For the month of June, the public classes at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre have been focusing on the themes from BAM. Last night 16th June, Maitrisara presented a slide show on the Centre’s Carers Project, now in its 11th year. Through this project, unpaid carers of family members learn methods to take care better care of their physical and emotional health. Over the life of the project so far, day workshops and overnight breaks have been available to 600...
Birmingham Buddhist Centre has found an alternative to metal staples for paperwork. A “stapleless stapler” We found this gadget which folds the paper round on itself to secure one piece of paper to another. Amazing.
All welcome to Southampton Triratna’s screening of PLANETARY
Tues 30th June, 7.30pm, University of Southampton, Highfield, Building 2, Lecture Theatre 1035, £6 suggested donation for tickets.
Email Sarah at theboakster [at] hotmail.com to reserve a place
‘Planetary presents a stunning visual portrait of our Earth, taking us on a journey across continents: from the African savannah to the Himalayas, and from the heart of Tokyo to the view of our fragile planet from orbit. Through intimate interviews...
Here at Taraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre for Women, we try to ‘tread the earth lightly’ by leaving as little impact on the land and the environment as we can. As housekeeper, I look for alternatives to the harsh chemicals that are often used for cleaning – particularly when more natural substances do just the same job! An example of this would be harnessing the anti-bacterial properties of a few drops of Tea Tree oil in water to sanitise various...
Kamalanandi explores the Fourth Precept in relation to being a Buddhist Parent (with some occasional loud background noise from windy weather outside the tent). This talk was given on a Buddhist Family Retreat with Sheffield Buddhist Centre.
Moksalila talks with Kamalanandi about Buddhist Parenting in relation to the First Precept - Loving Kindness. This talk was given on a retreat for Buddhist families with the Sheffield Buddhist Centre in April 2015. (some background noise from inside and outside tent)
As part of Buddhist Action Month, a group from the London Buddhist Centre sangha will be going on the national anti-austerity march in central London this Saturday 20th June to champion economies of giving, compassion and community. They’d love you to join them!
Meeting point: exit 4 of Bank station at 11.30am Marching point: Anti-war & Peace, Climate & Green blocs at 11.45am,
I had the privilege of being involved in two Earth Metta practice days this last weekend at Brighton Buddhist Centre. On the Saturday there was an afternoon of meditation and ritual called “Speaking what Matters and Hearing the Heartbeat of the World” led by Khemanandi inspired by the Bodhicitta and the work of Joanna Macy. Only 3 people turned up (we really need to liase with the team a little more effectively) but they really engaged and one of them wrote to me afterwards...
Arash Derambarsh, the local councillor who kick-started the fight against food waste in his own Paris suburb, seeks to convince other countries to follow France’s lead and eliminate food waste.
The internet was in a frenzy when France recently passed legislation making it illegal for stores to purposely waste discarded food. As many pointed out in the comments section of True Activist’s coverage, such...
