<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890</id><updated>2011-05-05T16:50:42.761-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ripa  European Centre</title><subtitle type='html'>Fundraising Action for the European Centre</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-8924874041745917054</id><published>2008-08-24T06:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T09:58:49.099-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Ripa European Centre</title><content type='html'>'“Ri” means “mountain”; “Pa” means “mendicant”, the one who embraces solitude as its home and dedicates its entire life to practice and meditation for the benefit of all beings. “Ri” also symbolises the earth and “Pa” means “caretaker”. Therefore, “Ripa” signifies “Caretaker of the Earth”.'Jigme Rinpoche &lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.org/espa/carta_rimpoche.html#ingles" target="_blank"&gt;Read Jigme Rinpoche's thoughts on the 'RIPA European Centre'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The RIPA European Centre is an ambitious project uniting the ancient culture of Tibet with the emergence of community orientated living in Europe; the RIPA Foundation wishes to acquire land to offer a Centre for Wisdom and Compassion to Europe and the world at large.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The vision is of a place where members and non-members alike can come together to explore and share the wisdom offered by  Jigme Rinpoche and other visiting  teachers; where residents and visitors can deepen their connection to their own innate wisdom, compassion and joy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Centre will be an example of ecological sustainability; in harmony with the Buddhist ethos of caring for the welfare of all beings, both present and future. In this manner it will include the spiritual heritage of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, yet could also provide for our basic needs in the forms demonstrated by an ecological village - including forest gardens for an element of self-sufficiency, living machines to treat grey and black water, solar energy (this includes wind and hydroelectricity), organic farming methods and alternative transport, creating a place that is of maximum benefit to all beings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A particular focus will be a home for the elderly where in Jigme Rinpoche's words "spiritual care can be provided in a spiritual environment during the last precious years of life",&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is hoped that the merging of these compasionate ways of living will offer the most benefit to beings now and for all time as well, as an economical approach to meeting the basic needs of visitors and residents so that there would be more funds available for the RIPA Foundation's &lt;a href="http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/ripas-humanitarian-causes.html" target="_blank"&gt;humanitarian causes&lt;/a&gt; in India, Tibet and Nepal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a pressing need to immediately begin raising funds for the approximately 2.5 million euros needed to buy whichever land is available when there are sufficient funds to purchase it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" &gt;Padma Ling has for the last twelve years provided venues and facilitated the dissemination of the teachings from &lt;a href="http://www.ripaladrang.org/index.php?pid=78&amp;amp;wid=4" target="_blank"&gt;the Ripa Lineage&lt;/a&gt;. It has raised money to sponsor monks and help communities in India, Nepal and Tibet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-8924874041745917054?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/8924874041745917054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/8924874041745917054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/ripa-european-centre.html' title='The Ripa European Centre'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-7033755595662938367</id><published>2008-08-24T06:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T02:05:20.618-08:00</updated><title type='text'>RIPA's Humanitarian Causes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Read about Ripa's Humanitarian and Dharma Projects here:- &lt;a href="http://www.ripaladrang.org/index.php?pid=81&amp;wid=15"&gt;Dharma projects&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to YouTube to see Gyetrul Rinpoche's Projects &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSOfF0F7UAE"target="_blank"&gt;Eco Dharma&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPOdyDPvY1c"target="_blank"&gt;Safe Drinking Water Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-7033755595662938367?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/7033755595662938367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/7033755595662938367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/ripas-humanitarian-causes.html' title='&lt;div&gt;RIPA&apos;s Humanitarian Causes&lt;/div&gt;'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-781992797931710888</id><published>2008-08-24T06:25:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T06:26:28.388-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Applying for Grants - The Process</title><content type='html'>Below is an example description of what grant providers would need - it is actually the real process for The Gere Foundation; the business plan should cover most of these needs and is currently in the process of completion:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'The Gere Foundation supports health, humanitarian and educational projects worldwide. General grants are given specifically in the areas of Tibetan health, education and cultural preservation, and AIDS care and research.