July and August 2014

In This Issue

The Bodhisattva Attitude

This Month at Jamyang

Geshe Tashi's column

The Director's Column

His Holiness in Europe

Jamyang Programme News

Urgent Help Required

Jamyang Friends Scheme changes

Chitra Ramgoolam

Doing a Nyung Nay from the inside

Open Garden Squares

Poetry Corner

Summer Reading

Animal Sacrifice Petition

Opportunities for Service around the FPMT

About FPMT

Your Thoughts for Gentle Voice

Quick Links

Jamyang Website

Current Programme

Talking Buddhism The Foundation Study Course

Editor's welcome

Dear friends,

Am I allowed to say Crickey! There is so much going on at Jamyang at the moment that the poor old staff have hardly a moment to pause for breath. OK not so much of the 'old' staff, just the staff.

Redecoration, new paving and cycle racks, out with the fence, in with the hedge, new lighting, visits by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Jangtse Chöje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche, the summer retreat with geshe Tashi, Gareth Sparham and the start of the Basic Programme - all happening over the summer.

Now I'm out of breath just writing this all down, and I'm not the one making it all happen. So spare a thought for the fantastic team at Jamyang and the incredible dedication they show to the job. Without them nothing at all would be happening and we would all sink back into the samsaric world of dissatisfaction and futility like the inhabitants of

Photo by Stephen Alvarez

The Lamrim Chenmo Study Course

FPMT

Plato's cave. Many thanks to Roy, Mike, Loretta, Jane, Vinod, Illaria, Pierre, Satnam, Violetta, Sophie and all the wonderful volunteers who turn up to lend a hand.

John

P.S. Volunteer help urgently required. See below

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The Bodhisattva Attitude by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has tea with Jangtse Chöje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche, second in line to the Ganden throne, June 2014. (CPMT

newsletter)

During the Hayagriva retreat in early 2010, Rinpoche stressed the correct bodhisattva attitude, and gave this concise teaching of how to practice (extracted from Taking the Essence All Day and Night, a new practice booklet from FPMT Education Services on how to make all one's daily actions most meaningful): Recite or chant the following verses in the morning or at other times throughout the day and contemplate the meaning to bring about a total change to the normal attitude of self-cherishing, which only harms us and others. Then live the life in this practice. Recite all the verses or at least the last two or three. Recite with tonglen practice: I shall dedicate fully with no sense of loss My body, enjoyments and all past, present and future merits To accomplish the work for all sentient beings. By giving away all, I will be liberated from the oceans of samsaric suffering And my mind will achieve the great liberation (of enlightenment).

Since I have to leave everything (at death) It is best to now give it away to every single sentient being. Having given this body to sentient beings To use however they want that makes them happy, Whether they always kill me, criticize me, beat me, or whatever, It is totally up to them. Even if they jest with my body, Ridicule, belittle, or make fun of me Whatever they may do, since I have given this body up to them, What is the point of retaliating? Let my body only do actions that don't harm others, And whoever looks at or thinks of me, May it never be meaningless for them. Whoever focuses on me - Whether with anger or devotion - May that be the cause for them Always to achieve every success. May all those who say unpleasant things, Harm, mock, or make fun of me Have the fortune to achieve enlightenment. May I become a savior for those who are guideless, And a captain for those who are entering the path, A ship, a boat, and a bridge For those who wish to cross (over water). May I become a park for those who seek a park, A light for those who look for light, Bedding for those who wish to rest, And a servant for all who want me as their servant. May I become a wish-granting jewel, a wish-fulfilling vase, Powerful mantras and a great medicine. May I become a wish-granting tree Fulfilling all the wishes and desires of sentient beings. Just like the sky and the great elements Earth, fire, water, and wind May I always be the cause of living and happiness For all the unimaginable number of sentient beings. As long as space exists As long as sentient beings exist

May I too abide, And eliminate the suffering of sentient beings. Teaching taken from the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Advice page on the FPMT website fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice

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June and July 2014 highlights at Jamyang

CLASSES AND EVENTS IN JULY AND AUGUST AT JAMYANG Full information about these and all our events can be found here on the

