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BAM is well underway, one week on ....

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 8 Jun, 2017 - 06:40

BAM is well underway, one week on ....

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 8 Jun, 2017 - 06:40

Greetings to all taking part in BAM and how wonderful it has been to read about what everyone is doing in support of Connecting With Others - Connecting For Change, Sadhu! Great too to learn about the action coming out of events that have been held so far. Here in Adelaide, inspired by our Sea Level Rise Coastal Walk, we have written a letter to local Council asking how they are responding to this issue, and how they are taking this and other effects...
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Imagination, the Buddha and Us

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 8 Jun, 2017 - 01:00
Satyalila gave this talk to the Hastings Sangha in April 2017. It's a 're-giving' of the first talk from the series she did in Bristol in January in 2017, entitled 'Imagination, the Buddhist tradition and us'. [The original recording failed.] It offers a practical and personal perspective on why Sangharakshita has taught that imagination is a vital ingredient in the spiritual life. Full of examples and poetry, the talk invites listeners to recognise - and harness - the great power of the imagination which is in all of us, whether or not we're aware of it.
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Let Your Poison Be Your Cure

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 8 Jun, 2017 - 01:00
"Let your poison be your cure" is a talk by Satyalila from the Bristol Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana in May 2017. The title is a reference from a poem by Louis MacNiece, Thalassa. The talk is a clear and practical guide to how our spiritual journey can consist in transforming the 'poisons' (greed, hatred, delusion, pride and envy) with (and ultimately into) the five spiritual faculties (faith, wisdom, mindfulness, samadhi and energy-in-pursuit-of-the-good). It concludes with a look at how the five Buddha mandala offers an imaginative representation of the faculties as qualities of the Buddha's Enlightened mind.
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Triratna Chester BAM

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 7 Jun, 2017 - 22:08

Triratna Chester BAM

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 7 Jun, 2017 - 22:08

BAM!  Thanks to Dave for talking to us this evening about fracking/anti-fracking and a film called The Bentley Effect https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnRD3neUFo
It stimulated questions and discussion and also turned us towards questions about what we can do locally and individually - buy local, alternative sources of power, cost v ethics, on-line activism. At the end of the session Dave suggested Lend With Care.  He told us that Lendwithcare.org is a revolutionary way to help people in the developing world to...
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BAM for Bulgarians

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 7 Jun, 2017 - 14:18

BAM for Bulgarians

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 7 Jun, 2017 - 14:18

We’d agreed that BAM in Ipswich would include weekly outdoor meditations throughout June. Several Sangha people couldn’t make it, and on Sunday I arrived in Christchurch Park with two garden chairs, a portable shrine and no companions.

Undeterred I set up the shrine on a grassy area, put on my kesa and offered Centre leaflets to nearby people. The first man I approached smiled but shook his head in refusal. Others were more receptive, with someone talking about the Buddha figure...
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Waking Up - An Introduction to Buddhism In a Trumped Up World

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 7 Jun, 2017 - 01:00
This talk was given on an Open Introduction to Buddhism long weekend given at Taraloka in April. Dhammagita talks about how our modern, post-truth, echo-chambered world mirrors our internal world, and how the dharma reveals and deals with our own fake facts.
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BAM Glasgow

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 6 Jun, 2017 - 15:25

BAM Glasgow

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 6 Jun, 2017 - 15:25

Great to hear what we’re all up to. Theres loads of BAM happening in Glasgow including several events and a collection for refugees and a midsummer meditation for peace in George square in the heart of the city. We have an individual sign up sheet too including pledges such as going vegan or walking 500 miles around Scotland in aid of the recovery movement.

Big BAM love Candrika
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Celebrate Dharma Day

From Exeter Triratna Group on Tue, 6 Jun, 2017 - 14:04

Celebrate Dharma Day

From Exeter Triratna Group on Tue, 6 Jun, 2017 - 14:04

Come and celebrate Dharma Day Sunday 9 July 2017! 


Glenn, Sue and Colin from the Exeter Triratna Group are hosting a half morning at the East Devon Forest Garden (also known as Hridayabija, ‘seed of the heart’) - a beautiful spot about 15 miles from Exeter, full of magic and unexpected finds.

Please arrive by 10am for a half day of meditation and dharma readings followed by a shared lunch and a swim. For any that wish to stay on there...
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Week 1 of trying to live without buying single-use plastic ....

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 6 Jun, 2017 - 12:22

Week 1 of trying to live without buying single-use plastic ....

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 6 Jun, 2017 - 12:22

Lessons learned so far: 

1. Aiming to be vegan AND avoid single-use plastic at the same time is going to be super-challenging: it is really not obvious where to get lentils, beans, vegan quorn, quinoa or nuts & seeds that isn’t sold in plastic wrapping. So I’m going to give myself some slack there ….. 

2. Travel food: there was very little to buy at the food shops at Paddington station that wasn’t wrapped in plastic - rows and rows of plastic...
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Jinaketu passes away

From Order Connection on Mon, 5 Jun, 2017 - 13:48

Jinaketu passes away

From Order Connection on Mon, 5 Jun, 2017 - 13:48

Dear Order Members,

I am sorry to have to break the sad news that Jinaketu died this morning at 0800. Many friends are gathering at the nursing home in Eastbourne to be with him and Satyamati his partner.

As you may know, Jinaketu was on holiday in Bali at the beginning of April where he discovered he had a brain tumour. Which on arrival back in the U.K. was operated on, a few...

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