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Ants test nonviolence of Buddhist monks in Malaysian temple - WLUC-TV


Ants test nonviolence of Buddhist monks in Malaysian templeWLUC-TV, MI - 21 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia One of the major tenets of being a Buddhist monk is a commitment to nonviolence, and it's being severely tested for a group in ... ...>

Ants test nonviolence of Buddhist monks - The Spokesman Review


Ants test nonviolence of Buddhist monksThe Spokesman Review, WA - 38 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Buddhist monks, who are bound by faith to nonviolence, are grappling with how to rid a temple of a severe ant infestation without ... ...>

Ant infestation tests nonviolence of Buddhist monks in Malaysian … - Canada.com


Ant infestation tests nonviolence of Buddhist monks in Malaysian ...Canada.com, Canada - 18 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Buddhist monks, who are bound by faith to nonviolence, are grappling with how to rid a temple of a severe ant infestation ... ...>

Hikone Castle fortifies attraction of historical Shiga town - Mainichi Daily News


Mainichi Daily NewsHikone Castle fortifies attraction of historical Shiga townMainichi Daily News, Japan - 31 minutes agoHikone is also home to the traditional art of Buddhist family altar construction. There are many places in Japan that create Buddhist family altars, ... ...>

Buddhist Ant Crisis in Malaysia - Jaunted


MetroBuddhist Ant Crisis in MalaysiaJaunted - 3 hours agoVisiting a Buddhist temple--or indeed any religious place--is a great way to learn about the culture and religion of other countries. ...Buddhist monks crush their anger against ants but not ants Interfax-ReligionBuddhist dilemma over an ...>

Fire Alberto Gonzales

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 11, 2007

The New York Times has an editorial calling for the firing of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: "Mr. Bush should dismiss Mr. Gonzales and finally appoint an attorney general who will use the job to enforce the law and defend the Constitution." All I can say is, long overdue. He should have never be ...>

Buddha Wild now available in Australia and NZ - Scoop.co.nz


Buddha Wild now available in Australia and NZScoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 1 hour agoAnna Wilding presented and spoke about her film "Buddha Wild Monk in the Hut" in November at the Calgary Buddhist Film Series in Canada 2006 and has spoken ... ...>

Deadly ants bugging monks - Malaysia Star


Deadly ants bugging monksMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 38 minutes agoI have also seen these ants near a Bodhi tree at another Buddhist temple in Penang. “When an ant drops on you, you must not flick it away or blow on it. ... ...>

Bridge to Therabithia

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 11, 2007

Interesting tidbit from a Christianity Today interview with Katherine Paterson, author of Bridge to Therabithia (now a major motion picture). Good answer about imagination, and about safety. Q: What is a story? Paterson: A story is open-ended. A story invites you into it to make your own meani ...>

Planetary Ethics Talk

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 11, 2007

An announcement about the upcoming talk by Paul Kurtz. I post it here as a way to broach this subject a bit. More to come. Watch this space. Planetary Ethics Paul Kurtz United Nations 777 UN Plaza New York, NY April 11 - 6:00 p.m. At a time when ancient rivalries and violence threaten h ...>