Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wisdom Network News



In search of collective enlightenment
It also underlined his aspirations for the birth of a collective spiritual consciousness, one of the principal tenets of Mahayana Buddhism.... (Jakarta Post).

Surf Movies and Books
The personal narrative of the young author's coming-of-age love affair with surfing and his ever-evolving relationship to Buddhism makes for a quick... (Santa Barbara Independent).

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His works on display definitely offer a mix of expensive European paint and microcosm, as well as blue-eyed celebrities and Buddhism.... (Korea Herald).

Flowers Fall
But Buddhism is a little different from the Judeo-Christian tradition, where there are certain doctrines we could teach a three-year-old; for instance... (Chronogram).

Increased Vietnamese tension over religious freedom
A press release from the "Help Bat Nha" website claims further offenses to the Buddhist community last night. The 15 youngest monks and nuns were detained... (Examiner.com).

Vancouver: Dalai Lama peace summit, Chan Centre
The Dalai Lama is the most influential figure of the Gelugpa sect of Buddhism, which was found by a Tibetan philosopher. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is... (Ubyssey Online).

Izzy Rumney
Then I finally cracked Buddhism, and I've embraced it over the past year. My bedroom has a little meditation corner.” 5. This wine-coloured sofa from Urban... (Eye Weekly).

Heart Shrine Relics tour comes to Columbus
A rare opportunity to see Buddhist relics has come to Columbus. Relics of the Shakyamuni Buddha (founder of Buddhism), amongst many others... (Examiner.com).

How to be happy
Richard Gere is a regular in Himachal Pradesh after he discovered Buddhism and the Dalai Lama. The Osho Commune in Pune has many more foreign visitors than... (Indian Express).

Court: TAU bowed to Chinese pressure over Falun exhibition
...for students who study in China, a campus Confucius Center where students can study Chinese, and conferences on Buddhism and Chinese philosophy.... (Ha'aretz).

Staten Island Tibetan Festival '09
The oasis of calm fashioned after a Himalayan monastery hosts its annual Tibetan Festival, Oct. 3, noon-5 pm The day features lectures on Buddhism and... (Staten Island Advance - SILive.com).

Muslim leader quick to praise US president
She urged participants, who represent not only the three Abrahamic faiths but also Hinduism, Buddhism and other so-called “eastern religions”... (National).

Abu Dhabi sees 76 inscriptions on UNESCO's Rep. List...
China - Regong arts - In monasteries and villages along the Longwu River basin in Qinghai Province in western China, Buddhist monks and folk artists of the... (WAM - Emirates News Agency).

Mahatma Gandhi
The greatest son born on Indian soil, Republic of India (Bharat), was Prince Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism, which originated in... (The Island, subscription).

Shaolin warriors present remarkable, theatrical Kung Fu
For more than fifteen hundred years this Buddhist sanctuary has blossomed and withered, only to bloom again. It has seen glory and humiliation.... (PRLog.org, press release).

School staff looks at Islam in depth
She teaches courses on Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Women and Religion, Interfaith Dialogue and Religious Fundamentalism. Johnson said Understanding Islam did ... (Dayton Daily News).

Pictures of the Day
The festival celebrates events in the life of Guru Rinpoche, who introduced Buddhism in its Tantric form to Bhutan in the eighth century.... (Wall Street Journal blog).

Tantric Sex isn't Scary
According to the tantric philosophy in Buddhism, each of us is the union of all universal energy. Tapping into that union with someone else is the beginning... (Tonic).

Hinduism is the foundation of civilization
Forgetting Nepal's background of Hinduism and Buddhism, a democratic country like India, should not work to create anarchy and establish terrorism in Nepal.... (NewsBlaze).

Festival goes beyond religious borders
Diwali or Deepavali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India. Adherents of these religions... (Indian NewsLink).

B'nai Brith assists multifaith conference from Yom Kippur...
The event included presentations on native spirituality, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam by community spokespeople. Yellowknife resident Elisabeth Gelb... (Jewish Tribune).

Buddhism is not a religion Part 3: Truth shall set you free
Now....before getting back to our conversation about why Buddhism is not a religion, let me reiterate that I am not proposing that the practice of what the... (Beliefnet.com).

Say what you will, but Five Precepts stand the test of time
And although Buddhism is a state-recognized religion, the concept of Almighty God is in fact nonexistent in this religion that emphasizes every human's own... (Jakarta Globe).

Lam Dong: police attack Buddhist temple...
Da Lat – Hundreds of police agents and government thugs attacked a Buddhist monastery in Lam Dong province, in the central highlands of Vietnam.... (AsiaNews.it).

Monks' morality important to Cambodia
Niigata, Japan — In Cambodia Buddhism is the state religion, guaranteed by the Constitution, and about 95 percent of the people are... (United Press International, Asia).

World religions plead for action at climate talks
The declaration, endorsed by prominent adherents of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism, was handed to Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief.... (eTaiwan News).

The Dark Ages return in Aceh
There are five major religions in Indonesia – Buddhism, Hinduism, Protestant Christianity, Catholicism and Islam. Even though 80 percent of Indonesians are... (United Press International, Asia).‎

Religions press for action on climate
The declaration, endorsed by prominent adherents of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism, was handed to Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief.... (eTaiwan News).

Krit Kraichitti, Thailand Ambassador to India calls...
“Buddhism is a common thread that connects most of these countries. There is lot of potential for Spiritual and Religious Tourism. Buddhist destinations in... (TravelBizMonitor).

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