Plum Village: Programs for Children and Teens

http://plumvillage.org/retreats/visiting-us/programs-for-children-and-teens/

Programs for Children and Teens

During our annual 4-week Summer Retreat in July/August, Plum Village monks and nuns offer a special program of mindful play for children, and a guided mindful activity program for teenagers. The programs are mostly outdoors, enjoying the beautiful countryside and nature around Plum Village.

Buddhism: Cultivating the Jewel of our Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKqO81gMY7A

Buddhism: Cultivating the Jewel of our Mindby Mindah-Lee Kumar

Published on Jun 14, 2015

The Buddhist teachings suggest we have a mind that is luminous and precious (like a diamond) and that our happiness depends on us cultivating this jewel within. Drawing on the Buddha’s sutras, I show how finding this jewel of our mind requires effort, patience and a willingness to go against the flow of what society calls happiness.

To read more and connect with me:
Website: http://www.enthusiasticbuddhist.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ent...
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EnthusBuddhist
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+MindahLeeKumar
Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/EnthusiasticBu...

Sutras used in this video:
"Nava Sutta: The Ship" (SN 22.101), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30 November 2013,http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....
"Anusota Sutta: With the Flow" (AN 4.5), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 3 July 2010,http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....
"Kuta Sutta: Gabled" (SN 56.44), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 1 July 2010,http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....
"Pansadhovaka Sutta: The Dirt-washer" (AN 3.100 (i-x)), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 27 September 2013,http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....
"The Elimination of Anger: With two stories retold from the Buddhist texts", by Ven. K. Piyatissa Thera. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30 November 2013,http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/au....
"Accayika Sutta: Urgent" (AN 3.91), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 10 December 2011,http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipita....

University of the West (LA) : Spring 2015 Lecture Series

University of the West (LA) : Spring 2015 Lecture Series

 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXAGHVGP8fk
 Buddhism Faces the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities, "The Revival and Rapid Growth of Buddhism in the last Decades of the 20th Century." Given at University of the West

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1dZS2fcK4
 Buddhism Faces the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities. Monasticism grew along with the Buddhist revival but often had to adapt to changing world conditions and globalization. Recruitment reflects demographics of family size and this leaves the tradition with an uncertain future.

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZnFKygFMck
Dr. Lewis Lancaster Spring Lecture 2015 Series: Lecture 3, "Challenges of Contemporary Followers: Growth of Urban Society".
 
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwckrMfKozQ
 "Meditation and Mindfulness Practices in Daily Expressions", by Dr. Lewis Lancaster. Videotaped a Hsi Lai Temple.

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovhtQZrxKsk
Lecture 5: "Maintaining Existing Buddhist Structural Developments. "Spring 2015 Lecture Series on the challenges and opportunities faced by Buddhism in the 21st century.

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvHg7crJDNA
"Catching Glimpses of 21st Century Buddhism". Filmed at Hsi Lai Temple. The seeds for the future of 21st century Buddhism are already with us. The question is how to spot those elements that will develop into the tradition over the rest of this century. Changes are inevitable and largely predictable.

Numata: E-learning Course on Bhikkhuni Ordination

http://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/Home.3.0.html?&L=1

E-learning Course on Bhikkhuni Ordination

 

News from the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies:

E-learning Course on Bhikkhuni Ordination

The Numata Center for Buddhist Studies, in cooperation with the Women in Buddhism Study Initiative is currently offering an E-learning course focused on bhikkhuni/bhikshuni ordination. It will consists of a series of lectures given by a group of international scholars, who will present their research on legal issues and relevant Vinaya material. This will be followed by an updated regional survey of the current situation of nuns in the Theravada and Mulasarvastivada traditions. The language of instruction is English. Participation is free of charge, but requires online registration. For more information see here

SOAS: MA Religion in Global Politics

http://www.soas.ac.uk/religions/programmes/ma-religion-in-global-politics/

MA Religion in Global Politics

Start of programme: October 2014
Mode of Attendance: Full Time or Part Time
Who is this programme for?:
The programme is designed to appeal to policy-makers, analysts, journalists and researchers in either international, national or regional institutions and organisations engaged in policy formation, inter-religious dialogue and community development, social work, development, conflict resolution, peace building or diversity management. It will also provide a solid basis from which to pursue doctoral study. The programme is intended to enable professional development in the area of ‘Religion and Politics’ as well to provide pre-doctoral research training in social scientific analyses of ‘Religion and Politics’.

See link for full description