[ULUBUDA] Pureland Buddhism Day Retreat 2/3/08 @ ULU!

[Alastair Gornall]

Hey all,

Thanks to all those who handed in the forms for our yearly retreat (this time to Throssel Hall Zen Monestary). I will send these off now and then inform you all about subsidy etc. and our proposed transport route so that we can all get booking our paths up there! For those who still wish to come but didn't make it on Monday please send print out a retreat reg form (http://www.throssel.org.uk/) and post it to the required address stated on the website, also please tick that you would like picked up from Hexham railway station and post with a £7.50 checque or postal order. Please email me to let me that you have sent your retreat app. form and I will then add you to our subisidy list for the trip. I would like to emphasise that ULUBUDA will subisidise the donations for staying in the monestary, however transport is up to the individual but we will try and encourage a joint bus we can all book on.

Also, keeping to our theme of East Asian Buddhism of late, I am very pleased to announce that this Sunday, ULUBUDA and Imperial Coll. Buddhist Soc. will join up with Amitabha UK for an introduction to Pureland Buddhism and also for a days meditation. This event is being hosted by Amitabha UK and our dear friend and ex-committee member (yet always a constant help) Vincent Lai. Having, been to a session before it will definitely be an extremely informative and productive experience for those still in the dark about one of the world's most popular Buddhist traditions.

See the attachments and Vincent's email below for more details. There will be space for walking meditation and sitting meditation. Even if you wish to come and use the space and atmosphere provided by AMTB to do your own practice, please feel free to come along and share in theunique peace of collective pratice during one of the busiest times of year.

With metta,
Alastair

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Dear all,

We will be having a 1-Day
Chanting Session (精進佛一) on the 2nd March (Sunday) from 9:30am - 5pm and
you are all welcome to attend this session. The format of the session
will be relatively simple as the main objective is to focus on the
recitation of "Amituofo". The proposed outline for the 1-Day Chanting
session is the same as our usual fortnightly session.



Further information on this event can be found on our website,
In addition, you are welcome to post any questions or discussions
regarding this event in our forum.



Date: Sunday 2nd March 2008
Time: 9:30 - 5:00pm
Venue: Room 3C & 3D, 3/F, ULU, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
Map & Direction: ULU website










Schedule:

















09:30am – 10:00am







Introduction







10:00am – 10:30am    







Praise for the Incense Offering (爐香讚)
The Amitabha Sutra (佛說阿彌陀經)
Pure Land Rebirth Dharani (往生咒).
Amitabha Gatha (讚佛偈)








10:30am – 5:00pm







Recitation of Amitabha Buddha's Name (佛號)







05:00pm







Transfer of Merit (迴向)

If you would like to practise at your own time, this is the 晚課 mp3 that we follow during the session.









During the walking meditation (繞佛), we will be chanting   the Name of Amitabha Buddha in  Mandarin (Amituofo, 阿彌陀佛).


 You can also find out more about Pure Land Buddhism at the following pages:

    Wiki Pure Land Page

Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith: Pure Land Principles and Practice

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.   

Namo Amituofo,
Vincent

http://amtb.org.uk/

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