Saturday, July 26, 2014
South Korea's Rapping Nuns Lay It Down At Buddhist Prayer Competition
By Antonia Blumberg,
The Huffington Post Jul 18, 2014
Seoul, South Korea -- In case you needed any more reason to
believe that nuns are the coolest people (and this, this and this didn't
convince you) then look no further. South Korea has some amazing Buddhist nuns
ready to win your heart -- and they can rap like no one's business.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Dharma Voices for Animals
by Bob Isaacson,
President of Dharma Voices for Animals, Colombo, May 5, 2014
An excellent and informative article, ”Inland Fisheries and Buddhism,” published on the Buddhist Channel on April 12, 2014, discourages Buddhist participation in raising animals for food at Sri Lanka’s inland fisheries, fishing, and eating animal flesh.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Akkosa Sutta: Insults (SN 7.2)
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Rajagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels' Sanctuary. Then the brahman Akkosaka Bharadvaja heard that a brahman of the Bharadvaja clan had gone forth from the home life into homelessness in the presence of the Blessed One. Angered & displeased, he went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, insulted & cursed him with rude, harsh words.
Pāli by the River
During the summer of 2013 a group of people got together to study an ancient language. By meditating, learning the proper pronunciation, studying the grammar, and understanding the meaning of the beautiful old words spoken by the Buddha, the two week pāli workshop passed by. Here is a mini documentary of our 2 weeks in an old wooded camp in misty, lovely Oregon. These 2 week pāli workshops are offered only to old students of Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka. Read more about the entry requirements here: pariyatti.org