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are not able to fund individuals, capital campaigns, for-profit organizations, or film projects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We do not accept unsolicited proposals or materials. If you have been invited by the Gere Foundation to submit a proposal, the following information must be included:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Application Cover Sheet (PDF file)&lt;br /&gt;Organization Information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please provide 501(c)(3) verification, information on past projects, previous grants, and brief qualifications of involved personnel&lt;br /&gt;Program Information:&lt;br /&gt;Please provide a statement of proposed project&lt;br /&gt;Describe activities and timeline for requested support&lt;br /&gt;Outline program phases from beginning to end&lt;br /&gt;Provide evidence of the need and value of your program&lt;br /&gt;Describe how your short-term objectives relate to your long-term vision&lt;br /&gt;Illustrate the geographic area and population to be served&lt;br /&gt;Decribe how you would like the Gere Foundation to measure your success&lt;br /&gt;Financial Information:&lt;br /&gt;Provide funding plan/cash flow for project; identify key sources of support and indicate whether funds are received or pending&lt;br /&gt;Provide current organizational and project operating budget&lt;br /&gt;Include prior year's financial statement, preferably audited&lt;br /&gt;If your Organization received a grant from the Gere Foundation in previous years, a final report must precede or accompany the new letter of inquiry or proposal renewal&lt;br /&gt;Please do not submit a proposal until invited by the Gere Foundation. A mailing address for proposal submission will be given at time of invitation.&lt;/strong&gt;'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;What sort of projects might attract a grant in France?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a few different types of project for which you may be able to obtain financial help in France. It is important to remember, however, that schemes may only apply to certain areas or be viable at certain times, therefore the suggestions made here can only be a guide to the type of help that may be available. Projects which may attract financial support include the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.frenchpropertyrenovation.net/applying_for_a_french_grant.html"&gt;http://www.frenchpropertyrenovation.net/applying_for_a_french_grant.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/building/renovation/heritage/"&gt;http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/building/renovation/heritage/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Home-improvement grants, usually for older properties.2. Purchase of and renovations to property to turn it into gîtes.3. Buying or renovating a property for business purposes.4. Renovation of properties in eco friendly forms, e.g. solar heating installation etc.5. Renovation of listed buildings, historical monuments or architecturally important buildings.6. Property purchased in areas ear marked by the government as in need of in need of regeneration.7. Purchase of agricultural properties for farming purposes.8. Property bought to provide rental accommodation for clients on welfare benefits.&lt;br /&gt;Property grants - how do you apply in France?There are several different bodies that are responsible for the various grants for different purposes. The first port of call should probably be your local Mairie or the Préfecture, where you will be able to obtain information specific to your area. Other than that, you will need to contact the relevant organisation directly to discuss the possibilities for your specific project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are also grants available for properties of major historical or architectural interest through the préfecture. 40% of works&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-781992797931710888?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/781992797931710888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/781992797931710888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/applying-for-grants-process.html' title='Applying for Grants - The Process'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-4532713989386772322</id><published>2008-08-24T06:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T06:25:21.522-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ideas</title><content type='html'>To raise money what about the following:-&lt;br /&gt;Ask companies to donate goods for an auction or for sponsorship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A brocante&lt;br /&gt;An auction&lt;br /&gt;Setting up an Exhibition&lt;br /&gt;Leaving leaflets asking for donations&lt;br /&gt;Collecting donations&lt;br /&gt;Writing articles&lt;br /&gt;Approaching Credit Unions&lt;br /&gt;Finding out about Grant Funding for restoring buildings, agriculture etc.&lt;br /&gt;Buying and selling &lt;a href="http://ripaaction.blogspot.com/2008/08/loanstock-what-is-it.html"target="_blank"&gt;Loanstock&lt;/a&gt; to friends, family, other Buddhist organisations.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try thinking outside the box of seeing it as only a religious organisation. The centre is many things - it is a temple, a community, a retreat centre, a shop, an enterprise, a charity, an educational body, an international organisation, a network, a business. When the land is bought it may also be a farm, a cultural heritage centre, a demonstration of ecological living, a healing retreat. It is in essence an offering to the world for the benefit of all beings and  this has many forms. