ULUBUDA

Dear ULUBUDA members,

With Metta,

ULUBUDA exco 2009/10

Dear ULUBUDA members,

Hello and welcome to ULUBUDA! We hope all of you are settling into a new year of uni comfortably and keeping well and happy always 

To start our new year we would like to cordially invite all our old and new members to our

WELCOME TEA!!!**

It’s really just an evening of fellowship and getting to know one another. You will be able to meet like minded individuals, share a little about yourself, learn more about the society as well as contribute any ideas you may have with any of the committee members =)

You’ll also be able to pick up a free copy of the ‘Good Question Good Answer’ Buddhist book (if you have not done so already during the fair) and we will be putting out whatever books we have from the ULUBUDA library to be given away F.O.C.

Event Details

Date: Monday, 12th October 2009

Time: 7p.m. onwards (feel free to drop by any time after your lectures or classes end)

Place: Room 2E, 2nd floor ULU Building (to find the place, please click http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=13)

** Refreshments will be served (tea, snacks, finger food and Krispy Kreme!)

Feel free to bring yourself and your friends along to Room 2E anytime after 7!

Looking forward to seeing all of you soon!

With Metta,

ULUBUDA exco 2009/10

P.S: To those who want to sign-up for membership but could not catch us at the Freshers’ Fairs you can do so during the Welcome Tea. Just bring along your ULU card or get one from reception and £4 for the membership fee*.

(*ULUBUDA considers this a donation as we believe the Dharma should be free and contribution should be based upon the contributor’s own discretion but collection is made due to the minimum membership fee required by ULU. However, be rest assured that at the end of the day, all the money goes back into the society’s fund and is used for the benefit of all our members=) )

P.P.S: A copy of this message was sent earlier via the membership list. Please check your “Spam Email” folder to un-spam the first email. This ensures future communications from ULUBUDA will arrive unfiltered. Hopefully no-one will then miss out on future communications!

IMPORTANT:   If you did NOT get a copy of the e-mail, please contact us at ulubuda.soc@gmail.com to inform us!!!   (some e-mails failed to deliver!)

Hi everyone!

Summer has come and past, a new academic year has started and it’s a new beginning for all old and new ULUBUDA members!

The committee would like to extend a warm WELCOME to all of you! =D

First and foremost, thank you all who came to the Freshers’ Fair at ULU and SOAS to lend your support and join our mailing list. We had a wonderful turnout and it was really nice talking to all of you! =)

For those of you who missed out, fret not! You can always get in touch with us through our society e-mail address stated below.

ULUBUDA already has a line-up of events coming up this month and we will be in touch via e-mail as well as this website.

We apologise for not having updated this site previously but we will do our best to keep this running from now onwards.

Please feel free to e-mail us at ulubuda.soc@gmail.com if you have any enquiries, suggestions etc. We are open to you 24/7 =)

Here’s to a wonderful year ahead!

Hope to see you all soon!

May all of you be well and happy always =)

With metta,

ULUBUDA Exco 2009/10

Dear friends,

We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer holidays wherever that may have been! Another academic year has arrived and we will, as always, be attending Fresher’s Fayre at SOAS, LSE, and ULU, so do come along and say hi to us whether you are old friends, new students just beginning uni or are simply lost among all the stalls! We have many fun-packed events for you to enjoy this year and this ranges from: temple visits of various Buddhist traditions, free regular meditation sessions; going on a Buddhist retreat, to ice-skating; having an outdoor picnic and providing delightful dharma talks by lay and monastic folks of various traditions and many many more! Most importantly, we value very much your views and creative ideas, so please do participate and contribute as much as you like! You are at the heart of what we do, so keep the ideas flowing:).

Hope to see you all at the Fresher’s or at some of our events.

Lots of metta (loving-kindness)

Ruo

ULUBUDA

Hey all,

This is just a reminder to say that there will be no meditation tomorrow. Also, thanks to those who came for meditation at ULU today for the days meditation in association with Amitabha UK! I would like to announce our AGM/ Party will be taking place on Monday 10th March, see below. The AGM always is one of the most fun nights of the year with a celebration of the acheivements of ULUBUDA from its conception to the present day! Celebration is the theme of the night, so come along and welcome in a new year of ULUBUDA with many old ( not that old lol) and new faces!

Monday 10th March- AGM, 5th Birthday Party and Alumni launch
ULU, Room 2B, 6:30pm

AGM
Next week Monday 10th March will be our Annual General Meeting. This is always a great event where present and former members can meet up and share experiences with ULUBUDA. During this evening there will also be a presentation by the outgoing president (myself) detailing all the events that have taken place this year, our successes and our failures. This is an important time to gain feedback from all our members and thus it is an important even for members to attend and to help shape the future of ULUBUDA.

