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July 13, 2010

A Gift of Dharma for 7.13.10

Today’s quote is yet another from our friend and former Naropa University professor Dr. Reginald A. Ray, whom I previously quoted and wrote a little biography for here. This is it–posted today on the Facebook page for Vipassana at 1501 Scott:

To be awake, to be enlightened, is to be fully and completely embodied. To be fully embodied means to be at one with who we are, in every respect, including our physical being, our emotions, and the totality of our karmic situation.

July 13, 2010

The Next Film to Be Claimed by Us Buddhists?

Anticipation is reaching a fever pitch for Christopher Nolan’s new film Inception, which opens Friday and is his first since The Dark Knight. Set “within the architecture of the mind,” little is known at this point about the plot. That said, clips like the one below (with references to strong emotions and projections of mind) have me wondering how much this movie will resonate with those of us interested in the intersection of Buddhism and film…

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July 13, 2010

Incense Ignites Blaze that Injures Two at Seattle’s Fa-Hsing Buddhist Temple

"This apartment at 1007 S. Weller St. was badly damaged by an overnight fire." Photo by Greg Gilbert for The Seattle Times.

Get the story here. We will hold the temple community in our thoughts, prayers, and practice.

July 13, 2010

Congratulations to Mary Beth Markey, the New President of the International Campaign for Tibet

ICT's new president, Mary Beth Markey, during a recent visit to the Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala, India.

Read the press release at the ICT.

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