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Monday 29 Nov 2010
Annual X’mas Gathering 2010
Dear ULUBUDA Members
We hope your term has been going on well so far. It seems like only yesterday we were attending freshers’s fair and just in a blink of an eye, the term is coming to an end! We would hence like to invite you to our
Annual X’mas Gathering
in celebration of the end of our first term and the beginning of the holiday season!
As tradition goes, we will be holding this event together with the Imperial College Buddhist Society (ICBS) and the University College London (UCL) Buddhist Society.
The details of the event are as follows.
Venue: Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London
Date: 5 December 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 6.30pm onwards
*Cost:
Concession price: 5 pounds for ULUBUDA members (ULUBUDA is subsidising 3 pounds per person)
Full price: 8 pounds for non-members
(* Cost covers a 2-course set vegetarian meal)
Meeting point: 5.45pm outside Russell Square Tube Station OR 6.15pm outside Kennington Tube Station
Jamyang Buddhist Centre is a Tibetan Buddhist Centre located in London. There will be a tour around the Centre on that day and also a short talk by the Centre’s trustee who will give an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. Dinner will then be served.
Please let us know via email by 1st December, Wednesday 4pm, if you would like to join us for this event, together with your name and contact number. Please also let us know if you require any special diet (e.g. gluten-free, nut-free,etc.) and we’ll try to accommodate those requests. Booking is essential as we need to pre-order your meal.
You are more than welcome to bring along your friends and please do let us know the number of people who will be coming in your email.
All ULUBUDA alumni members are also more than welcome to join us.
For more information about Jamyang Buddhist Centre, please visit their website at http://www.jamyang.co.uk
Hope to see you there!
With Metta
ULUBUDA exco 2010/2011
Tuesday 23 Nov 2010
Dhamma Talk By Ajahn Jayanto – The Science of Happiness
Dear Members
The Imperial College Buddhist Society (ICBS) is organising a Dhamma talk this Thursday, 25 November 2010. The details of the talk can be found on the ICBS website:
http://dougal.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/buddhist/buddhist2010/?p=310
Please feel free to attend the Dhamma talk if you can make it.
With Metta
ULUBUDA exco 2010/2011
Date/Time: 25 Nov 2010 / 7pm
Venue: Chaplaincy Room, Beit Quad
Speaker: Ajahn Jayanto from Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Topic: The Science of Happiness*Ajahn Jayanto (Chris Bowen) was born in 1967 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA. In 1988 he left university in order to pursue something more meaningful, and within a year had found his way to Amaravati in order to join the monastic community. After eight years training, mostly in the monasteries at Chithurst and Harnham, he spent another eight years in Buddhist countries in Asia, mostly in Thailand. He returned to Britain in order to live at Amaravati in March, 2006.
Wednesday 17 Nov 2010
Trip to Buddhapadipa Temple for Kathina
Dear Members,
We will be organising a trip to Wat Buddhapadipa (Buddhapadipa Temple) on this coming Sunday, 21 November 2010. Wat Buddhapadipa is a Thai Buddhist temple located at Wimbledon. There will be a Kathina ceremony and Loy Krathong Festival on that day, together with many other activities exhibiting Thai culture. During the Kathina ceremony, robes and other requisites are offered to the Sangha community, while Loy Krathong is a Thai festival where people release lotus-shaped floats into rivers or ponds. Delectable and authentic Thai food will also be sold at the venue on that day. The details of the trip are as follows.
Date: 21 November 2010 (Sunday)
Location: Buddhapadipa Temple, Wimbledon, London SW19 5HJ
ULUBUDA will be gathering at Russell Square Tube Station at 8.15am as it will take around an hour to reach the temple.
Alternatively, you could meet us at Putney Bridge Station around 8.50am where we will take a bus to the temple.
For more information about the temple and the kathina/loy krathong festival, please visit their website at http://www.buddhapadipa.org.
Kindly please reply to this email if you are interested in joining the trip and please also indicate where you will be meeting us (russell square tube station/putney bridge tube station).
Thank you.
With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2010/11
Sunday 14 Nov 2010
Loving Life by Ajahn Brahm
Dear ULUBUDA members,
This coming Monday (15/11/2010) we will be playing a recorded dhamma talk video titled
Loving Life by Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm is a well-known Buddhist teacher of the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition. He is a disciple of Ajahn Cha.
His talks are really lively and inspiring, allowing many to understand the right path of Buddhism.
Event Details
Date: 15 November 2010, Monday
Place: Room 2B, 2nd floor, ULU Building (for directions, please click http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=13)
Time: 7pm onwards (please do feel free to join-in anytime after your lectures/classes end, even if in the middle of the session)
Hope to see you on Monday!
