when my father watched the synagogue burning. The significance of how we respond isn’t just the money. It also says something about who we are and our relationships with others

Listen to a recording of this radio broadcast from BBC Wales, Weekend Word

Today we’ll be hearing stories of Children in Need due to poverty, disease,...
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Thank you!

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 13:26

Thank you!

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 13:26We’re nearly at the end of this urban retreat… Thank you to you all for your participation, your engagement, your posts and contributions, shrine photos, and for the way all this has been flavoured and pervaded by metta!

A big thank you to those who helped provide materials and resources for the event. Thanks to Subhdramati and Vessantara for the daily talks and reflections, and to Manidha, Natalie Willmer...

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