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Music and Words Indrajala Sunday Club

From North London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 12 May, 2013 - 11:59

Music and Words Indrajala Sunday Club

From North London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 12 May, 2013 - 11:59Songs, poems,music and stories with Sumana and friends on Sunday 19 May at 6pm. All welcome. By donation

Dassini

Buddha Day at the GBC

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Thu, 9 May, 2013 - 15:51

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Thu, 9 May, 2013 - 15:51Sunday 26th May

Celebrate the occasion of the Buddha’s Enlightenment in the company of friends in the Sangha.

4pm meditation, readings and special puja offering; “with mandarava, blue lotus and jasmine…”
come along and help us open the festival with a devotional focus on the Buddha.

6pm shared meal, bring vegetarian food to share.

7.30pm talk and festive puja, all welcome!

Candradasa

Rains Retreat with Subhuti (for Dharmacharis) OM

From Community Highlights on Thu, 9 May, 2013 - 14:28

Rains Retreat with Subhuti (for Dharmacharis) OM

From Community Highlights on Thu, 9 May, 2013 - 14:28

This just in from Subhuti’s secretary. subhuti.secretary [at] gmail.com (subject: Rains%20Retreat) (Please contact Subhuti) to inquire about booking…

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viriyalila

Invitation to Join our Face Painting Fundraiser!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 8 May, 2013 - 20:24

Invitation to Join our Face Painting Fundraiser!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 8 May, 2013 - 20:24We’d like to invite you to join us for a fantastic sangha fundraiser this summer. On Saturday, June 8th, we will be running a face painting booth at Pro Portsmouth’s Market Square Day. Viriyalila has been running this booth for nearly 20 years as a fundraiser for women training for ordination in the Triratna Buddhist Order. This year this event will become a fundraiser for the Portsmouth Buddhist Center. We are looking to secure a permanent meeting space later this...

Candradasa

Metta Bhavana This Week

From Online Meditators on Wed, 8 May, 2013 - 15:03

Metta Bhavana This Week

From Online Meditators on Wed, 8 May, 2013 - 15:03Our meditation this Thursday will run at the new standard time of 8.30am PST/11.30amEST/4.30pm UK/ 9pm Maharashtra. Connect on Skype with user thebuddhistcentre.com and IM (Instant Message) to be added to the call. We’ll be online 15 mins before the meditation, which will be the Metta Bhavana, with an extended section of ‘Just Sitting’. We’ll also have some time to share and discuss meditation generally after the session.

If you’re...

viriyalila

Empathy, Receptivity, Silence... A Week of Podcasts on FBA

From Free Buddhist Audio on Wed, 8 May, 2013 - 01:40

Empathy, Receptivity, Silence... A Week of Podcasts on FBA

From Free Buddhist Audio on Wed, 8 May, 2013 - 01:40We start our podcast review with The Power of Empathy by Vajrasara. In this beautiful talk Vajrasara explores metta (loving kindness), the subtle art of listening, and Kuan Yin, the mysterious white lady of Compassion. One of a series of talks on the theme of ‘A Force for Good in the World’, given in the Dharma Parlour at the 2010 Buddhafield Festival in Somerset, UK

Then we give you two short Dharmabytes, little gems of Dharma...

Candradasa

Young People's Weekend Retreat (UK)

From Community Highlights on Mon, 6 May, 2013 - 15:52

Young People's Weekend Retreat (UK)

From Community Highlights on Mon, 6 May, 2013 - 15:52Shaking off the city, exploring with other young people what the Buddha’s teaching means for us in our immediate experience and our daily lives in general through discussion and meditation practice with time to relax and have some fun together in a friendly environment.

Arrive 5pm Friday 28th till 3pm Sunday 30th June

Booking needed (via Cambridge Buddhist Centre website) or by phone (+44) 01223 577553

Super concessionary price of £50

Venue Vajrasana retreat...

lokabandhu

Buddhafield's blog

From Buddhafield on Mon, 6 May, 2013 - 08:13

Buddhafield's blog

From Buddhafield on Mon, 6 May, 2013 - 08:13Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at Buddhafield? A lot of hard work - and spiritual practice! Check out the Buddhafield Blog, lovingly written by Lou and others from Buddhafield’s core team… They’ve called it ‘The Secret Life of Buddhafield: a window into what goes on behind the scenes’ and recent posts include a series of updates on their big new ‘Green Earth Awakening’ event - coming soon at the end of May…More on this...

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When is the next funding round?

From Abhayaratna Trust on Fri, 3 May, 2013 - 10:54

When is the next funding round?

From Abhayaratna Trust on Fri, 3 May, 2013 - 10:54Taradakini, Abhayaratna Trust secretary, writes: “You might not know that Order members experiencing financial hardship and wanting to apply to the Trust for financial support, for example to attend a retreat or order event, can now do so four times a year. The next deadline for applications is 1 September 2013. Of course if it’s an emergency or more urgent, applications are accepted at any time of year. We know it’s not so easy to ask for funds but you’ll...

Candradasa

Mindfulness of Breathing for Meditation Thursdays Online

From Online Meditators on Wed, 1 May, 2013 - 18:39

Mindfulness of Breathing for Meditation Thursdays Online

From Online Meditators on Wed, 1 May, 2013 - 18:39Many thanks to Animisha for stepping in as ever to cover our online ‘Meditation Thursdays’ this past couple of weeks! Our session this week will be at the usual time of 11.30amEST/4.30pm UK/ 9pm Maharashtra, and we’ll have both Skype and Google Hangout options. Connect on Skype with user thebuddhistcentre.com and IM (Instant Message) to be added to the call. If you’re not sure about finding us on Skype, see here for more details!
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