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Week Three


Week three has nearly ended.  I have a quiz tomorrow, but I've been doing well on our twice-weekly quizes.  I missed half of the classes today, though, as I'm yet again dealing with a stomach ailment.  It goes with the territory here in Nepal. Last Monday a large group of us from Ran ...>

Week Two


The titles for this and the last post are not particularly exciting, I know.  I think my brain is at half-mast right now as the Tibetan language program here at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute is so intensive.  I'm making progress, however, particularly through my time with the language partners pro ...>

Insulting Buddhism and Buddha


I just had a feeling that this is the time to write a blog post on this topic. Insulting buddhism is not a trend in the modern world. It had happened in the days when lord Buddha was alive. One day a prostitute piled up some wood and wore it to pretend she was pregnant and complained that she got pr ...>

Life After Death( Afterlife ): Buddhism Christianity and Politics


I wonder, when you talk about afterlife ( life after death ) Buddhism and Christianity have something in common. I know almost all the Christians / catholics don't believe in afterlife, but there are evidences in the bible to support afterlife. If you are a christian, just refer to terms 'gigul' or ...>

All About Buddhism: Life After Death


We buddhists believe a living being ( layman ) is connected to a chain of lives. When we pass away from one life, we just stick to another life. There may or may not be a transition period which is bit controversial, but for a person who hasn't attain nirvana ( "Nibbana" -The ultimate goal in buddh ...>

Death


The Case for Killing Granny is an interesting article in Newsweek by Evan Thomas about end-of-life care and the health reform debate.  Most of the article is about money, but it starts with an interesting story: My mother wanted to die, but the doctors wouldn't let her. At least that's the way i ...>

Mining the Buddhist Blogosphere


This post is just a few things that have caught my eye in the past couple of days.  First, two great posts from Rev. Danny Fisher, a Buddhist minister and head of the Master of Divinity in Buddhist Chaplaincy program at University of the West. Danny writes: "I’m one of the 62 Dharma teacher/sc ...>

Buddhist Military Chaplaincy


Occasionally, when the issue of Buddhist military chaplaincy has come up on-line, I've seen comments asking how someone can be a Buddhist and provide spiritual care to service men and women.  It seems that those opposed to the idea of Buddhist military chaplains believe that the military is about ...>

A work in progress


May I be cool waters for those who are thirsty and a light wind that revives the beleagured. May I be shade for those burning in the sun and soft grass upon which to lie. May I be shelter for those who are afraid that they may rest from the wickedness of the world. May I be an inspiration for th ...>

A few days of freedom


I've just finshed the summer intensive program in beginning colloquial Tibetan at Rangjung Yeshe Institute.  My final exam after eight weeks of study was yesterday.  I will hopefully get the results back by next Friday.  I think I did well, but we'll see.  There were a few things during the spo ...>

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