“A Parallel Between the Hostility Toward Japanese-Americans During WWII and Hostility Toward Muslims in America Today”
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Rev. Danny Fisher
Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings
Month: August, 2010
August 26, 2010
World’s Largest Book Part of Display to Honor His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Bhutan, the world's largest book, is displayed with a special exhibit at Miami University's Walter Havinghurst Special Collections on the third floor of King Library. The Oxford Press staff photo by Meagan Engle.
This via The Oxford Press (via our bud Rod Meade Sperry):
The largest book in the world is on display in Special Collections at King Library on Miami University’s campus.
“The Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom” is part of an exhibit in honor of the upcoming visit by the Dalai Lama. The display is free and open to the public during special collections hours.
The Bhutan measures 5 feet by 7 feet when opened and weighs 133 pounds.
Everyone is invited to make an appointment to turn a page in the book, said Janet Stuckey, of special collections.
“Buddhism: An Exhibit in Honor of the Dalai Lama’s Visit” features books written by the Dalai Lama, the Time Magazine cover featuring him, the Life cover on his flight from Tibet to India and more.
Just a few of the Dalai Lama’s 72 publications are on display, but the library does have all on hand. Many of his books focus on happiness, Stuckey said.
“It isn’t necessarily about Buddhism, but it’s about living in harmony. That’s why he’s a man of peace,” Stuckey said.
Also included in the exhibit are prayer beads, a Thai Dream Book manuscript, two Thai fortune telling/astrology manuscripts, and a palm leaf manuscript in Pali, which preceded the more modern ancient Siamese language, which is believed to be more than 600 years old.
August 25, 2010
A Gift of Dharma for 8.25.10
Today’s quote is another from the much-beloved Acharya Ani Pema Chödrön, whom I first quoted and wrote a little biography for in this post. This is it:
A warrior accepts that we can never know what will happen to us next.
August 24, 2010
A Gift of Dharma for 8.24.10
Today’s dharma quote is yet another from the Vidyādhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987), whom I first quoted and wrote a little bio for here. This is it:
Developing confidence is like watching the sun rise. First it seems very feeble and one wonders whether it will make it. Then it shines and shines. Confidence is not about arrogance or pride. It is a natural unfolding process. It’s not a question of needing confidence or not needing it. It’s naturally there. In fact, we actually don’t have to develop confidence. It’s more that we have to acknowledge the confidence that already exists.