Another important aspect of the AGM is the election of the new committee. The committee facilitates and helps arrange the events for the year and is hopefully the creative force behind the ULUBUDA events for the year to come. There will be six positions up for election:

President- The president’s job is primarily to delegate tasks among the various committee members and to help members become involved with the running of the association, either by joining the exco or lending casual support.
Vice-President- The vice president is pretty similar to the president, yet has to fill in where needed.
Dharma Coordinator- The Dharma coordinator oversees the religious aspects of the association, such as taking care of monastic guests, being aware of Buddhist protocol with monks/nuns and having a large understanding of a wide range of Buddhist traditions. Another main role of Dharma coordinator is to make sure our speakers are of the highest quality and to protect our members from the variety of hoax gurus in London!
Secretary- Administration, minute taking a meetings, coordinating with ULU to book rooms etc.
Treasurer- In charge of money, maintains the books and coordinates with ULU to obtain money for events.
Socials officer- Primary job is to keep ULUBUDA fun! Perhaps the most important job of them all:).
Alumni officer- Is the elective representative of the Alumni, who have a vote on the committee. Is the source of communication between old members and the current committee. Also arrange alumni dinners etc.

From personal experience, being on the committee is a a great experience, lots of laughs and very fulfilling. Therefore come along and stand for a position if you want to:).

Alumni Launch and 5th Birthday Celebration

After we have conducted the elections we shall launch the ULUBUDA ALUMNI

-To mark ULUBUDA's 5th birthday this year we are creating an alumni  association for all
our members who have left university, who will leave this year and key people who have helped us throughout the years.
This association  will provide a way for former ULUBUDA members to keep in touch with
each other and also to see how ULUBUDA is doing many years down the line. I really hope that
this association will continue to strengthen the ULUBUDA sangha far beyond our University years
and also help preserve the ULUBUDA as a secure place for the discovery of
Buddha's teachings for years to come.-

The new Alumni officer will give a speach and all the present and former members will get together for a group photograph.
We will have a cake to celebrate our birthday and lots of snacks and drinks!

 Alastair

MEDITATION with Ajahn Sangtong
       *Monday 25th February*




WHERE: ULU ROOM 2B, Malet Street
http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=1302


WHEN: From 6.30pm+ (come and leave whenever you wish)


WHY?: This is really just a good way for us to come together, relax and to learn the art of simple meditation. All are welcome:)

*Snacks and refreshments are also available*

More info: Good, simple and easy to read beginner’s guide to meditation:-
http://www.suanmokkh.org/archive/aps/mwb-abc1.htm
&

*Also, for those who have completed the retreat form, please could you bring it with you on Monday as this will be the deadline date for us to send them off. However, there will also be forms available for you to complete on Monday for those who are interested but haven’t done so. Alternatively, you could complete the form online at http://www.throssel.org.uk/. I would strongly advise you to send it off as soon as possible as applications are based on a first come first serve basis.

~More information about the Zen retreat at the Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey-Northumberland can be found on http://www.throssel.org.uk/.

~The weekend retreat that we will be attending will  be held between the 11th-13th April. Also, in terms of finance, contributions to the Abbey are based entirely on donations, so do give generously what you are able to afford. In terms of travel, we are also advising individuals to travel there themselves as this will minimise costs; travelling expenses from London to Newcastle can be as cheap as £20 return if you intend to travel by coach via national express. However, the overall cost of the trip will be subsidised by us once we know the exact number of people who are able to attend; this shall be known to us by the end of Monday and we will of course let you know once everything has been confirmed.

*Please note, if you wish to receive the ULUBUDA subisdy, you MUST complete the form and hand it to us on Monday. * However, you are freely able to attend the retreat through following the simple procedure online, but like i said, do so as soon as you can.

-Finally, unless you have been instructed otherwise and or travelling to the treat yourself and have recevied confirmation from the Abbey; please DO NOT book the transportation unless we have received confirmation from the Abbey in response to our forms and have subsequently calculated the individual subsidy.

I apologise for the long-winded email! I hope this has clarified any queries. Please email me if you have any questions:)

Best wishes

Ruo

ULUBUDA

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Dear Dharma brothers and sister,

I hope that you may find the following useful,

Meditation Guide: Metta Bhavana and Walking Meditation

Regards,

Benson Hoi