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Lama’s Pyjamas celebrate record year

By lokabandhu on Fri, 19 Apr, 2013 - 11:31

Lama’s Pyjamas celebrate record year

By lokabandhu on Fri, 19 Apr, 2013 - 11:31Lama’s Pyjamas is the London Buddhist Centre’s ‘Right Livelihood’ charity shop in the East End of London. They’ve just celebrated a record year, and Claudine, one of its founders, writes with the good news. She says - “Headline: This year Lama’s Pyjamas made £117,166 gross profit and a net profit of £44,500. This along with gift aid in the region of £12,000 means that our dana to the LBC this year is £56,000. She continues...
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By lokabandhu on Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 - 09:48

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By lokabandhu on Thu, 11 Apr, 2013 - 09:48Windhorse:evolution
    is a giftware business aiming to work and trade ethically and make money for Buddhist and social projects around the world.
This is a dynamic manager level role assisting the Retail Director, Aryajaya, and the Retail Hub by providing top level administrative, organisational and commincations support for the smooth running of the Evolution chain. It is as much a communications role as it is organisational support. A driving license is essential. The job is based in...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 10 Apr, 2013 - 10:01

Vacancy in Retail Team at Windhorse:evolution

By Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 10 Apr, 2013 - 10:01Windhorse:evolution is a UK-based giftware business aiming to work and trade ethically and make money for Buddhist and social projects around the world.

This is a dynamic manager level role assisting the Retail Director, Aryajaya, and the Retail Hub by providing top level administrative, organisational and commincations support for the smooth running of the Evolution chain. It is as much a communications role as it is organisational support. A driving license is essential. The job is...
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Triratna News

Aryaloka Computer Education opens third branch in India

By lokabandhu on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 06:17

Aryaloka Computer Education opens third branch in India

By lokabandhu on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 06:17Aryaketu writes from India with the news that Triratna’s Aryaloka Computer Education project, founded by him in India some twelve years ago, has just opened its third branch at Bhilgaon, outside Nagpur.

Aryaloka specialises in providing high-quality computer IT training for students from slum and village areas. He says - “In addition to opening our third branch, we have also established community facilities for 7 to 9 women students. In addition to the IT course...
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Manchester Buddhist Centre Opportunity Shop seeks two managers

By lokabandhu on Wed, 31 Oct, 2012 - 09:13

Manchester Buddhist Centre Opportunity Shop seeks two managers

By lokabandhu on Wed, 31 Oct, 2012 - 09:13Manchester Buddhist Centre Opportunity Shop
The Manchester Opportunity Shop is a Buddhist Team Based Right Livelihood (TBRL) business, supported by the Manchester Buddhist Centre. We are looking for two experienced and creative individuals to work with the Opportunity Shop Board of Trustees to finalise the business plan for this new TBRL business.

Once the plan is completed, the two individuals will work with the trustees to find a premises within Manchester, get the business ready for trading...
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Free Buddhist Audio

Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life

By viriyalila on Mon, 8 Oct, 2012 - 18:02

Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life

By viriyalila on Mon, 8 Oct, 2012 - 18:02New Talk from Windhorse Evolution

In ‘Right Realism, Money and the Game of Life’, given at Windhorse Evolution in Cambridge, Saddharaja talks about his impressions of visiting India and witnessing the rise of economic development of the sub-continent. He explores some history of the business relationship that has existed between India and the UK - over hundreds of years.

He goes on to explore the importance of personal money within the lives of...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Buddhist Values in Business and its Potential for Europe

By Windhorse Evolution on Fri, 31 Aug, 2012 - 12:32

Buddhist Values in Business and its Potential for Europe

By Windhorse Evolution on Fri, 31 Aug, 2012 - 12:32Keturaja, the managing director of Windhorse:evolution, will be a speaker and facilitator at the international workshop in Brussels; “Buddhist Values in Business and its Potential for Europe” on 24-25 November 2012.

Partly inspired by Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, the gathering will allow participants to:
  • explore, discuss and agree on key characteristics of profitable business enterprises aligned with Buddhist values;
  • recommend business models and policy changes to support the development of such enterprises in Europe;
  • put the idea/culture of Buddhist Business Management on the
  • ...
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Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33

Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33Silajala from Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre writes with news of their latest initiative - the ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme, which sounds like a great initiative that could be copied all over Triratna! He describes it thus: - “Do you have odd jobs that you just never seem to get round to? Of course you do! Silly question really isn’t it? You know the sort of thing: repairing the garden fence, clearing out the loft, re-decorating the kitchen, clearing the...
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Triratna News

Questions invited for upcoming seminar on Right Livelihood with Subhuti

By lokabandhu on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 06:14

Questions invited for upcoming seminar on Right Livelihood with Subhuti

By lokabandhu on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 06:14Keturaja writes from Windhorse:evolution, Triratna’s largest and most successful Right Livelihood business, saying - “I’m excited that Subhuti has agreed to do a seminar on the theme of Right Livelihood with the management team of Windhorse:evolution on 27th and 28th August. Those working in the business have been reflecting on questions and topics to explore with him. We’d also like to give others in the Triratna community the opportunity to suggest topics and questions to put to him - so...
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Triratna News

Lama’s Pyjamas raises £27,000 for the London Buddhist Centre

By lokabandhu on Wed, 20 Jun, 2012 - 06:05

Lama’s Pyjamas raises £27,000 for the London Buddhist Centre

By lokabandhu on Wed, 20 Jun, 2012 - 06:05Padmalila writes from Lama’s Pyjamas in London - a charity shop attached to Triratna’s London Buddhist Centre - with news of their remarkable success in raising money for Vajrasana, the LBC’s retreat centre in Suffolk. She says - “At our recent Buddha Day festival Claudine presented a giant cheque for £27 thousand pounds to the London Buddhist Centre on behalf of Lama’s Pyjamas.

This is the profit we made last year and it will make a...

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