Time : 2 pm
Venue : Divinity Faculty, University of Cambridge [Map]

From
Committee

Details are: Date: 11 April 2008
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Imperial College Chemical Engineering Dept. (ACEX Building)
Map: [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/32853696.PDF]
Time: 7-9pm

A brief itinery:

6:30 pm : Arrival of guests

7:00 pm : Starting of the talk on “Paradox and Buddhism”

8:35 pm : Question and Answer Session

8:55 pm : Transfer of Merits ( it would be nice if we could have a merits transfer at the end to sign off the event )

9:00 pm : Light refreshment

Additional information:

(i) Ajahn Munindo:- [http://www.forestsangha.org/munindo4.htm]
(ii)Ajahn Munindo’s excellent book ( a collection of talks): ‘Unexpected Freedom’ [http://www.ratanagiri.org.uk/Book/Unexpected%20Freedom.pdf]
(iii) Theravada Buddhism [http://www.dharmanet.org/lctheravadastudy.htm] [http://www.buddhanet.net/ebooks_s.htm]

Buddhism Without Borders Poster 2008

We will be having our annual major event- Buddhism Without Borders on 22nd February this year. There will be a talk by on human relations, though a title for the talk has not been decided on. At the event we will also have an exhibition and free distribution, and the refreshments will be provided. It will take place in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building (SAF), the medics building basically.

The talk will be given by Venerable Ajahn Khemadhammo, more information of Venerable can be found by googling his name.

This event will be open to invited members of the public, such as our friends from University of London Union Buddhist Association(ULUBUDA), other Buddhist organisations in universities in and outside London, and also public Buddhist associations. We are expecting about 80 people attenting the event.

Last year the event was a successful one, and this year we’re starting to prepare for the event now. We need to know if any of you would like to help to prepare for the event. The areas that you can help in are:

1) Exhibition and distribution – Preparation of exhibition materials (before the day), explanation of materials, and handling free distribution materials (on the day itself)

2) Venue and logistics – Setting up the venue (on the day itself)

3) Publicity – Distribution of publicity materials such as posting posters around college (before the day)

4) Food and sponsorship – Obtain food sponsorship from restaurants (before the day), collecting the food from the restaurants to college (on the day itself), or preparation of food (on the day itself).

It would be great if many of you can help, in one or more of the areas above. It will take only perhaps a couple of hours in one day.

If you would like to help out, please reply this email with your name, contact details and which area(s) you want to help in. Thanks!

With metta,
Siew
Secretary
IC Buddhist Society

Date: 23rd April
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Room 3E, 3/f, ulu

Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most as Ajahn Brahm) was born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom on August 7, 1951. Currently Ajahn Brahm is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery, in Serpentine, Western Australia, the Spiritual Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of Victoria, Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of South Australia, Spiritual Patron of the Buddhist Fellowship in Singapore, and Spiritual Patron of the Bodhikusuma Centre in Sydney.

For more information, see Wikipedia: Ajahn Brahm

A few facts:

• Ajahn Brahm has played a very important role in creating an order of nuns in the Theravada tradition
  Ajahn Brahm has also been influential in establishing Dhammasara Nuns’ Monastery at Gidgegannup in the hills north-east of Perth to be a wholly independent monastery, where the Sri Lankan trained, Australian nun Ajahn Sr. Vayama is currently abbot.
• His books: Ajahn Brahm is the author of Opening the Door of Your Heart: And Other Buddhist Tales of Happiness (later published as Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life’s Difficulties) and Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator’s Handbook.

In shourt, Ajahn Brahm is a very attained and renowned Theravada monk. This is an event that we all should not miss. His Pod-Casts are very well-received and his Dharma talks and activities have touched and helped the lives of many people and will continue. This is a very rare opportunity that we have the pleasure to have him visit ULU.With Metta,

Benson Hoi and the ICBS committee