• Mass Animal Killing Takes Place in Nepal.

    Updated: 2009-11-25 17:40:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Wednesday , November 25, 2009 Mass Animal Killing Takes Place in . Nepal 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 35,000 to 40,000 buffaloes , which are brought mostly from India , for the world's largest ritual sacrifice at the temple . French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has sent a letter to President Dr Ram Baran Yadav , asking him to stop animal sacrifice at the festival . I personally find it hard to imagine that your heart can withstand such cruelty , knowing that you , being the head of the country , are ultimately responsible , she wrote . Tibetan Buddhist master Lama Zopa Rinpoche had requested all Buddhist centres and students to read the Golden Sutra and pray for halting the . killing James Nepal You're breaking my heart This story makes my

  • Thank-You Tibet!

    Updated: 2009-11-24 21:22:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Tuesday , November 24, 2009 Thank-You Tibet 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 hearty folks especially the monks and elders . They have carried with them the sacred and historic traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and the greater Tibetan culture . So while Tibet itself is still under siege the Tibetan heart is alive and beating strong . Tibetans have been adopted and taken in by the world and all have benefited . Tibetans are given sanctuary to ride out the storm of religious intolerance and militant occupation of their homeland and the world has been given access to the precious jewel of Tibet Tibetan . Buddhism To be sure Tibetans must long for home and be greatly pained to see their homeland changed so much . As well as obviously worrying for their friends , family

  • Prison Dharma

    Updated: 2009-11-24 15:50:06
    From Shambhala Sunspace Prison Dharma: Meet the Buddhas who practice it — on both sides of the bars Buddhist principles and teachings, put into practice to give comfort and guidance to the incarcerated. What could be a more worthy cause? Anyone who’s practiced prison dharma will tell you: It works. Sunspace has collected some excellent prison dharma [...]

  • Spiritual Experiences and Spiritual Realizations.

    Updated: 2009-11-22 16:57:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Sunday , November 22, 2009 Spiritual Experiences and Spiritual . Realizations In Buddhism , we distinguish between spiritual experiences and spiritual realizations . Spiritual experiences are usually more vivid and intense than realizations because they are generally accompanied by physiological and psychological changes . Realizations , on the other hand , may be felt , but the experience is less pronounced . Realization is about acquiring insight . Therefore , while realizations arise out of our spiritual experiences , they are not identical to them . Spiritual realizations are considered vastly more important because they cannot fluctuate The distinction between spiritual experiences and realizations is continually emphasized in Buddhist thought . If we avoid excessively fixating on our experiences , we will be under less stress in our practice . Without that stress , we will be better able to cope with whatever arises , the possibility of suffering from psychic disturbances will be greatly reduced , and we will notice a significant shift in the fundamental texture of our . experience Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche ,

  • Dogen’s Extensive Record Now 40% Off.

    Updated: 2009-11-19 18:05:07
    Get your copy of the beautiful hardcover edition now for a special 40% discount. Dogen’s Extensive Record is the first-ever complete and scholarly translation of the monumental Eihei Koroku into English. This edition contains extensive and detailed research and annotation by scholar, translator, and Zen teacher Taigen Dan Leighton, as well as forewords by the eighteenth-century poet-monk [...]

  • Free Shipping on all Orders of $25 or More

    Updated: 2009-11-19 15:32:38
    As a special holiday discount and thank you for all of your support Wisdom is offering free shipping within the U.S. on all orders of $25 or more that are placed through our website. Each time you purchase a book directly from Wisdom Publications you play a key roll in supporting the publication of authentic Buddhist [...]

  • New from the Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism series: Buddhist Teaching in India

    Updated: 2009-11-19 15:27:29
    “In this wonderful contribution to the field of Buddhist studies, Johannes Bronkhorst provides a historical context for the earliest centuries of the Buddha’s teachings in India. He delineates what the Buddha inherited, transformed, and originated, and the ways that scholars, both American and European, have struggled to make sense of Buddhist doctrine and its [...]

  • Obama Calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be Released.

    Updated: 2009-11-16 21:48:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Monday , November 16, 2009 Obama Calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be . Released Pro-Burmese Democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi right with her former spiritual adviser , The Venerable Buddhist monk Thamanya Sayadaw who is now deceased By VIJAY JOSHI , Associated Press Writer Vijay Joshi , Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 15, 9:11 am ET SINGAPORE President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top leader of the ruling military Obama delivered the strong message during his summit with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations , which included Myanmar Prime Minister Gen . Thein Sein . White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that Obama called on Myanmar to free his fellow Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi and other political prisoners and end oppression of . minorities A joint statement issued after the summit the first ever between a U.S . president and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations devoted a paragraph on Myanmar , a major irritant in relations between the two sides . But the

  • Reggae Koan.

