Rev. Danny Fisher

Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings

Daniel Burke on the Obama/Dalai Lama Flap

The Religion News Service’s great Daniel Burke addresses the Obama/Dalai Lama flap in a special feature.

Attention, Graduate Students: The North American Graduate Students Conference on Buddhist Studies Has Put Out Its Call for Papers for the 2010 Conference

As the title says, the North American Graduate Students Conference on Buddhist Studies has put out its call for papers for the 2010 conference.  Consider yourself notified.

Karen Kissel-Wegela Now Blogging for Psychology Today

Via the Allen Ginsberg Library BlogKaren Kissel-Wegela, a Naropa University prof, former Shambhala Sun columnist, and author of the absolutely marvelous How to Be a Help Instead of a Nuisance: Practical Approaches to Giving Support, Service, and Encouragement to Others, is now blogging for Psychology Today.

Li Chen – Modern Buddhist Sculptor

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“Pure Land” by Li Chen, on the campus of the Singapore Management University.  Photo by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop for the New York Times.

Via Buddhist Art NewsThe New York Times profiles Li Chen, Taiwanese Buddhist sculptor.  Way cool–check it out.