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Buddhist Action Month 2014

BAM at Triratna Exeter Group – a celebration of altruism in the Sangha

By Nandavajra on Thu, 19 Jun, 2014 - 13:01

BAM at Triratna Exeter Group – a celebration of altruism in the Sangha

By Nandavajra on Thu, 19 Jun, 2014 - 13:01In an enlightening, inspiring and moving Sangha evening members of the group shared the place of altruism in their life and practice. Colin, a former member of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, and a very long-standing vegetarian (on altruistic grounds) talked of his voluntary work as an advocate for trade union members experiencing financial hardship and helping them to apply to benevolent funds. Emma, working at a Centre for adults with various, and sometimes profound, disabilities, shared the satisfaction,...

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Send us your BAM news

By Munisha on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 20:58

Send us your BAM news

By Munisha on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 20:58Apologies if, a day ago, you looked for a similar post that’s now disappeared…

So… here we go again.

If you’re doing fab stuff for BAM, there’s just one more thing we’d love you to do.
Tell us about it. And we’ll tell everyone else.

Please send

details of forthcoming events
short reports on what you’ve done (up to 350 words)
pictures
little videos and
audio.

Email your news to munisha [at] triratnadevelopment.org (Munisha.)

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Meditation flashmob in Manchester on Thursday

By Munisha on Sun, 15 Jun, 2014 - 17:40

Meditation flashmob in Manchester on Thursday

By Munisha on Sun, 15 Jun, 2014 - 17:40Manchester’s Engaged Buddhist Kula is holding a Flashmob meditation (also known as a Medmob) in the city centre this Thursday.

More details here.

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Radical ethics at Manchester Buddhist Centre

By Munisha on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 18:01

Radical ethics at Manchester Buddhist Centre

By Munisha on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 18:01Buddhist Action Month kicked off in Manchester with last Sunday’s Radical Ethics event at the Manchester Buddhist Centre. Amitasuri was there and reports:

“Seventeen of us, aged from 20s to 60s, gathered for an afternoon run by the Centre’s Manchester Engaged Buddhist Kula.

First the Kula members talked about how they practise the precepts and the challenges they face doing this. In particular, Simon Bradley gave the example of imagining that his carbon footprint was quite...

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BAM in Birmingham

By Munisha on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 17:51

BAM in Birmingham

By Munisha on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 17:51Buddhist Action Month has started well. In fact, it started early: the Birmingham Buddhist Centre launched their events at the end of May! They report:

“After a launch evening on the 27th May, we’ve asked the Birmingham sangha to take a green precept for the month. People are making pledges on the Centre’s Facebook page and on a noticeboard in the cafe.

So far this ranges from signing up for a local organic veg box delivery...

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BAM! 2014 at Sheffield Buddhist Centre

By Christine on Mon, 2 Jun, 2014 - 13:33

BAM! 2014 at Sheffield Buddhist Centre

By Christine on Mon, 2 Jun, 2014 - 13:33The Sheffield Buddhist Centre is pleased to be hosting events for BAM! 2014. Let’s join the maha-sangha in kind and honest exploration of how caring for the environment can become a clearer part of our lives as Buddhists.

Sun. June 15 (9:30-17:00) > Re-imagining the Future: day retreat based on The Work That Reconnects
Wed. June 18 (19:30-21:30) > Positive & Effective Activism: Dharmic discussion on how we can take steps, big and small, that will encourage...

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UK Buddhist Action Month begins

By Munisha on Mon, 2 Jun, 2014 - 12:59

UK Buddhist Action Month begins

By Munisha on Mon, 2 Jun, 2014 - 12:59The UK’s Buddhist Action Month (BAM) began yesterday, with Buddhist groups all over the UK - and even in Stockholm and Essen too - beginning a month of talks and activities celebrating Buddhist social action. The theme is the environment, but you can do anything that benefits others more generally beyond your Centre and sangha, inspired by the Dharma.

Some people are going vegan for a month, or changing their search engine to Ecosia ...

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UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 17:26

UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 17:26Lesser consumption of animal products is necessary to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change, UN report says.

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All three International Retreat talks on video now

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 13:57

All three International Retreat talks on video now

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 13:57Thanks to Clear Vision, the videos of the three main talks from the recent International Retreat 2014 are now available to view on VideoSangha.net, all addressing the topic of practical response to suffering in the world.

Watch them here.

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The videos of the three main talks from International Retreat 2014

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 13:43

The videos of the three main talks from International Retreat 2014

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 13:43All three main talks from the Triratna International Retreat 2014 are now available to view on VideoSangha.net, thanks to the Clear Vision team’s hard work.

The retreat theme being “The Bodhisattva’s Reply”, the talks are all about our practical responses to suffering in the world. Thoroughly recommended, and especially if you are interested in Triratna’s participation in the UK’s pan-Buddhist Buddhist Action Month, which begins tomorrow and has already spread to our sanghas in Sweden and...

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