Nature Is Speaking – Ian Somerhalder is Coral Reef

Published on Oct 5, 2014 
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Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVMV3StvLCs

Buddhism undergoes modern twist to attract young people

By JUNKO SAIMOTO, Asahi/AJW, June 26, 2015 Tokyo, Japan -- Discussing love, using social media and pouring cocktails are a few of the methods Buddhist monks and priests are now using to gain followers in modern-day Japan. The Tera Cafe Daikanyama coffee shop in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward serves various dishes, such as Buddhism-style vegetarian food and pancakes. (Junko Saimoto) With the number of fervent worshippers dwindling, temples are trying to attract mainly young people while playing down Buddhism’s association with funerals and death. For example, a puppet play performed by monks and a Zen meditation session held in English were among the nearly 100 special programs offered on May 2-3 at Kogen, one of the world’s largest temple- and shrine-related events, at Zojoji temple in central Tokyo. Another program allowed visitors to conduct their own memorial services for dolls, while a booth was set up where guests could discuss their problems with monks. About 6,000 visitors attended the event.

Nature Is Speaking – Edward Norton is The Soil

Published on Oct 5, 2014 
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Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dor4XvjA8Wo

Historical Sites Recall When Kazakhstan Was Buddhist

By Michelle Witte, Astana Times, 9 February, 2015 ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan today is a mostly Muslim country, but the Silk Road that crossed it was an important conduit for religions, including Buddhism, and some of Kazakhstan’s historic carvings and monuments are neither Muslim nor animist, but homages to Buddhas, bodhisattvas and the monks who carried their teachings from India and China across the Eurasian landmass. Buddhism gained a large following in Central Asia between the second century B.C. up to the coming of Islam to the region around the eighth century, and many of the Turkic peoples living in Kazakhstan adopted it. Though now the Buddhist population of Kazakhstan is small – only about 0.5 percent of the population as of 2007 – the country has the largest number of Buddhists in Central Asia. It is also dotted with remnants of its Buddhist past, particularly in the Zhetysu (“seven rivers”) area of modern-day southeastern Kazakhstan, which includes today’s Almaty oblast and historically extended into Kyrgyzstan. Within that area are the Tamgaly-Tas (“Stones with Signs”), one of Kazakhstan’s most popular tourist destinations and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The cliffs, about 120 kilometres from Almaty, are marked with thousands of rock paintings and carvings dating from the Bronze Age onward.

Nature Is Speaking – Julia Roberts is Mother Nature

Published on Oct 5, 2014 
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Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=25&v=WmVLcj-XKnM 

The Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women

by Pema Khandro, the Buddhist Channel, Jul 6, 2015 Yogyakarta, Indonesia -- The Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women met for one week in beautiful, humid, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Over a thousand people, from different countries and different Buddhist traditions, gathered to discuss the history, concerns and achievements of women in Buddhism. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, founder of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women Approximately half of the attendees were from Indonesia and the other half were from around the world. Each day there were academic presentations, workshops, shared meals, dharma talks and other activities happening. Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women was founded in 1987. Sakyadhita, means “Daughters of the Buddha.” “The organization aims to unite Buddhist women of various countries and traditions, to promote their welfare, and to facilitate their work for the benefit of humanity. Sakyadhita now has nearly 2,000 members in 45 countries around the world.” The founder of the organization is Karma Lekshe Tsomo, a kind and immensely skillful leader.

Nature Is Speaking – Kevin Spacey is The Rainforest

Published on Oct 5, 2014

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Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBqMJzv4Cs8

Modern Age Siddharta Gautama - Giving Up Billions and Lead a Life of Monkhood

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Ajahn Siripanno

Ajahn Siripanno is a humble Theravada Buddhist monk from Thailand. He was educated in the UK and can speak 8 different languages. He is the one and only son of the second richest man in Malaysia, T. Ananda Krishnan, a low profile successful businessman that has business interest in media, oil and gas, telecommunications, gaming, entertainment and property. Ananda Krishnan is estimated to have a net worth of US$9.6 billions according to Forbes's 2012 world wealthiest people. He ranks the second richest man in Malaysia while at the number of 89 in the world.

Nature Is Speaking – Penélope Cruz is Water

Published on Oct 5, 2014

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Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwV9OYeGN88

When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves

Nature Is Speaking – Harrison Ford is The Ocean

Published on Oct 5, 2014
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Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM6txLtoaoc

Priest says Hell is an invention of the church to control people with fear

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Uttara Sutta: Uttara the Deva's Son

At Rajagaha. As he was standing to one side, Uttara the deva's son recited this verse in the Blessed One's presence:

Life is swept along,
next-to-nothing its span.
For one swept on by aging
no shelters exist.
Perceiving this danger in death,
one should do deeds of merit
that bring about bliss.

[The Buddha:]

Life is swept along,
next-to-nothing its span.
For one swept to old age
no shelters exist.
Perceiving this danger in death,
one should drop the world's bait
and look for peace.