With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2010/11
Sunday 07 Nov 2010
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures by Ajahn Brahm
Dear ULUBUDA members,
This coming Monday (8/11/2010) we will be playing a recorded dhamma talk video titled
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures by Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm is a well-known Buddhist teacher of the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition. He is a disciple of Ajahn Cha.
His talks are really lively and inspiring, allowing many to understand the right path of Buddhism.
Event Details
Date: 8 November 2010, Monday
Place: Room 2B, 2nd floor, ULU Building (for directions, please click http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=13)
Time: 7pm onwards (please do feel free to join-in anytime after your lectures/classes end, even if in the middle of the session)
Hope to see you on Monday!
With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2010/11
Saturday 28 Nov 2009
Tibetan Temple tour, Dharma Talk and Christmas Dinner 09
Dear Friends,
We hope your term has been going well so far. It seems like only yesterday we were attending fresher’s fair and just at a blink of an eye, the term is coming to an end! But the end of one thing also means the beginning of something new. So we would like to invite you to our
Annual X’mas Gathering
in celebration of the end of our first term and the beginning of the holiday season!
As tradition goes, we are holding this event together with the Imperial College Buddhist Society (ICBS), but for this year we are also happy to welcome the newly founded University College London (UCL) Buddhist Society (:
We have included a line-up of activities for this year’s event. So this year’s Christmas dinner will be combined with the touring of the two Tibetan buddhist centers of Kagyu-pa and Geluk-pa schools and a Dharma talk by the resident teacher of Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist Center Ven. Lama Gelongma Zangmu and dinner at Jamyang Tibetan Buddhist Centre.
The details of the event are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 5th December 2009
Time: 16:15 to 21:00pm (includes touring and Dharma Talk)
*Dinner starts at around 18.30
Cost*: Consession price: 5 pounds for ULU students (ULUBUDA is subsidising 2 pounds per person)
Full price: 7 pounds for student from non-ULU institutions and others
Free of charge for members of the Sangha
(*cost covers a 2-course set vegetarian meal and drinks)
Meeting Point: 16:00 outside Kennington underground station (Northern Line)
* For those like to join us for the dinner only, please wait outside Kennington underground station at 18:00
* Members who would only like to participate in the tour and the talk are also welcomed.
Schedule:
16:00 Walk from Kennington Underground Station to Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist Center
16:15 Arrive at Samye Dzong, settle in and tour the center
16:30 Dharma Talk in the main Ghompa with Ven. Lama Gelongma Zangmu
17:45 Leave Samye Dzong and walk to Jamyang Buddhist Center
18:00 Arrive at Jamyang and tour the center
18:15 Dinner at Jamyang’s vegetarian Cafe ( 2 course vegeterian set menu*and drinks)
Note: * Special diet meal such as nut free, gluten free, vegan etc. is avaliable upon request, please let us know by noon Tuesday.
Booking is essential as we need to pre-order your meal
So if you would like to participate in this event, please kindly reply with your name and telephone number and indicate clearly if you are coming for
a.) the tour, talk and dinner OR
b.) the dinner only OR
c.) the tour and talk only by noon this coming Wednesday!
You are more than welcome to bring along friends and please do let us know the number of friends coming and which cost category your friend(s) fall(s) under.
All ULUBUDA alumni members are also more than welcome to join us (:
*Jamyang’s Cafe is fully run by volunteers and they are opening late especially to cater to us on Saturday. So in order to ensure everyone at the dinner is comfortable and have an enjoyable night, we would like to ask if anyone would kindly volunteer to help as we need 3 volunteers to serve the food and another 3 volunteers to help with the clearing and washing up after the meal (dish washer avaliable). Supervision will be provided and it would be a great opportunity to contribute to your fellow members (:
We are looking forward to hearing from all of you soon! Please email us if you have any further questions.
Have a lovely weekend, see you all! (:
The following are information about Jamyang buddhist Center, Kagyue Samye Dzong Buddhist Center and Lama Gelongma Zangmu.
Jamyang Buddhist Centre: http://www.jamyang.co.uk/
Kagyue Samye Dzong: http://london.samye.org/london/
Lama Gelongma Zangmu: http://london.samye.org/london/kagyu/teachers/lama_zangmo_pic.shtml
With endless loving kindness,
ULUBUDA exco 2009/10.
Wednesday 28 Oct 2009
Kathina and Loy Krathong Festival Day at the Wat Buddhapadipa Temple
Dear members,
This Sunday, we will be organising a trip down to Wat Buddhapadipa Temple once again for the
KATHINA and LOY KRATHONG FESTIVAL DAY =)
Please click on the Buddhapadipa Temple’s website (http://www.buddhapadipa.org/0/9169FFDD201D1A3E80257157007117CB) for information on both the Kathina ceremony and Loy Krathong festival.
