“They care for us and we pray for them…”
September 25, 2007 by K.
One of the monks who took part in the protests came to us and told us about his experiences. He said: “We are not afraid, we haven’t committed a crime, we just say prayers and take part in the protests. We haven’t accepted money from onlookers although they offered us a lot. We just accept water. People clapped, smiled and cheered us.” The monk seemed very happy, excited and proud. But I’m worried for them. They care for us and we pray for them not to get harmed. Mya, Rangoon
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Two Things you can do to help support the Burmese Monks and Nuns
From Joey King
For the last week, thousands of Burmese monks have marched againstthe repressive Burmese military regime in cities across that nation. They have recently been joined by Buddhist nuns and the public. Thisis the largest public demonstration against the junta in nearly 20 years. Over the past couple of days, the situation is getting more
tense as the Myanmar military junta has warned that it is prepared to crack down on the Buddhist monks.
The situation in Burma requires our urgent attention. Your support for the monks and nuns there will make a big difference to the people of Burma (Myanmar).
Here are two actions you can take now:
1) Our friends at the Buddhist Channel have initiated a global
petition to garner support for the Holy Sangha. Please go to the petition and follow the instructions given. This page also includes address information for the Myanmar (Burmese) Embassy in a number of countries.
2) Light a candle and place it in your window every night this week, along with this sign (available through the link below) in support of the nonviolent protest. And please spread the word.
Please visit the BPF website for more information:
http://www.bpf.org/html/whats_now/2007/burma_peace.html