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the great Buddhafield Mud Appeal

From Buddhafield on Wed, 1 Aug, 2012 - 10:13
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the great Buddhafield Mud Appeal

From Buddhafield on Wed, 1 Aug, 2012 - 10:13Hey everyone, am reposting here an appeal from the Buddhafield Festival folk - they say: Dear all, This is an appeal to all that came to the Buddhafield festival this year, or who love the festival, or just love Buddhafield. As you know, it’s been an incredibly wet year. Those of us who went to the festival this year all survived the mud, but due to the conditions we spent about £10,000 more onsite than expected to keep everything afloat,...
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Sraddhamani

Buddhism and Ecology, by Akuppa

From Newcastle Buddhist Centre on Tue, 31 Jul, 2012 - 15:53
This is a fascinating, challenging and, in the end, realistically affirming look at Buddhist practice in the face of global climate crisis. What can we do? How can we change the ways we think and respond to the seemingly insurmountable problems the planet faces? Akuppa’s thoughtful introduction to the worlds of scientific and deep ecology asks us the hard questions and offers some hope for possible answers. Drawing on the work of Joanna Macy, amongst others, he traces positive lessons...
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Solitude and Loneliness: A modern Buddhist view

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 31 Jul, 2012 - 13:01

Solitude and Loneliness: A modern Buddhist view

From Windhorse Publications on Tue, 31 Jul, 2012 - 13:01Human societies throughout history and all over the world have organized themselves around living with others. Yet in the last 15 years, there has been an 80% global increase in people living alone. We’re wealthier than our ancestors and the cultures we live in value individualism and independence – we have the freedom to house ourselves in smaller family units or without a family at all. 34% of UK households now have just one person living in them. So...

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