Author Archives for rinchengyatso
I’ve Returned to Normal
I'm back in my hometown of Normal, IL now visiting family before taking off for South Korea. My nephews Tommy (five 1/2) and Danny (2) are cute as can be. They both call me "Uncle Buddha." Danny doesn't know me so well, so he's a bit shy still, but he's warming up to me, I think.My dad has go ...>
Red Lotus Society
Some friends and I from UWest visited The Red Lotus Society on Saturday. Our friend Peter, who used to live at UWest while working for a sutra translation project, has been heavily involved in the project and currently lives with some of the other people involved.
Based in San Diego, the Red ...>
Prayers for Disaster Victims
I've been watching some of the news coming out of China about the earthquake, as well as from Burma/Myanmar about the cyclone. It's mind-boggling--the extent of the devastation. The death toll has reached 78,000 in the cyclone tragedy. As for the earthquake, the death toll is now ...>
I’ve been Bikkhu-ed
A lot has happened in the past week. First of all, I finally graduated. I now have a master's degree in Religious Studies with a concentration in Buddhism. My thesis was approved (now I have to print two copies and submit them to the library) and have finished all my other papers...almo ...>
News Link
Check out this news link to stories related to Buddhism in Korea on the Buddhist Channel.
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Cool Dharma Videos
I found a couple of interesting videos through Google last night. The first one is of nuns doing the evening chants. It's about 19 minutes long. I also put it directly in my blog. The other one is a photo montage set to music of a Buddhist funeral. It's all quite inter ...>
The World Without Us
I just came across this video of what will happen to a house over a 500 year period with no human involvement. It's a clear teaching on impermanance.
I think I mentioned this book before: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. It's all about what would happen to the world if huma ...>
Buddhist News Sources
In addition to The Buddhist Channel, I've just come across another news source, though there may be some overlap in content. It's lotus_in_the_hills. Check it out for Buddhist news from around the world.
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Blogger Buddies Roundup
Shout out to Danny Fisher for his post on The Dhamma Brothers, a group of prison inmate meditators. The photo from his website is below. There's also a video clip from the documentary.
The following cartoon is from a post at Daramusing. It made me laugh. Visit Ani-la's s ...>