2008 July 25 « Rev. Danny Fisher

July 25, 2008

Reuters: Meditation Seen to Slow AIDS Progression

Via Wildmind Buddhist Meditation: A team at the University of California-Los Angeles has found that meditation may slow the progression of AIDS in “just a few weeks,” according to Reuters report. The findings, though, will have to be tested in further studies.

For more on the AIDS epidemic, please take a look at a video podcast of mine from last year.

July 25, 2008

The Irrawaddy: Doubts about Nonviolent Resistance in Burma

This too from our friend Erick: The Irrawaddy reports about the growing frustration among Burmese activists, many of whom are beginning to seriously question the viability of nonviolent strategies. It’s not good news, but news to take note of nonetheless.

July 25, 2008

The Far Eastern Economic Review: Dispatches from Tibet

This from our friend Erick: The Far Eastern Economic Review is running a series of dispatches from journalist Kathleen McLaughlin, one of the first foreign journalists allowed to travel independently to Tibet since the beginning of the Chinese crackdown in March. The offer a rare “inside look” at Tibet today.

July 25, 2008

Buddhist News on the March (7.25.08)

What are the scoops for today?

According to reports coming out of Burma, three ancient Buddha statues (including one of substantial size) have been found in a river near Mandalay. One has already been stolen, but photographs are beginning to emerge of the others, like this one.

Agence France-Presse reports that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Denver while on the presidential campaign trail.

And speaking of His Holiness, the Associated Press reports on the ritual performed by Tibetans in Madison, WI, during the Dalai Lama’s visit there. It was a tenshug to honor His Holiness and pray for his long life. The performance of it in Madison marked the first time such a ritual has been performed in the U.S.

Even more on the Dalai Lama: As the Los Angeles Times counts down to the end of the Bush administration, Johanna Neuman notes that at the very least Mr. Bush has the love of His Holiness.

And finally, one last bit of Dalai Lama news: According to the Agence France-Presse, the Fukuoka Prefectural Buddhist Association in Japan has announced that His Holiness will visit Japan “for a series of lectures and meetings on Buddhist themes” this November.

July 25, 2008

The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Go Back to the Table

The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog has collected a bunch of articles with reports that Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to go back to the table on Monday for negotiations after a tense, two-week confrontation at the ancient temple of Preah Vihear.

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