Jamyang Website

LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE IN LONDON Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Enlightened Courage: the Buddha's Path of Compassionate Wisdom Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1 10th July 7.30 - 9.30pm (book via Jamyang website) Kyabje Lama Zopa: Heruka 5 Deities Initiation 11 - 13 July (at Jamyang) Lama Choepa long Life Puja offering to Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Wednesday 16 July 9am - approx 1pm JANGTSE CHOJE RINPOCHE LOBSANG TENZIN IN LONDON Wisdom of Emptiness Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Monday 18 August 2.30 - 6pm Tuesday 19 August, 7- 9pm Vajrasattva Jenang Initiation 20 August 7- 9pm White Tara Long Life Initiation Thursday 21 August, 9am - 11.30am CLASSES and RETREATS with GESHE TASHI Jamyang Summer Retreat with Geshe Tashi 19 - 27 July

WEEK DAY EVENINGS AND AFTERNOONS Buddhist Meditation in Practice with David Ford Thursdays 7:30 17, 31 July, 7 August Silent Meditation Thursdays weekly 6.15 - 7.15pm Just 3rd July Lama Choepa Puja 7 July, 6, 20 August check website for times COMMUNITY Dying Well Group 2nd August Jamyang Walk 3rd August Jamyang Work Camp 8 - 10 August Check the summer dates of the events below on our website Chi Kung and Tai Chi Monday evenings taught by William Walker. For more information and to book call William (follow the link above) Satyananda Yoga Tuesday evenings taught by Judy Watchman For more information and to book

VISITING TEACHERS Three Evenings with Venerable Kerry 29, 30, 31 July Aspiration and Mediation: Do Bodhisattvas actually get round to mediating on anything? Gareth Sparham: Weekend Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August 10am - 5pm each day Basic Programme: The Heart Sutra with Glen Svensson 31 August - 5 September PRACTICE GROUPS Insight Meditation Practice Group 2 August 10.30-12.30pm open to all Guhyasamaja Practice Group Summer Break for initiates only Vajrayogini Practice Group Sundays 3, 24, 31 August For initiates only Kalachakra Practice Group 2 August For initiates only SPECIAL EVENTS Every day is a special event

call Judy (follow the link above) Hridaya (Heart Centre) Yoga Taught by Naz Wednesday evenings 7.30pm For more information please call Naz (follow the link above) Chair Yoga Taught by Cathy Brebion Tuesdays 10.30am - 11.30am COMING SOON Vajrayogini Practice Group Retreat Monday 8 - Friday 12 September 9am - 6pm Full details of these and all other events are on our website jamyang.co.uk Please book for all weekend classes or retreats other than practice groups on-line if you can. If you can't call the office on 02078208787 or email admin@jamyang.co.uk You can drop in to all evening classes unless we state otherwise Return to Contents

Geshe Tashi's column

Hello Everybody,

Well the summer is nearly upon us and my first thought for you all is that you should all have a good holiday. Make sure that you really take a break and get a good rest. It is important to look after yourselves and the summer is a good time to slow down and recharge your batteries.

I am sure that we will meet at one of the many events that are happening at Jamyang over the summer. I know I have just recommended that you all take a holiday but I think it is is equally important that you make use of this great opportunity while these great teachers are with us at Jamyang. Do make some time to meet with one of our great teachers and to listen to their teachings. There are so few teachers left in the West who have a connection with the old Tibet that this is a precious opportunity.

So everyone enjoy your summer and have a good break and I am looking forward to seeing you all either at one of these events or next term.

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Director's Column

The Summer Solstice has passed, July is here and we are nearly half way through the year already. The work on the renovation and improvement of the front of the building is very nearly complete, despite the trying obstacles encountered on the way. Rinpoche arrives in the UK on Monday! It is a frenzy of activity here at the centre completing the final preparations for the visit. Many, many, thanks indeed for everything the volunteers, staff, benefactors, Trustees and everyone involved has been doing so far to make Rinpoche's visit a great success. Both His Holiness and Rinpoche have recently been in Italy. On the morning of the Friday prior to His weekend teachings in Livorno, where Geshe-la was also assisting Him and also doing an excellent job of some of the English translation work, His Holiness the Dalai Lama attended a special event with Rinpoche hosted by our sister centre, Instituto Lama Tsongkhapa in Pomaia, Tuscany, where he talked about love, compassion and the importance of philosophical study in spiritual practice. His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessed the amazing and very beautiful five metre tall four-arm Chenrezig statue at the Institute. He praised the craftsmen who built the statue, offering traditional scarves in appreciation. The re-making of this remarkable statue has a fascinating story behind it well worth looking into.

