THE DAILY MAIL WRITES: These beautiful images show thousands of Thai Buddhist monks gathering to carry lanterns and venerate a statue of Buddha to mark one of the holiest days of the religious calender.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people
THE GUARDIAN WRITES: On Bastoy prison island in Norway, the prisoners, some of whom are murderers and rapists, live in conditions that critics brand 'cushy' and 'luxurious'. Yet it has by far the lowest reoffending rate in Europe.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Stressed? Here's A 5-Minute Fix
THE HUFFINGTON POST WRITES: Increasingly over the past couple of years, I’ve been having outbreaks of hives and itchy skin. I finally sat down with an allergist, who gave it to me straight. I am allergic to pineapples, apples, and -- get this -- anything that touches my skin. Anything that rubs, scratches or irritates my skin will create the itchy, irritating hives. He said, “Your problem isn’t actually the allergies. It’s stress and anxiety, so I would get that under control if you can.”
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IN THE NEWS:Bhutan brings children's rights to monastic schools
THE GUARDIAN WRITES: Thousands of Bhutan's poorest children living and studying in monasteries can now report any mistreatment or abuse.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
IN THE NEWS: Thailand's female monks (cautiously) lobby for legal recognition
THE BUDDHIST CHANNEL WRITES: A quiet campaign to grant female monks legal recognition began this summer. Advocates hope that the minimal fanfare will help the 'Bhikkhunis' evade conservative religious opposition.
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5 Cures for the Wandering Mind
MATT COOKE WRITES: The mind states or hindrances are a set of Buddhist concepts that deal with what our minds are doing when we aren’t showing up in the moment. These mind states are what pull us from our present experience, and create suffering. Luckily for us, early Buddhists were also brilliant in coming up with a cure for each of the fluctuations of the mind.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
We Have to Heal the Word Love
THICH NHAT HANH WRITES: “Sometimes, when I hear people say they love something or someone, I don’t understand what they mean. The word “love” has come to mean so many things. When we say, “I love hamburgers,” the word doesn’t mean anything except that I like to eat hamburgers. Words can get sick and lose their meaning. We have to heal the word “love.”
Thursday, February 14, 2013
IN THE NEWS: Precious Buddhist statues stand test of time
VIETNAMNET WRITES: Da Nang monk Thich Tu Nghiem has amassed a dazzling collection of over 200 Buddhist statues made from wood, silver, brass and even ox horn. Now he plans to hold an exhibition at his pagoda to pass on the treasures to future generations.
Important Beliefs in Buddhism
JAMES STUART WRITES: Buddhism teaches its followers how to live a peaceful life free from the suffering caused by material attachment. Buddhists believe in gaining deeper insight into their lives and the nature of the world around them. Unlike many other religions, Buddhists do not worship gods or other deities -- only the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
ARTICLE FROM THE EDITOR: The Noble Eightfold Path
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| Image by Daniel Farrell |
Having described the true nature of existence; the Truth of dukkha, the Truth of the origin of dukkha, and the Truth of cessation of dukkha, the Lord Buddha described the Way which leads to the cessation of dukkha, the Noble Eightfold Path. The Noble Eightfold Path, the fourth of the Four Noble Truths, is a systemised training towards the cessation of suffering and final eradication of the defilements which spring from the Three Unwholesome Roots (Pāli: kilesas) of greed, anger and dillusion.
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IN THE NEWS: Young monks pitch new ways to teach old values
THE BUDDHIST CHANNEL WRITES: Tokyo, Japan -- Put it down to good karma. More than 100 curious citizens applied over the Internet for the chance to feast on vegetarian fare at the table of Kakuho Aoe, chief monk of the Ryokusenji temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
IN THE NEWS: Bangladesh Buddhists pick up pieces after mob rampage
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