Anya's Mitra Ceremony

Hello beautiful retreat friends!

If anybody would like a lift to Anya's Mitra Ceremony (and is coming from kind-of Cambridge direction) please let me know - I'm going to drive up at around 2pm next Sunday and have a look around Norwich for the afternoon, and would be happy to give you a lift from Cambridge to Norwich.

I think it will be lovely.

Looking forward to celebrating with you Anya

Mucho arohas
Becs

Reflections

5 -Buddha Mandala

Hello All,

You may remember that I spent a chunk of the time on retreat studying the 5-Buddha Mandala that we have in the FWBO, looking at colour, wisdom, elements, and how they fitted into my yoga practice.

Having a quick play with Google while on my lunch break I found the following- its a link to the site of the Centre at Bristol, with some info about the Buddhas- and the invocations if you click the links are really beautiful. So I thought I'd share it.

http://www.bristol-buddhist-centre.org/index.php?pr=Five_Buddha_Mandala

With love and metta,

Cait xx

Maria's film recommendation: Zeitgeist

So Maria recommended I and other people see this film on religion. It's a documentary. A couple online posters comments on the film to get you interested. My favourite:

"This movie is more important than Ubuntu, more important than Ron Paul, more important than Kevin Rose (sorry Kevin), more important than atheism or religion, or even legalized marijuana, it is more important than any fad on Digg could ever be. We must get this out to as many people as humanely possible. It's time to start waking up society!"

More important than legalized marijuana hear? Hee. I don't know who the other people are in the quote I must admit.

But seriously, I think this one says more about what the film may be about:

"Zeitgiest is a stunning film. Who would have thought that there have been at least a dozen other religions in the past with a son of god born to a virgin mother on Dec 25th. Christianity is the repetition of an old myth. The catholic church moved the Christian day of worship from Saturday (the 7th day of rest) to "Sun"day (the 1st day) a long time ago for a reason, even though there is nowhere in the bible where God gave anyone the authority to do that. Christians are worshiping the pagan sun and don't even know it. Time for me to get out of Christianity altogether."

You can watch the entire film in parts on Youtube. Just go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzciu8HvfwA&feature=related and then follow the sections one by one. Here's the first section.

Films

Just saw the film "The Celestine Prophecy." Never actually got around to reading the book but the film was itneresting.

Anya's Mitra Ceremony

Good news!


I AM HAPPY TO INVITE YOU FOR MY MITRA CEREMONY ON SUNDAY APRIL 20TH

The full moon puja will start at 6pm at the Norwich Buddhist Center

Please do come

Lots of love,

Anya

A book title (for Rachel)

Just a quick link to a fabulous book you can buy for a pound before I forget as I'm heading off to bed:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thought-Wed-Never-Speak-Again/dp/0060957026/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207519919&sr=8-2

Laura Davis' "I Thought We'd Never Speak Again: The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation."

So gotta go to bed my sweets...but the blog is set up. Feel free to post whatever and whenever you wish and will. Looking forward to hearing you and seeing the conversations etc. that begin.

Some ideas of things to post might be all those books and films we talked about. Clips from youtube. Other retreats you're going on etc.

smooches and sweet dreams, nadine