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Amida Trust
http://www.amidatrust.com
UK - Amida Trust is a corps of people seriously interested in developing humanitarian projects based on Buddhist principles to help overcome suffering in the world.
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Angulimala - Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy [UK]
http://www.angulimala.org.uk
Angulimala - Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy [UK] - Provides Buddhist chaplaincy within prisons as well as resources and networking.
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Arcata Zen Group
http://arcatazengroup.org
The Arcata Zen Group is a Soto Zen Buddhist sangha practicing on the North Coast of California. We welcome anyone who wants to learn about and practice the Buddha's teachings. Contact us at 707.826.1701 for more information.
Sunday mornings the AZG meets at the North Coast Aikido Center, located off the public parking lot at 8th & F Streets, Arcata from 8am to 10:15am.
Weekday mornings at 6:10am and evenings at 5:30pm sittings are held at Rin Shin-ji (740 Park Ave., Arcata Monday through Thursday and also Friday morning.
Zazen Instruction and Orientation is held at Rin Shin-ji on the first Tuesday of the month at 5PM.
The Eureka sitting group meets every Wednesday from 6 to 7PM at the First Christian Church, 730 K Street, Eureka. For more information call Barry (476 8317) or Travis (616 5276) or email barryevans9@yahoo.com
The Westhaven sitting goup meets Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30; two 25 minute periods of zazen, with kinhin. For further details and information email webmistress@arcatazengroup.org
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BPF CA, Los Angeles
Contact: Richard Modiano
Phone: (310) 439-1507
Email:
rmodiano@ca.rr.com
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BPF CA, San Diego
Contact: Ava Torre-Bueno
Phone: (619) 294-8779
Email: avatb@cox.net
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BPF WA, Olympia
South Sound BPF
Contact: Robert Lovitt
Phone: (360) 357-2825
Email: ssbpf@comcast.net
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Buddhadharma: The Practitioners Quarterly
http://www.thebuddhadharma.com
Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly is the in-depth, practice-oriented journal for everyone with a serious interest in Buddhism.
It's the one place you'll find in-depth teachings from all the Buddhist traditions, presented in a way that applies directly to your practice. No matter what Buddhist path you follow, Buddhadharma offers you relevant and helpful teachings in every issue.
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Buddhist Peace Fellowship
http://bpf.org
The oldest socially engaged Buddhist nonprofit organization in the US. Networking, activism, publications, international and domestic human rights work, volunteer program, and prison advocacy and ministry.
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Engaged Zen Foundation
http://www.engaged-zen.org
Engaged Zen Foundation [U.S.] - Project dedicated to teaching zen in the prison system.
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Eureka Mindfulness
http://www.humboldtmusic.com/cindeegrace
Eureka Mindfulness invites you the 1st & 3rd Sundays 10am-12:30pm
You don’t have to be Buddhist to enjoy the scientifically-proven physical and psychological benefits of Buddhist mindfulness meditation!
The Eureka Mindfulness group offers mindfulness (“vipassana” insight) instruction and discussion in a relaxed, friendly way.
Please arrive at 10am promptly, even you have experience meditating.
10am-10:15 beginner and special instruction.
10:15-10:35 silent meditation
10:35-11:30 a featured topic, technique and discussion
11:30-11:40 donation collection, announcements
11:40a-12:30p “bring your own lunch” eating and socializing with like-minded, like-hearted folks : )
Each meeting spotlights a different featured topic and technique. Featured topics rotate from body (illness, pain, etc.) to mind (anxiety, depression, etc.) to spirit (experiencing the sacred, sensing the eternal now, etc.),
Meetings are led by Dr. Cindee Grace a naturopath retired from holistic health practice and who still gives music lessons music lessons.
Suggested donation $3-$6. No one turned away for lack of funds. A donation of any amount is appreciated but not required.
We have folding chairs to sit on. Feel free to bring a cushion to sit on (upon a chair or the floor). It’s OK if you need to move or lie down during the meeting. Consider bringing paper and pen with which to take notes during the “featured topic” period.
Our meetings are smoke-free and fragrance-free. Do not wear perfume, hairspray, cologne, etc. If you smoke, allow at least one hour between your last smoke and entering our meeting. Call two six nine 7044 if you have questions about your personal use products, so that you can be respectful about our shared air.
Our location is wheelchair-accessible (bathroom doesn’t accommodate extra-large wheelchairs wider than 26½ inches).
We meet in the Sequoia Room of the First Christian Church, 730 K Street (7th and K) in Eureka, CA 95501. Use the wheelchair ramp entrance on K Street and enter through the door marked “church office.” Turn right at the first room.
For more information, email us from Dr. Grace’s music lessons website http://www.humboldtmusic.com/cindeegrace www.humboldtmusic.com/cindeegrace or phone two six nine 7044.
