Inspiring

To follow the unfolding news about the Burmese protests being led by Buddhist monks, check out the Democratic Voice of Burma.

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Lovingkindness in action

clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk

“Long life and health for Aung San Suu Kyi, may she have freedom soon,” the
monks chanted beneath the rain, in Rangoon’s wettest day for 39 years.

“May we be completely free from all danger, may we be completely free from all
grief, may we be completely free from poverty, may we have peace in heart
and [...]

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More on Burma

clipped from www.nytimes.com

The largest street protests in two decades against Myanmar’s military rulers gained momentum on Sunday as thousands of onlookers cheered huge columns of barefoot Buddhist monks and shouted support for the detained pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

 

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Nashville Buddhist Festival/”To Have Without Holding”

The Fourth Nashville Buddhist Festival last weekend went extremely well. I was surprised by the size of the crowd attending (close to 300) and I really enjoyed the many presentations by various Buddhist teachers and members of the Nashville Buddhist community. The Board did a great job this year of organizing an outstanding festival.
Lisa Ernst [...]

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In the news

Buddhist monks continue to upset the status quo in Burma (Myanmar) with a third day of rare public protest against the ruling military junta.

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Reading for Monday, September 24

Emptiness
by Venerable Traleg Rinpoche
So there is no such thing as a thing that exists of its own accord, everything exists in relation to other. This is called emptiness, because nothing has any enduring substance. If there is some ‘thing’ called a substance then it should be able to exist by itself, on its own accord, [...]

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Thoughts on the Nashville Buddhist Festival

The 2007 Nashville Buddhist Festival is now history, and it was a good one. We had perfect weather and very good crowds throughout the day. I want to make a special thanks to Patsy Villalobos who organized the One Dharma information table and who also made some beautiful One Dharma decals, which were donated through [...]

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