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    Tibet Earthquake Emergency Relief Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 15 Apr 2010
    From Tibetfund.org, We are very sad to report that hundreds have died and an estimated 10,000 mostly ethnic Tibetans were injured and left homeless in near-freezing temperatures in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck a sparsely populated region of Tibet in the early hours of April 14. More than 85 percent of the houses in Jiegu, a town of 100,000 people nearest the epicenter, were destroyed. Because solid information is still emerging from officials working in the area, it is difficult to know how many remain buried in the rubble. Most of the people in the region are Tibetan herders and farmers who are in immediate need of shelter, medicine, clothing and other necessities. As we offer our prayers for the victims and survivors, The Tibet Fund has established an Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund and is working to ensure that resources reach those most affected by the quake and through channels that will provide meaningful More »
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    Acharya Judy Lief's Commentary on Atisha's 59 Lojong Slogans Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 09 Apr 2010
    Today, the first post of Acharya Judy Lief's commentary on the 59 mind-training (Tib. lojong) slogans was posted on Tricycle's website. Judy will continue writing comments on the slogans every week throughout the coming year. Read her first post here. Judy prefaces her series of comments with a bit of history: a brief retelling of the story of Atisha (980-1052 CE) who revitalized Buddhism in Tibet and brought the secret lojong teachings to the roof of the world. Initially the teachings were a closely guarded secret, but now, to the great good fortune of us all, they are available for the world to study. It brings us great pleasure to be able to offer this to our readers, and we thank Acharya Judy Lief for generously providing us all with this teaching. More »
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    Dartmouth College's Buddhism and Medicine Seminar Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 05 Apr 2010
    Our friends at Dartmouth College and the Upper Valley Zen Center were kind enough to inform us of their upcoming Seminar on Buddhism and Medicine.  It looks like quite an event! BUDDHISM AND MEDICINE Perspectives on Life, Death, and the Healing Arts A Seminar at Dartmouth College, Friday, April 16th, 4:00 pm to Saturday, April 17th 4:30 pm Around the world and throughout history an individual's power and capacity to heal has been connected, more or less directly, to spirituality. This is true not only where "traditional" medicine is practiced; it can also inform the ways contemporary doctors in conventional settings interact with their patients.  This seminar explores a Buddhist perspective on health, illness and the healing arts with Tibetan physician, Buddhist monk and Public Health Ph.D (UCLA) Kunchok Gyaltsen. More »
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    'Lama, Patron, Artist' at the Smithsonian Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 19 Mar 2010
    As reported by the Washington Post, There are two things most Westerners think they know about Buddhism: It's the one religion that can accommodate atheists, and one of its goals is to escape the material cycles of this world in favor of an immaterial enlightenment. That's why "Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen," newly opened at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, may come as a surprise. This landmark show, which was organized by the Rubin Museum for Himalayan art in New York, seems to have a fully religious, god-filled sensibility -- no atheistic doubt in sight -- as expressed through the most deluxe of material goods. Situ Panchen was the powerful Tibetan lama who made or designed or commissioned the featured objects in this show, in the early and middle years of the 18th century. More »
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    China's handpicked Panchen Lama "elected" Vice President of Buddhist group Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 04 Feb 2010
    As reported by phayul.com: More »
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    What is the Right Way to Sit? Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 20 Oct 2009
    Different Buddhist schools recommend a variety of meditative postures. Some emphasize a still, formal posture, while others are less strict and more focused on internal movements of consciousness. Tibetan traditions, for instance, advise an upright spine, erect but relaxed; hands at rest in the lap, with the belly soft; shoulders relaxed, chin slightly tucked, and the gaze lowered with eyelids half shut; the jaw is slack with the tongue behind the upper teeth; the legs are crossed. A Soto Zen Buddhist saying instructs us to sit with formal body and informal mind. The common essential point is to remain balanced and alert, so as to pierce the veil of samsaric illusion. –Lama Surya Das, from “The Heart of Buddhist Meditation,” Tricycle, Winter 2007 Read the full article: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation More »