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[superdave]

[isthisreally]

[reactionary]

that's just the thing. i'm not buddhist but i do find some of the philosophies interesting. but this whole "ha! you are all fools! religion is the opiate of the masses!" pseudo-intellectualism is just tired and is especially ironic when said person accuses others of being "smug." nobody is being enlightened(ha) by it - everyone has had these ideas by the time they finish high school. it's just childish rebellion...or maybe a cry for attention.

[The_Eyeball_Kid]

[reactionary]

but what led ya to believe all (or some) of the posters on this thread are like that? all i see are a few links to practicing centers, a few movie recommendations, and a couple documentaries.

how is that like born again christians? has anyone condemned you to eternal damnation? has anyone tried to convert you? even born agains..i mean, that's a different breed compared to a lot of normal christians. sorry about your bad experiences talking to buddhists. i too saw a couple of white dreadlocked wannabes at a buddhist temple in beijing. but i don't see any posters here who resemble that. in fact, check the first page of this thread. a couple off-color jokes about buddhists, and no one got angry. try making a cartoon about the prophet mohammed, if you please.

go easy, amigo.

[igotthisguitar]

[Easter Clark]

[mooncalf]

Thanks to everyone who provided links!

I visited the Buddhist English Library near Anguk Station yesterday. They have a great selection of books and several programs: bi-weekly dharma talks, a book discussion group, meditation sessions . . . Highly recommended!

Here's the link again: http://bels.kr/

[Adventurer]

[mooncalf]

Sorry about that . . . here's the English link!

http://bels.kr/b_eng.html

[igotthisguitar]

[igotthisguitar]

Buddhist Organizations Come Together
To Support The Karmapa's U.S. Visit



Dear Friends in the Dharma:

On behalf of His Holiness Karmapa's Office of Administration, U.S., we are delighted to share additional information about the confirmation of the visit of the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to the United States, May 15-June 2, 2008. His Holiness will be giving public talks in three cities: New York, NY; Boulder, CO; and Seattle, WA. Very soon, we will launch the official website, www.karmapavisit.org. This website will present official information and details about the tour as they become available.

In February 2007, His Holiness Karmapa appointed The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche as the representative of his Office of Administration in the United States. The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche has been given full responsibility to oversee and direct the visit of His Holiness to the United States. One of His Holiness' key instructions to Ponlop Rinpoche is to work together to plan and implement the tour with all the sanghas who have submitted invitations to His Holiness.

Therefore, beginning in March 2007, Ponlop Rinpoche invited representatives from various sanghas to join the National and Regional Coordinating Committees for the tour. He also invited representatives to serve on the Sangha Advisory Board in each of the three regions where His Holiness will be visiting. Over the past year of extensive planning, many sanghas have contributed time and energy to make this tour a reality, on the coordinating committees and advisory boards.

They include:

Karma Triyana Dharmachakra and affiliates
Nalandabodhi
Shambhala International
Mangala Shri Bhuti

Centers affiliated with Venerable Kalu Rinpoche: Kagyu Droden Kunchab, Kagyu Changchub Chuling, Kagyu Dakshang Chuling,
and Sukhasiddhi Foundation

Satdharma
Naropa University
Centers affiliated with Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche: Vajravidya and Karma Mahasiddha Ling
Rigpa USA
Evam Buddhist Institute
Yongey Buddhist Center

May our energies gather together in a harmonious way, as one sangha family, to welcome the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa
to the United States and support His Holiness' work to benefit countless sentient beings.

Yours in the Dharma,
Diane Biray Gregorio and Mary Chung
Chiefs of Staff for the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
H.H. Karmapa's Office of Administration, U.S.
If you have questions, please send an email to the planning committee in the city nearest you.

New York, NY: [email protected]
Boulder, CO: [email protected]
Seattle, WA: [email protected]

[igotthisguitar]

THE FIRE SERMON!

Here's two related talks, both by Forest Sangha (Theravadan) monks.

