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The Radical Secularist Agenda


Between one of my Red-Eye Tetras (also called Lamp-Eye Tetras) jumping out of the tank and flopping on the carpet, my making a delicious ginger syrup and ginger-lime-garlic pork ribs for my wife's lunch, and revising a paper on colonial biopolitics, I have not had much of a chance today to post abo ...>

Welcome to our Christian Country! - Scoop.co.nz


Welcome to our Christian Country!Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 1 hour ago... Thailand (94% Buddhist), Myanmar (almost 90% Buddhist), Vietnam (70% Buddhist), Cambodia (90% Buddhist) and Laos, which is a majority Buddhist nation. ... ...>

The Power of Meditation in a Fast Society - DentalPlans.com


The Power of Meditation in a Fast SocietyDentalPlans.com, FL - 1 hour agoSince the majority of us aren't Buddhist, we won't understand the meaning of Dharma instruction or reading. However, meditation can still give us a great ... ...>

Why are you so unhappy?


(Picture source: flickr.com)Why are you so unhappy?Because 99,9 per centof everything you thinkand everything you dois for yourself —and there isn’t one.From Ask the Awakened by Wei Wu Wei~End of post~--------------------------------------Technorati: Buddhism Buddha Buddhist Dharma Compassion W ...>

Day 6: Terracotta Soldiers (!!!) - Yale Daily News


Yale Daily NewsDay 6: Terracotta Soldiers (!!!)Yale Daily News, CT - 1 hour agoStudents burn incense as an offering at the Big Goose Pagoda, an ancient Buddhist temple in Xi’an . (Michael Blank/YDN). And then before setting off for the ... ...>

Bangkok Haunts by John Burdett - InTheNews.co.uk


InTheNews.co.ukBangkok Haunts by John BurdettInTheNews.co.uk, UK - 21 minutes agoDetective Sonchai, devoutly Buddhist and incorruptible, is not your standard issue gumshoe and his steamy, seedy Bangkok, populated by voluptuously corrupt ... ...>

Vision of death and dying


It is crucial now that an enlightened vision of death and dying should be introduced throughout the world at all levels of education. Children should not be "protected" from death, but introduced, while young, to the true nature of death... ...>

Bishop blamed for promoting war in Sri Lanka which takes several … - TamilSydney.com


Bishop blamed for promoting war in Sri Lanka which takes several ...TamilSydney.com, Australia - 23 minutes agoIn at least some of these incidents, Buddhist clergy have been involved. “Sri Lankan Christians” , a group of concerned Christians from a variety of ethnic ... ...>

City should welcome Burmese, Buddhists - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette


City should welcome Burmese, BuddhistsFort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 2 hours agoRegarding Rosa Salter Rodriguez’s story “Friction surprises Buddhist leaders: Zoning official says temples are within law” (April 29), I was surprised that ... ...>

101 Ways to Be Kind to Animals Every Day


(Article source: petsmart.com)Need suggestions for things you can do to show kindness to your furry, finned, or feathered friends? Here are 101 possibilities for all creatures, wild and domestic, large and small. Consider being kind to animals all year-long.1. Convince local lawmakers to establish d ...>