Aung San Suu Kyi Addressing Invesco Field and Introducing U2
Very cool. Via Human Rights Now – The Amnesty International USA Web Log…
Rev. Danny Fisher
Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings
Month: May, 2011
May 25, 2011
A Gift of Dharma for 5.25.11
Today’s quote is from B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), the Indian politician, activist, and jurist who (among other things) served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution. His conversion to Buddhism was especially significant in that it inspired a revival of the religion in its homeland as well as the conversions of countless Indian untouchables to Buddhism. This is it:
A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.
May 24, 2011
I Really Appreciated This Tricycle Article…
…but my good buddy Justin Whitaker at American Buddhist Perspective does an infinitely better job of talking about it and adding to it than I ever could. Check him out. And kudos to Linda Heuman on a terrific piece!
May 24, 2011
A Gift of Dharma for 5.24.11
Today’s quote is from Cheng Yen, the great Taiwanese Buddhist nun, socially engaged Buddhist icon, and founder of the philanthropic Tzu Chi Foundation. This is it:
…Giving is a practice and we need to give every day. If we have a yearning or a positive desire in us, we must nourish it and bring it to fulfillment.
