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Sangharakshita@90 Appeal - Halfway There!

By Amalavajra on Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 - 16:06

Sangharakshita@90 Appeal - Halfway There!

By Amalavajra on Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 - 16:06

All of Sangharakshita’s words preserved for everyone, forever.

I am fully immersed at the moment in the £100k campaign to publish Sangharakshita’s Collected Works, as his 90th birthday present. I don’t think that I have ever felt so emotionally engaged to an appeal in my 16 year fundraising ‘career’. It is very present in most of my morning meditations! I personally guaranteed to Bhante that I would raise this money, and I have also gradually come...

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Free Buddhist Audio Needs Your Support!

By Rijupatha on Wed, 17 Dec, 2014 - 13:02

Free Buddhist Audio Needs Your Support!

By Rijupatha on Wed, 17 Dec, 2014 - 13:02

a gift of the dharma is the greatest of all gifts…

As a member of the worldwide Free Buddhist Audio Community you already know how important it is to have access to quality Buddhist teachings for study, meditation, exploration and inspiration.

If you stream audio talks for enjoyment, download our weekly podcasts, follow along with the study course for mitras, or prepare for classes by searching our archives, Free Buddhist Audio is likely...

Leeds Buddhist Centre
Leeds Buddhist Centre

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Fri, 5 Jul, 2013 - 15:18

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Fri, 5 Jul, 2013 - 15:18Life on a Karuna door-knocking appeal

Previously (a week ago) on the Green Tara Appeal:
Our actual target for the whole appeal is £1791 and with just 6 evenings to go we are still £739 short. So, between us, we need to find around £123 each evening in monthly donations. A big ask when we’ve averaged around £64 in the last four evenings. It’s a daunting task and the Green Tara Team really have their work cut out over...
Leeds Buddhist Centre
Leeds Buddhist Centre

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Fri, 21 Jun, 2013 - 11:35

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Fri, 21 Jun, 2013 - 11:35Life on a Karuna door-knocking appeal

Day 28: Welcoming the Demons


“The spiritual journey involves stepping into unknown territory with a hunger to know what is true. One of the essential elements of such a life is the understanding that everything we encounter - fear, resentment, jealousy, embarrassment - is actually an invitation to see clearly where we are shutting down and holding back.” Aura Glaser, Tricycle Magazine, Spring 2012

The end of week four and...
Leeds Buddhist Centre
Leeds Buddhist Centre

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Sat, 1 Jun, 2013 - 23:13

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Sat, 1 Jun, 2013 - 23:13Day 3: Out on the Streets

It’s the end of the first week and we’ve all survived. Unfortunately two of our team - Amitasuri and Jamie - have been poorly and therefore unable to join us on the first few days of the Karuna door-knocking appeal. However we’re hoping that they’ll both be fit and well very soon.

I must say that, generally (and perhaps surprisingly) we seem to have enjoyed ourselves. Speaking for myself, I’m having a...
Leeds Buddhist Centre
Leeds Buddhist Centre

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Tue, 28 May, 2013 - 22:51

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Tue, 28 May, 2013 - 22:51Day 2: Settling in and setting out…

Seven strangers coming together on a Saturday afternoon: Dantacitta, Prakashaka, Sanghamani, Amitasuri, Jamie, Sally and myself. Only Dantacitta and Prakashika, (both from Australia), knew each other well.

It could have been a recipe for chaos: six of the seven had never lived in a Buddhist community or done a Karuna Appeal before. Add in two days of intensive reporting-in and workshopping, then complicate further with meals to cook, jobs to...
Leeds Buddhist Centre
Leeds Buddhist Centre

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Sat, 25 May, 2013 - 11:41

Notes from an Appealing Buddhist

By Shakyapada on Sat, 25 May, 2013 - 11:41Or life on a Karuna fundraising appeal

Ready, set, go…
So here I am sitting on the 10.58 from York, heading for Kings Cross and, for once, I have no expectations about where I’m going or what it’s going to be like. I’m going to be staying in Bethnal Green, at The London Buddhist Centre, for 6 weeks as part of a small team, knocking on suburban doors, introducing people to the work of the Karuna Trust and,...

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