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Be creative with your life. Amida will inspire you. Amida Trust is both a dedicated Pureland Sangha and also a wide and creative network of spiritually inclined ordinary people from many orientations. Out of this rich diversity has arisen devotional, inspirational, educational, social, community, campaigning, and cultural projects. To join Amida Trust one becomes a member of Amida-kai or of Amida-shu. Membership of the Kai is open to anybody sympathising with creative spirituality. Membership of the Shu is by invitation. |
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The Amida Trust was founded in order to support socially engaged activities and since its foundation we have been involved in many different projects, from one off events, like a peace walk, or demonstration against the arms trade to longer term engaged work like chaplaincy in the UK and other projects overseas. Read a discussion in which Dharmavidya poses the question "What is Buddhist about Engaged Buddhism?" Amida India In September 2004 Amida Trust launched its new Buddhist voluntary service overseas scheme. Following the first pilot year, we have recruited a small team of volunteers for the 2005 training intake. This year we have an established project in Delhi which works with Ambedkarite Buddhists, who are from the dalit community, as well as other local groups. This project provides community support and English language classes for around 100 students as well as bringing regular Buddhist practice to these groups. Our next intake of volunteers will be in September 2010. Volunteers under the scheme receive six weeks training prior to taking up a five month placement. If you are interested in joining the new volunteering placement please contact us in May 2010. Shorter term volunteering may be possible before this date, so do contact us to enquire if you are interested in discussing other possibilities. In December 2007 we admitted the first Indian Amida-shu members, of whom there are now 10 in total. Sahishnu is
currently leading
the project in India, follow
her blog posts on Friends of Amida. UK - The Maitri Project The Maitri Project is a community chaplaincy project in Leciester in the UK, we began running a drop-in service one morning in the city centre, we have just extended the hours and are looking for volunteers to listen to people, to facilitate conversation and to make refershments. Please email kaspalita@amidatrust.com for more information. UK - The Buddhist House There is sometimes space for people to visit the Buddhist House as volunteers, volunteers are expected to make a financial contribution and there are various types of work to do. Please email susthama@amidatrust.com for more information, Amida France There are opportunities to volunteer long or short term. Volunteers take part in community life and help with the gardens and building work. In summer short term volunteers can visit on a limited contract, doing four hours work, six days per week and joining in community activities at other times at a reduced rate of 80 euros per week |
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