Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The Simpsons predicted pandemic? (cartoon)
Monday, October 11, 2010
BUDDHA BOY 2010 (Discovery Channel)
Buddha Boy (Ram Bahadur Bomjon or Palden Dorje) is a Nepalese teenager whose remarkable path parallels the life of Siddhartha Gautama, who meditated until he reached buddhahood. This documentary establishes that Buddha Boy is indeed meditating 24 hours a day without any food or water, a medical impossibility. The camera keeps rolling nonstop for four days, the amount of time it takes a human to die of dehydration. Discovery Channel documentary: "The Boy With Divine Powers" (5 part series)
The meditating teenager was seen sweating and shifting during that time but continued his endeavor unabated. The cameras were absent when Buddha Boy spontaneously burst into flames as claimed by 59 eye witnesses. The flames, possibly a result of a Tibetan meditation practice known as tumo, did not consume him. They came from him. Amateur footage of at least part of the event show him standing and somewhat distressed by the heat.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
American Witch runs for US Senate
Q: How long have you been involved with your coven, and what do you do to practice your faith?
Q: And what kind of rituals do you engage in?
There are a variety of things people practice and learn. Wicca itself holds that what would commonly be referred to as "supernatural" or "paranormal" is actually... More>>
Q: Among those Wiccans in Delaware, how has the reaction been to Christine O'Donnell's comments?
A: There was a lot of eye rolling. It obscures the actual issues involved [in Wicca]. Who knows what she did or dabbled in when she was in high school.
I doubt very seriously that she knows what it was. Certainly I do not think that she has any concept about what witchcraft, Wicca, or Paganism actually is. I doubt very seriously whether she has any concept of what Satanism actually is.
Q: How did you react to her conflation of witchcraft and Satanism? [O'Donnell said her dabbling included having a picnic on a bloody Satanic altar.]
A: One grows accustomed to it. It's a ridiculous and childish and uniformed conflation. Most monotheistic religions, as they encounter other paths and belief systems, tend to want to confuse those with their own conceptions of what is evil.
Satanism is a Judeo-Christian-Islamic concept. To be a Satanist, one must believe in Satan. We don't do that. It's not part of our belief system at all.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday is Pagan Pride Day (Los Angeles)
Everyone is invited to unite in a free and open marketplace of ideas: On Sunday (Sept. 26, 10 am - 5:30 pm) come learn from Los Angeles and Orange County Pagans as they network and give back to the community. Wiccans will learn about Druids, heathens about shamans, Earth Goddess fans about Gwan Yin Buddhist devotees, atheists about environmentalists -- all as Christians heckle from the sidelines. - FREE admission; parking is $6.00
- Detailed schedule (Meadow's Area)
- Whittier Narrows Regional Park: Map/Directions
- Rituals different paths with everyone welcome to attend
- Workshops sharing insights on Rune reading, magick, herbs
- Authors Pagan-themed books signed and questions answered
- Entertainment music and merriment to enlighten
- Vendors herbs, oils, soap, jewelry, clothing, books, crystals
- Food stalls on site throughout the day
- Kids color, crafts, storytelling in special area (no day care)
Friday, May 28, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Arab-American beauty wins Miss USA 2010
(Brekken/AP)Miss Michigan Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA on Sunday night, becoming the first Arab-American to ever win the pageant.

All things (constructs) are impermanent. When realizing this by great understanding, one becomes dispassionate and disgusted with suffering. This is the path to purification.

All constructions are miserable! When realizing that by understanding, one becomes dispassionate and disgusted with suffering. This is the path to purification.

- What-Buddha-Said.net (3-Marks Dharma Drop)
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Dalai Lama to open Canadian monastery

Secret is Out – Dalai Lama will open monastery in Canada
Ray Van Eng
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- Dalai Lama marks half a century in Dharamshala
NEW DELHI (AFP)— Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on May 1, 2010 marked half a century living in a northern Indian hill station that he has made his residence since fleeing his homeland. The Dalai Lama escaped Tibet in 1959 in disguise on horseback to start a life in exile in India after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Burmese Junta Presses Military for Support
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar's junta deputy leader General Maung Aye has urged military officers to take responsibility for the success of elections planned for next year, a state newspaper said.In a speech at a graduation ceremony for new officers, the general told recruits that it was their job to ensure the country's transition to a mature democracy, the New Light of Myanmar reported.
- PHOTO: Myanmar's General Maung Aye and wife. Maung Aye has urged military officers to take responsibility for the success of elections planned for next year (AFP/File/Ho).
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The End of the USA
MOSCOW – If you're inclined to believe Igor Panarin, and the Kremlin wouldn't mind if you did, then President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order.Iran's leader said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama is pur-suing the same "wrong path" as his predecessor George W. Bush in supporting Israel and described the Jewish state as a "cancerous tumor."
"Even the new president of America, who has come to power with slogans about changing Bush's policies, is defending state terrorism by talking about unconditional commitment to Israel's security," Reuters reported Khamenei said at a conference on the Palestinian issue in Tehran. More>>

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