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pureland buddhism: introductory retreats in august and september

Pureland Introductory Retreats
9-10 August
and
19-21 September
Learn the basics of Pureland practice and find out what it means to practise.

This introductory retreat is open to all. We will introduce some basic concepts found in the Amidist approach to Pureland Buddhism and spend some time practising together. Amida retreats are friendly, informative, and replenishing. This will be a good time for those interested in taking time out from a busy or stressful life to relax, chant, explore one's faith and spirituality and experience life in a Buddhist community.

For more information see: August Retreat; September Retreat
or call The Buddhist House 0116 286 7476

news about buddhafield

Here's a post about the Buddhafield festival this summer, with links to news coverage. Amida will have a presence there for the third time this year, led by Sr Modgala, with Rachel and Sally, who are presently and previously part of the Amida Newcastle sangha:

The Buddhafield Festival has for some years been the FWBO’s largest event outside India. It’s been held every year since 1996 and has gone from strength to strength, quietly building a loyal following almost entirely by word of mouth. This year they plan to move to a new site – the third since the Festival began – and increase the size slightly, to 3,000.

::read more here

the necessary condition is love

Dharmavidya has written:

29 May 2008:

Writing: The past week I have been writing pretty solidly. Since my last weblog entry I have written more than 54,000 words, which constitutes the main body of the new book. I expect it will be called "The Necessary Condition is Love: An other centred approach", or something like that. It develops the ideas first set out in the article that I published in my Beyond Carl Rogers fifteen years ago. This all came about because I was invited to give a day seminar on that paper at a psychotherapy institute on 15th May. It went well. Afterwards it occurred to me that the principles in the paper are still central to my conception of life, spirit and therapy and that perhaps there was the makings of a book, so I set to work and this is the result. Still quite a bit of revision and editing to do but the basic work is complete.

::and more here

amida france retreat centre - events summer 2008

Details of events and booking information, what to bring with you etc to our wonderful retreat centre in the middle of France.

university buddhist groups - meetings summer term 2008

Buddhism at Northumbria University - meetings here

Newcastle University Meditation For Relaxation - meetings here

pema chödrön’s teaching schedule 2008

May 29 - June 1, 2008

Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York

“All In The Same Boat”

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June 6 - 8 Columbia University

International School of Conflict Resolution in New York City

“Practicing Peace in Times of War”

::more details here

london candlelight vigil for tibetans

Fwd:

After the steering group meeting this Saturday (19th April) we will be holding a candlelight vigil at 6.30 for about an hour to express our support for His Holiness and the Tibetan people following the recent events inside Tibet. We invite you all to join us in the Tibetan Peace Garden, next to the Imperial War Museum in Southwark. Please let supporters and members of your centres know and encourage them to join us.  Please bring nightlights in jam jars or candles you can hold safely.

Love and best wishes,

Jane (Coskry)
Dharma Network

Karma Hardy
Tibet Foundation
2 St. James's Market, London SW1Y 4SB
Tel: 0044 20 7930 6001, Fax: 0044 20 7930 6002 www.tibet-foundation.org/

writing a ceremony

I've spent most of the afternoon writing a Buddhist funeral ceremony for a Chinese lady who died last week. I'll be the Minister at the funeral next Monday. Now I need to time it - I'll have 18 - 20 minutes and I think I need to cut it down a little but know what I need to keep and what I could prune.

amida courses newsletter

April 2008

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Welcome to our Amida Courses Newsletter. This spring has been a busy and creative time at The Buddhist House, with a lot of fun and enthusiasm being expressed in various Amida ventures. This newsletter is just intended to give you a flavour of what is on offer. More detail of most things listed can be found on our web sites at www.amidatrust.com and www.buddhistpsychology.info or you can email us at courses@amidatrust.com

 

2008/9 PSYCHOTHERAPY COURSES

Our course callendar for 2008/9 is now on the web at http://www.buddhistpsychology.info/calendar%2004to05.htm If you wish to apply for any of our courses, please do send your applications in good time as it takes a while to arrange references. The is still time to join the programme at the next course block in May/June, though we would only advise joining at this particular course if you have some prior experience. Contact us if you have questions about this.

buddhist psychology - courses up to may 2009

The course blocks for the Amida Psychotherapy training programme for 2008/9 are on the web ::here.