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Malaysia Youth camps December 2011
Submitted by AFAN team member Amaranatho a Buddhist on 31/12/2011 13:30Tags Associated with article
In priase of Hippy teaching methods
Submitted by AFAN team member Amaranatho a Buddhist on 15/12/2011 10:10A few weeks I was walking past a tube station on the way to a AFAN CPD session, when a economist giveaway was thrown into my hand. I looked through and found a very interesting article called"in praise of hippy teaching method." Its resonants with me, because it how I see the AFAN methodology, experienced based on one hand and kownledge driven on the other. You can read the article on line at http://www.economist.com/node/18678925 . As You will see from the comments nothing is new!
Occupy London - St Pauls Interfaith and Meditation Tent
Submitted by AFAN team member Amaranatho a Buddhist on 17/11/2011 19:56Yesterday after seeing the Hugging mother - Amma - see my previous blog. I went to St Pauls Cathedral to see the Occupy London scene. I found a interfaith and Meditation tent and sat there for a hour in front of Buddha with a cross in its lap. I had been given some food when I was at Amma's and there was a notice they need some food so I shared what food I had with them.
Amma - The hugging Mother
Submitted by AFAN team member Amaranatho a Buddhist on 17/11/2011 08:26Yesterday I went to Alexander Palace not to go to the Ice rink but to get a hug from Amma, a Indian spiritual leader. As I sat on the train I was suprised to see a article in the metro about Amma. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/881872-hugging-saint-to-embrace-hundreds-at-... . Its a very siple experience, you queue up for a token, you wait in line, you bend down in front her, you put your head on her shoulder and she hugs you. Whilst I was ther, she must of hugged at least a thousand people, and probably over her life time millions.
"As we forgive those..."
Submitted by AFAN team member Mike Ward a Christian on 29/08/2011 21:56Tags Associated with article
Wow, what a weekend - you've probably read about it the newspaper, seen the video on youtube. There is a lot of questions to be asked, one for me right now is on the theme on memes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme). How quickly ideas can spread, yes the intention of this was not good, it was not leading towards wholesome actions but the speed of which it is spreading is amazing. Its like we have this potential as human beings to affect one another and we wait and we wait and then all of a sudden it explodes.
The perfect summer (Reflection for Pentecost)
Submitted by AFAN team member Mike Ward a Christian on 12/06/2011 23:57Tags Associated with article
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The other week whilst visiting a friends house, I was watched Robson Green in a series called Wild swimming, it was the second part of the series. There where two very poignant clips for me one where he swims across Corryvreckan whirlpool located between the islands of Scarba and Jura in Scotland; and then on to Holy Island, where he goes into shock. He use the swim to look at identity and family after just losing father, for me there is a unusual vulnerability with this program.