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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic From Amida Shu – an invitation, on-line meetings and news in the forum Whispers from the Bamboo Grove 1 week, 1 day ago

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Subscribe to 'Whispers…' – the Amida newsletter in the forum Whispers from the Bamboo Grove 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Appeal in aid of our sangha in Delhi in the forum Whispers from the Bamboo Grove 1 month ago

:: Download Amida India Appeal 7th July
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http://www.amidatrust.com/india/donate-now
Below you will find a message from ITZI and the Amida Trustees, who are fundraising in support of our sangha in Delhi.
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We, the trustees of ITZI*, would like to tell you about the Amida Sangha in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
The S…[Read more]
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) replied to the topic Hi! in the forum Introductions 1 month, 1 week ago

Welcome, Duncan, from an equally rainy Perth in Scotland!
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago

That’s great – I hope that you’ll enjoy the meeting, whichever one you join. Namo Amida Bu!

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago

You’ll find the answers to that question here, Jeaunice http://www.amidashu.org/joining-amida-shu/

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago

You might like to receive Dharmavidya’s podcasts or to join one of the interest groups on Zoom. You’ll find out more here: https://lotusinthemud.typepad.com/sujatin/2020/06/dharmavidyas-buddhist-podcasts-and-zoom-groups.html

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- Jeaunice Tribue Burnette replied 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Sujatin, thank you for telling me about the podcasts and interest groups. I reached out to Dharmavidya and he sent me the zoom links. I am planning on attending this weekend. Again many thanks. Namo Amida Bu
  - Acharya Sujatin (temple host) replied 1 month, 1 week ago
    
    That’s great – I hope that you’ll enjoy the meeting, whichever one you join. Namo Amida Bu!
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Echoes of Amida: Transcription of a Podcast by Dharmavidya plus details of how t in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dharmavidya’s podcast of 22 June 2020 (follow the link for details of podcasts and how to sign up for them)

Transcription thanks to Tineke Osterloh:

Though others kill, we shall be kind.
And by being kind we shall heal the world.

Though others steal and exploit, we shall be generous and hospitable.
And by doing so, we shall make a refuge for…[Read more]
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I am flagging up your question with Acharya @kaspalita_admin, who is Head of Ministry for the Amida Order and who leads the Aspirancy (training towards ordination) programme. You might be interested in this http://www.amidashu.org/the-shu-and-the-order/

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 2 months, 1 week ago

You’ll find lots of helpful information here http://www.amidashu.org/homegroups/

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Glad you found your way here – hoping you’ll find it a warm and welcoming home!

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted a new activity comment 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Glad you’ve been able to join the site

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Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Dukkha is Inevitable in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 4 months ago

Podcast 7 April 2020

On the occasion of Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being admitted to intensive care with COVID19

http://eleusis.ning.com/group/buddhism/forum/topics/dukkha-is-inevitable
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted an update 4 months, 1 week ago

If you hold Zoom meetings, here’s some security advice https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/how-to-secure-your-zoom-meetings-from-zoom-bombing-attacks/
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Eightfold Path In Times Of Pandemic in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 4 months, 1 week ago

1. Right view: This too shall pass.

2. Right thought: Compassion for those who suffer. Gratitude for simple things.

3. Right speech: Don’t spread alarm. Stay calm. Keep in touch with friends and loved ones by wifi.

4. Right action: Do good for others or use this time for retreat. Consider what is essential and meaningful. Social distan…[Read more]
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic On Being Busy in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amida is always busy

Always be busy with Amida.

Make all business Amida Nembutsu

Be busy with the thought of Amida

Be courageously busy supported by Amida Light

Be busy supporting Amida

Be busy praying for the Pure Land of Amida

Grateful

Don’t be late

Aspirations will come true

Be busy with doing what you are doing right now in th…[Read more]
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) posted an update 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Today is the anniversary of the death of Amrita Dhammika, a member of the Amida Order, who died on active service in Zambia aged 50 in 2006. She was one of those people one never forgets, brimming over with passion for compassion. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/07/obituaries.mainsection
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Faith in the Midst of the Fire in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dharmavidya:

PAIN IN A BOMBU WORLD

In the on-line order meeting this past Saturday I said that in relation to the current world crisis caused by the arrival of a virus for which, as yet, we have no cure, I am a happy pessimist. I’ll say a little more on this subject.

Firstly, the pessimist. Clearly, in the present situation, there are lar…[Read more]
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Saigyo in the forum Dharmavidya's Teachings 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharmavidya writes:

Saigyo (1118-1190) was a wandering poet monk in Japan. He is one of the most famous Japanese poets. He wrote more than fifteen hundred poems, many of which became famous. His poetry reflects his life as a rather solitary wanderer, often spending the winter in the mountains in a thatched hut far from civilisation.

The na…[Read more]
Acharya Sujatin (temple host) started the topic Clarifying Nembutsu Practice in the forum Questions for Dharmavidya: Questions in the Sand 4 months, 3 weeks ago

QUESTION: I’d like to be clear about what nembutsu practice is. It’s seems from what I can glean from your writing you are saying Amida Buddhism is the work of compassion in the world in the play of opposites. So practice begins with some kind of descent into what has been disowned. So I enjoyed the way you framed the practices of Chih Quan and…[Read more]
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