Yungdrung Bon - Lama Khemsar Rinpoche visit 20th - 26th September 2017

TYBSC Wales announces

Evening Talk, One-to-Ones &

Five Day Non-Residential Teaching, Meditation and Practice Retreat

LAMA KHEMSAR RINPOCHE

20^th–26th September 2017

Lama Khemsar Rinpoche is one of the few teachers of Yungdrung Bon Buddhism teaching in the West.

He is a non-sectarian liberal teacher who teaches spiritual knowledge rather than dogma.

Yungdrung Bon Buddhism is the original spiritual tradition of Tibet taught by Buddha Tonpa Shenrab.

His teachings are based on Theg-pa chhen-poi Lam (Mahayana) approach of practising

indiscriminate love and compassion towards all sentient beings.

Evening Event

Wednesday 20^th September 6.30–9pm Public talk: ‘Transforming ignorant mind into enlightened mind!’

Venue: Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Lakhang, Silver Horse, 105 Sway Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6JD

Entry to the evening event is by donation.

One-to-Ones (must be booked in advance)

Thursday 21^st  September 10am–5pm One-to-one private consultations with Lama for Spiritual or Health matters (1 hour), or for Loong (transmission) of a teaching (2 hours).

Venue: Tibetan Yung Drung Bon Lakhang, Silver Horse, 105 Sway Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6JD

Fee: £55 per hour.

Five Day Non-Residential Retreat (book in advance)

Friday 22^nd September to Tuesday 26^th 9.30am–4.30pm ‘Zhiney, (calm abiding) for proper meditative base, Nyamzhak (State of equanimity) naked mind of thought free and Lhak Thong (experiencing of awareness) where Neljorwa realises or discovers his/her RIG PA JANG CHUB SEM!’                                                 ’

Venue: Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Lakhang, Silver Horse, 105 Sway Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6JD

Fee: £250, or daily rate.

All bookings/enquiries: contact one of the Organisers: Amanda 07966 714977 amanda.treesong@gmail.com; Darren 07581 735064 darrenivey74@gmail.com; Jane 07885 319969 jane.estelle@sky.com

More details at www.yungdrungbon.com

Rissho Kosei-kai Dharma Service in Swansea 09/09/17

Rissho Kosei-kai Dharma Service

Saturday 9th September 2017

13:30 - 17:00

at

2 Humphrey Street, Swansea, SA1 6BG

Join us for our Dharma service which will include chanting from the Lotus Sutra and hoza (Dharma sitting).

For further information please email Rissho Kosei-kai of the UK.

For further information on Rissho Kosei-kai, please visit the Rissho Kosei-kai website or the UK Facebook page

Race Council Cymru - Black History Month Wales

Race Council Cymru - the official organisers of the Black History Month Wales programme have announced the Black History Month Wales 2017 - 10^th Anniversary.

Theme: OUR STARS. OUR FUTURE. OUR HISTORY.

They are also organising the 2^nd Youth Awards which were launched in 2016 and seek nominations for any BAME young person aged 13 to 30 who organisations/ providers/employers feel deserves wider recognition for their achievements.

Information on the BHM Wales Youth Awards and sponsorship opportunities are attached for your information including the links to nomination forms.

There will be events taking place all over Wales and the Black History Wales Youth Awards will take place on

Friday 29^th September 2017 at 12pm at Pierhead Building Cardiff Bay.  The closing date for nominations is Thursday 31^st August 2017

The categories this year include Visual Art, Outstanding Academic Achievement, Music /Performing Art, Good Citizens, Entrepreneur, Young Leader, Science and Innovation, Young Volunteer, Young Carer and Sport.

Official BHM Wales launches will take place on:

Saturday 30th September 2017 at 12pm - 5.30pm at National Museum of Wales, Cathay's Park, Cardiff

Saturday 30th September 2017. North Wales Launch at Bangor. Venue: TBC

Sunday 1st October 2017 at 2pm - 6pm. North Wales Launch at Wrexham. Venue: Saith Seren.

The Black History Month Wales Grand Finale will take place on

Sunday 29th October 2017 at 12pm - 7pm - at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay.

