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Meditate in the Park for Peace on June 26th

From Buddhist Action Month 2016 on Fri, 22 Apr, 2016 - 16:00

Meditate in the Park for Peace - 26 June 2016 in your local park

for Nuclear Disarmament & for Investment in Renewables and Green Jobs

Why now?

In 2016, parliament will vote whether to replace and modernise the UK’s nuclear weapons system called Trident. It’s made up of four submarines – one of which is on patrol at all times - carrying up to 40 nuclear warheads on board. Each of these warheads is eight times more powerful than the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima.

Why Triratna?

In his...

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Amaraghosha - The Mystery of Spiritual Rebirth

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Fri, 22 Apr, 2016 - 00:00

In this deeply reflective talk, Amaraghosha completes our series of talks about The Journey and The Guide. We explore the mystery of spiritual rebirth in relation to sraddha and the imagination, using stories and quotes. Amarghosha also introduces Maitreyabandhu's five aspects of uplifiting imagination - aliveness, discovery, unity, playfulness and ascent and compares this with our everyday consciousness. This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in March 2016 as part of the regular Saturday Morning Sangha class.

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Buddhism and the Arts

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 22 Apr, 2016 - 00:00

Taradasa talks on the Arts as the 6th Distinctive Emphasis of Triratna. It is an encouraging talk asking us to look, and look again at our relationship to the fine arts. Whether it's music, painting, sculpture, performance - whatever we respond to in the Arts, Taradasa shows how we can approach it as spiritual practice.

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Celebrating 125th Birthday of Dr Ambedkar

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Thu, 21 Apr, 2016 - 20:29

I recently gave talks at Cardiff, Bristol and Nottingham to celebrate Dr Ambedkar’s 125th Birthday. The talks were quite similar, so I have only uploaded the last one. Do listen for a taste of our Indian Sangha and of the life of Ambedkar. Thank you to my hosts and to all those who came to listen!

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Singhamanas

The 3 Cafés Challenge - Full Details

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Apr, 2016 - 18:31

The 3 Cafés Challenge - Full Details

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Apr, 2016 - 18:31

3 Cafés Challenge - Raising Money for the New Vajrasana Retreat Centre

This Saturday morning April the 23rd, Jnanavaca and Maitreyabandhu will attempt to walk from the LBC to Broadway Market, visiting 3 east London cafés, drinking 3 hot beverages and eating 3 pieces of cake, each. They have so far raised over £500 per drink and £500 for each piece of cake = £3,000 in total. This money will buy everything we’ll need for hot beverages at the...

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Bronze Facts

From Buddhist Action Month 2016 on Thu, 21 Apr, 2016 - 16:59

Is your Centre considering buying a new/recycled bronze or brass ritual objects? This fact sheet aims to help people start reflecting on the use of copper and metals in our personal lives and at our Buddhist Centres. Karen at the Croydon Buddhist Centre UK has been involved in the ethical issues associated with mining for years and is happy to be of help via email contact if you have questions or possibly (in the London area) come and talk to your sangha...

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The London Buddhist Summer Magazine Out Now

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Apr, 2016 - 11:17

Giving is a fairly simple thing to do: money to a good cause, time to a friend, food to the hungry, energy to a situation. But sacrificing what you hold most precious – your very own life – is an altogether different giving up. How, and why, would you give your life?

For an offering to be truly selfless, the ideals behind it need to be of the purest kind. Then you would need to examine how you relate to those ideals,...