[ULUBUDA] Talk: 23/10/06 Introduction to Buddhism

[Alastair Gornall]

Dear Friends, I hope you are all well and happy! =) Thank you for those who came to our meditation last Monday. It was great to see you all again. I'd also like to apologise for those who have not received our e-mail regarding the Orientation Day at the Wimbledon Buddhapadipa Temple. This is due to some technical problems that we might be experiencing at the moment. In the meantime if you would like to view our upcoming events details, log on to our website at www.ulubuda.org.uk. I apologise for any inconvenience caused. Now, I would like to invite you all to a talk on an introduction to Buddhism by Richard Jones, a lay practitioner from the London Buddhist Vihara. Details of the event are as follow: Date: 23rd October 2006Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm approxVenue: Room 2B, 2/F, University of London Union Building, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HYTopic: 'Basically Buddhism' (Introduction to Buddhism and the Life of the Buddha) * Free food and drinks. You are most welcome to bring along your friends! =) No membership is required but you will need to sign-in at the entrance if you haven't got a ULU card. Map of ULU:http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=529753&y=182074&z=0&sv=wc1e+7hy&st=2&pc=wc1e+7hy&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf How to get there:Bus: 68, 168, 188, 91 from Aldwych (LSE) --> stop at Russell Square Station --> walk towards SOAS, through the campus and turn right onto Malet StreetNearest Station: Goodge Street Station/Russell Square Station If you have trouble looking for us, feel free to call me (Selina) anytime at 07811207780 and we can arrange someone to pick you up from the station. I hope to see you all there! Warmest Regards,SelinaULUBUDA -- Shire Kungshire.kung at kcl.ac.uk
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SATURDAY 28th- FOUR REQUISITES CHARITY PROGRAM. FOCUS- CLOTHES
 
Also, a week on Saturday we are going to be gathering our old clothes together and to take them to a nearby charity shop.
This will help the charity create money and also allow those who are in need of cheaper clothes to obtain them. If you cannot
make it for a couple of hours on Saturday and still want to help out them you can bring the clothes to the talk on Monday 23rd
and we can keep them in our store cupboard until the Saturday. 
 
The reason we call this charity program the four requisites charity program is because the Buddha outlined four requisites for monks and nuns
 that are essential to life and to uphold the dharma. They are food, clothing, shelter and health care. It is recommended that the monks and nuns
just have these four things in life to keep them focused and detached from materialism. ULUBUDA is attempting to take this recommendation as
a benchmark for subsistence living, which ideally nobody should fall below. However, it is evident in this world that many people do not
even have these four requisites and therefore, ULUBUDA will conduct a charity activity surrounding each of the requisites during the course of the year.
 
Any idea and suggestions for charity work for the other requisites are more than welcome! 
 
Just a quick note to emphasise all activities we do are completely optional, just pick and choose those that sound good to you!
 
Take care and have a great weekend.
Best wishes,
Alastair  _______________________________________________exco0607 mailing listexco0607 at ulubuda.org.ukhttp://mail.ulubuda.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/exco0607_ulubuda.org.uk
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