“One thing we’ll do is for BAM this year is ‘Street meditation in Shrewsbury: ‘Love not Fear’ on 17th June 12-2 and possibly more later in the day - yet to unfold!
We’ll be meditating in public, making a visible statement about having a different response to world events. It’s on the day of the Shrewsbury Carnival - it’ll be a bit bonkers, but fun! Come and be stared at!”
This year for Buddhist Action Month 2017, we are making five special suggestion for a BAM action: Number #1 is DIVESTMENT. If you don’t know much about divestment, then here is your chance to find out, and more to the point, we can join in!
Tejopala has written a very helpful short intro to divestment explaining what it is and how you and your Centre can join it - see his “fossil fuel divestment for BAM guide”.
Breathworks is a fantastic organisation set up and run my members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. Here is the latest blog post by Program Director Singhashri Gazmuri. If you missed it in January, it’s well-worth a read to understand what mindfulness is, isn’t, and why it is so important in the world today.
“Reading Ruth Whippman’s November 26th opinion letter on mindfulness, Actually, Lets Not Be in the Moment left me with a growing sense of dismay and sadness.
Women’s GFR Retreat at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center from 11th to 15th Mar 17. Attended by 16 Mitra and 7 Dhammacharini. Retreat is led by Dhni. Karunamaya.
Buddhafield Administrator, Sarah Boak, reflects on the 2017 theme of ‘Embracing Simplicity’.
Taken from Buddhafield’s blog - regularly updated with great pieces from the team.
“For me, simplicity is about making space to fully encounter the richness of life. To be able to be open to my experience, each day, with a sense of curiosity and wonder. I want to live life with purpose and intention, rather than letting time go by with no real sense of where I’m going or what I want...
From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Mon, 13 Mar, 2017 - 16:32Concluding talk given by Dh.Yashosagar at Men’s GFR retreat from 5th march to 13th march 2017
Some reflections on the path of Insight, and the path of Transcendence based on Faith. I explore these via the images of a deep well from which water is drawn, and of a spiral path that ascends towards Nirvana. These two are seen as complementary aspects of the Buddhist life. I then explore the Mahayana teaching of the ten bhumis, or ten Stages from the Avatamsaka as exemplifying these two aspects within the path of the Bodhisattva, and as providing...
Some time ago, Tejananda wrote a piece entitled ‘Opening up the Thatch’. In this, he thoughtfully suggests that we need “an open and compassionate discussion” on the issues raised by allegations around historical controversy in Triratna, re-made in a recent short regional TV programme in the UK.
Amongst other points, Tejananda wondered if it would be helpful to engage in some form of ‘truth and reconciliation’ process. Recently, he visited Adhisthana and met...
