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Dharma Master Cheng Yen makes Time’s 100 most influential list - Focus Taiwan News Channel


Focus Taiwan News ChannelDharma Master Cheng Yen makes Time's 100 most influential listFocus Taiwan News ChannelTaipei, April 21 (CNA) Taiwan's Dharma Master Cheng Yen, founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the wo ...>

A leap of faith - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning HeraldA leap of faithSydney Morning HeraldBuddhist Vietnamese pray and chant during a prayer session at the Minh Quang Temple and Worship Centre in Canly Vale. Photo: Kate Geraghty In unison, they raised their hands and, in both English and Arabic, blessed the 2000-strong crowd before ...>

Dharma Master Cheng Yen - TIME


Focus Taiwan News ChannelDharma Master Cheng YenTIMEYet the Buddhist nun is also the well-grounded, no-nonsense head of a non-profit humanitarian machine with divisions in 50 countries and nearly 10 million supporters and volunteers. The Tzu Chi Foundation (tzu chi means compassionate relief) is kno ...>

AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate Visakah Puja on Koh Samui - PR Urgent


AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate Visakah Puja on Koh SamuiPR UrgentVisakah Puja, one of the most important events on the Buddhist calendar, will be celebrated in Koh Samui midway through next month. The festival, also known as Wesak, gives local people the opportunity to mark the birth, enlightenment and d ...>

AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate Visakah Puja on Koh Samui - The Open Press (press release)


AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate Visakah Puja on Koh SamuiThe Open Press (press release)(OPENPRESS) April 21, 2011 -- Visakah Puja, one of the most important events on the Buddhist calendar, will be celebrated in Koh Samui midway through next month. The festival, also known as Wesak, gives local people the ...>

Meditation helps us take wise decisions - Times of India


Eureka! Science NewsMeditation helps us take wise decisionsTimes of IndiaTheir research showed that Buddhist meditators use different areas of the brain than other people when confronted with unfair choices, enabling them to make decisions rationally rather than emotionally. The meditators had train ...>

Happy Earth Year - Ashland Daily Tidings


Happy Earth YearAshland Daily TidingsA few months ago, I met a Buddhist traveler who had just attended a weeklong retreat in Eugene with a renowned monk. The traveler was kind to everyone he passed on the street, but he didn't talk much. So when he did talk, I listened. ...and more » ...>

Holy Cross prof Lewis awarded Guggenheim Fellowship - Worcester Telegram


Holy Cross prof Lewis awarded Guggenheim FellowshipWorcester TelegramWORCESTER — Todd Lewis, a professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, which will allow him to document and analyze the cultural immersion of children into the Buddhis ...>

Survivor Insider: Strained Rice Relations Ignite Ugly Race War on Redemption … - E! Online (blog)


Zap2it.com (blog)Survivor Insider: Strained Rice Relations Ignite Ugly Race War on Redemption ...E! Online (blog)Let's get one thing straight: When we refer to Special Agent Samurai Sheppard Feather Hawk of the Cherokee Buddhist Nation as a crazy person, it has nothing to do with the color of hi ...>

Buddhist film fest to benefit Japan victims - AsiaOne


AsiaOneBuddhist film fest to benefit Japan victimsAsiaOneTHE Asian Buddhist Film Festival (ABFF) is back after a four-year hiatus. This time round, a portion of the proceeds will go towards helping victims of the recent Japanese quake and tsunami. Helping people in need is in line with Buddhist ... ...>

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