Dawn meditation in London's Battersea Park 21 June 2018

London BAM friends - 

if you’d like to combine a BAM event with some interBuddhist friendship action then you might like to come to the dawn meditation in London’s Battersea Park organised by Zenways - they say everyone is most welcome (+ friends/family) and they’d love to see you.

21st June
7:30am: Silent meditation followed by a simple breakfast supplied by zenways and a chance to mix, laugh, mingle and share. Meet next to the Battersea Park Peace Pagoda. All welcome.

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Buddhist Action Month is nearly here. What are you planning?

June is Buddhist Action Month (BAM) and Triratna Sanghas all over the world have been planning activities as part of this festival of Buddhist social action. Beginning in 2012 as a day, this is a pan-Buddhist initiative from the UK’s Network of Buddhist Organisations. 

This year we have an invitation to explore two particular angles of ‘transforming self, transforming world’:

transforming self: looking at the effect of digital technology on the well-being of us as individuals and on society
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films for BAM 2018

An excellent way to engage people in discussion and raise awareness of ecological and economic issues that have ethical implications for our practice is to show a film at your Centre and invite people along. Here is a list to get you started! 

‘The Story of Stuff’ (series of films starting in 2007 to present)

‘Before the Flood’(2017)

‘Chasing Coral’ (2017)

‘Awake, a dream from Standing Rock’ (2017)

‘A Plastic Ocean’ (2016)

‘Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things’ (2016)

‘How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t...

Divest - Defund - Desponsor!

Divest your money

Want to do something effective but don’t know where to start? One of the most tangible and straightforward things each of us can do is to financially withdraw our support from anti-social businesses. This is known as divestment. The historical precedent is the divestment campaign which helped end the apartheid system in South Africa. Currently, the two most successful global divestment campaigns are the Carbon Divestment Movement (“Go Fossil Free”), which is tackling climate change, and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, which...