Rev. Danny Fisher

Via Going for Refuge: LinkTV has posted a clip from their program “Beyond Fear”–part of their new series Eye on Tibet. Take a look.

As a personal aside, I’d like to mention that I know Ven. Bagdro–one of two monastics profiled in “Beyond Fear”. When I was staying in Dharamsala, India, nine years ago, he and I and a couple of my friends (including Ravenna Michalsen) would often have tea together.

Here are some Tibet-related items to take note of today:

Here’s the latest on events in Burma:

[This post has been updated as of 2:35 p.m. EST on 9.16.08.]

Over at peaceful turmoil today, author tinythinker has an intriguing post about whether or not the Buddhoblogosphere is “losing steam.” The author writes:

Does it seem to you like the Buddhist corner of the blog universe is losing its mojo? Or is it simply undergoing a transformation? There is no doubt that many long-time popular Buddhist-themed blogs, such as Republic of T and The Buddhist Blog, are still up and running strong. But many other popular blogs with a Buddhist emphasis or perspective have gone the way most blogs do into disuse or permanent deletion. Even so, one might expect that many new bright stars would be on the rise. Fine new vessels catching inspiration in their sails to make that voyage from a start-up project to an established voice in the online community. Are there really so few diamonds in the rough waiting to be polished? Or is the interest in Buddhist blogs not sufficient to sustain the popularity and word of mouth of the newcomers?

My own feeling is that there are many wonderful and vibrant Buddhist blogs out there–some that offer several posts a day, and some that offer lengthier essay-style posts every now and then. Certainly, most of them have not achieved the same level of recognition or popularity that the blogs tinythinker mentions have. They definitely deserve that sort of recognition and popularity. With a little help–from inclusion in things like Beliefnet’s “Blog Heaven,” perhaps–they might. We’ve also got to be better about communicating with one another and joining things like the Buddhist Blog Webring. We’ve got to be aware of each other if more blogs are going to catch on.

To that end (and because tinythinker asked for links), I’d like to share a list of the Buddhist and Buddish blogs that I follow regularly. (Apologies in advance if I forgot any friends of this blog.) Let me know what I missed in the comments. And if you’ve got a Buddhist blog of your own, let us know–there’s no room for modesty here! : )