Two resources here, one about chapter convenors and and the other about chapters.
‘The Little Book of Chapter Convening’ is an 11 page condensation by Bodhivamsa, of a much bigger resource assembled by Lokabandhu based mostly on some talks Subhuti gave. It needs a bit of updating, but is still an excellent distillation of what being a chapter convenor means.
‘The strength of chapters’ is an 8 page write up of a men’s order weekend in 2015 that began with the premise, we know...
Most Buddhist charities in the UK are insured under the Buddhist Insurance Scheme, which is underwritten by Ecclesiastical Insurance.
To ensure that you would actually be covered should your charity ever have reason to make an insurance claim related to a Safeguarding matter, do look at Ecclesiastical’s expectations of charities in relation to Safeguarding standards.
Please note that although Ecclesiastical defines Safeguarding as the protection of children and vulnerable adults, the Charity Commission for England and Wales requires charities to protect all adults...
This is the second of two talks given by Maitridevi on the Women's AOWE - A Love Song to the Earth - held at Adhisthana March 2022. The first talk is Imagining the Earth.
The seven line prayer to Padmasambhava is a big feature in many teachings/ practices coming from the Tibetan tradition. Dharmashalin offers a taster of what it might mean for us and how we might relate to it.
I am sad to inform you that Dhammacharini Suraja passed away on 15th March 2022. She was 60 years old.
After attending an Order retreat at Shravasti (UP), she was on pilgrimage at Kushinara (the place of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana) when she got a severe heart attack. She was in a very good mental state in the order retreat and had a good pilgrimage with other order members.
