THE BANGKOK POST WRITES: The interview with Zen master and Buddhist icon Thich Nhat Hanh was unique. He did not impart his message through words, but principally through his being and interaction with the interviewer.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
ARTICLE FROM THE EDITOR: Observing the Uposatha
“So whoever — man or woman — is endowed with the virtues of the eight-factored Uposatha, having done meritorious deeds, productive of bliss, beyond reproach, goes to the heavenly state.”
Muluposatha Sutta: The Roots of the Uposatha, AN 3.70.
Uposatha is a day of observance for both monastic and lay Buddhist communities around the world. This time-honoured tradition has been maintained since the time of Gautama Buddha and continues to be practiced as the Enlightened One intended.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
IN THE NEWS: UK Census: religion by age, ethnicity and country of birth
THE GUARDIAN WRITES: Muslims are the most ethnically diverse, Christians the oldest and Hindus are the most likely not to be born in the UK. Here is what the latest 2011 census data tells us...
The Buddhist Concept of Impermanence
MANAV SIMHA WRITES: Early Buddhism dealt with the problem of impermanence in a very rationale manner. This concept is known as anicca in Buddhism, according to which, impermanence is an undeniable and inescapable fact of human existence from which nothing that belongs to this earth is ever free.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Worry Beads
CLARK STRAND WRITES: TAKE UP A BUDDHIST MALA, and right away you notice how good it feels in your hands. The same is true of the prayer beads of any religious tradition. First, there is the soothing feel of the beads themselves, which only increases as they become smoother or darken with use. Then there is what they symbolize—the tangible link to an age-old tradition.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
When I Die : Lessons from the Death Zone
WHENIDIEFILM WRITES: In "When I Die" Philip Gould shares his thoughts and insights as he confronts his impending death from oesophageal cancer. How do we approach death whilst embracing life? How can we change the conversation around death and palliative care for the terminally ill?
Friday, May 10, 2013
IN THE NEWS: Tamerlan Tsarnaev Buried: Body Of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Entombed At Undisclosed Location
THE HUFFINGTON POST WRITES: WORCESTER, Mass. -- The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was entombed in an unknown gravesite Thursday after police said an anonymous person stepped forward to help arrange the secret burial.
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