Rev. Danny Fisher

Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings

AP: China "Concerned" about Meeting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Sen. John McCain

The Associated Press is reporting that the Chinese government is “concerned” about the recent meeting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Surprise, surprise…

The Daily Telegraph: China Plans Sweeping Purge of Tibetan Monasteries

Via Agam’s Gecko: It is being reported in The Daily Telegraph that the Chinese government is planning to step up its crackdown on dissident Tibetan monks. A document about the Kandze prefecture posted on China’s Tibet information website and translated by the Telegraph states that monks with “attitude problems” will be expelled from their monasteries or jailed, and that abbots and other religious leaders who refuse to follow “re-education” orders will be replaced by Chinese government appointees. For more, take a look at the whole article here.

Wishing Frank Ostaseski a Speedy Recovery

My friend and fellow Buddhist chaplain Marshall White passes the following news along: Frank Ostaseski, one of the original founders of the Zen Hospice Project and the founder of the Metta Institute, has suffered a heart attack. Frank has done much to develop Buddhist approaches to spiritual care, and train other Buddhist caregivers. The Buddhist chaplaincy movement owes much to his work. Let’s practice and pray for his speedy recovery.

In lieu of flowers, you are invited to donate in Frank’s honor to the Metta Institute at http://www.mettainstitute.org/funding.html.

The Latest News on Burma

Here are the latest Associated Press reports from the U.S. Campaign for Burma:

  • Activist/actress Mia Farrow calls for world leaders to use the upcoming Olympics to pressure the Chinese to stop supporting the Burmese junta.
  • The United Nations reports that as much as 25% of Cyclone Nargis relief money in Burma is being lost because of the junta’s foreign exchange system.
  • Meanwhile, farmers in Burma return to work, but the outlook is “bleak” in light of the cyclone’s devastating effects–which include loss of two million acres of rice paddy, and over 85% of all seed stocks.

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