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The Karma of Disaster
Did karma cause Cyclone Nargis to strike Burma (Myanmar)? According to Professor Ingrid Jordt of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Buddhists of Burma blame Burma's oppressive military regime for Cyclone Nargis....
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The 17th Karmapa in America
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, arrived in New York yesterday for an 18-day tour that will include public events in the New York City area; Boulder,...
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In the News--Oppression and Partnership
I want to call attention to a couple of items in today's New York Times. The first is Nicholas Kristof's column, "The Terrified Monks." Kristof gives us a glimpse of...
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Burma Update: An Ongoing Atrocity
The Red Cross is estimating the cyclone death toll in Burma (Myanmar) could be as high as 128,000. As many as 2.5 million Burmese remain in desperate need of food,...
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Neural Buddhists?
In "The Neural Buddhists," New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses developments in neural science and how these developments might impact religion. "In unexpected ways, science and mysticism are joining...
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The Bodhisattva's Thousand Arms
Bodhisattvas sometimes are pictured with multiple arms and heads. I didn't appreciate this symbolism until I heard this dharma talk by John Daido Loori, in which he said,
Every time there's...
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Mother of the Buddhas
Prajnaparamita is Sanskrit for "perfection of wisdom." In Mahayana Buddhism, the word wisdom usually points to "shunyata," or "emptiness." According to this teaching, nothing has intrinsic existence, and all...
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Is Aid Reaching Burma?
The military junta that controls Burma (Myanmar) continues to delay and frustrate efforts to bring help to the people of Burma. Although United Nations relief planes now are landing supplies...
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Alms for Burma
The United Nations estimates that hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar (Burma) are in desperate need of help. Most news media today reported that 22,500 people died as...
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Aung San Suu Kyi Honored
Today President George Bush signed congressional legislation that awarded Aung San Suu Kyi the Congressional Gold Medal, America's top civilian honor. Yesterday the government of Canada named her an honorary...
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