Rev. Danny Fisher

The sister of our departed friend in the Buddhoblogosphere, Michael of One Foot in Front of the Other, posts some more of his work at the blog, writing:

One of the recurring themes of Michael’s photography and poetry is the felt presence of the spirits of the departed. Michael’s spirit, which inspired so many people, is still very much alive in his work, nowhere more so than in his account of his Shikoku Pilgrimage and in his photographic Slice of Japan.

Take a look.

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“Back row (left to right): Rick Panteleoni, Robert Allen, Susan Small, Kate Kalin. Front row (left to right): Rev. Trudi Jinpu Hirsch, Mel Sebastiani, Chodo Campbell, Anne Reigeluth, Koshin Paley Ellison.” Image via Koshin Paley Ellison.
This from our friend and past interviewee Koshin Paley Ellison of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care’s Buddhist Contemplative Care Training Program:

On June 26, 2009, the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care graduated it’s first class of CPE students, each receiving one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. We are proud to be the first Buddhist organization to graduate Buddhist Chaplain students with ACPE accreditation. This is made possible through our partnership with Healthcare Chaplaincy of New York. NYZCCC has expanded its programing to offer two Buddhist CPE units commencing in September 2009. Both classes are fully enrolled. Rev. Trudi Jinpu Hirsch, the Center’s ACPE Supervisor leads the training.

We will also commence our third year of Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care Training (a pre-requisite for our CPE enrolment). We are proud to announce that NYZCCC now has over 60 students that have completed the foundations program and this years enrollment is also complete.

I offer my warmest congratulations to Koshin and the rest of the faculty and, of course, the students.

For more information about the NYZCCC’s work, follow this link. And for more about the professional training for Buddhist chaplains, follow this link.

Both Reuters and the Agence France-Presse are reporting that 34 Tibetan protestors have been arrested in Nepal. This from the AFP:

The Tibetans were stopped by police as they were driving to the border, and were arrested as they were continuing on foot, the witnesses said.

The activists waved placards and chanted anti-China slogans and said they were protesting Chinese suppression of Tibetan people.

“We are going to keep them in police custody until we hear from our headquarters,” said police officer Abhaya Joshi.

“Several senior Burmese military officials are reported to have been arrested over the leaking of these photographs – appearing to show tunnels built in Burma with the help of North Korean experts. All photos: Democratic Voice of Burma.” Image via the BBC.
Here’s the latest on what’s happening in Burma: