Rev. Danny Fisher

Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings

Month: August, 2009

August 25, 2009

UCLA Today on Diana Winston

dianawinston-lrgUCLA Today talks to Diana Winston, former Buddhist nun and current Director of Mindfulness Education at the prestigious institution’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC), about “the spiritual evolution that brought her…to a large university where researchers are discovering that the practice of mindfulness meditation has many physical and psychological benefits, including slowing the progression of HIV in patients suffering from stress and helping ADHD teens focus.”  Take a look.

Ms. Winston is also a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council, founder of the Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE) program, former associate director of Buddhist Peace Fellowship, and the author of Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens.

[Image via UCLA Today.]

August 24, 2009

“A Personal Lesson in Geriatric Care”

August 24, 2009

B. Alan Wallace’s Pledge of Allegiance

August 22, 2009

Tell ASEAN to Match Their Words about Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s Other Prisoners of Conscience with Action

asskcardAmnesty International is asking concerned citizens to send postcards (like the one pictured) to the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), who is currently Thailand’s minister.  The text of the postcard reads:

Dear Minister:

I write out of deep concern at the recent sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 more months of house arrest. For 13 of the past 20 years, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has endured detention, house arrest and restrictions on her movement. She is one of more than 2,100 political prisoners currently detained in Myanmar.

I applaud your recent efforts as Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in calling for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Sadly, strong words alone are not enough to broker change in Myanmar. I respectfully urge you to convene a meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers to address this serious human rights situation.

I call on you to continue to press Myanmar’s authorities to immediately release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all those detained simply for exercising their human rights. I thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,
Your First and Last Name
Your City, Your State

Send your postcard here.

August 22, 2009

Help the Buddhist Geeks by Becoming a Micropatron

BGThose wonderful Buddhist Geeks, with whom I was delighted to do an interview recently, have an appeal to their fans and supporters:

It is with great excitement that we share with you our plans to take Buddhist Geeks to a whole new level. And it is also with great humility and appreciation that we ask you, our community members, to help us get there. Starting this week we are asking the Buddhist Geeks listeners to help us continue to produce the same high quality content that we have for years, with the Buddhist Geeks podcast, while also supporting us in launching two new projects in the coming months—the Buddhist Geeks Digital Magazine and the BuddhaDharma 2.0 Conference. In order to do that we’re inviting our listeners to become micropatrons of Buddhist Geeks.

Your patronage will support Buddhist Geeks in continuing to freely offer high-quality, digital dharma. It is a model of sustainability that puts your generosity and passion squarely at the heart of our success. To see more about what we’re planning, and what it means to be a Buddhist Geeks patron, please go to www.BuddhistGeeks.com.