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The World on Fire: Buddhism in the modern world

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 09:35

The World on Fire: Buddhism in the modern world

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 09:35

6pm Friday 26 June - 3pm Tuesday 30 June 2015 at Adhisthana

The Buddha said the world was “on fire” – burning with greed, hatred, and delusion. What have today’s Buddhists got to say about the state of the modern world, or about the contribution Buddhism can make to improving it? Vaddhaka (whose book on Buddhism and Capitalism - The Buddha On Wall Street - has just been published) will present and compare the ideas of some contemporary Buddhist...

Munisha

16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 2

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 00:38

16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 2

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 00:38

Points 9-16 of the 16-point statement on climate change issued by the US Dharma Teachers’ Climate Collaborative in 2013.

“9. The interconnectedness of inner and outer, the individual and the collective (or institutional): Climate disruption provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand the roots of the problem—which relate to the ways our minds work and how those patterns become embedded in collective and collective/institutional practices and policies. This awareness can open the door to new ways of thinking and responding that will eventually...

Centre Team

Two Posts At The Dharma Primary School, Brighton, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 17:58

Two Posts At The Dharma Primary School, Brighton, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 17:58

Our friends at the Dharma School in Brighton, UK, have two new vacancies. They write:

“The Dharma Primary School was the first school in the UK to be founded on Buddhist principles, with the practice of mindfulness at its heart. As they celebrate their 20th anniversary and welcome their new Head Teacher in September, they are seeking an experienced KS2 teacher (full- or part-time) and a part-time 1:1 SEN teaching assistant to help them move forward into an exciting new phase of...

Munisha

16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 16:25

16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 16:25

In 2013, a group of American Buddhists known as the US Dharma Teachers’ Climate Collaborative issued a 16-point statement on climate change and ways in which Buddhists can engage with it. Here are points 1-8.

“1. Reverence for life: From this point forward climate disruption is the overriding context for all life on earth, including humans. What we humans do will determine what life survives and thrives and in what form and locations.

2. Happiness stems from helping others: Our greatest personal happiness comes when...

Shrijnana

BAM at Aryaloka

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 14:49

BAM at Aryaloka

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 14:49

Here’s a summary of activities that Aryaloka sangha members will be participating in dring Buddhist Action Month.

BAM Opening Ritual Tuesday, June 2 at 7 PM during Friends Night, led by Lilasiddhi.

Living Simply in June Give something, or a number of things, up for the month, e.g., coffees in cafés, chocolate, cinema, newspapers. Work out how much you save and give it away.

Amnesty International Letter Writing Night Sunday, June 7 at 4 PM at Aryaloka.

Jenness Beach Cleanup with Blue Ocean Society Wednesday, June 10,...

Christine

Love where you live: photos from the grand Dharma litter pick

From Earth Metta Sangha on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 14:17

Love where you live: photos from the grand Dharma litter pick

From Earth Metta Sangha on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 14:17

After a dedication ritual at the Buddhist Centre, we strolled down to Ponderosa Park and spent 2 hours collecting litter from the wooded section of the park, which includes the road-way. Once we’d finished, we found a sweet spot for the rupa, transferred our merits, and left the place nicer than when we’d found it.

cremigio

Cardiff Buddhist Centre - BAM Programme 2015

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 13:55

Cardiff Buddhist Centre programme of events for BAM 2015!

File Name	Size
bam_program_cbc_2015.pdf	2.63 MB

cremigio

Cardiff Buddhist Centre gears up for BAM with 2 taster events

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 12:47

Cardiff Buddhist Centre gears up for BAM with 2 taster events

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 12:47

Part of the vision of the Cardiff Buddhist Centre is to be an active part of the local community. So on the weekend of 3rd May Sangha Gardeners set about beautifying the streets around the Buddhist Centre for the benefit of the local community. Neighbouring streets have had a much-needed major makeover, a part of which was to establish dedicated gardens at the base of the trees. Cardiff City Council was in part...

Dhammalata

There's more to kindness .....

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 06:45

There's more to kindness .....

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 06:45

Buddhist doctrine breaks kindness down into four different forms. To practice them is to abide in the realm of the gods. In other words it means by doing so we inhabit a way of experiencing life that is free and happy.

In Buddhist terminology they are known as The Brahma Viharas (Sublime Abodes or God Realms)

Metta is to practice unconditional kindness toward every being

Karuna is kindness meeting suffering – it the activity of compassion

Upeksa is kindness that is expressed as equanimity – it meets all...

Candradasa

Parami - Six Emphases In Triratna's Approach To Buddhism

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 25 May, 2015 - 14:57

Parami - Six Emphases In Triratna's Approach To Buddhism

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 25 May, 2015 - 14:57

Join us for a special evening with Parami, one of the seniormost Order members in the Triratna Buddhist Community. She’ll be talking about the six distinctive ways our community approaches the ancient teaching of the Buddha as we work together to translate it for anyone living in today’s world.

Parami is a wise and humorous teacher, devoted and irreverent, extrovert and thoughtful - a unique and inspiring guide with a lovely Scottish accent! Parami has...

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