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arrived safely

2008-07-18T19:25:44Z

..at the Buddhist House late afternoon after a long journey involving a diversion as the A1 was closed by a horrible accident. (Cynthia SatNav - on my BlackBerry - was a great boon as the police hadn't marked all the diversionary route out, that n...

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rachel becomes an amida-shu member

2008-07-02T10:48:18Z

On the evening of 1st July 2008 Rachel Abel became a member of the Amida School, Amida-shu at a ceremony held at Amida Sanctuary, the home of Amida Newcastle. She also took the Five Precepts in the Amida-shu form of the Five Prayers of Upasikas. T...

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pureland buddhism: introductory retreats in august and september

2008-06-30T09:53:17Z

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 ...

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dharmavidya and prasada on dvd and youtube

2008-06-26T19:04:24Z

Last year Dharmavidya, the head of my Order, and Prasada, his wife, spoke at St James' church, Piccadilly as part of St James' Alternative series of talks. There's now a DVD available and you can view 2 clips from the talk on You Tube. Clip o...

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sailing off into amida's realm

2008-06-24T08:40:41Z

Thinking of my dear friend, Saillie, who died last week. A wonderful, generous, fearless, dancing spirit, who wrote us through her journey with cancer from her home in Canada. Here she is at Amida France:

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friends of amida social network

2008-05-07T15:59:57Z

If you are interested in the work and activities of Amida Trust and would like to join the associated social network do check out this site and join. Once a member, there are a number of groups you can join, including Buddhist counselling and psyc...

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amida courses newsletter

2008-04-15T21:12:30Z

April 2008 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...

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buddhist psychology - courses up to may 2009

2008-04-14T20:12:54Z

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

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nien fo - nembutsu - the central pureland practice

2008-03-23T09:33:57Z

The central element of all Pureland practice is called nien fo. Fo is the Chinese word for Buddha. Nien refers to a thought or impulse of the mind. Nien fo, therefore, means to have the Buddha in mind. Anything that brings the Buddha to mind is ni...

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dharmavidya's pastoral letter: open secret

2008-03-21T19:53:32Z

From Dharmavidya, head ot the Amida Order: ::Pastoral Letter of 21 March 2008 Dear Friends The Pureland Way is a kind of open secret. It is open in the sense that anybody can easily get to know that Purelanders are those for whom their pri...

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