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is likely that the money will come from many places, some from grants, some from loans, some from donations, some from plain old elbow grease. There could be a grant for installing solar panels, a grant for restoring buildings as Gites, there may be agricultural grants/loans available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We now have many hats; a farmer's hat, a business woman's hat, a therapists hat and of course potentially a Lama's hat. This means that we can find funds available to all these different areas, people and places and we can think about repaying loans from  many sources of future earnings.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-4532713989386772322?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/4532713989386772322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/4532713989386772322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/ideas.html' title='Ideas'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-5429884709399551752</id><published>2008-08-24T06:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T06:24:29.124-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Loanstock - What is it?</title><content type='html'>Running a loanstock scheme&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loanstock is a simple yet legally watertight way for members of the public to invest in Communities. It is recommended by the Industrial Common Ownership Movement and Radical Routes, among others. The investment is placed with the community for a fixed period of time; it may carry interest and (subject to certain conditions) it may be withdrawn earlier than the closing date. The investor does not get any decision making power in the organisation. &lt;br /&gt;It is ideal for a highly targeted ethical investment because it does not require legal advice to issue, and so is available to smaller groups. There is no danger of the investors having control over the project, and the stability of the investment can provide a great deal of support to a new enterprise. &lt;br /&gt;It is a form of loan repayable in full on its 'closing date' which means that the community does not need to budget for regular repayments in the difficult early stages. It is also unsecured, and this all adds up to a package which is typically not very attractive to cautious investors. For this reason, it is usually most appropriate to approach members, friends, relatives, committed supporters and others with a very strong interest in the project. &lt;br /&gt;At the same time, it does offer some benefits to the investor - a high level of accountability (since you know exactly where your money is invested and what it is being used for), interest to prevent your investment losing value, and a close personal connection with the project. &lt;br /&gt;It is a form of loan repayable in full on its 'closing date' which means that the co-op does not need to budget for regular repayments in the difficult early stages. It is also unsecured, and this all adds up to a package which is typically not very attractive to cautious investors. For this reason, it is usually most appropriate to approach members, friends, relatives, committed supporters and others with a very strong interest in the project. &lt;br /&gt;It is used mostly by Industrial and Provident Societies (for example, Housing Co-ops) who are exempt from the strict legislation on soliciting investment. Companies absolutely should not advertise loanstock schemes to the public. Even I&amp;PSs should be very cautious in the claims they make. &lt;br /&gt;Loanstock schemes should have a clear closing date, and where necessary a rate of interest. This rate of interest could be whatever your community feels is necessary to raise the investment usually between 0-5%(but, according to co-operative principles, no more) and whatever you feel is possible within your business plan. The interest could be paid in the form of further loanstock, if that is clear in the conditions of the issue, with the same closing date. Many loanstock schemes also specify the maximum size of the issue, but given that common ownership enterprises do not divide their profits among investors, this is unlikely to be an issue; the accompanying business plan will be of more interest to potential investors. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To see a sample loanstock certificate (in it's original form for Co-operatives) follow this link &lt;a href="http://www.upstart.coop/Loanstock%20samples.DOC"target="_blank"&gt;sample loanstock certificate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few tips on record keeping: always keep a register of certificates issued, always number and retain the application form, always ensure that the conditions do not oblige the community to make repayments earlier than the closing date, and always stay in touch with your investors with regular newsletters and updates. It can be a real pain if you lose track of where they are living over the years!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Association Padma Ling - 71, Bld Victor Hugo, 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine Tél :  Email:- padma.ling@wanadoo.fr For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: -Email:- louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-5429884709399551752?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/5429884709399551752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/5429884709399551752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/loanstock-what-is-it.html' title='Loanstock - What is it?'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-3540996672987553150</id><published>2008-08-24T06:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T07:50:46.669-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Goals</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnW8EG54sI/AAAAAAAAAnw/PbsSUGy-zW4/s1600-h/Symbole.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235952369178108610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnW8EG54sI/AAAAAAAAAnw/PbsSUGy-zW4/s200/Symbole.