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Triratna News

Is Karuna still supporting Triratna Projects in India?

By Centre Team on Wed, 15 Jun, 2022 - 15:20

Is Karuna still supporting Triratna Projects in India?

By Centre Team on Wed, 15 Jun, 2022 - 15:20

Recently, we shared that several leading Triratna Trusts in India have sadly lost their permission to receive foreign funding. For this reason, as a UK-based organisation, Karuna is no longer able to fund some of our long-standing projects in India, such as the Educational Hostels.

As we know that many of Karuna’s supporters and those who volunteer for our fundraising appeals are Triratna Order Members, mitra’s or friends and we wanted to let you know that Karuna is still funding...

Karuna Fundraisers

Beyond limits: 2021 Karuna Appeal applications now open

By Sanghamani on Fri, 14 Jan, 2022 - 10:48

Beyond limits: 2021 Karuna Appeal applications now open

By Sanghamani on Fri, 14 Jan, 2022 - 10:48

Do you want to live this year with deeper meaning and purpose?

To develop more kindness, with others.. for others..

and move beyond ways that limit you?

For over fourty years people in our community have choosen to deepen their practice by joining a Karuna fundraising appeal team. Many have said that doing an appeal was one of the most significant and transformative times of their dharma lives.

Fundraising as a spiritual practice means remembering to open to what’s alive in each moment, meeting fear with metta...

Karuna Fundraisers

“ STRUGGLE OF NOMADIC TRIBES IN COVID CRISES”-

By Sanghanath on Tue, 27 Jul, 2021 - 12:30

“ STRUGGLE OF NOMADIC TRIBES IN COVID CRISES”-

By Sanghanath on Tue, 27 Jul, 2021 - 12:30

EXPERIENCES AND STORIES FROM THE GROUND

Join us for our next live Covid crisis event and hear directly from the founders of Nirman, Santosh and Vaishali, who have given their lives to raise awareness of the issues faced by Nomadic Tribal communities in Maharashtra.
Register here: https://appeals.karuna.org/get-involved

SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST 4-5PM

Who are the NT/DNT ?

The Nomadic Tribes and De-notified Tribes (...

Karuna Fundraisers

‘Doorways to Freedom’-‘How Karuna appeals can strengthen spiritual practice.’

By Sanghanath on Fri, 9 Jul, 2021 - 00:38

‘Doorways to Freedom’-‘How Karuna appeals can strengthen spiritual practice.’

By Sanghanath on Fri, 9 Jul, 2021 - 00:38

Join us for our next live event and hear from our newly ordained Srirajni, who has been working for Karuna for the last five years. She volunteered on her first Karuna appeal in June 2016 and since then continued to work for Karuna. Srirajni will be sharing her experience of the many benefits of doing Karuna appeals and how fundraising is a path of spiritual practice.

Thursday 15th July 7-8pm

‘Why are Karuna appeals such effective spiritual practice? Because you are doing...

Triratna News

2015 breaks Karuna's fundraising records

By Munisha on Wed, 10 Feb, 2016 - 12:21

2015 breaks Karuna's fundraising records

By Munisha on Wed, 10 Feb, 2016 - 12:21

Thanks to its “amazing” Buddhist volunteer fundraisers, in 2015 Triratna’s Karuna Trust had the best fundraising year in its 35-year history.

Karuna’s head of fundraising, Steven Murdoch, writes: “In a year when the UK charity sector was widely criticised for some dubious fundraising practices, Karuna had its most successful fundraising season ever. This means we are on course to send over £1M to our project partners working with persecuted dalit and tribal communities in India and Nepal.”

He attributes...

Buddhist Action Month 2015

Glasgow Karuna Appeal: BAM 2015

By Moksadhi on Wed, 10 Jun, 2015 - 15:13

Glasgow Karuna Appeal: BAM 2015

By Moksadhi on Wed, 10 Jun, 2015 - 15:13

Hello! Sarah here writing on behalf of the Glasgow 2015 Women’s Karuna Appeal.

For BAM 2015 I have joined a team of 4 courageous women, led by the wonderful Sangamani, who are knocking on doors in Glasgow to raise funds for the Karuna Trust. For me, door knocking to support people in India who desperately need our help encapsulates Buddhist Action, especially the themes of caring for others and money awareness.

In terms of caring for others, the work which will bring funds to...