Buddhism

a sense of unity beyond suffering

2008-07-18T19:49:11Z

The great Indian teacher Nisargadatta Maharaj once said, "Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows." "I am nothing" does not mean that there is a bleak wasteland within. It does mean that with awar...

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newcastle and northumbria degree ceremonies

2008-07-16T13:20:12Z

Yesterday I was a guest, as a member of the Chaplaincy team at Northumbria University, at the Congregation at which Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate. As Buddhist Chaplain at Newcastle University, I was a membe...

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to die a little ...

2008-07-13T08:26:46Z

sometimes ... we have ... to die ... a little ... before ... we anew ... are born ... again. "phases of change"

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fire at tassajara

2008-07-11T18:33:39Z

Statement from Abbot Ryushin Paul Haller on the Fire at Tassajara Written by Abbot Ryushin Paul Haller photo by Renshin Bunce As the forest fire encroaches into Tassajara valley, a new reality appears: danger is nearb...

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still 27 days. candle 4 tibet.

2008-07-11T14:02:05Z

supporters of the whole world. be with us! sign in here: please have a look: free tibet.

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the power of N O W. eckhart tolle.

2008-07-08T16:32:41Z

the POWER of now. eckhart tolle. … this is what we are all talking about.... living the moment. the moment is now. don't live in the past or too far in the future... we all know these advises.... they have to do with eastern religion, zen, buddhi...

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Thich Nhat Hanh quotes

2008-07-10T06:31:56Z

Great quotes on topics like meditation, dealing with life as it is but also topics like capital punishment and abortion.

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a buddhist response to global warming

2008-07-09T20:19:31Z

There's a new website here with different sections including quotations, solutions and a blog

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see everybody as the buddha

2008-07-09T19:57:12Z

And another challenge:When you are stuck in a traffic jam on the Los Angeles freeway, can you look at all the other drivers, particularly the ones who are weaving in and out of lanes, and see them as the Buddha? In a work situation, if you have a ...

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not grasping, not shunning

2008-07-09T19:50:29Z

The Buddha's teaching is all about understanding suffering - its origin, its cessation, and the path to its cessation. When we contemplate suffering, we find we are contemplating desire, because suffering and desire are the same thing. Desire can ...

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