Speaking to a gathering of around 1000 people, sharp as ever and with His characteristic great good humour - at one point placing a wet towel over his head to beat the heat and jokingly referring to the "white-hat sect"! - His Holiness emphasised that it was really more important to study the actual teachings rather than to just worship or see any intrinsic value statues - Buddhists, he said, should take actual refuge in Buddha's teachings rather than statues. They are inspiring reminders, a focus for devotion and always smile no matter what the weather but are in the end what they are, just statues but the Dharma, the teachings are the true refuge. On wider religious matters, He went on to say that there are three aspects to all major religious traditions - religion, philosophy and culture. He also stressed that the basic teachings of the practice of love and compassion are the same for all the major religious traditions. On the differences in philosophies of the various religious traditions, he said that the existence of diverse philosophies satisfies the different mental dispositions of different people. He commented that the cultural aspect of different religious traditions was very closely linked to the condition of the particular area and the local environment. For example, during the Buddha's lifetime, the practice of the caste system was well ingrained within the society of the time and the Buddha spoke out against the caste system. Recalling his visit to Peking, China in 1954-55, His Holiness said that Chairman Mao had then remarked to him that Buddha was a revolutionary, against the caste system and fighting for rights of the less privileged. Speaking about the role of science His Holiness was of the view that while science deals with physical comfort, spirituality deals with inner comfort and the two should go together.

Calling for the promotion of religious harmony, for which we need mutual respect, His Holiness made the point that this can come only when we love one another. He said that it was very sad and unthinkable to see people killing each other in the name of religion, citing the examples of the Shia-Sunni conflict and the killing of Rohingya Muslims by Burmese Buddhists. He summed up by emphasising the importance of love as the basis in all religions. In the afternoon, His Holiness visited the future site of Lhungtok Choekorling Monastery above Instituto Lama Tsongkhapa, where he blessed the grounds and praised the efforts of Rinpoche for his foresightedness in keeping the Nalanda tradition alive in FPMT centres. Following the weekend, Instituto Lama Tsongkhapa also hosted the FMPT European Regional Conference at which both Rinpoche and the Venerable Roger spoke. The focus was on the future and the importance of the development of governance and regionalisation within the FPMT - once the minutes are circulated and approved, there will be more to tell about the meeting in a future edition. All in all, a much blessed summer for the Dharma and the FPMT in Europe. Much look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at Jamyang over the rest of the summer, think about joining Geshe-La's summer retreat and don't forget that we still have the visit of the Jangtse Choje to look forward to! Return to Contents

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Europe

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be giving teachings in Hamburg from the 23 to the 26 August.

You can find out more about the programme and book yourself a place at these auspicious teachings by visiting the organiser's website www.dalailama-hamburg.de/

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Jamyang Programme News

'Making Life Meaningful: Teachings on the stages of the Path' by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Saturday 5 July and Sunday 6 July 2014 at Leeds Trinity University, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5HD. There are still a few places left.

For details please visit the Jamyang Leeds website www.jamyangleeds.co.uk

Public Talk in London by Lama Zopa Rinpoche Enlightened Courage: the Buddha's Path of Compassionate Wisdom 10th of July 7.30 - 9.30pm. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1 (doors open 7pm) Your last chance to book your place. Please book via the Jamyang website www.jamyang.co.uk Jamyang Summer Retreat Saturday 19 July to Sunday 27th July. A chance to spend some quality time with our very own teacher, Geshe Tashi. Refresh, review and revitalise yourself with the annual summer lamrim retreat. If you can attend the whole retreat, fantastic, otherwise book for the days you can attend. Aspiration and Meditation Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August with the beloved teacher Gareth Sparham. A unique opportunity to gain a very different perspective into the Buddhist path with this inspiring teacher who has spent many years on retreat in India before becoming a renowned professor of Sanskrit in the USA. Jangtse Chöje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche Saturday 16th to Thursday 21st August Renew your connection with this great master - or establish it afresh. The teachings will be on the 'Wisdom of Emptiness' and there will be a Vajrasattva Jenang initiation and a White Tara initiation. Basic Programme: Heart Sutra Module Sunday 31 August and Finishing on Friday 5 September. We are very pleased to be able to launch the Basic Programme in the UK with this intensive teaching by the highly respected Glen Svensson. The 6 days will soak you in the wisdom of the Heart Sutra.

