2009 May 11 « Rev. Danny Fisher

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Interviews His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Embedded video from CNN Video

Burma News (5.11.09)

[This post has been updated as of 7:00 p.m. PCT on 5.11.09.]

These stories on the subject of Burma today:

Reuters and the Associated Press are both reporting that the junta has allowed doctors to visit the ailing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate and Prime Minister-elect of Burma.

This decision comes after pressure from the U.S. Department of State, and a press release from the U.S. Campaign for Burma.

Reuters also has a story today comparing recent disaster responses in China and Burma.

The Huffington Post‘s Russ Wellen writes that the new film Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country is “filmmaking at its incendiary best.”

Claude Anshin Thomas at the Omega Institute

The extraordinary Claude Anshin Thomas will lead a retreat for veterans and their friends and families at the Omega Institute this October. Register here.

My Favorite Titles from Wisdom Publications

[This post is cross-posted at elephantjournal.com.]

Inspired by TMcG over at Full Contact Enlightenment, I think I’ll repost my list of favorite titles from Wisdom Publications (so far). Recently, the good people over at Go Beyond Words: Wisdom Publications’ Buddhist Blog celebrated their 100th post by asking readers to share their favorite books from the venerable Buddhist press. Here are the ones I shared:

The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action by Ken Jones

The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Engaged Buddhism in the West, ed. Christopher Queen

The Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 Years of Dharma, Drama, and Uncommon Insight, ed. Wes Nisker and Barbara Gates

Medicine and Compassion: A Tibetan Lama’s Guidance for Caregivers by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and David R. Shlim

Everything Yearned For: Manhae’s Poetry of Love and Longing, tran. Francisca Cho

Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists, ed. Sumi Loundon

Going on Being: Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and Psychotherapy by Mark Epstein

Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace, ed. David W. Chappell

Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes & Their Modern Expression by Taigen Dan Leighton

Conflict, Culture, Change: Engaged Buddhism in a Globalizing World by Sulak Sivaraksa

Meditation for Life by Martine and Stephen Batchelor

Buddhism and Psychotherapy Across Cultures: Essays on Theories and Practices, ed. Mark Unno

Where the World Does Not Follow: Buddhist China in Picture and Poem by Mike O’Connor and Steven Johnson

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May 11, 2009

Happy Vesak!

The Rosemead Buddhist Monastery in Rosemead, CA. Photo by the author.
I celebrated Vesak today at the Rosemead Buddhist Monastery, which is the temple at which I was ordained. I’ll have pictures from today’s celebrations, as well as another Vesak event I’m planning to attend, soon–stay tuned! In the meantime, Happy Vesak to all of you!

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammā sambuddhassa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammā sambuddhassa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammā sambuddhassa

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