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Buddhist trail by rail - Malaysia Star


Malaysia StarBuddhist trail by railMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 2 hours agoWhether you are Buddhist or not is of no consequence; whether your journey is spiritual or historical in nature is entirely up to you. ... ...>

Jockeying for the Buddha - Calcutta Telegraph


Calcutta TelegraphJockeying for the BuddhaCalcutta Telegraph, India - 2 hours agoEven Prasong Soonsui, chairman of Thailand’s Constitution Drafting Committee, was quoted as saying that while, as a Buddhist, he does not object to Buddhism ...Monks on the march EconomistTerror Victims Stri ...>

An unprecedented phenomena - Bangkok Post


An unprecedented phenomenaBangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour agoFor nearly a year this talisman has dominated the amulet market in Thailand, breaking all sales records in the entire history of Buddhist amulets. ... ...>

Insurgents kill Buddhist in South - Bangkok Post


Insurgents kill Buddhist in SouthBangkok Post, Thailand - 53 minutes ago(BangkokPost.com) - Insurgents shot and burnt a Buddhist man in Yala early Tuesday, police said. The victim, identified as Puen Namsai, 35, was killed and ...Authorities agree to protest demands Bangkok PostFour-day ra ...>

Secularism has no spiritual and ethical base - The New Nation


Secularism has no spiritual and ethical baseThe New Nation, Bangladesh - 1 hour agoIt propagates that one can remain a Muslim , Christian, Buddhist and Hindu even after following the way of life according to the ideology of secularism. ... ...>

Reagan…and Lincoln


Crooks and Liars has a short blurb on the first Republican debate of this season, and highlights all the reverence and genuflection to President Reagan. Reagan indeed won the debate last night, and will probably continue winning them! When it is not Reagan, it is Lincoln. Funny that Reagan becomes ...>

Wiccan Emblem on Headstones


Last Monday the U.S. decided to finally include the Wiccan pentacle as one of the accepted symbols for use in national cemeteries and headstones (government-issued) of fallen soldiers. You can see a list of all the emblems currently allowed on this Dept. of Veteran Affairs page. I'm glad Wiccans get ...>

We need to nourish our true self


Above all else, we need to nourish our true self - what we can call our Buddha nature - for so often we make the fatal mistake of identifying with our confusion, and then using it to judge and condemn... ...>

Buddhist teacher, author to speak on living, dying - The Coloradoan


Buddhist teacher, author to speak on living, dyingThe Coloradoan, CO - 1 hour agoThat's part of the message that Buddhist teacher Judy Lief will bring to Fort Collins on May 10 in a talk about a contemplative approach to death and dying. ... ...>

My Own Lying Eyes


My teacher often draws the comparison between ignorant sentient beings (all of us, sorry) to drunks (some of us). Having been both, I see the truth of this in frequent episodes that would be hilarious if they happened to, you know, someone other than me. As Buddhists, we’re trained to notice th ...>