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Three shot dead, schools hit in Thai south - Hindustan Times
Gulf TimesThree shot dead, schools hit in Thai southHindustan Times, India - Aug 4, 2007Separatist rebels often attack public schools, as they are seen as symbols of Thailand's attempt to impose Buddhist Thai culture on the Muslim-majority ...Thailand bomb wounds seven, soldier shot NE ...>
Buddhist leaders say God TV on Dialog no threat - Sunday Times.lk
Buddhist leaders say God TV on Dialog no threatSunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka - Aug 4, 2007By Chathuri Dissanayake A month after 24-hour 'The Buddhist' channel was launched by Dialog TV, the company has now launched a new channel without much ... ...>
Buddhist leaders say God TV on Dialog no threat - Sunday Times.lk
Buddhist leaders say God TV on Dialog no threatSunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka - Aug 4, 2007By Chathuri Dissanayake A month after 24-hour 'The Buddhist' channel was launched by Dialog TV, the company has now launched a new channel without much ...Reply to Prasad on Unethical conversion ...>
Commercialising religious art - Bangkok Post
Commercialising religious artBangkok Post, Thailand - Aug 4, 2007At the same time, he said, traditional Buddhist festivals have been extensively commercialised to cater to tourists who are ignorant of the true purposes ... ...>
Noah Levine, Dharma Punx Against the Stream
I just had to combine the titles of his books to make that post header.
Our sangha (River Sangha, Salem, OR) was fortunate to have Noah Levine join us for a brief talk about his background and the promise of practice. His story can be quite compelling, and Dharma Punx in particular speaks to a who ...>
What should you say to
Question: What should you say to a loved one who is talking about a third person with hatred or anger? On the one hand, you want to show compassion for the feelings being experienced by the loved one. On the... ...>
Senate Caves
Let me fix that again: it should say, I will continue spying on you.
Just in case my views on this were not clear... (yes, I have views): Warrantless wiretapping, the existence of (a) secret court(s), the theory of a "unitary executive," the use signing statements to thwart the will of Congres ...>
Weekend Puzzler
A short while ago, I issued a little challenge to see who could come up with the name of the 100th country from which visitors came to peep in at the doin's here at DODR. At the time, Zendette requested the same when we hit the auspicious 108th country. Well, we have had such a visitor and so we'll ...>
Cockroaches may have turned Richard Gere into a 'bad Buddhist'! - DailyIndia.com
Cockroaches may have turned Richard Gere into a 'bad Buddhist'!DailyIndia.com, FL - Aug 4, 20074: Actor Richard Gere's belief in his being a true Buddhist seems to have faltered for the time being, as he confesses having killed thousands of ... ...>
Authoritarianism Rears its Ugly Head in China…Again
Check out this link to a story on a recent protest in Tibet and the Chinese crackdown. During a horse festival, a Tibetan man took the stage and asked the crowd if they wanted the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet. According to the article, hundreds shouted "Yes!". The man i ...>
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