Details of these and all our other autumn term classes, retreats, practice days and assorted goodies are now available in the printed programme which you can pick up at Jamyang.

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Urgent Help Required in the Next Two Weeks

We would really like to finish the upgrade of the front of the building before the start of the visit of Lama Zopa. The last step is to plant a new hedge along the front. We will be doing this on Saturday 5th July. If you are not travelling to Leeds can you help us? There are 24 metres of hedge to plant so this will a big task without extra help. The hedge planting will all take place between 10am and 4/5pm. We hope to see you there. On the 8th and 9th of July we also need help from you preparing the garden and installing two marquees that will be there for the duration of Lama Zopa's visit. That means a lot of shifting of things around in the garden. Again we really would appreciate your help. If you can help at all with either or both of these tasks then please phone/drop Lorena a note in the office admin@jamyang.co.uk so that we can plan the days properly. Many thanks Lorena Return to Contents

The old frontage

Jamyang Friends Scheme Changes

The tireless Alison Wertheimer has been administering the Friends scheme for the last six years and now she has decided to call it a day to devote more time to study and practice. We are very grateful for all her kind attention to detail over the years and her patience and care with the frequent changes that she has had to make. You may not know but the Friends Scheme brings in a reliable and significant proportion of the income required to keep the good ship Jamyang afloat. Without this income we would be very hard pushed to make ends meet and it is no small part due

to the dedication of Alison that the scheme is in the relatively healthy state that we find it in today. So join us in thanking Alison and wishing her all the best with her plans for the future. We will need to find another volunteer to administer this very important scheme. If you can spare a small amount of time each week with the occasional burst of more intense activity, then please contact Roy or Lorena via the office email admin@jamyang.co.uk and they will explain what we are looking for. ed. Please consider becoming a friend of Jamyang if you are not one already! Return to Contents

Chitra Ramgoolam

On the 24 May our dear friend/community member Chitra Ramgoolam passed away at home after a prolonged illness with cancer. She was fully conscious and supported by her husband Gerry, son Jamie and close family and friends. She was 52. A celebration of her life took place at the Chilterns Crematorium on the 30th May. Later in the year Gerry and her brother Kishore will travel to India to scatter her ashes.

Chitra was born in the village of Isidore-Rose, Mauritius on the 3rd December 1961 the sixth of seven children to Jawalprasad and Pooniawatee Ramgoolam.

Ramgoolam means servant of God, inspiring and pure hearted Chitra certainly lived up to her namesake, she loved and lived to help others. Her long career as a health care practitioner began 30 years ago although her natural healing abilities became apparent in her early years when friends and neighbours would

benefit from the 4 year old's therapeutic touch. A quiet rebel at heart her interest in meditation started in her teens when, aged 16, she left Mauritius and travelled to Mount Abu in India to join her sister Mila a nun in the Brahma Kumaris tradition. With her own ordination imminent Chitra decided "I want to be in the world" and left to embark on a spiritual journey in India. It was during this time that she trained in Indian head massage and deep abdominal work bodywork with the master Mr B Chowdhray.

Chitra simply oozed integrity and grace. She had an enormous capacity for fun and a razor sharp sense of humour.

