As part of Buddhist Action Month, a group from the London Buddhist Centre sangha will be going on the national anti-austerity march in central London this Saturday 20th June to champion economies of giving, compassion and community. They’d love you to join them!
Meeting point: exit 4 of Bank station at 11.30am Marching point: Anti-war & Peace, Climate & Green blocs at 11.45am,
I had the privilege of being involved in two Earth Metta practice days this last weekend at Brighton Buddhist Centre. On the Saturday there was an afternoon of meditation and ritual called “Speaking what Matters and Hearing the Heartbeat of the World” led by Khemanandi inspired by the Bodhicitta and the work of Joanna Macy. Only 3 people turned up (we really need to liase with the team a little more effectively) but they really engaged and one of them wrote to me afterwards...
Arash Derambarsh, the local councillor who kick-started the fight against food waste in his own Paris suburb, seeks to convince other countries to follow France’s lead and eliminate food waste.
The internet was in a frenzy when France recently passed legislation making it illegal for stores to purposely waste discarded food. As many pointed out in the comments section of True Activist’s coverage, such an...
I am delighted to let you know that Sue Harrison, from Great Yarmouth (and Norwich) will be privately ordained by Ratnavandana on a small ordination retreat at Adhisthana from 20th to 26th June. Her public Ordination ceremony will take place at the Norwich Buddhist Centre on Sunday 28th June conducted by Sanghadevi at 2.30pm.
Dharmachari Vimuktin from Mexico has resigned from the Order. He wrote to me as his private preceptor on 7th May letting me know that he was about to be ordained into a “Nygma Order” and on 19th May wrote formally resigning. I have asked him if he wanted to write a resignation letter for the Order, and have waited till now in the hope of receiving something, but haven’t heard back from him.
I am sorry to announce the resignation of Dharmachari Dayajit. Dayajit was ordained in 2006 at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre, with Lokabandhu as his private preceptor, and Abhaya as his public preceptor. Both Lokabandhu and I, Abhaya, have been in recent contact with him either in person (in Lokabandhu’s case) or by phone and or email, listening to his reasons for resigning and discussing with him as appropriate. He is very clear in his own mind that to resign is...
This paper continues a theme begun in Articles Shabda May 2014, in a paper called ‘On Cessation’. It is a further exploration of dukkha-nirodha, the third Aryan Truth.
Many thanks to Satyadhana for much commenting and editing.
Some Order Members have asked me to make this text of a personal talk I gave at Tiratanaloka last year available to be shared with mitras (if helfpul !)
I also have a scanned copy of an article printed in Jataka magazine 15 years ago about how I prepared my family using rituals when I was going off to be Ordained. I can send a copy of that article if requested- maitripala [at] gmail.com
Last Tuesday a team met at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre, and then went out and did a litter pick to improve the local environment. Here are a few photos of their productive day!
