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Death of Mahacitta

From Order Connection on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:45

Death of Mahacitta

From Order Connection on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:45

Dear Order Members,

I’m sorry to inform you that Dharmachari Mahacitta died last night - Friday 10th April - at 11pm.

Mahacitta had recently been in hospital with mental health issues (bipolar disorder), but had been discharged and returned to his supported housing accommodation in Enfield, North London.

After a couple of days he complained of pains in his chest and was taken to the North Middlesex Hospital about a week...
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Invitation to Online Seminar on Teaching the Dharma Online OM

From The Sikkha Project on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:36

Invitation to Online Seminar on Teaching the Dharma Online OM

From The Sikkha Project on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:36

Dear Friends,

I’m writing on behalf of the Sikkha Project to invite you to an online training seminar: Communicating the Dharma Effectively Online. The seminar will take place on Saturday, April 18th at 9am and then again at 5pm UK time (BST), taking into account the needs of the different time zones. We hope people from around the world will be able to participate.

It was a shock to close the London Buddhist Centre for the first time in its history on 16th...
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Dharmachari Mahacitta likely to die soon

From Order Connection on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:28

Dharmachari Mahacitta likely to die soon

From Order Connection on Sat, 11 Apr, 2020 - 13:28

Dear Order Members,

This is to inform you that Dharmachari Mahacitta who recently contracted the Covid 19 virus, is likely to die within a day or two.

Mahacitta had recently been in hospital with mental health issues (bi-polar disorder), but had been discharged and returned to his supported housing accommodation in Enfield, North London.

After a couple of days he complained of pains in his chest and was taken to another...
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Corona Crisis Appeal

From Karuna Fundraisers on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 19:37

Corona Crisis Appeal

From Karuna Fundraisers on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 19:37

Yesterday, Thursday 9th April, we released additional emergency grants totalling £48,000 to 19 Karuna partner organisations. 

While necessary, the current lockdown in India - the largest in history - has left millions struggling to access food or sanitary supplies. This initial set of grants will be used for distributing emergency food (like rice, dhal and oil) and sanitary supplies (like soap, masks and gloves) to at least 18,000 daily wage labourers and migrant workers. 

Many of the people receiving this...
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Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

From Order Connection on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 16:54
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Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

From Order Connection on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 16:54

“What the whole section, indeed the whole Bodhicaryavatara boils down to is this: with the help of urgent expostulations and rather subtle arguments, Shantideva is trying to talk us into being at least a little more unselfish, into considering the sorrows and sufferings of others as our own and being sensitive to them as we are to our own. In other words he’s trying to talk us into devoting ourselves in the Bodhisattva spirit to help relieve the whole mass of human...
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Dhivasini

Spanish Bodhicitta Practice

From Order Connection on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 12:30

Spanish Bodhicitta Practice

From Order Connection on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 12:30

Dear Order members,

We are organizing, for the next three weeks, two weekly slots to practice Bodhichitta through zoom in Spanish.
 
We feel it can make a difference for some people to be able to practice in their mother tongue and few experienced friends to help us leading each practice.

This is time day and time (for Spain, Mexico and Venezuela):

Lunes 13, 20 y 27 abril, horario: 19Es / 12Mx / 13Vz. Facilitado por Nagesvara: https://zoom.us/j/8193028004

Miércoles...
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Ksantikara

Coffee with Sthiramanas

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 10:58
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Coffee with Sthiramanas

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 10 Apr, 2020 - 10:58

Hosted by Prajnamanas | Sun 12 Apr at 11am

Sthiramanas’ public ordination was streamed live onto YouTube on Sunday 5th April. Now, one week on, he sits down with his friend Prajnamanas to talk informally about the experience of that day and how the new name is settling in.

So make yourself a coffee (or tea!) and join them live on the London Buddhist Centre’s YouTube channel this Sunday. It...
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Big News from the India Dhamma Trust

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 20:22

Big News from the India Dhamma Trust

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 20:22

I am writing to you in a very critical and uncertain time, and I know that a number of you are concerned about our Sangha in India. India too is on lockdown, and people’s conditions are very different from ours: food is hard to come by and expensive, many people don’t have homes or sanitation. There is mass migration with migrant workers returning to their home villages. If people do have homes, they often live with many family members sharing a...
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Triratna online Fundraising - Resources now live on Sikkha online!

From Centre Fundraising Forum on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 18:44

Triratna online Fundraising - Resources now live on Sikkha online!

From Centre Fundraising Forum on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 18:44

We have now gone live on Sikkha online with our Centre Fundraising Support Resources, including a Triratna Online Fundraising Toolkit, a video from Amalavajra, ”What, fundraise now?!” and a document comparing various giving platforms to receive your donations.

Head over to the...
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Centre Fundraising Forum

From Future Dharma on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 18:22

Centre Fundraising Forum (group)

From Future Dharma on Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 18:22

This is a space to share any fundraising resources, stories (success or otherwise!) and tips. Please also feel free to ask questions, share your inspiration and any advice you might have from Fundraising in your centre.

+ join us above to get notified of posts as they come in – and to offer your own resources and support to others wherever you are.
 

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