A Tribute to His Holiness Drubwang Penor Rinpoche
Published by Jeff Wallman on 12 Apr 2009
His Holiness Drubwang Penor Rinpoche was one of the first ranking lineage masters to render support of TBRC. We are indebted to the support and blessings he bestowed on our project and are honored to enclose this tribute by Karma Phunstho. [...]
: . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Monday , September 28, 2009 Vietnamese Bat Nha Monastery Raid . Update From Help Bat Nha Monastery All the brothers and sisters have been shipped to a temple Chùa Phước Huệ address : Đường Trần Phú , Bảo Lộc , Lâm Đồng , Việt Nam Our Brothers Thay Phap Hoi , Phap Sy , and Phap Tu have been taken away to other areas unknown For their safety , if anyone who is in Vietnam now or knows of anyone there , please gather at Phuoc Hue Temple to give them support and to show that we are united and have no fear . This invitation goes out to especially international practitioners who are . there We can not be divided . When we are together , nothing can harm us . The temple Phuoc Hue is in Bao Loc on the National Road from HoChiMinh City leading to Dalat City map There is large statue of the Bodhisattva of Compassion on the side of the road . photos of temple Please be present there . Please help us get the word out through FaceBook , MySpace , or any other means at your . disposal James It is clear that the Vietnamese government is crushing the religious experiment in the Communist country instituted by long exiled Zen Master: . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Sunday , September 27, 2009 Urgent Help Bat Nha Monastery Emergency Happening in . Vietnam Dear Friends Please pray for the monastic brothers and sisters at Bat Nha Monastery in Vietnam right now Sept.27,2009. They are being physically forced to vacate the monastery . Please intervene in anyway that you can LIVE REPORT WWW.PHUSAONLINE is giving updated information on the situation at . BatNha 9:45 a.m . VN time , September 27, 09 We are on the telephone with Bat Nha Monastery . The situation at the monastery is quite urgent and life threatening to the . monastics At the start of this current crisis , attackers gathered at 9:30am then began to destroy properties to this . moment Police in civilian clothes have been present the whole time , but they do nothing to intervene . It seems that they are there to direct the attack , and the attackers have been hired to do so The monks are doing sitting meditation on the 3rd floor of their building , sending energy to the people who are blinded by ignorance , praying to the Bodhisatva of Deep Listening to cool the fire of ignorance in their hearts with the nectar of her .: , . , . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Thursday , September 24, 2009 Cancer , Meat and Vegetarianism . Also , We are Our Own Judges in . Buddhism Interesting article on the association with meat based diets and cancer Although the initiated cells are not considered to be reversible , the cells growing through the promotion stage are usually considered to be reversible , a very exciting concept . This is the stage that especially responds to nutritional factors . For example , the nutrients from animal based foods , especially the protein , promote the development of the cancer whereas the nutrients from plant-based foods , especially the antioxidants , reverse the promotion stage This is a very promising observation because cancer proceeds forward or backward as a function of the balance of promoting and anti-promoting factors found in the diet , thus consuming anti-promoting plant-based foods tend to keep the cancer from going forward , perhaps even reversing the promotion consequences . James In Buddhism vegetarianism isn't a requirement partly because not everyone lives in an area where vegetables are abundant such as in Tibet . That said , many
Click the TITLE above to show the page for this podcast episode. There you will find the link to play it from the page. It is easiest to subscribe in iTunes to access all the episodes.: . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Tuesday , September 22, 2009 The Laughing . Lama That video was brought to my attention by Budding Buddhist and it has become one of my favorites . I watch it often . Recently His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited Taiwan and this was my favorite moment of the event , which I read in this article At the beginning of the ceremony , the Dalai Lama asked that a small table in front of his seat be removed . However , as officials were in the process of removing it , it collapsed , to a complete silence in the audience . The Dalai Lama broke the silence with loud laughter , which triggered more laughter and applauses from the . crowd James I can't get enough of the DL's smiling , laughing and relaxing demeanor . Every time I see his warm , cheery face I can't help but smile too and the same goes when I see or hear him laugh . His laugh is infectious and sincere like the unstifled belly laughs you hear from kids . They like he are usually unencumbered with feelings of low self-esteem or a compulsive neurosis over their laugh and body language . That said , at the same time he's that big brother who has seen a lot and