    Updated: 2009-11-14 18:33:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Saturday , November 14, 2009 Reggae . Koan This guys is one of my favorite artists . Matisyahu is a Hasidic Jewish Reggae hip-hop artist . I'm a big fan of reggae and find the rhythms especially soothing , inspirational and enlightening . The lyrics in reggae are often about social justice , peace , love , spirituality and harmony and like a lot of music it brings about a sort of musical satori . Music is a powerful force in my life and one that often acts as guide along the middle-path between somethingness and nothingness . I especially like this lyric from Matisyahu's version of this Bob classic , which is a kind of reggae : koan Everyman thinks that his burden is the . heaviest Peace to all beings~ Posted by They call him James Ure at 11:33 AM Labels : bob marley koan matisyahu music nothingness reggae somethingness 3 comments : rfyock said . I just wanted to thank James for his article on Buddhism and mental illness . I am looking into Buddahism and wanted to know because I myself have a mental illness . Thanks 6:13 PM Was Once said . Great post , I was just talking about pity in a Dhamma class . Thanks 2:22 PM

  • Be fully Alive. Buddhism and Multi-Tasking.

    Updated: 2009-11-10 17:55:00
    : . . skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Tuesday , November 10, 2009 Be fully Alive . Buddhism and . Multi-Tasking How can you be alive when only your body is there and your mind still wanders in the past or in the future You are not really alive . You are not available to you . You are not available to your beloved ones . So come home to yourself in the here and the now be fully alive and your true presence profits yourself and profits your beloved . ones Venerable Zen Master Thich Nhat . Hanh James My A.D.D . makes me good at multi-tasking , however , multi-tasking means my attention and awareness is split . That means that I'm not really present for either task . As a consequence I often find it takes me longer to do both projects than if I just do one thing at a time . I have found that the antidote to this false reality is meditation where we practice and learn to let go of all distractions to the present moment . It trains us to realize that there are no short cuts along the way . It may seem slow but putting one foot in front of the other will never lead us astray because then we are fully present and keenly aware of the . path Whereas in trying to

  • Heart Sutra Mantra.

    Updated: 2009-11-10 01:29:00
    Om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha!! This is from the Heart Sutra mantra, which speaks of transcending thoughts and concepts to reside in the pure essence of being at peace and at one with all. Oneness that is beyond all dualities. In my understanding, to be able to reside in that place of balance between somethingness and nothingness, regardless of circumstances is tasting the enlightenment of Nirvana.~Peace to all beings~

  • Reply to What form of Buddhism to you practice?

    Updated: 2009-11-07 22:25:55
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  • What is This?

    Updated: 2009-11-04 16:00:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Buddhism in the News Loading . Wednesday , November 04, 2009 What is This This is a long post but I had a moment of realization in real time that I wanted to write out--- In the Korean Zen tradition , there is a method of meditation that uses the question What is this to cultivate concentration and inquiry together . As you sit or walk in meditation , you ask constantly , What is this Repeating this question develops concentration because it returns you to the full awareness of the moment . As soon as you become aware of being distracted by past events , anxieties about the present , or future dreams , you ask What is this This way , the power of questioning dissolves . distraction You don’t repeat this question like a mantra , but with a deep sense of questioning . This is not an analytical or intellectual endeavor . You have to be careful not to ask the question with the head but with the whole body sometimes it is recommended to ask with the lower belly . You are not asking about anything specific , and you are not looking for a specific answer . You are just asking meditatively , experientially , opening yourself to the whole moment , to the

  • History in the Making?

    Updated: 2009-11-03 18:36:33
    A guest post by Wisdom editor David Kittelstrom. The first Theravada bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Australia, and the first in the Thai Forest Tradition anywhere in the world, was performed in Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia on October 22nd. Four nuns from the nearby Dhammasara Nuns Monastery took ordination: Vayama, Nirodha, Seri, and Hassapañña. The second [...]

  • Reply to What form of Buddhism to you practice?

    Updated: 2009-11-02 17:48:31
    Total Sports Madness posted a reply: i really dont practice any Kagyu or something...but its amazing to see how Tibetan Buddhism making many people more relaxed .... lets-kickoff.blogspot.com

  • New Low Price for The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha

    Updated: 2009-11-02 15:53:56
    Wisdom has recently reprinted the classic, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. In this new printing we have lowered the price from $65.00 to $49.95. The book remains in its hardcover format. The 152 discourses of this major collection combine a rich variety of contextual settings with deep [...]

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