P.S. We’re not the Zen group that meets in the same building.
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Inquiring Mind
http://www.inquirin gmind.com
"Inquiring Mind is a donation supported, semiannual journal dedicated to the creative transmission of Buddhadharma to the West. Founded in 1983 and published each April and October, the journal is distributed worldwide to a readership of more than 30,000 people.
Readers of Inquiring Mind include followers of many different Buddhist traditions, and others interested in the philosophy and ideas of Buddhism. Born out of the Theravada Buddhist community of Insight (vipassana) meditators, Inquiring Mind is highly regarded for its excellent and thought provoking interviews of Buddhist teachers, philosophers, psychologists and artists, as well as for its presentation of art, poetry, stories and humorous essays."
-Inquiring Mind
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Insight Prison Project
http://www.insightprisonproject.org
The Insight Prison Project (IPP) is a non-profit community organization dedicated to creating and conducting effective programs for inmate rehabilitation and to support the reinstatement of rehabilitation as the core operating principle within the penal system. Our programs integrate a process of transformative re-education that clarifies the foundation on which skillful decision making is based.
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International Network of Engaged Buddhists [Thailand]
http://www.inebnetwork.org/web
International Network of Engaged Buddhists [Thailand] has a commitment to global community based on the universal truths of wisdom and compassion. INEB's areas of concern have centered on alternative education, non-violence, human rights, the environment, women's issues, alternative development, and the integration of spirituality and activism.
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Network of Engaged Buddhists UK
http://www.engagedbuddhists.org.uk
UK - Buddhists and others in the United Kingdom engaged in peaceful social and political action to create a better society.
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Ordinary Dharma/Manzanita Village (Warner Springs, CA)
http://manzanitavillage.org
Ordinary Dharma~Manzanita Village is a diverse and inclusive Buddhist-Inspired community, based on Buddhist teachings on social action, mindfulness and meditation practice, deep ecology, & creative non violence~for the Celebration and Healing of the Individual, Society, & the Earth.
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Prison Dharma Network
http://www.prisondharmanetwork.org
The Prison Dharma Network [US] supports prisoners in the practice of contemplative disciplines, with emphasis on the meditation practices of the various Buddhist traditions. PDN also promotes the Buddhist path of wakefulness and non-aggression as an ideal means of self-rehabilitation and transformation.
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Sakyadhita
http://www.sakyadhita.org
Sakyadhita is an international network of Buddhist women, monastic and lay, engaged in peacework throughout the world. Sakyadhita provides a forum for communication, education, and support for Buddhist women.
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Shambhala Sun
http://www.shambhalasun.com
The Shambhala Sun offers authentic teachings from the Buddhist and other contemplative traditions, and applies the wisdom born of meditative practice to all the important issues in life - from livelihood, parenting, and relationships to politics, social action, and the arts.
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The Human Kindness Foundation
http://www.humankindness.org
The Human Kindness Foundation, founded by Bo and Sita Lozoff, is a non-profit organization which stresses a way of life based upon three common principles taught by the great sages of all religions: Simple living, a dedication to service, and a commitment to personal spiritual practice.
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
http://www.tricycle.com
Established in 1990 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, The Tricycle Foundation is dedicated to making Buddhist views, values, and practices broadly available. In 1991 the Foundation launched Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first magazine intended to present Buddhist perspectives to a Western readership. Tricycle soon became the leading journal of Buddhism in the West, where it continues to be the most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist perspectives. Publication of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review remains the Foundation’s chief activity, and our readership includes longtime practitioners, those who are curious about Buddhism or meditation, and those who do not identify as Buddhist but value the teachings of wisdom and compassion Buddhism has to offer.
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Turning Wheel
http://www.bpf.org/html/turning_wheel/turning_wheel.html
Turning Wheel brings a sharp focus to urgent matters of peace, social justice, environmental activism, and dharma practice. Turning Wheel's fresh style and plain-speaking quality reflect the grassroots activism of BPF.
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Upaya Zen Center
http://www.upaya.org
Upaya Zen Center is a residential Buddhist community located in beautiful Santa Fe, NM. As a Zen center, we offer daily meditation which is open to the public, a weekly public Dharma talk which often highlights Buddhist teachings, and weekly retreats and workshops focusing on practices related to engaged Buddhism, how to live in our world responsibly, with affection, kindness and wisdom.
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Zen Peacemaker Community
http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/about/index.htm
Zen Peacemaker Community is an interfatith community, training and empowering peacemakers from around the world. Includes Zen Peacemaker Order, Peacemaker Institute, Peacemaker Villages and multiple resources for training.
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ZMM Prison Project
http://www.mro.org/zmmold/rightaction/nbps.html
The ZMM Prison Project is a project of Zen Mountain Monastery that supports prisoners through Buddhist ministry and correspondence. Has nationwide network of volunteers.
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