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Annual
subscrition to 4 quarterly issues of the hard copy Journal
only £12.00
inc. p&p (UK).
20 A5 pages, colour card cover, with colour
illustrations, folded and stapled.
THE
"LESS EPHEMERAL" PAPER JOURNAL
Following
a couple of 'mothballed' years, the hard-copy Journal, "Pure
Land Notes" was re-launched in October 2008 and we are
now into publication of issue 6 for January 2010.
The
Journal is not simply a paper version of the website and this
is best exemplified by the comments of returned subscriber
Kenneth Mullen who said: "This
is great news. Although I understand the internet etc. I still
relate more to paper. For me it is somehow more 'real' and
less ephemeral".
The website does have a handful of samples of the contents
of this Journal - as a
menu of 14 archived articles (left),
but the bulk of its content lie within the pages listed on
the 'other' menu (right). Here can be found dozens of articles,
study notes; picture gallery's and talks by Jim Pym and Rev.
Taira Sato of Three Wheels in various formats - including
a significant number of Buddhist/Pure Land chants in free
download mp3 audio files. I think that these pages are the
best on the site, not so much because of their content but
because they were designed from the onset to work within the
digital medium and format.
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Southampton
Home Dojo Special Event.
Sunday 14th February.
The
Chinese/Lunar New Year falls in 2010 on Sunday 14th February.
We then ring in the Year of the Yin Metal Tiger; predominant
characteristic - bravery. The Lantern Festival, commonly dedicated
to Kuan Yin, occurs 14 days later on the first full moon of
the New Year.
Our
own little dojo, now the weekly meeting place of the Southampton
Shin Sangha (aka: PLBF Southampton) was 'founded' on Valentine's
Day, 1996. In 1997, by coincidence, Lantern Festival fell
on the 14th Feb; Valentine's Day.
It
has become our custom to use the occasion of either Chinese
New Year or Lantern Festival to celebrate another year passed,
together with Buddha Dharma at our heart.
This
year our offering is to chant "na-man-dah-bu" for one hour
commencing at 17.00 (5pm) on Sun 14th Feb 2010 - and we cordially
invite you all to join us, either in person or in spirit,
to participate in the seeing out of one lunar year and the
seeing in of the next.
I
was first inspired to undertake this mini marathon by a friend
who plays the Didgeridoo, an ancient Australian wind instrument.
I recently attended his performance of a "sound bath". We
were given cushions and blankets, the room was darkened and
my friend, Matt, 'blew' over us for an hour and a half.
It
pleases me enormously to be able to announce now that Matt,
the Didgeridoo player has agreed to accompany us for the duration
of our chanting, coaxing ancient and mysterious "Dream Time"
tones from his instrument with his highly disciplined 'Circular
Breathing'.
At
precisely 16.43, half an hour before sunset, there will be
a short service and contemplation. Didgeridoo accompanied
Chanting of "namandabu", nonstop for one hour commences at
17.00. The passing of each 15 minutes will be marked by the
ensemble 'singing' of four singing bowls. A very short service
of Merit Transference will conclude proceedings at 18.01.
If
you can, please do attend our celebration of Fellowship. This
is really shaping up to be a very special occasion! Click
here to email for more details or to advise me of your
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