The temple will be organising both these events on the same day so you will get a chance to experience an auspicious Buddhist festival and learn a bit more about Thai culture!
Event Details
Date: 1st November 2009 (Sunday)
Place: Wat Buddhapadipa Temple (Website: http://www.buddhapadipa.org/)
Time:
Option 1 –
Meet at Euston Square* Tube Station at 8.00a.m. (Hammersmith, Circle, Metropolitan)
(*Just in case, please do take note we are meeting at Euston Square Station NOT Euston Station)
Option 2 -
Meet at Putney Bridge Tube Station at 8.50a.m. (District Line towards Wimbledon)
Programme for the day:
08.00: Arranging the Kathina Robe in the main temple
09.00: Gathering in the main temple
10.00: Offering the Kathina Robe to the Sangha
11.00: Lunch for the Venerable Monks
13.00: Exhibition of Thai culture followed by Miss Nopanasa contest
16.00: The Loy Kratong festival will be held at the Lake
(I did hear there will be Thai food as well!)
If you are interested in joining please do reply to this e-mail, stating your preferred meeting point (i.e. Option 1 or Option 2).
If you would like to make it there on your own, earlier/later, feel free to visit the temple’s website provided above for directions/contact details or drop us an e-mail at ulubuda.soc@gmail.com and we will assist you in any way possible =)
Hope to hear from you soon!
With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2009/10
Saturday 24 Oct 2009
Meditation Session
Dear ULUBUDA members,
This coming Monday we will be conducting another
MEDITATION SESSION
For those of you who attended the first one last Monday, you will already be familiar with our teacher.
However for those who plan to just join us for the first time this coming Monday, our session will be conducted by Dimitri, a lay Buddhist practitioner who was previously a monk. He has so kindly agreed to teach us while our previous meditation teacher Ajahn Santhong is attending to personal matters this month.
Below is a some information on his background:
Born and raised in the multicultural metropolis that is Hong Kong, Dimitri (Abhipanya) was immersed in a diverse mix of philosophical and religious traditions from the start. His secondary school studies brought him to the UK, after which he travelled to Thailand where he was ordained as a novice monk in the Theravada tradition. After completing the traditional rainy season retreat he returned to study Japanese at SOAS, through which he also spent a year in Japan, taking the opportunity to walk the traditional 1,000 km Henro pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku and study a variety of Japanese Mahayana Buddhist traditions. Upon completing his degree he returned to Thailand and received ordination as a bhikkhu in Bangkok, although soon moved up to practice meditation in the north of the country in the mountainous provice of Chiang-Mai. Spending the next 4 years in the Thai forest tradition, he returned to London and to the lay life to help take care of his parents. He is now training as a Secondary School Religious Education teacher in London, where he also teaches meditation.
Event Details
Date: 26th October 2009, Monday
Place: Room 2E, 2nd floor, ULU Building (for directions, please click http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=13)
Time: 7pm onwards (please do feel free to join-in anytime after your lectures/classes end, even if in the middle of the session)
*Light refreshments will be provided
**Buddhist books from the ULUBUDA stock/library will be laid out for free distribution
Note:
1. Anyone and everyone can join in! You do not need to have any experience in meditation to try it out. We have an experienced teacher within our midst so you are free to seek guidance at any point in time.
2. For those who joined us last Monday, I apologise for the lack of space and cushions as we were allocated that room for the whole term and did not expect the good turnout. I’m really glad all of you managed to sit through it =) For this week, we will be borrowing more cushions so hopefully we’ll be able to provide for all. We will also clear out the entire room to make it more comfortable for everyone.
Hope to see you soon!
Have a good weekend everyone =)
With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2009/10
P.S: For those who would like to sign-up for membership with ULUBUDA you can do so during this session. Just bring along your ULU card or get one from the reception free of charge and £4 for the membership fee*.
(*ULUBUDA considers this a donation as we believe the Dharma should be free and contribution should be based upon the contributor’s own discretion but collection is made due to the minimum membership fee required by ULU. However, be rest assured that at the end of the day, all the money goes back into the society’s fund and is used for the benefit of all our members =) )
Sunday 18 Oct 2009
With Metta,
Meditation Session
Dear ULUBUDA members,
This Monday we will be conducting our first
MEDITATION SESSION
for this new academic year!
This session will be conducted by Dimitri, a lay Buddhist practitioner who was previously a monk. He has so kindly said yes to teaching us as our previous teacher Ajahn Santhong has some personal matters to attend to during this month.
