This from The Pluralism Project at Harvard University: the inaugural edition of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue will be published on May 1st. This sounds like it could be another venture that will aid in creating interreligious understanding and harmony that Dirk Ficca and I talked about recently for this blog.
Over at his blog Dharma Forest, the Rev. Heng Sure has posted reflections and lots of pictures from the Second World Buddhist Forum, which was held recently in Taipei, Taiwan. Check it out.
“From the left, Monica Ferrari, Victoria Villalba and Line Bovery at a meditation class in Florida.” Photo by Richard Patterson for the New York Times.
Via Aaron Lackowski at the Tricycle Editors’ Blog: The New York Times has a feature in today’s “Health” section about the recession, anxiety, and mental health. Here’s a snippet:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline calls jumped to 50,158 in January 2009 from 39,465 a month in January 2008, and economic stress more frequently “played a central role,” said Richard McKeon, the group’s federal project officer.
The Treasury, Labor and other departments started a Web site for people experiencing stress. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is training counselors who usually assist people devastated by tornadoes and floods to now help people with what they “are going through with the economy,” said Dr. McKeon, an agency adviser.