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fundraise 2.5million euros&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buy Centre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ecologically Restore/Prepare Land:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First Stage - &lt;/strong&gt;Ensure basic needs for community&lt;br /&gt;Shelter - make habitable, Energy - connect to grid for lighting, communication etc , Water - basic plumbing, Transport, Food, Community Outreach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second Stage&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;and ongoing &lt;/strong&gt;- Living machines - Grey/Black Water Treatment Reed Bed Aquaculture, Compost Toilets, Solar Water Heating, Install Solar Power - Inc. Wind Turbine/Hydro Electricity, Forest Garden, Community Outreach - Ongoing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third Stage and ongoing &lt;/strong&gt;-&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Build major and minor buildings&lt;br /&gt;Temple, Stupa, Hermitages, Community Outreach etc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-3540996672987553150?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/3540996672987553150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/3540996672987553150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/goals.html' title='Goals'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnW8EG54sI/AAAAAAAAAnw/PbsSUGy-zW4/s72-c/Symbole.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-2766553966434782482</id><published>2008-08-24T06:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T15:16:34.282-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Contact</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SLJ8z9tTi_I/AAAAAAAAAr0/efBxrCvmyLo/s1600-h/centreParis1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SLJ8z9tTi_I/AAAAAAAAAr0/efBxrCvmyLo/s320/centreParis1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238386548765068274" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Padma Ling has for the last twelve years provided venues and facilitated the dissemination of the teachings from the Ripa Lineage. It has raised money to sponsor monks and help communities in India, Nepal and Tibet.&lt;br /&gt;Members of Padma Ling come from all over the world but there are groups in France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Co-ordinators details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Web Person and Fundraising - Louise Brookes: - fundraising@ripa-international.com &lt;br /&gt;Please contact Louise to update this site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ripa France&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6, rue de l'Académie - 13001 Marseille&lt;br /&gt;Tél :0033-4 91 33 70 99&lt;br /&gt;E-mail : ripafrance@yahoo.fr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Belgique&lt;/span&gt; -asbl-&lt;br /&gt;20 rue Cans&lt;br /&gt;B-1050 Bruxelles&lt;br /&gt;Tel : 0032-2-513-45-10&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a hef="http://www.padmaling.be"&gt;www.padmaling.be&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;padmalingbelgique@hotmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Deutschland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wallstrasse 8 - 79098 Freiburg&lt;br /&gt;Tél :  00 49 721 / 37148013&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.de"&gt;www.padmaling.de&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Espagne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Calle Sant Pere Més Alt, 68 3º&lt;br /&gt;08003 Barcelona  (ESPAÑA)&lt;br /&gt;Tél : 0034 93 268 11 61&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.org"&gt;www.padmaling.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ripa@padmaling.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Guyane&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;26 avenue Augustin Saint Cyr&lt;br /&gt;97354 REMIRE-MONTJOLY&lt;br /&gt;Tel : 00 594 25 34 19&lt;br /&gt;Tel : 00 594 32 04 49&lt;br /&gt;Email : norabenrezkallah@yahoo.fr&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Luxembourg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3, rue des Jardins - 8233 Mamer&lt;br /&gt;Tél:   00 352 316 646 &lt;br /&gt;padmalingluxembourg@internet.lu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Paris&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Padma Ling, 71 boulevard Victor Hugo, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine (France)&lt;br /&gt;tel : 0033 1 47 69 10 83&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.net"&gt;www.padmaling.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;info@padmaling.net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling Suisse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Postfach 6&lt;br /&gt;3010 Bern&lt;br /&gt;Tel / Fax + 41 31 312 10 40&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.ch"&gt;www.padmaling.ch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;info@padmaling.ch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Padma Ling UK&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 Church Court, Church Road&lt;br /&gt;Lyminge. Folkestone.&lt;br /&gt;KENT.CT18 8FB.&lt;br /&gt;Tel:0044 01303 86287 7/ 0044796 9408960 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.org.uk"&gt;www.padmaling.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;info@padmaling.org.uk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-2766553966434782482?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/2766553966434782482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/2766553966434782482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/contact.html' title='Contact'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SLJ8z9tTi_I/AAAAAAAAAr0/efBxrCvmyLo/s72-c/centreParis1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-6027601388374496143</id><published>2008-08-24T06:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T01:31:34.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Donate</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnXbb5wm-I/AAAAAAAAAoA/9GEXR3XPejI/s1600-h/Yeshe-Tsogyel-100.