[mubs] Thursday Sutta Study

Hi everyone. This week, we spent entire one hour focusing on just two twin verses. We are still going through the first Chapter of Dhammapada. We are up to the Verse 8.

Next week's sutta study class is again at St. Peter's Chaplaincy at 5.45 followed by the talk.

The main translation we are using are

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.budd.html
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.than.html
http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/DBLM/olcourse/pali.htm

Next week is also the last week for the talk program. From the following week, we are shifting the time to 6:30pm so that some of you could finish dinner beforehand.

Yoji

Manchester University Buddhist Society: 3 talks this term

Manchester University Buddhist Society

There are three talks coming soon you shouldn't miss!

February 7^th Prof. Karel Warner

Death, birth and personal identity in Buddhism

February 14^th Dr. Francesca Tarocco

"Buddhist Music and Ritual"

February 21^st Pat MacDonald

"Practice in the 21^st Century?"

All talks 7:30 pm at Sangam Room (St. Peter's Chaplancy –Oxford Road, opposite to Blackwells).

Contact: Enrique Galvan-Alvarez 07875256868 landofdakinis@gmail.com

Buddhist society activities

Dear members,

1. Meditation Class will take place as usual tomorrow, Monday, 19 November, at 6 pm, at Schunck room, on the first floor of Burlington Rooms. Burlington Rooms are above the Vegetarian Cafe, on your right hand side if you stand facing John Ryland's Library (the main Library of the University), in Burlington Street.

As usual, you are encouraged to report to Chris, our meditation teacher, after we practice as a group.

Tea and biscuits will be provided as usual.

2. Engaged Buddhism

Tree Responsibility is an organisation who have a grant to plant lots of trees on the edge of the Peak district between Lancashire and Yorkshire. The plot where we're planting is in the Upper Calder valleys near to Walsden village. For the planting you get ten minutes going over how to plant the trees (we have over 2000) and then it takes about 10 more minutes to get the hang of it. You can sweat a bit but its quite easy and some kids will be doing it. A great motivation is that there are trees
planted from 6 years ago and they're all 8 foot tall now. Its also free, though a 2 pound donation will get you lunch, and you might want some wellies if its raining a lot. We'll be leaving on the 9.09am train from Manchester Victoria Station Sunday morning and it's 34 minutes away.

Contact Info Phone: 07910847281
Email: admormech@yahoo.co.uk

Facebook event:
http://manchester.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7098618487

Thank you,
Yours truly,
Oxana (Olga Owl on facebook)

Buddhist Society website: http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/mubs
Group on facebook: Manchester University Buddhist Society
http://manchester.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47337627 88

Buddhist Society events and Facebook Group

Dear members,

1. The next Meditation Class will take place as usual on Monday, 8
October, at 6 pm, at Schwenk room, on the first floor of Burlington
Rooms. Burlington Rooms are above the Vegetarian Cafe, on your right
hand side if you stand facing John Rylands Library (the main Library
of the University), in Burlington Street.

Chris, our meditation teacher, will be happy to take reports about
your individual practice (that you have hopefully been doing at
home), after the group practice.

Tea and biscuits will be provided as usual.

2. Engaged Buddhism

I am sure that in the past few days we have all been concerned with
the Situation in Burma.

There are two actions you can take to support people of Burma: sign a
petition and join the demonstration in London on the 6th of October.

A. Petition:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/tf.php?cl_tf_sign=1%20

B. Demonstration:

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=547

3. Facebook group

The University of Manchester Buddhist Society has got an official
group on facebook:

Manchester University Buddhist Society

http://manchester.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4733762788

Join for latest news, photos and events.

4. Events at Ketumati Vihara (Theravada, Sri Lanka).

A. This Saturday, 6 of October, there will be a Dhamma talk, the
topic is "Self preservation and Escapist utilisation of rituals by
Buddhist Believers".
B. On Sunday, 7 of October, there will be a Retreat from 9:30 am
till 5 pm. Meditation practised is Vipassana. The address of the
Vihara is 3 Pretoria Road, Hollins, Oldham, OL8 4NH. Take 82/83 bus
from Picadilly and get off opposite chamber road, then walk on
chamber road for 5 minutes till you see Pretoria road on your right.

Thank you,

Yours truly,

Oxana (Olga Owl on facebook)

Buddhist Society website:
http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/mubs