Episode 139: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
This week with speak with the author of Saltwater Buddha, Jaimal Yogis. Jaimal, a Zen surfer and journalist, wrote Saltwater Buddha to chronicle his late teens and early 20’s as he learned to surf and delved into Zen. He shares with us some of the [...]daybreak fog swirlstemple candlelight twinklesbell welcomes daylight-by james r. ure~Peace to all beings~-Special thanks to my friend Jamie over at Progressive Buddhism for showing me this video.~Peace to all beings~</div: skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Thursday , September 10, 2009 The Dharma Police There is a post over at my friend Kyle's new blog about the precepts I posted a comment , which I wanted to turn into a post of my own here about the subject because it is one that interests me a lot . I firmly believe that one can still drink a beer now and then and still be a very good , kind and serious Buddhist . As well as still take the precepts seriously . I aspire to lose weight but I still eat a cookie now and then . Does that mean all my efforts to eat healthy the rest of the time a waste and insincere Of course not . Not everyone is able to commit to the precepts completely . So is it fair to say people who don't steal , kill , misuse sex or lie but do drink or smoke a cigar or even a joint from time to time aren't serious Buddhist practitioners They may not be eligible for monk hood but how many of us can say that anyway If someone isn't ready to give up alcohol completely then leave them be . Wouldn't it be better to encourage their Buddhist practice in other ways where the are making progress Rather than say it's black and white and since you still drink or: : . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Tuesday , September 08, 2009 Haiku : Literary . Meditation I write a lot of haiku and enjoy reading them just as much . Haiku seems to fit Buddhism and Zen in general quite well due to the stripped down structure and word usage . A good Haiku in my view is one , which grabs your attention by way of several impressions upon one or more of the senses . In addition , one , which paints a picture but then , presents a concluding line , which pulls the poem together for a feeling of . balance This gives the reader a sense of closure to the scene and without the contrasting yet somewhat parallel ending it leaves the reading feeling abandoned . Thus , Haiku in my view is similar to the Buddhist Taoist concept of oneness where two seemingly dissimilar concepts connect to form a well-rounded view of the present reality experienced at the time the writer experienced it . The first two lines provide a detailed , micro , mindful scene with a more open-ended conclusion to leave you with something to contemplate upon . further Also , I find that writing a haiku is like a meditation as you contemplate a scene in your mind you must: . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Monday , September 07, 2009 Skepticism in Buddhism is . Good I think skepticism is very admirable , and rather unusual . The history of the world reveals that people are drawn to those who provide a strong , uncompromising teaching . We're drawn to those who say , This is it , and everyone else is wrong . Certainly we see this pattern in contemporary politics , but we also see abuse of this sort within spiritual circles . It makes you wonder : Do we really want freedom Can we handle the responsibility Or would we just prefer to have an impressive teacher , someone who can give us the answers and do all the hard work for us Larry Rosenberg , from The Right to Ask Questions , Tricycle Fall 2003 James Buddhism is by nature a skeptical belief system . Buddha was very much a skeptical being who discovered enlightenment because of a healthy questioning of the accepted explanations of reality at the time . He dared question the great Brahman leaders of the day and was thus seen as a rebel of sorts . We are descendants of that tradition as taught by the Buddha within the Kalama Sutra where he teaches and even encourages
This picture is from The Christian Science Monitor’s photos of the day. Its the “Dalai Latte” and it was prepared and served in the hotel that hosted His Holiness during his visit to Taiwan. Its the work of a very clever and skilled barista.
And now for something wise from His Holiness. The Middle Way is [...]