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnXTndSf3I/AAAAAAAAAn4/DgFlH5TDPfY/s1600-h/Padmasambhava-100.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235952773804228466" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnXTndSf3I/AAAAAAAAAn4/DgFlH5TDPfY/s200/Padmasambhava-100.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DONATIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ripa European Centre team are   working on the legal aspects for these donations to be tax- deductible. Please donate to your country of residence for this to be possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For France&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All payments should be made to:- '&lt;strong&gt;RIPA France/Centre Européen' &lt;br /&gt;Cheques to the following address: RIPA France - C/o Dounia Ibn Abdel Jalil&lt;br /&gt;6, rue de l’Académie - F-13001 Marseille&lt;br /&gt;Bank transfer or monthly direct debit to:- Société Générale – Addresse: 15, La Canebiere – 13001 – Marseille&lt;br /&gt;Name of Bank/Domiciliation: Marseille vieux port - Bank Code/Code banque : 30003 - Sort Code/Code guichet : 02020 -&lt;br /&gt;Account Number/N° du compte : 000 372 88 202 - Clé RIB : 72 - IBAN : FR76 30003 02020 00037288202 72 - BIC : SOGEFRPP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For Spain&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bank transfer or montly direct debit to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DELEGACIÓN DE LA FUNDACIÓN “Ripa Foundation”&lt;br /&gt;Sant Pere m�s Alt 68, 3‰ - 08003 BARCELONA&lt;br /&gt;Tel 0034 93 268 11 61 / 0034 670 379 882&lt;br /&gt;centroeuropeo@padmaling.org    www.padmaling.org&lt;br /&gt;La Caixa de Pensions : N‰ de compte : &lt;br /&gt;IBAN  ES31  2100  0843  8101  0377  7850&lt;br /&gt;BIC/SWIFT   CAIXESBBXXX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For Germany TBC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PADMA LING DEUTSCHLAND e.V.&lt;br /&gt;bank : Volksbank Freiburg eG&lt;br /&gt;Kontonr : 15280522&lt;br /&gt;BLZ ; 68090000&lt;br /&gt;phone 0761 4766994 &lt;br /&gt;info@padmaling.de      www.padmaling.de&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-6027601388374496143?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/6027601388374496143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/6027601388374496143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/donate.html' title='Donate'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9gXXPONbRH4/SKnXTndSf3I/AAAAAAAAAn4/DgFlH5TDPfY/s72-c/Padmasambhava-100.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-31226189368754926</id><published>2008-08-24T06:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-30T05:51:53.781-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wish List</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Needs and Wishes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fundraising Events helpers would appreciate the use of some office space; perhaps after work hours, to focus and sustain the energy of different events; or potentially to hold meetings. It would be useful at the moment if this was in Paris.&lt;br /&gt;Also if anyone has some old or spare office equipment, computers/laptops, printers, scanners, or perhaps you are trading your old computers for new these would be very useful if we find space but not office equipment. Potentially they could be used at the Ripa European Centre itself. Please contact the Fundraising Co-ordinators in this regard, see 'Contacts'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standard Press Release to use as a template for publicising events etc.&lt;br /&gt;Donations&lt;br /&gt;Fundraising Events&lt;br /&gt;Donations venues/land/space for benefit events&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-31226189368754926?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/31226189368754926'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/31226189368754926'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/wish-list.html' title='Wish List'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-6433371199828765243</id><published>2008-08-24T06:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-22T09:31:32.980-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Resources</title><content type='html'>For inspiration and something to do that makes you feel marvellous go to &lt;a href="http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/ideas.html" target="_blank"&gt;Ideas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Fundraising Information Pack&lt;/strong&gt; is almost here. It will have leaflets and posters about the Ripa European Centre, as well as information on the Ripa lineage and Sanghas. Particularly it will show ways to raise funds through different events, and be complete with the necessary donation forms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organising Fundraising Events&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthshare.org.au/training/manual/manual_fundraising.htm"&gt;Organising Fundraising Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Download Leaflets: to be completed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;European Centre&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor a Monk&lt;br /&gt;Programme of Humanitarian Action&lt;br /&gt;Events&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fundraising Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/applying-for-grants-process.html" target="_blank"&gt;Applying for Grants - the process&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/loanstock-what-is-it.html" target="_blank"&gt;Loanstock - What is It?