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Just returned from the Freshers Fair at Leicester College. Was very busy this morning, but much quieter this afternoon. In terms of people I mean, the noise levels were just as high from the huge sound system at the end of the sports hall, just behind the bucking bronco...

I was there as part of the multi-faith chaplaincy team, we've got a few pages of names of people interested in multi-faith discussion, and said hello to a lot more.

Even if those don't translate into big numbers at events, i… Continue

From one of the myriad web commenters in today's online guardian

The film Julie & Julia will, I hope, knock cookery off the pedestal it has acquired of being a pastime, a hobby or primarily an enjoyable activity. Cooking is, in fact, characterised by duty, boredom, bossiness and chaos;

Well - this whole piece is disheartening really, and I have to d… Continue

Next Monday is the first day of the MTh (Masters in Theology) in Chaplaincy course that I'm taking, and Prasada is becoming an adviser for. The first module, which we'll be having some lecture on next week is 'Practical Theology'.

Practical Theology is a Christian discipline that began back in the 18th C. in Germany, a Theologian called Schleiermacher working in a research university wanted to add another strand to the 'encyclopedia of theology' he called it practical theology, for developing '… Continue

It's quiet here in The Buddhist House this morning, Susthama and Catherine have gone away for the week, and most of the others have gone out this morning. I'm full of cold,and trying not to procrastinate too much - I wanted to be studying for the Chaplaincy course next week, I've got a pot of coffee and all my books stacked up next to me - so it must be time to begin.

I wanted to mention the Sutra Study class we had last night, with the Bank holiday I wasn't sure how many people would show up,… Continue

We had three new people for Sunday service this afternoon, which was lovely, and three old friends, plus Sudhana and myself. I was, a little unexpectedly, taking the service so I hadn't really prepared anything. And one of the new people had expressed some fears about not knowing what to expect in the service, and the other couple looked a little nervous as well - so I tried to explain all the different bits as we went along. What those funny words are that we are chanting, what they actually me… Continue