http://www.jonathantan.org/links/buddhism.html
This listing of external web resources is provided
solely to facilitate academic study and research, and promote fruitful
dialogue. The views expressed therein are solely of the author(s) of
those websites and are not necessarily those of the instructor, the
Theology Department, or Xavier University.
INDEX OF TOPICS:
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Religion Scholars in Progress
http://religionscholars.com/
A collection of professional development resources.
This site is a collection of professional development resources especially for Religious Studies graduate students.
Some are general, some are specific to the discipline. Here they
are linked and sorted, and they will eventually be annotated to help
summarize the many suggestions out there for surviving and thriving in
academia. Read, apply thought, exercise choice, and good luck as you
make your way through the difficult but rewarding journey of graduate
education.
Please let me know of other resources that you have found useful and I will add them. If you have suggestions for how to make this collection more useful, let me know that as well! Email Kristy Slominski at slominski@umail.ucsb.edu.
Most useful links:
Please let me know of other resources that you have found useful and I will add them. If you have suggestions for how to make this collection more useful, let me know that as well! Email Kristy Slominski at slominski@umail.ucsb.edu.
Most useful links:
- The Professor is In, a blog by Karen Kelsky
- “Scholarly Pursuits: A Guide to Professional Development During the Graduate Years”, by Harvard University
- “How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students”, University of Michigan
- Chronicle of Higher Education, especially its advice section for graduate student
- Inside Higher Education, especially its career advice section called Ph.Do
- gradhacker, a blog
- DiRT: Digital Research Tools Wiki
- American Academy of Religion, the largest professional organization for Religious Studies scholars
- The Religious Studies Project, podcasting project/ list of opportunities by the BASR
English Heritage : Places of Worship
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/places-of-worship/
Places of worship are a priceless part of England's built heritage, but
this legacy poses enormous challenges. How are they going to be
maintained so that future generations can enjoy them? How do we balance
the needs of congregations with the desirability of conserving our
heritage? How do we protect buildings that are no longer needed for
worship?
In this part of the website you can find out more about how English Heritage is helping people to meet these challenges.
In this part of the website you can find out more about how English Heritage is helping people to meet these challenges.
Papal Message for the Feast of Vesakh 2014
http://www.pcinterreligious.org/site.php?id=179
Dear Buddhist Friends,
1. In the name of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, we wish to once again extend to all of you, throughout the world, our heartfelt best wishes on the occasion of Vesakh.
2. Our cordial greetings this year are inspired by Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Peace 2014, entitled Fraternity, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace. There, Pope Francis observes that “fraternity is an essential human quality, for we are relational beings. A lively awareness of our relatedness helps us to look upon and to treat each person as a true sister or brother; without fraternity it is impossible to build a just society and a solid and lasting peace…” (n. 1).
Once again allow us to express our heartfelt greetings and to wish all of you a Happy Feast of Vesakh.
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran
President
Father Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, MCCJ
Secretary
Buddhists and Christians:
Together Fostering Fraternity
Message for the Feast of Vesakh 2014
Together Fostering Fraternity
Message for the Feast of Vesakh 2014
1. In the name of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, we wish to once again extend to all of you, throughout the world, our heartfelt best wishes on the occasion of Vesakh.
2. Our cordial greetings this year are inspired by Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Peace 2014, entitled Fraternity, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace. There, Pope Francis observes that “fraternity is an essential human quality, for we are relational beings. A lively awareness of our relatedness helps us to look upon and to treat each person as a true sister or brother; without fraternity it is impossible to build a just society and a solid and lasting peace…” (n. 1).
- 3. Dear friends, your religious tradition inspires the conviction that friendly relations, dialogue, the sharing of gifts, and the respectful and harmonious exchange of views lead to attitudes of kindness and love which in turn generate authentic and fraternal relationships. You are also convinced that the root of all evil is the ignorance and misunderstanding born of greed and hatred, which in turn destroy the bonds of fraternity. Unfortunately, “daily acts of selfishness, which are at the root of so many wars and so much injustice”, prevent us from seeing others “as beings made for reciprocity, for communion and self-giving” (Message for World Day of Peace 2014, n. 2). Such selfishness inevitably leads to seeing others as a threat.
- 5. Our world today is witnessing a growing sense of our common humanity and a global quest for a more just, peaceful and fraternal world. But the fulfilment of these hopes depends on a recognition of universal values. We hope that interreligious dialogue will contribute, in the recognition of the fundamental principles of universal ethics, to fostering a renewed and deepened sense of unity and fraternity among all the members of the human family. Indeed, “each one of us is called to be an artisan of peace, by uniting and not dividing, by extinguishing hatred and not holding on to it, by opening paths to dialogue and not by constructing new walls! Let us dialogue and meet each other in order to establish a culture of dialogue in the world, a culture of encounter!” (Pope Francis, To Participants in the International Meeting for Peace, Sponsored by the Community of "Sant' Egidio", 30 September 2013).
Once again allow us to express our heartfelt greetings and to wish all of you a Happy Feast of Vesakh.