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.upstart.coop/Loanstock%20samples.DOC" target="_blank"&gt;Sample loanstock certificate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Education about the options for sustainability to be updated&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sustainable Building Video&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jdIm7grCY"&gt;Education on self-sufficient buildings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding Information Resources&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.alexa.com/data/details/related_links/fundersonline.org" target="_blank"&gt;www.alexa.com/data/details/related_links/fundersonline.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grant Domain&lt;/strong&gt; GrantDomain's databases contain the most genuinely useful information available on government, foundation and corporate funding sources. Subscribers receive access to all three databases at far less cost than other services charge for databases covering only one kind of funding source.&lt;a href="http://www.tgci.com/grantdomain.shtml"&gt;www.tgci.com/grantdomain.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grants&lt;/strong&gt;:-&lt;br /&gt;If you hear about grant funding that may be appropriate please contact the webmaker/grants co-ordinator at louisembrookes@hotmail.com thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Banks and Credit Unions for Loans&lt;/strong&gt;:- -&lt;br /&gt;Triodos Bank is a European ethical bank which specialises in lending to community based projects without conventional forms of security (though they would still prefer to be the main lender with a first charge of up to 70%). They look for groups of supporters and friends who can act as guarantors. Each person pledges to pay a fixed sum in the event of the co-op collapsing, and place 10% of the sum on deposit with the bank. Contact Triodos at Brunel House, 11 The Promenade, Bristol BS8 3NN 0117 973 9339 &lt;a href="http://www.triodos.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.triodos.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Charities Aid Foundation &lt;a href="http://www.cafonline.org/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.cafonline.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Excellent resources for charities including free donation banking services:-&lt;br /&gt;ebanking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ashoka Credit Union &lt;a href="http://ashokacreditunion.org/lending.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://ashokacreditunion.org/lending.html&lt;/a&gt; - Ashoka Credit Union is a community development lender that has provided financing to the centers and organizations of Shambhala, Naropa, Vajradhatu, Nalanda, and to their members, students, families, employees, and friends in these wide-based meditation-inspired communities.&lt;br /&gt;Loan base-rates range from 5.5% to 10.5%, depending on credit and income history, collateral, and terms for repayment. We love to work with you to create the loan you need!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Volunteer Database To Be Completed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-6433371199828765243?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/6433371199828765243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/6433371199828765243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/resources.html' title='Resources'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-6753435744284102505</id><published>2008-08-24T06:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T07:51:21.122-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Events</title><content type='html'>Fundraising Events:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following is an event proposal from Carlos and Ursula and the Theatre Tangente Vardar:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear friends in the dharma !                                               Lachaussée, the 15th of November  2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are Carlo and Ursula from the French Sangha , the theatre group from Lachaussée in France.&lt;br /&gt;Some  of you might have seen our shadow theatre play  “The life of Siddartha” at the winter retreat 2007 in Corps,  or at the Gesar –festival at Detchen Chöling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also have played this performance with a lot of success for one month at the famous theatre festival of Avignon and a lot of other occasions (school sessions, theatre programs ….) &lt;br /&gt;Each time we are very surprised,  how much the public - children and adults, Buddhists and Non –Buddhists -get involved and fascinated by the play.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The life of Siddartha” is born with the advice of our master Jigme Rinpoche and we would like to propose it for the fundraising  of the European centre as we mentioned  this   already in Corps&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the project of Camprodon, fundraising becomes more actual than ever, more real,  and also more urgent. It needs a lot of money, and unfortunately  not everybody of us has a little heritage on his banc.&lt;br /&gt; So we want to insist on the fact, that the organizing of this performance, means not only spreading the Dharma to people, who would not otherwise come in touch with it easily,  but at the same time, it could be a good medium to get money for the Europeans Ripa Centre, the project of our heart, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is our proposition:  If we find engagements to play the performance,( schools, theatres, festivals, churches…) the half of the benefit will be for the centre, the other half for  our theatre company, because this is our work and we have to live from this. &lt;br /&gt; For example: 3 performances are sold  for 2000€ each, so this will be 6000€.&lt;br /&gt;May –be there will be costs of  500€  (voyage, publicity etc..) so there will be left 2750€ for the company  and 2750 for the center.