Sri Lanka: Transformation Of Buddhism
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Daya Dissanayake at Groundviews opines: “In Sri Lanka, the Dhamma preached by the Buddha has gone through many transformations.”
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Buddhism's Gift to the World: Mindful Meditation
Tzvee's Talmudic Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
We practice mindful meditation and can say that it can greatly improve your life. From the Times... Lotus Therapy By BENEDICT CAREY The patient sat with his eyes closed, submerged in the rhythm of his own breathing, and after a while noticed that he was thinking about his troubled relationship with his father. “I was able to be there, present for the pain,” he said, when the meditation...
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Buddhism In The Prison System In Tropical North Queensland
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The justice system in the Queensland has finally begun allowing a Buddhist chaplain into the prison system. In response to the outcry of those contained in this system who want to explore the options of other religious beliefs aside from Christianity, the first Buddhist chaplain by the title Tenzin Namdag is currently being allowed to bring the teachings of Buddhism into the prisoners.
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Mass Animal Killing Takes Place in Nepal.
The Buddhist Blog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
PTI, November 24, 2009 Kathmandu, Nepal -- Despite appeals to halt the centuries-old custom of animal sacrifice, Gadhimai festival on Tuesday started in southern Nepal with millions of devotees flocking from various parts of the country and India. Thousands of buffaloes are waiting to be sacrificed at the Gadhimai Mela, the largest "animal slaughter" in the world. It is estimated that some...
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Wed. November 25th, 2009 - Sun. November 29th, 2009 - Sacred Arts of Tibet
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Victoria: This exhibition will feature the Gallery’s extensive collection of painted thankas, sculpted images and sacred or ritual objects.
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Apologetics for Your iPod
Apologetics 315 (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Christmas approaching and fresh iPods flying off the shelves, it's time to stock them up with plenty of good apologetics content. (Apologetics 315 prefers the iPod Touch as it allows for faster playback of podcast feeds and has an external speaker) Here are 42 apologetics feeds that will keep your iTunes stocked for quite some time. Enjoy. • Advanced Worldview Analysis - Dr. Ronald Nash •...
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2012 - How To Offend Everyone
Malaysia-Finance Blogspot (Free subscription) | yesterday
The movie 2012 tells of the annihilation of the world as we know. It seems the Mayans kept many calendars, including one known as the “Long Count Calendar.” This calendar will reach the end of a 5,100-year-long epoch on December 21, 2012. My, my, got exact date some more, better move some things from my schedule then... Coincidentally, the Tang Dynasty prediction in ancient China also foretold...
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Book Review: Zen Shorts by John J. Muth
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you're looking for a little bit of Zen during the craziness of the holiday rush, check out this book. Zen - Religion and Spirituality - Buddhism - Lineages - Arts
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Thank-You Tibet!
The Buddhist Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
James : When you think of the awesome power of the Chinese Communist Party and the relative weakness of Tibet one would think that Tibetan culture would have been extinguished like a butter lamp being blown out by a cold, Himalayan wind. Countless Tibetans have fled Chinese occupied Tibet for decades upon decades but the most important aspect to the exodus was the knowledge carried out with these...
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I'm Surprised That Your Kung Fu Is So Expert
TaoSecurity (Free subscription) | yesterday
This story is so awesome. Hacks of Chinese Temple Were Online Kung Fu, Abbot Says A hacker who posted a fake message on the Web site of China's famous Shaolin Temple repenting for its commercial activities was just making a mean joke, the temple's abbot was cited as saying by Chinese state media Monday. That and previous attacks on the Web site were spoofs making fun of the temple, Buddhism and the...
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Bangkok – Halal Foods
Malaysia Travel Guide (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bangkok is the city center of Thailand. Populated with 95% if its citizen believing in Buddhism. It is a well known fact that Buddhism is the official religion. Being a Muslim traveler, it’s not so easy to find halal food in Bangkok. There are halal foods in Bangkok but not so many choices. Here are some [...] No related posts.
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had 19 participants at my Meditation For...
lotusinthemud (Free subscription) | yesterday
had 19 participants at my Meditation For Relaxation session this lunchtime
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SAUNDARANANDA 15.31: Us & Them
Mining Ashvaghosha's Gold (Free subscription) | yesterday
saMsaare kRSyamaaNaanaaM sattvaanaaM svena karmaNaa ko janaH sva-janaH ko vaa mohaat sakto jane janaH = = = = - = = = = = = = - = - = = - = - - = = = = = = = - = - = 15.31 Among beings dragged by our own doing Through the cycle of unconscious reaction Who are our own people, and who are other people? It is through ignorance that a person attaches to a group of people. COMMENT: Moha , translated here...
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Trekking and Hiking in nepal 2010
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Dear friends How are you iam tek thapa from kathmandu nepal. i will brif my country. Nepal is a neverending outdoor adventure playground. Being home to eight out of the fourteen highest peaks in the world each over 8000m. and ancient cultures Nepal is the place to visit. If you are looking for adventure and cultural experience of life time. Nepal has some of the best ever popular hiking tr
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Censorship and global warming
The Recliner Commentaries (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
E-mails hacked from global warming scientists apparently show that there is much more than objective science going on, for example a deliberate effort to censor scientists who do not think mankind causes global warming ( see WSJ ). Sounds like the scientists who want to silence debate on intelligent design . Anyone who thinks science is always about objective, unbiased research are living in la-la-land....
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Meditation courses
gavinderek | 11/10/2009
UK residential Buddhist community offering meditation courses and retreats meditation, buddhism, retreats http://www.madhyamaka.org
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Meditation Retreats
edgargavin | 11/10/2009
UK residential Buddhist community offering meditation courses and retreats meditation, buddhism, retreats http://www.madhyamaka.org
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Buddha Logic
justinyem | 09/23/2009
Buddhism, the ultimate tool for self discovery. Century old Buddhist beliefs filtered though Western scientific research to provide the physical and mental health benefits of meditation and other traditional Buddhist practices. http://buddhalogic.org