Our Six Ajahns (Ajahn Munindo, Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery, UK)
http://www3.dhammatalks.org.uk/sounds/T06-09_A_Munindo_Our_Six_Teachers.mp3

The Discourse on Fire
(Ajahn Chandako, Buddhist Society of Western Australia)
http://www.bswa.org/audio/sutta_study/Chandako_2004_04_11.mp3

[igotthisguitar]

China Says Tibet Monks "Won't Be Punished"
By John Ruwitch
Fri Mar 28, 6:50 AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not punish a group of Tibetan monks for disrupting a government-organized foreign media tour of Lhasa and voicing support for the Dalai Lama, a senior official said in a bid to allay fears of repercussions.

Baema Chilain, vice-chairman of the Chinese-controlled Tibet Autonomous Region, also said "separatists" were planning to disrupt the Olympic torch relay in Tibet.

However, he pledged to ensure the flame's security there and on its planned ascent of Mount Everest, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.

On Thursday, about 30 monks at the Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest in Tibet, shoved their way into a briefing and spent about 15 minutes telling reporters the government was lying about recent unrest. They also rejected Chinese claims the Tibetan spiritual leader was directing the rash of protests.



These monks who staged the bold protest ... will not be punished, Xinhua quoted Baema Chilain as saying.

"But what they said is not true. They were attempting to mislead the world's opinion," he said. "The facts shouldn't be distorted."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AS-4i7P43U

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader who fled to India after a failed uprising in 1959, has condemned the violence and denies he seeks more than greater autonomy for his homeland.

More than two weeks of unrest in Tibet and western China, including violence in Lhasa on March 14, and China's response ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August have sparked international controversy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0zBkFBySyI&feature=related

China hopes the Olympics showcase the achievements of the world's fourth-largest economy and its rise as a global power, but the Games have become a lightning rod for criticism.

"To our knowledge, some separatists from within and outside China are seeking to sabotage the Olympic torch relay within Tibet," said Baema Chilain.

The flame arrives in Beijing on Monday.

"We are confident and capable of ensuring the security of the relay and taking it to the top of the peak," Chilain said.

In Canberra, Australia, police wrestled one protester to the ground during an otherwise peaceful protest by about 100 Tibet supporters in front of the Chinese embassy on Friday. The Tibetan community has promised a bigger protest next month when the Olympic torch arrives.

In Nepal, where there have been demonstrations almost every day since the trouble began this month, about a dozen pro-Tibet protesters jumped the walls of a building housing the offices of the United Nations on Friday, calling for U.N. intervention following the unrest in the Himalayan region.

MONKS BEING STARVED

More than a dozen Western and Asian diplomats were scheduled to leave for Lhasa on Friday as part of a public relations exercise launched by China to limit the damage from the Tibet crisis, envoys said. They will visit for two days.

Critics of China say there is widespread discontent among Tibetans, including monks, who feel their religious practices are restricted, their culture is being suffocated by an influx of Chinese to Tibet and their autonomy is not sufficient.

About 1,000 paramilitary police entered Kirti monastery in Aba (Ngawa) prefecture, Sichuan province, searching for pictures of the Dalai Lama on Friday, Matt Whitticase of the Free Tibet Campaign said.

Telephone calls to the temple were disconnected.

The London-based Campaign said it had received unconfirmed reports from various sources in Tibet that three main monasteries in Lhasa -- Ganden, Sera and Drepung -- have been cut off since March 11, with no access to food, water and electricity.

"The monks in those monasteries are being starved. The reports have said that Tibetan laypeople have attempted to bring food to the monasteries but have been denied access," it said.

Baema Chilain, the Tibet official, said the monks at the monasteries and the Jokhang were being "temporarily confined to the premises as the authorities were investigating allegations that some of them led or participated in the violence."

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, who has been strong on human rights since taking office in 2000, urged president-elect Ma Ying-jeou on Friday to offer Tibetans political asylum.

Ma takes office on May 20.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080328/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_162;_ylt=Akgdgo3gVeEdC7ymT0aM0IP9xg8F

[Funkdafied]

My dad is a buddhist, so I was kinda raised up in it, and have been more sympathetic to it than to any other religion over the years. But as I've grown and matured, become more sophisticated and incisive in my thinking, I've realised, perhaps sadly, that it's all nonsense, just like all the other fairy tales. Reality is all there is. No one can tell you anything relevant about how to best live your life except yourself. And if you really must insist on having "gods", I suggest you start with Carles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Keep it REAL holmes ...