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Just a quickie to say that I landed safely in Brisbane at dawn this morning and, though having endured a bit of unpleasantness with Australia's extremely vigilant, strict and intractable customs/quarantine agents (note to y'all: if you travel here, don't succumb to a sleepless stupor and space out ...>

Buddhist temple fosters growing Thai community - Chicago Sun-Times


Buddhist temple fosters growing Thai communityChicago Sun-Times, United States - 1 hour agoWat Buddharangsi, a Thai Buddhist temple, is unexpectedly found on five acres in the rural town of Homestead, a short drive from Miami. ... ...>

The spirit moved them - Sarasota Herald-Tribune


The spirit moved themSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 1 hour agoPritam Singh has spent the past 20 years transforming a hilltop farm near Woodstock, Vt., into a sprawling personal Sikh and Buddhist retreat with a temple, ... ...>

Chinese tourists flocking to holy sites in Tibet - Deseret News


Chinese tourists flocking to holy sites in TibetDeseret News, UT - 13 minutes agoTibet's Buddhist culture, often besieged in the past half-century of Chinese rule by religious restrictions and communist political movements, ... ...>

Words and Art; ‘Biggest Loser’; Long-Form Music; Top 10 Films - New York Times


Words and Art; ‘Biggest Loser’; Long-Form Music; Top 10 FilmsNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoIt is rather Buddhist (and relates to the “practice” of meditation). Studio time includes the wild unpredictability of what happens when I buckle down and ... ...>

A Tiny Buddhist Temple in Bhopal - Desicritics.org


A Tiny Buddhist Temple in BhopalDesicritics.org, India - 42 minutes agoWe have a tiny Buddhist Stupa next door to our home in Bhopal, India. It is about 10 feet in height, the base platform being about 5.5 feet in height, ...In search of lost annals Livemintall 2 news articles ...>

ART GIVING US PAUSE - San Francisco Chronicle


ART GIVING US PAUSESan Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 1 hour agoIn Buddhist tradition "the stopping mind" refers to the tendency to fixate on things, ideas or experiences, and thus impede acceptance of the transitoriness ... ...>

Long Time No Write


Sorry it's been so long since I updated this.  At first I was busy, but then I just got lazy.  After the end of the spring semester, I moved everyone over to another residential building because we re-floored the regular building with tile.  I did get 11 days off, but I was still doi ...>

In brief: Matters of Faith - Anchorage Daily News (subscription)


In brief: Matters of FaithAnchorage Daily News (subscription), AK - 1 hour agoBUDDHIST RETREAT: The Tromge Ling Buddhist Center offers Manjushri practice by Jigme Tromge Rinpoche at 6:30 pm Thursday at the Loussac Library public ...Religion in the Twin Tiers Elmira Star-Gazetteall 2 news a ...>

Buddhist monastery in Ladakh proves a tourists’ draw - Thaindian.com


Buddhist monastery in Ladakh proves a tourists’ drawThaindian.com, Thailand - 1 hour agoThe 1400-year-old monastery built by a Buddhist Lama scholar Sherab Zsangpo has a school upto class five for 120 monks. “A total of 120 lamas live here. ... ...>