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Triratna News

Lama’s Pyjamas celebrate record year

By lokabandhu on Fri, 19 Apr, 2013 - 11:31

Lama’s Pyjamas celebrate record year

By lokabandhu on Fri, 19 Apr, 2013 - 11:31Lama’s Pyjamas is the London Buddhist Centre’s ‘Right Livelihood’ charity shop in the East End of London. They’ve just celebrated a record year, and Claudine, one of its founders, writes with the good news. She says - “Headline: This year Lama’s Pyjamas made £117,166 gross profit and a net profit of £44,500. This along with gift aid in the region of £12,000 means that our dana to the LBC this year is £56,000. She continues...

Community Highlights

Metta Engine Boo

By Candradasa on Thu, 18 Apr, 2013 - 23:03

A quick visit to Wales in the UK to check in with Will & Graham of Metta Engine, a new web development Right Livelihood business in Newport. An inspiring interview from right at the start of an exciting new Triratna venture…!

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By lokabandhu on Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 - 09:48

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By lokabandhu on Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 - 09:48Windhorse:evolution

is a giftware business aiming to work and trade ethically and make money for Buddhist and social projects around the world.This is a dynamic manager level role assisting the Retail Director, Aryajaya, and the Retail Hub by providing top level administrative, organisational and commincations support for the smooth running of the Evolution chain. It is as much a communications role as it is organisational support. A driving license is essential. The job is based in...

Triratna News

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 10 Apr, 2013 - 10:01

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 10 Apr, 2013 - 10:01Windhorse:evolution is a UK-based giftware business aiming to work and trade ethically and make money for Buddhist and social projects around the world.

This is a dynamic manager level role assisting the Retail Director, Aryajaya, and the Retail Hub by providing top level administrative, organisational and commincations support for the smooth running of the Evolution chain. It is as much a communications role as it is organisational support. A driving license is essential. The job is...

Triratna News

Aryaloka Computer Education opens third branch in India

By lokabandhu on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 06:17

Aryaloka Computer Education opens third branch in India

By lokabandhu on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 06:17Aryaketu writes from India with the news that Triratna’s Aryaloka Computer Education project, founded by him in India some twelve years ago, has just opened its third branch at Bhilgaon, outside Nagpur.

Aryaloka specialises in providing high-quality computer IT training for students from slum and village areas. He says - “In addition to opening our third branch, we have also established community facilities for 7 to 9 women students. In addition to the IT course...

New Ventures

Introducing Lamas Pyjamas Right Livelihood

By lokabandhu on Sat, 17 Nov, 2012 - 00:16

And the second talk - after a short introduction by Lokabandhu, Claudine Edwards introduces Lamas Pyjamas as a Right Livelihood business, as part of the Triratna Buddhist Community’s New Ventures weekend in Birmingham, Nov 2012. Find out more at www.lamaspyjamas.com.

Again, if the widget below doesn’t work, you’ll find her talk at soundcloud.com/thebuddhistcentre/claudine-introduces-lamas-pyjamas.

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Manchester Buddhist Centre Opportunity Shop seeks two managers

By lokabandhu on Wed, 31 Oct, 2012 - 09:13

Manchester Buddhist Centre Opportunity Shop seeks two managers

By lokabandhu on Wed, 31 Oct, 2012 - 09:13Manchester Buddhist Centre Opportunity Shop
The Manchester Opportunity Shop is a Buddhist Team Based Right Livelihood (TBRL) business, supported by the Manchester Buddhist Centre. We are looking for two experienced and creative individuals to work with the Opportunity Shop Board of Trustees to finalise the business plan for this new TBRL business.

Once the plan is completed, the two individuals will work with the trustees to find a premises within Manchester, get the business ready for trading...

Free Buddhist Audio

Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life

By viriyalila on Mon, 8 Oct, 2012 - 18:02

Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life

By viriyalila on Mon, 8 Oct, 2012 - 18:02New Talk from Windhorse Evolution

In ‘Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life’, given at Windhorse Evolution in Cambridge, Saddharaja talks about his impressions of visiting India and witnessing the rise of economic development of the sub-continent. He explores some history of the business relationship that has existed between India and the UK - over hundreds of years.

He goes on to explore the importance of personal money within the lives of...

Windhorse Evolution

Ethics at Evolution

By Windhorse Evolution on Mon, 8 Oct, 2012 - 12:13

Ethics was the theme of some training with the retail team and evolution shops. Several members of staff from the shops gave talks, and their transcripts are available here. There are a variety of perspectives and reflections, well worth a read.

File Name	Size
Abhayadeva - Brighton - The Only Way is Ethics.doc	25 KB
Alice - Sheffield - Ethics at Work.doc	23 KB
Buddhasiha - Ipswich - Why I Work in an Ethical Business.doc	21.5 KB
Daniel - Retail Team - Responding to the World .doc	29.5 KB
Katia - Dublin - Ethics in the Retail Business.doc	44 KB
Tina - Sheffield - Speech aspects of the ethical precepts.doc	21.5 KB

Windhorse Evolution

Buddhist Right Livelihood: An Opportunity For Spiritual Practice At Work

By Windhorse Evolution on Tue, 4 Sep, 2012 - 11:40

This booklet is written by Dharmachari Saddharaja, who has worked at Windhorse:evolution for 22 years. It’s an overview of Right Livelihood, looking at:

What is Right Livelihood?
A brief history of Right Livelihood practice at Windhorse:Evolution
Dharma Practices at Work
Non-Dharmic Practices at Work

“Surely we are very near to heaven, if not to nirvana, if we enjoy our work, and if our work is our life!” - Sangharakshita

File Name	Size
Buddhist Right Livelihood booklet.doc	110.5 KB

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