In her early 20's Chitra arrived in London with just a bag of clothes and, as ever, a strong motivation to help others. She set out to establish herself as a healer . In no time at all she had found work in a post office to support herself while she continued her formal training, this time as a massage therapist under the guidance of Clare Maxwell Hudson. Shortly after she began her work with the London Lighthouse charity (now part of the Terence Higgins Trust). At that time there was a huge stigma attached to HIV/AIDS, the Lighthouse was at the epicentre of this perceived epidemic. Chitra would offer hands on care in this often intense and emotional environment. She continued her training in reflexology and later travelled to Austria to study Manual Lymphatic Drainage. Her training in Craniosacral therapy enabled her to put a name to the healing art she had she had intuitively practised since childhood.

It was during these busy years Chitra became a mother to Jamie. She adored her new son and managed to skilfully combine her role as a parent with her increasingly busy work life. Jamie would accompany his mum on home visits to patients. He described his mum as his best friend, "I thought this was normal."

It was while working at the Life Centre in Notting Hill that Chitra first met her future husband Gerry Cummins. They quickly became close friends. It was Gerry who first introduced Chitra to Jamyang where she reconnected with Eastern spirituality, she often described Jamyang as her spiritual home. Her contribution to the centre was huge. She began by assisting with the recording of teachings and in 2006 trained as a facilitator at Vajrayogini to support the work of Essential Education. Chitra formed a strong friendship with Mike Murray, "my day husband" and with Mike's encouragement she began teaching mediation and facilitating workshops. She disliked formalities and labels and when asked if she was a Buddhist she would reply, "humanity is one, I will be a Hindu until I become a buddha." She was very much at home in the centre and

she brought a homely touch to the lives of the staff and volunteers with her legendary cooking.

Chitra was an admirer of the great Bengali poet Tagore. We finish this brief tribute with a poem she shared shortly after her diagnosis with breast cancer.

Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet.

Let it not be death but completeness.

Let love melt into memory and pain into songs.

Let the flight through the key end in the folding of the wings over the nest.

Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night.

Stand still, O beautiful end, for a moment and say your last words in silence.

I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way.

Rabindranath Tagore

Written by Ali Waldegrave, photos courtesy of Gerry Cummins

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What is it like to do a Nyung Nay?

Have you ever looked on from afar as dedicated practitioners undertake a Nyung Nay retreat and wondered in awe what it is feels like to participate? Well we asked Francesca Barker to write a short piece on doing Nyung Nay from the inside and here it is. I've just completed the recent Nyung Na (NN) at Jamyang during the Tibetan month of Saka Dawa- a meritorious time to do it apparently- a million times more merit than a NN at another time of year (and 1 NN is already the equivalent of a 3 month retreat!). Looking back at the 2 days, I think Venerable Angie summed it up nicely when all of us (15 retreatants) were talking about the difficulties we went through over breakfast on the final day "No-ones ever becomes enlightened without hardship!" The 2 day retreat basically involved 7 x three-hour sadhanas on 1000-armed Chenrezig, where we took the 8 Mahayanan precepts on day one, and then abstained from eating and drinking on the second day. We also started at 4am each morning. I'll be honest, NN's are tough! This is my fifth Nyung Na and I suppose it is because of the hardships that it makes such a good practice. You definitely feel like you have achieved something after 2 days! By dedicating yourself fully to the practice (prayers, mantra, visualisations) you can start to put aside your own suffering and shift your heart a little to realise that you are not suffering alone. Everyone doing the NN with you is struggling too, either physically, emotionally or mentally. You also really tap into what it must be like for the many sentient beings in the world who don't have enough to eat or drink. During the retreat, I kept remembering poor Stef, who was leading the retreat jointly with Ven. Angie and who had injured her back a few weeks before and must have been in agony during the hundreds of daily full prostrations - and she didn't sit it out once; and Christopher who had an arm injury, who also carried on with the prostrations... what dedication! I did find this NN difficult though, I was sick on the last day - although Stef says this is good as this is purification - but it does seem to be normal that the first NN (of a set) is physically difficult. I've had to look at a text I sent to Steve last Xmas when I did 2 NN's "back to back" to remind myself how I felt during the 2nd NN: "energised and a complete joy, real connection with the practice" were the words I used. How easily one forgets the good bits! I do feel really lucky that I was able to do this NN though: the strength and dedication of Ven. Angie and Stef, who jointly led the retreat, is very inspiring,

and the opportunity to dedicate all our merit towards Chitra on the day of her funeral really made it very special. Francesca Barker

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Open Garden Squares Weekend 2014: didn't it go well?

