It is very distressing to see what is going on in Tibet. It is also very distressing to see the very nominal mention of Tibet on main news sites.
Predictably, the BBC coverage is far superior to US news outlets — BBC reporting that China is now unconscionably blaming the Dalai Lama for “organizing” the riots.
Surprisingly, BoingBoing.net (typically a “fun” site [...]
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Posted in Books, In the Media on June 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Speaking of Faith is a radio program hosted by Krista Tippett that I listen to on the internet sometimes. It’s always thoughtful and interesting. Recently there was a program called “Buddhism in the World”, in which she interviews Pankaj Mishra, author of a book called An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World. I [...]
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Posted in In the Media on May 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So says Thanong Khanthong in an interesting op-ed piece from yesterday’s Nation (”Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper”). Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh is visiting Bangkok as the keynote speaker at the Visakha Bucha celebrations at the Fourth Annual International Buddhist Conference that took place earlier this week even as Buddhism in Thailand finds itself suffering from a bit of an identity [...]
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I came across this vision statement on the Spirit Rock website published as an article in the Summer 2007 edition of Buddhadharma. It’s entitled “This Fantastic Unfolding Experiment”. I think the title covers a lot. It’s exciting to be a witness and a participant in a tiny way to this continuing arrival of Buddhism to [...]
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Posted in In the Media on April 27, 2007 | No Comments »
James Shaheen wrote a very interesting post on the Tricycle “Editors’ Blog” a few weeks ago in response to a previous post by contributor Jeff Wilson. The question: What exactly is the prevalence of meditation in Buddhist practice?
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Posted in In the Media on April 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Tricycle magazine contributor Jeff Wilson has a very interesting piece on the pros and cons of looking for the Dharma on the Web.
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Posted in In the Media on April 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In his dhamma talk this month, Ajahn Mangkone touched briefly on the subject of relics. As it turns out there is a fascinating article on the subject in the current issue of Tricycle.
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