Below is a some information on Dimitri’s background:
Born and raised in the multicultural metropolis that is Hong Kong, Dimitri (Abhipanya) was immersed in a diverse mix of philosophical and religious traditions from the start. His secondary school studies brought him to the UK, after which he travelled to Thailand where he was ordained as a novice monk in the Theravada tradition. After completing the traditional rainy season retreat he returned to study Japanese at SOAS, through which he also spent a year in Japan, taking the opportunity to walk the traditional 1,000 km Henro pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku and study a variety of Japanese Mahayana Buddhist traditions. Upon completing his degree he returned to Thailand and received ordination as a bhikkhu in Bangkok, although soon moved up to practice meditation in the north of the country in the mountainous provice of Chiang-Mai. Spending the next 4 years in the Thai forest tradition, he returned to London and to the lay life to help take care of his parents. He is now training as a Secondary School Religious Education teacher in London, where he also teaches meditation.
Event Details
Date: 19th October 2009, Monday
Place: Room 2E, 2nd floor, ULU Building (for directions, please click http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=13)
Time: 7pm onwards
*Light refreshments will be provided
**Buddhist books from the ULUBUDA stock/library will be laid out for free distribution
Note: Anyone and everyone can join in! You do not need to have any experience in meditation to try it out. We have an experienced teacher within our midst so you are free to seek guidance at any point in time =)
Hope to see you all this Monday!
With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2009/10
Tuesday 13 Oct 2009
Dhamma Talk by Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso (Highly Recommended!)
ULUBUDA is pleased to inform you that we will be organising a trip down to Wat Buddhapadipa Temple on Saturday, 17th October to attend a
Dhamma Talk by the Ven. Ajahn Brahmavamso
This talk is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (from my personal point of view) especially for those interested in just learning about Buddhism and having a good time while you’re at it!
From my personal experience, Ajahn Brahm’s talks are so simple yet touches on the very essence of his topics and he has the ability to fill the room with laughter.
He will be down in London on the 17th of October after giving a talk in Cambridge University on the 16th of October.
Below is just short background information on Ven. Ajahn Brahmavamso for those who are unfamiliar:
Ven.Ajahn Brahmavamso is often refered to as Ajahn Brahm. He was born Peter Betts and is originally from London himself! In the late 1960′s he won a scholarship to study Theoretical Physics in the University of Cambridge. After graduating, he taught in a high school for a year before travelling to Thailand to become a monk and trained with the highly respected and honourable Thai Buddhist monk, the late Ven. Ajahn Chah.
He is currently based in Perth, Western Australia where he is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery.
To find out more about Ajahn Brahm, please visit http://www.ajahnbrahm.org/. There is also a link that leads you to his previous talks which can be downloaded for free.
Event Details
Date: 17th October 2009 (Saturday)
Place: Wat Buddhapadipa Temple (Website: http://www.buddhapadipa.org/)
Time:
Option 1 -
Meet at Euston Square Tube Station at 11.45pm (Hammersmith, Circle, Metropolitan)
Option 2 -
Meet at Putney Bridge Tube Station at 12.45pm (District Line towards Wimbledon)
Talk is from 2pm – 3pm
*Talk is open and free to all
NOTE: Anyone interested in joining in kindly e-mail us at ulubuda.soc@gmail.com so we can wait for you at either of the above mentioned meeting points.
This really is a wonderful opportunity to visit a beautiful temple in London AND listen to a great Buddhist speaker amongst great company! So I really hope to see you guys there =)
Hope to hear from you soon!
Thanks.
With Metta,
Leng
b/o ULUBUDA exco 2009/10
P.S.: Below are details of Ajahn Brahm’s itinerary in England for anyone interested in attending his other talks or his meditation session.
ENGLAND, Cambridge University.
Ajahn Brahm will be giving a talk to the Cambridge University Buddhist Society.
Date : Friday 16th October 09
Venue: Riley Auditorium in Clare College,
Cambridge University.
Time : 8.00pm
LONDON, Wimbledon.
Ajahn Brahm will give a Dhamma Talk.
Date: Saturday 17th October 2009
Venue: Wat Buddhapadipa,
14 Calonne Road
Wimbledon.
Time: 2pm-3pm
LONDON, London Buddhist Vihara.
Ajahn Brahm will give an evening talk.
Date : Saturday 17th October 09
Venue: London Buddhist Vihara,
The Avenue,
Bedford Park.
(Nearest station: Turnham Green)
Time : 6.00pm – 7.00pm (maybe 8.00pm?)
ENGLAND, Surrey, Thames Buddhist Vihara.
Ajahn Brahm will conduct a whole day Meditation Day.
Date : Sunday 18th October 09
Venue: Selsdon Thames Buddhist Vihara,
49 Dulverton Road,
Selsdon,
Surrey.
Time : 9.00am – 4.00pm
all enquiries to hiranthi100@hotmail.com
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