Jamyang opened wide its gates to the public for the Open Gardens Square

weekend on Sunday, 15th June. People from all over London and much further afield enjoyed Jamyang hospitality, exploring the building and learning more about Buddhism as well as admiring the very special oasis of quiet and tranquility lovingly tended by Anne Swindell and other garden volunteers. Ani Barbara led a succession of tours around the gompas, making sure everyone had time for a cuppa. The weather was a little on the cool side which was good for the cafe - they sold out by the end of the day. The event also formed part of Buddhist ecology week.

If you would like to volunteer to help water or tend the garden, Anne would love to hear from you!

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Anne with watering can.

Anne and Venerable Barbara enjoy a well earned cuppa (and a cake?)

Poetry Corner

To Go for a Walk by Nigel Forde Even if you love maps, leave them behind: Try to be helpless and inquisitive. Eschew signposts, landmarks. Take The unassuming path, always; cross The unpromising field: it will take you Out of your own reach into something That becomes you. Do not give up, Do not turn back. Listen to everything Especially when there is nothing. Sooner or later, It may be for only a few seconds, As you stand still in the thick of the trees Or on a bracken slope where stonechats click And a kestrel like a wasp treads his pavane Or by a rock lichened with seas of tranquillity, Everything will be clear, and you Will not be afraid. There is only weather: Take what you find. From 'The Choir Outing' by Nigel Forde Return to Contents

Summer Reading

I expect you will all be too busy to do much reading this summer but should you wish to wile away a few hours sitting on a deckchair, a knotted handkerchief on your head and a book in your hands, then here are some titles we recommend. Elaborations on Emptiness by Donald Lopez This volume contains translations of eight commentaries on the Heart Sutra from the ancient Indian tradition. So if you are planning to attend the Basic Programme module on the Heart Sutra then this is would be great preparatory reading. As you would expect the translations are far better than the essays that intersperse them so start with these before you tackle the essays. Healing Anger by the Dalai Lama So there you are on your deckchair getting cross about your beach neighbours and their antics. Instead of stewing and festering, pick up this volume and read

this fantastic commentary on the chapter on Patience in Santideva's Guide to the Boddhisattva Way of Life. His Holiness as always, approaches his subject with a combination of penetrating philosophical insight and down to earth practical advice. Training the Mind in the Great Way by Gyalwa Gendun Druppa, the First Dalai Lama This volume, translated by Glenn Mullin takes you right to the source of the Lojong (mind training) tradition. Learn how to counter self-cherishing and ego-grasping, the two greatest enemies to happiness and peace of mind. That will seriously enhance your deckchair experience! Buddhism as Philosophy by Mark Siderits Having mastered the compassionate wing of the great seagull of teachings, you may now wish to enhance your understanding of the other wing of wisdom. This book takes all those schools of tenets and strange ideas such as forward and backward pervasion (I said pervasion not perversion), and treats them as philosophical ideas using the familiar analytic techniques of the Western philosophical tradition. Suddenly you will start to make connections between Eastern and Western thinking - which has to be good. It is far more readable than this review has been able to explain. Don't forget to shake the sand out of your books when you have finished.

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Sign the petition to stop animal sacrifice festivals in Nepal

Sue Bacchus asked us to pass on this request to sign a petition to stop animal sacrifice in Nepal. Up to 250,000 farm animals were inhumanely slaughtered as part of the Nepalese festival 'Gadhimai' which last took place in 2009 - this November the slaughter is set to take place all over again. Details of the petition can be found here. www.ciwf.org/gadhimai Return to Contents.

Opportunities Around the FPMT

Health, School and Maintenance Opportunities at Root Institute for Wisdom Culture, Bodhgaya

The Shakyamuni Buddha Community Health Care Centre in Root Institute is looking for a Health Projects Administrator, and also for physiotherapist and nurse volunteers. Maitreya School urgently requires a School Administrator. Root Institute is also looking for a Maintenance Manager.

Details of this and numerous other work opportunities can be found on the FPMT website at http://fpmt.org/fpmt/jobs/

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