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BBC Radio 4 covers Dalit revolution

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 15 May, 2015 - 00:46

BBC Radio 4 covers Dalit revolution

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 15 May, 2015 - 00:46

BBC Radio 4’s new series ‘India in 50 lives’ kicked off on Monday with a 15-minute programme about the Buddha and his influence on today’s Dalits (formerly known as Untouchables). Briefly we hear the voice of Dr Ambedkar.

Munisha

Nepal relief: avoiding waste, discrimination and corruption

From Triratna News on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 16:23

Nepal relief: avoiding waste, discrimination and corruption

From Triratna News on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 16:23

When you give money for earthquake relief, it’s reasonable to wonder how much of it will actually reach those who need it most. This was a question raised with Green Tara Trust’s workers in Nepal by Green Tara Trust here in the UK. Here’s what their worker Amit, says:

“This was a very big concern for us as well, so we identified the poorest of the poor through

i) quick field assessment by Green Tara trustees and staff
ii) recommendation from field staff who have been working...

Munisha

See what Bristol Buddhist Centre has in store for BAM

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 14:31

See what Bristol Buddhist Centre has in store for BAM

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 14:31

Visit the Bristol Buddhist Centre’s website to see what Triratna Bristolians are planning for June: film, vegan feast day, an introduction to Dr Ambedkar, metta and letter writing for prisoners of conscience, etc.

Munisha

Eco-Sattva training rescheduled for September-November 2015

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 12:44

Eco-Sattva training rescheduled for September-November 2015

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 12:44

The “Eco-Sattva” online training mentioned in a previous post has been moved to 13th September - 15th November this year. Triratna’s Guhyapati is one of several teachers from different Buddhist traditions.

The organisers write: “We received a lot of feedback that the summer wasn’t great, that folks wanted more time to plan and gather their sanghas and we might be able to get in a few more great teachers.

Registered participants have been notified and most are choosing to just transfer their slot to the autumn....

sanghadhara

Death... YAY!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 11:22

Death... YAY!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 11:22

This is a talk I gave at the Young Buddhists evening in Cambridge near Halloween and the mexican day of the death. let me know what you think. particularly if you liked it :P hahaha

Munisha

Green Tara Nepal appeal reaches £35,000

From Triratna News on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 17:31

Green Tara Nepal appeal reaches £35,000

From Triratna News on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 17:31

Just before Nepal’s second earthquake, director Karunamati wrote from the Green Tara Trust:

“Thank you, everyone, for your ongoing and generous support. It is having an incredible effect both on the moral of the Nepalese team, as well as giving much needed hope to the local community in Pharping where we work.”

Make a donation.

“Donations from individuals have just reached £35,000 and we’ve received significant financial support from Karuna Germany, Karuna Trust and another anonymous trust. Thank you as well, to all those fundraising...

Vidyapala

Manchester Buddhist Centre: Events planned for BAM 2015

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 16:54

Manchester Buddhist Centre: Events planned for BAM 2015

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 16:54

Manchester’s Engaged Buddhist Kula, along with the Centre Team have pulled together a great schedule of events for BAM this year. We’re particularly keen to engage with other faith groups in Manchester, so have organised a “Flash Mob for Peace” on 4th June 2015. Other events invlude a screening of the multi-award nominated feature film “Leave to Remain” on 26th June 2015 - which the makers have allowed us show free of charge! I’m certainly excited about what we’ve got in store...

Munisha

Matthieu Ricard on vegetarianism and veganism

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 12:10

Matthieu Ricard on vegetarianism and veganism

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 12:10

French Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard, talks about vegetarianism and veganism as Buddhist practices. (He was closely associated with Sangharakshita’s teacher, the late Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche.)

Video: 6.5 minutes

Dhammalata

Starting from where we are

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 02:34

Starting from where we are

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 13 May, 2015 - 02:34

To make real change in our life we need to start from where we are.

Meditation is one of the very best ways to stop, see what is really going on and start to establish new habits and behaviours that will serve us well.

Here’s a great quote from ‘Living Dreaming Dying’ that Steve lent me recently. It’s a synthesis of western psychology and Tibetan Buddhist doctrine and I am really digging it!

“One of the main lessons is to train ourselves to stay conscious, to...

Centre Team

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations In The Blue Sky

From Online Meditators on Mon, 11 May, 2015 - 17:26

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations In The Blue Sky

From Online Meditators on Mon, 11 May, 2015 - 17:26

For the next four weeks (May 12th, 19th, 26th and June 2nd) we’ll have a four-week series of online meditations led by Rijupatha and Candradasa. We’ll be exploring just sitting with our experience in the light of a practice of mindfulness and of loving kindness, allowing the image of the great “blue sky” of reality to be the proper backdrop for our efforts and, indeed, a support for relaxing into a deeper seeing of the way things are…

We’ll be coming together each...

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