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Find out all the latest news from the Centre, and read articles written by our teachers.
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Paint something
To Paint the Portrait of a Bird Jacques Prevert First paint a cage with an open door Then paint Something pretty, something simple Something beautiful, Something useful For the bird…
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Ch-ch-ch changes
The leaves, they are a’ changing…. Have you noticed? With a bow Maitripushpa thanks to Bowie and Dylan for these pithy reminders to see what is from the WLBC Newsletter,…
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Remember
With so much emphasis on the here and now, of being mindful, it’s easy to forget that remembering is an important part of our present experience. Our thoughts, our bodies…
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Amalavajra becomes chair of WLBC
We are delighted to announce that Amalavajra has become the new chair of the West London Buddhist Centre. This followed consultation with our former chair Bodhilila, our President Subhadassi, the…
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Death of Kamalashila
Yashobodhi posted this on Facebook and the Triratna Order Information Service today, 5 October 2024. ******************* This is to let you know that Kamalashila died peacefully at 4am this morning,…
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Just when you think
Just when you think… On my desk (from where I am writing this newsletter right now), there is a greeting card that I picked up somewhere along the way. The…
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Learning from a spider’s web
Learning from a spider’s webTaking a break the other day to absorb some sad and upsetting news, I sat outside and fortuitously, looked up and saw a spider reconstructing a…
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Bearing Kamalashila in mind
Please send metta to our beloved Kamalashila as he travels his last few days in this realm. Here is an update Yashobodhi, Kamalashila’s partner, posted on Facebook this morning (25…