If you are interested in attending the event, sponsoring or having a stall please contact at info@racecouncilcymru.org.uk

Regards,

Ebed A.

Volunteer Administrator

The Cardiff Volunteer Centre

Learning for hope

Valleys Taskforce

The Valleys Taskforce wants to hear the views of people who work and live in the south Wales valleys to help shape the valleys communities for the future.

It would be great if you can engage with the talk valleys programme and help spread the word by sharing the different ways people can get involved to your family, friends, colleagues and relevant stakeholders.

There is a Talk Valleys online survey or views and comments can be sent to the TalkValleys mailbox.

If you follow social media, then follow the Talk Valleys facebook page and use #TalkValleys on Twitter. (wg_communities)

We’ll also be sending out a regular Talk Valleys e-mailer so if you, friends, family or stakeholders want to keep up to date with the progress of the taskforce then please send us the email addresses.

We hope you can help to get as many people engaged to #TalkValleys.

Diolch / thanks

Robin Grossmann

Cymorth Tîm Cydraddoldeb / Equality Team Support

Adran Cydraddoldeb a Ffyniant / Equality and Prosperity Division

Y Grwp Addysg a Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus / Education and Public Services Group
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Merthyr Tudful / Merthyr Tydfil

CF48 1UZ

Ffôn / Tel:  (0300) 025 7750

Ebost / Email: Robin.Grossmann@Cymru.GSI.Gov.UK

Wanted - Welsh language speaking Buddhists

The Buddhist Council of Wales has received an enquiry from Lowri Williams of the BBC, appealing for Welsh language speaking Buddhists to help with the production of bilingual resources for GCSE Religious Studies revision. Can you help?

“I'm a producer for BBC Bitesize, an online revision resource for GCSE students. I'm currently in the early production stage of a brand new bilingual resource for Religious Studies (Wales only). The resource will be based on the WJEC's new specification to be taught from September 2017.

The WJEC’s new specification mentions the importance of including a Welsh perspective, and as it will be a bilingual English/Welsh resource, would you be able to recommend any Welsh-speaking Buddhists or centres where there are Welsh speakers please?”

Invitation to Sanghapadipa Temple, Tredegar, September 9th

Invitation to the Sanghapadipa Temple in Tredegar

9th September

Within South Wales there exists a Buddhist Community that has a long and entwined relationship with the Monastic Sangha of the current Theravada Elders. This community has children, parents and grandparents that practice the Buddhist doctrine of harmonious living in a way that is inter-generational and in line with the doctrine.  At the present time many people convene at the Sanghapadipa Temple, Rhymney, Gwent Valleys.  Such support for the mind and heart is easily observed, when immersed in this way.

Within the yearly structure of the temple, a plethora of courses, teaching, mindfulness days are not offered. Yes that's correct, not offered. There is very little focus on Doctrine and Discipline as an educational attainment and nobody is regarded as beginner or intermediate meditator. There are no labels, just an opportunity to slip into the flow of the monastic communities contemplative living, the giving of food, private or led meditation, chanting the Pali suttas or just relaxing in the landscape of our Welsh countryside. The atmosphere is friendly and one of cordiality.

The community is peer led, those people interested in aspects of the Dhamma, make their own effort to travel, learn and explore. Various people within the community organise day visits to Cittaveka, Amaravatti or Buddhapadipa Temple. These days are communal gatherings and formality is dropped. 

Ajahn Sawat and the monks are originally from Thailand, and the Thais have Buddhism embedded in their culture, religious heritage and psyche of the land of 'friendly smiles'. There is a unique opportunity to experience the Buddha's way from a culture that is embedded within his formidable teaching.

We are organising a meeting day on Saturday September 9th for people who would like to visit the temple and for people in the Bridgend area, who would like to support their own practice. If this resonates with what you are looking for, please do get in touch. As with all of our activities, everything we do is freely given. 

Metta 

Neville Evans (Lay member) evansneville@aol.com 

http://www.sanghapadipa.org.uk/ 

The Sanghapadipa Temple

1 Susannah Cottage, Rhymney, Tredegar,
Cardiff, South Wales, NP22 5QN
Phone: +44 1685843986
Email: info@sanghapadipa.org.uk