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LBC News Update WeblogWelcome to the LBC Weblog, the place to read about day to day news. Please visit www.lbc.org.uk for information about classes, courses and retreats. LBC Yearly Review 2007 - Friday, June 29, 2007  Please click here to read the LBC Yearly Review; communicating some of the important developments, as well as some of the structures, working relationships, finances and principles within the mandala community of the London Buddhist Centre. This is an on-going yearly report linked to the AGM and Mandala Community Forum.
New Members of the Western Buddhist Order 2007 - Wednesday, June 20, 2007  Many Congratulations to those men and women who have now begun there journey as members of the Western Buddhist Order:
Andrew Trotman from the Isle of Wight becomes Palaka (Paalaka) - 'He who cherishes, protects and nurtures' (Private Preceptor: Maitreyabandhu, Public Preceptor: Saddhaloka) Alban Leigh from East London becomes Vidyadaka (Vidyaadaaka) - ' Daka of appreciative, discriminating Wisdom' (Private Preceptor: Maitreyabandhu, Public Preceptor: Saddhaloka) Victor Vincent from East London becomes Appamadin (Appamaadin) - 'One who is mindful, guarded, vigilant, watchful' (Private Preceptor: Saddhaloka, Public Preceptor: Manjuvajra). Pippa Andrewes becomes NAGARAKSHITA (long first and last 'a'); 'she who is guarded, protected by the Nagas' (sanskrit); private preceptor Muditasri. Carol Bois becomes MAITRIPUSHPA (long second 'i' and last 'a'); 'she whohas the flower of benevolence' (sanskrit); private preceptor Ratnadharini. Ethel Findlay becomes AMBARANTA (long third 'a'); literally 'sky-limit'; horizon;'she who is unbounded like the sky' (sanskrit); privatepreceptor Dhammadassin. Emma Styles becomes AMBARAVAJRI (long 'i'); 'sky vajra', 'she who is a vajra like the sky' (sanskrit); private preceptor Dhammadassin. Margaret Wilson becomes Stavarha (long middle 'a'), 'She who is worthy of praise' (sanskrit); private preceptor Muditasri. LBC’s work hits the US press! - Tuesday, June 19, 2007  LBC’s work hits the US press! An article about the LBC and meditation – quoting Maitreyabandhu, the LBC’s Breathing Space Programme Director – has appeared on the CNN website, which has a worldwide audience of hundreds of millions. Its author, Brigid Delaney, took part in our Urban Retreat in May. The experience clearly left strong impressions on her. Follow this link to read the article: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/11/pl.meditation.main/index.html Breathing Space gets the Green Light! - Friday, June 01, 2007  Breathing Space gets the green light! And now we need your help… Futurebuilders - the government-backed investment agency - has awarded us around £300,000 (part grant, part loan) for our exciting Breathing Space programme for health and wellbeing. Building work for the Breathing Space programme is scheduled to start in September. This will create a beautiful new venue for our courses that help people who have struggled with depression, addiction, stress and chronic pain to look after their own mental health. This also gives us the opportunity of making the LBC much more flexible – so we can attract a more diverse range of people. To make the vital improvements we want at the LBC we need to raise £150,000. So far we’ve raised £50,000, with another £20,000 pledged. So we still need to raise at least another £80,000. You can make a donation using the online donation form or make a pledge or request a standing order form by e-mailing breathingspace@lbc.org.uk |
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