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other hand, at the same time,  it can be possible, to organize an more important event around the performance. As we are already at the place, we could play for free  and for example, you can try to associate famous artists to contribute with a small intervention and to propose a cold buffet with oriental speciality after the performance etc.  This actually means, that people from the Sangha has to get more involved, which will increase both, spiritual merit and  material benefit!&lt;br /&gt;So with a good publicity and preparation, if you have 200 spectators who pay (for to say something) 50€, with expenses  of 1.500 €  there will be a benefit of 8.500 €.&lt;br /&gt;With 300 spectators the benefit can climb up to 13.000€ and with 500 spectators  even to 22.000 €.&lt;br /&gt;If we arrive to organise events in 6 different  metropoles of our United European Sangha Land (U.E.S.L.)&lt;br /&gt;we will  arrive nearly at 100 000 €….which is not so bad for the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;As the performance shows the benefit of dharma,  in an event -evening , you might even meet people, who would like to give even more important amounts for the project.&lt;br /&gt;The Spanish Sangha is working on such a tour for spring 09 and an event in the Tibet -house in Barcelona. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attention: We will be in Orissa  the 15th of Dec to the 3rd of Febr 2009, so if possible, contact us before !&lt;br /&gt;Uniting all our efforts, under the guidance and with the blessings of our masters, we will make the impossible, possible. &lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Gatherings -&lt;br /&gt;Retreats - Orissa  the 15th of Dec to the 3rd of Feb 2009&lt;br /&gt;Teachings -&lt;br /&gt;Pledges -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-6753435744284102505?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/6753435744284102505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/6753435744284102505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/events.html' title='Events'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-8889826705136572494</id><published>2008-08-24T06:15:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T12:22:13.903-07:00</updated><title type='text'>About</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Newsletter - Coming!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mean while here is a taste:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A letter from Rinpoche&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Sangha,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is with great pleasure I am writing this inaugural message for the Ripa Newsletter. I believe this is an absolute necessary and effective tool to update our Sangha on the vision, aspiration and Project of the Ripa-masters and lineage. This will also help bring Sangha Mandala closer and stay connected. A sense of where we “belong”. &lt;br /&gt;As this newsletter is coming out at a time when we are embarking on our most ambitious project yet in Europe, the Ripa Europe Centre or REC. It is important to me to see that you take part with delight and joy. This is a gift to be cherished in the depth of our heart and to share it with future generations.&lt;br /&gt;Now I would like to share a small story from my childhood days with my grandma: One day there was a visitor from faraway bringing with him lots of gifts for her (she received visitors daily during the morning hours). As soon as the visitor left she would give away the gifts to all those who were in need. When some of the younger members of the family showed their disappointment, she said, “If one gives with joy, then our heart will expand, no matter how small the material gift, you will always experience a greater joy in your heart. Giving in such way will always make you richer and not poorer.” &lt;br /&gt;Later that very day another visitor arrived with even more gifts. This experience made a lasting impact in my life and made me believe in the “joy of giving”. Her whole life has been a living example of giving with joy.    &lt;br /&gt;So please give generously to the REC and give it with joy. I would like to say thanks to all those who believed in this project and are already engaged in whatever way they can.&lt;br /&gt;Finally I wish the team behind the Ripa Newsletter and the reader all the success and happiness. A gracious ending of year 2008. And looking forward to a great and a new beginning of the year 2009. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With love and blessings&lt;br /&gt;Yours in the Dharma &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Goals:-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fundraise 2.5million euros&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buy Centre&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ecologically Restore/Prepare Land:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First Stage&lt;/strong&gt; - Ensure basic needs for community&lt;br /&gt;Shelter - make habitable, Energy - connect to grid for lighting, communication etc , Water - basic plumbing, Transport, Food, Community Outreach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second Stage and ongoing &lt;/strong&gt;- Install full ameneties. Sustainable options (ecologically and economically sustainable) could include Living machines - Grey/Black Water Treatment Reed Bed Aquaculture, Compost Toilets, Solar Water Heating, Solar Power - Inc. Wind Turbine/Hydro Electricity, Forest Garden, Community Outreach - Ongoing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third Stage and ongoing &lt;/strong&gt;-Build major and minor buildings&lt;br /&gt;Temple, Stupa, Hermitages, Community Outreach etc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  ContactWebPerson: louisembrookes@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4373211067342141890-8889826705136572494?l=ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/8889826705136572494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4373211067342141890/posts/default/8889826705136572494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ripaeuropeancentre.blogspot.com/2008/08/about.html' title='About'/><author><name>Louise Brookes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15437974187198920151</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S9B3O0JQdy8/TcM2KpqyaDI/AAAAAAAABeU/jhQZcFISn2A/s220/ME%2BP.