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Questions That Will Change Your Life

After all, hectic times --- and especially those that fall on the cusp of a new year --- are when you need more than ever to get some perspective and take stock of your life.

Sri Lanka to probe alleged wartime human rights abuses

" Sri Lanka has responded to mounting international criticisms of its wartime conduct by announcing it will appoint a "homegrown" committee to probe alleged human rights abuses.

Buddha Space: Signs: The Wisdom of Ajahn Chah

"Any speech that ignores uncertainty is not the speech of the sage."

Christian and Buddhist vows of peace and nonviolence

You may find either or both of these vows worth printing out and putting up where you can see them every day!

Thailand: "Suspected Muslim Insurgents" Attack Kills 2, Wounds 12

" Suspected Muslim insurgents opened fire on and hurled an explosive at an open-air restaurant in southern Thailand on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 12, police said.

Dalai Lama calls for a century of peace

"I want to talk here," the Dalai Lama said, ignoring a planned question-and-answer session and looking down at the thousands seated before him.

Vietnamese Bat Nha Monastery Raid Update.

From Help Bat Nha Monastery: All the brothers and sisters have been shipped to a temple Chùa Phước Huệ (address: Đường Trần Phú, Bảo Lộc, Lâm Đồng, Việt Nam). Our Brothers Thay Phap Hoi, Phap Sy, and Phap Tu have been taken away to other areas unknown.

Komments on Karma

"Bad karma, man!" We've all heard it, and probably even said it. Of all the Buddhist catchwords to have taken popular hold in the West, "karma" is possibly the most widely used, and the most grossly misunderstood.

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

With four scowling faces, 12 eyes, 12 arms, numerous weapons, skulls adorning the rim of his crown, severed heads dangling from his waist, human figures crushed beneath his feet and his consort Vajravarahi wrapped about him in rapturous congress, Chakrasamvara is a force to be re …

Vietnam: Stop Repressing Religion

OTTAWA - Since last fall, Vietnam's Religious Police have harassed followers of one of the best known and most respected Buddhist Zen masters in the world today, poet, peace and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh, at the Bat Nha Monastery in central Vietnam.

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