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		<title>Autumn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recommence our weekly services on Monday September 7th at 6pm. 
We&#8217;re changing things around a bit for the Autumn, and there will be services also on Saturday mornings: 5th September, 10th October and 7th November. We&#8217;ll meet 10 a.m. to 1 pm. so there will be time also for reflection, starting on 5th September [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=356&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer break</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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There will be no Monday evening Pure Land services and Friday morning meditations during August. Further updates to follow. Have a lovely summer!
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		<title>Refugee week 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Refugee week is a countrywide programme of arts, cultural and educational events, held to celebrate the contribution refugees make to the UK.  Refugee Week 2009 takes place nationally from 15-21 June. To find out more about Refugee Week, its purpose and history visit the national Refugee Week website.
You can find out what is happening in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=342&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">RayK</media:title>
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		<title>Refuge ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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We had a  refuge ceremony for Suzanne this week. The weather was lovely so we held the service out inthe back garden of Broomspring Lane and then shared a delicious meal together.
More photographs here
From the service -
Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels
In ordinary life people seek safety by taking refuge in many things that do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=325&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cathedral meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 11:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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Last Saturday there was a half day meditation workshop held at the cathedral organised by Bhaktika and Sundari from Amida Sheffield and Mary from the cathedral. It was a small group which allowed the opportunity for all to contribute to what turned out to be a successful event. Our numbers were bolstered by the addition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=333&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sheffield Inter Faith Walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sheffield Inter Faith Walk happens this  Sunday April 26th, 2.30 to 4.30pm. All are welcome. Start at Al-Rakman Mosque Ellesmere Road, Sheffield S4 7JD  The route is from Al-Rakman Mosque, Ellesmere Road, for 2.5 miles through Burngreave and Firth Park, finishing at Firth Park Methodist Church, 8 Stubbin Lane, S5 6QL. Stops will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=322&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Friends of Amida&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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Earlier this year, Kaspalita set up a social networking site for people interested in the activities of the Amida Trust. We have created an Amida Sheffield group within it and there are plenty of other interest groups to explore. Why not take a look?
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			<media:title type="html">RayK</media:title>
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		<title>Transitions</title>
		<link>http://pureland.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/transitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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Instead of meeting for our usual monday pureland service, members of Amida Sheffield decided to attend a screening of a talk given by Rob Hopkins at a screening to raise awareness about Peak oil and the Transition Towns initiatives of which Sheffield is now a part.
The above film covers very similar themes.
If you have not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=308&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More than &#8220;a state of mind&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://pureland.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/not-just-a-state-of-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buddhism is more than &#8216;a state of mind&#8217;. It is an orientation to life. We enter into many states of mind in the course of a day and it is certainly impossible to remain in just one. The deeper rooted elements that make up one&#8217;s life &#8211; one&#8217;s faith, one&#8217;s love, one&#8217;s sense of beauty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=293&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recent news</title>
		<link>http://pureland.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/recent-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Spiritual] practices are not for know-it-alls. Practices are for those who feel the need for change, growth, development, learning. Practices are for disciples. We could say that rituals are practices of learners, and ritualism is the continuation of the practice by people who have stopped learning. Similarly, we could say that traditions are the heritage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pureland.wordpress.com&blog=217102&post=285&subd=pureland&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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