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373211067342141890.post-6101270455303121214</id><published>2008-08-24T06:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T15:13:10.560-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Links</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;European website - To Be Confirmed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Padma Ling around Europe:-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.be/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling Belgium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.net/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling France&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.de/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling Germany&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmalingguyane.fr/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling Guyane&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling Spain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.ch/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling Switzerland &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.padmaling.org.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;Padma Ling UK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Padma Ling Luxembourg - email padmalingluxembourg@internet.lu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;External Links&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shambhala.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Shambala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ripaladrang.org/index.php" target="_blank"&gt;Ripaladrang&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Findhorn Foundation &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Ecovillages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Useful Links&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.schumachersociety.org/clts/clt_handbook.html" target="_blank"&gt;Community Land Trust Online Handbook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ocean Arks Living Machines&lt;a href="http://www.oceanarks.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Natural Water Treatment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gaia.org/gaia/" target="_blank"&gt;Ecovillage Network"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;Permaculture Magazine - Solutions for Sustainable Living&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;Green Shopping - for everything!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and don't forget&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;Ebay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Fundraising Links&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;International Housing Co-operatives 15, route des Morillons, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Genève, Suisse&lt;br /&gt;Tel: +41 22 929 88 88 -- Fax: +41 22 798 41 22 -- E-mail: ica@ica.coop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.inaise.org/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.inaise.org/ - International Associateion of Social Finance Organisations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecology.co.uk/index.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Ecology Building Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecology.co.uk/html/links/ethicalfinance.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Ethical Finance and Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other TBC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;European Funds&lt;br /&gt;Friends Provident Stewardship Unit Trust, NPI/Henderson Global Care Unit Trust, Sovereign Ethical, Scottish Equitable Ethical, Murray Johnstone Ethical World, Gyllenberg Forum (Finland), Banco Samarit Fond (Sweden), ASN Aandelensfonds (Holland), ABF Het Andere Beleggingfonds (Holland), Bacob Defensive Stimulus (Belgium). Some ethical funds have an environmental focus, although many other ethical issues are considered. Examples include: CIS Environ, Jupiter Ecology, KBC Eco Fund (Belgium), KD Fonds Ã–koinvest (Germany), Ã–kovision (Germany), Robur MiljÃ¶fonden (Sweden). This latter group of funds has sometimes been referred to as environmental or green funds.&lt;br /&gt;Sustainable Performance Group, Oekosar Sustainable Development in Switzerland and Storebrand/Scudder Principle World Fund in Norway. There are also funds based on the Dow/Jones Sustainability Index such as Leonia Arvo in Finland&lt;br /&gt;Oekovision Ethical Investment &lt;a href="http://www.ecologic.de/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=1162" target="_blank"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addresses and Email&lt;/strong&gt;:-&lt;br /&gt;Padma Ling : Calle Sant Pere Més Alt, 68 3º 08003 Barcelona (ESPAÑA) Tlf. 932 681 161 E.mail: ripa@padmaling.org &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Padma Ling UK 2 Church Court, Church Road,Lyminge, Kent, CT18 8FB, (UK)Tel +44 01303 86287 7 or +44796 9408960 Emailto:info@padmaling.org.uk &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Padma Ling Belgique -20 rue Cans B-1050 Bruxelles (Ixelles) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Padma Ling e.V.Postfach 64179006 Freiburg0721 / 37148013&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Padma Ling Suisse Case Postale 63010 Bern 10 Tel / Fax + 41 31 312 10 40 Email:info@padmaling.ch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full list of Padma Ling's Associations please go to the Contacts Page, Thank you.  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