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran
President
Father Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, MCCJ
Secretary
Baylor Uni: Do religious people love their neighbors?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140124093701.htm
Do religious people love their neighbors? Yes, some neighbors, study finds
Date:
January 24, 2014
Source:
Baylor University
Summary:
Most
religions teach their followers to "Love thy neighbor" -- including
those of different races or beliefs. But is religiousness really related
to love of neighbors? A study provides partial support for that idea.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
ESRI : Religious Education in a Multicultural Society: School and Home in Comparative Context
http://www.esri.ie/research/research_areas/education/Remc/final_report_-_publishabl/REMC_Final_Report_Publishable_Summary.pdf
Across European countries, the education system plays a role in the transmission of religious or secular beliefs and values, with consequent implications for social cohesion among religious and cultural groups. The influence of schooling can occur through the presence of explicit religious instruction within schools, the tacit recognition of specific religious practices and festivals, informal socialisation in relation to particular norms and values, specific rules about dress and behaviour, and the socio-cultural networks to which young people are exposed or from which they are excluded. The relative importance of the education system in religious socialisation varies across European countries, with religious authorities playing a significant role in school management in some countries while, in other cases, there is a deliberate separation or a limited cooperation between Church and school structures
Across European countries, the education system plays a role in the transmission of religious or secular beliefs and values, with consequent implications for social cohesion among religious and cultural groups. The influence of schooling can occur through the presence of explicit religious instruction within schools, the tacit recognition of specific religious practices and festivals, informal socialisation in relation to particular norms and values, specific rules about dress and behaviour, and the socio-cultural networks to which young people are exposed or from which they are excluded. The relative importance of the education system in religious socialisation varies across European countries, with religious authorities playing a significant role in school management in some countries while, in other cases, there is a deliberate separation or a limited cooperation between Church and school structures
PewResearch: Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/01/14/religious-hostilities-reach-six-year-high/
Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High
The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. A third (33%) of the 198 countries and territories included in the study had high religious hostilities in 2012, up from 29% in 2011 and 20% as of mid-2007. Religious hostilities increased in every major region of the world except the Americas. The sharpest increase was in the Middle East and North Africa, which still is feeling the effects of the 2010-11 political uprisings known as the Arab Spring.1 There also was a significant increase in religious hostilities in the Asia-Pacific region, where China edged into the “high” category for the first time.
Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High
The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. A third (33%) of the 198 countries and territories included in the study had high religious hostilities in 2012, up from 29% in 2011 and 20% as of mid-2007. Religious hostilities increased in every major region of the world except the Americas. The sharpest increase was in the Middle East and North Africa, which still is feeling the effects of the 2010-11 political uprisings known as the Arab Spring.1 There also was a significant increase in religious hostilities in the Asia-Pacific region, where China edged into the “high” category for the first time.
PewResearch: The Global Religious Landscape
http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/
Worldwide, more than eight-in-ten people identify with a religious group. A comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates that there are 5.8 billion religiously affiliated adults and children around the globe, representing 84% of the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion.
Worldwide, more than eight-in-ten people identify with a religious group. A comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates that there are 5.8 billion religiously affiliated adults and children around the globe, representing 84% of the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion.
PewResearch: Global Religious Diversity
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/04/04/global-religious-diversity/
Half of the Most Religiously Diverse Countries are in Asia-Pacific Region
Several years ago, the Pew Research Center produced estimates of the religious makeup of more than 200 countries and territories, which it published in the 2012 report “The Global Religious Landscape.” The effort was part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world.
Half of the Most Religiously Diverse Countries are in Asia-Pacific Region
Several years ago, the Pew Research Center produced estimates of the religious makeup of more than 200 countries and territories, which it published in the 2012 report “The Global Religious Landscape.” The effort was part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world.
Monday 28 April 2014
RSP: Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest 29 April 2014
http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2014/04/29/religious-studies-project-opportunities-digest-29-april-2014/
We would like to invite our readers to contribute to the Religious Studies Project. If you would like to contribute with an interview, book reviews, conference reports, comments or other ideas, we would love to hear from you! Also keep in mind that you can find us on Twitter, Facebook and iTunes!
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What Does Buddhism Require ?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/what-does-buddhism-require/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1&
By Gary Gutting
This is the fifth in a series of interviews about religion that I am conducting for The Stone. The interviewee for this installment is Jay L. Garfield, who has taught philosophy at several universities and is currently the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities, Yale-NUS College in Singapore. He is at work on a book called “Engaging Buddhism: Why Buddhism Matters to Contemporary Philosophy.”
By Gary Gutting
This is the fifth in a series of interviews about religion that I am conducting for The Stone. The interviewee for this installment is Jay L. Garfield, who has taught philosophy at several universities and is currently the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities, Yale-NUS College in Singapore. He is at work on a book called “Engaging Buddhism: Why Buddhism Matters to Contemporary Philosophy.”
NATRE: RE Regional Strategy Pilot launched
http://www.cstg.org.uk/2014/04/re-regional-strategy-pilot-launched/
Welcome to the RE Regional Strategy Pilot. The strategy to ensure that there are more robust arrangements for training and supporting teachers of RE is based on Recommendation 4 of the RE Council’s Review of Religious Education. This pilot version of the strategy has been worked out by the RE Council and NATRE working in collaboration with Culham St Gabriel’s. We are delighted to launch these documents, which we hope will help teachers of RE to develop a regional strategy in their own area, adapted and suited to their own professional development priorities.
Implementing a Strategy of Regional Support for RE: Report and Recommendations is an essential briefing document for any regional network reflecting on how to shape its own regional strategy.
Developing a Strategy of Regional Support for RE contains an Expression of Interest form for those regional networks that wish to apply for support from Culham St Gabriel’s for pilot activity during the summer term 2014.
Welcome to the RE Regional Strategy Pilot. The strategy to ensure that there are more robust arrangements for training and supporting teachers of RE is based on Recommendation 4 of the RE Council’s Review of Religious Education. This pilot version of the strategy has been worked out by the RE Council and NATRE working in collaboration with Culham St Gabriel’s. We are delighted to launch these documents, which we hope will help teachers of RE to develop a regional strategy in their own area, adapted and suited to their own professional development priorities.
Implementing a Strategy of Regional Support for RE: Report and Recommendations is an essential briefing document for any regional network reflecting on how to shape its own regional strategy.
Developing a Strategy of Regional Support for RE contains an Expression of Interest form for those regional networks that wish to apply for support from Culham St Gabriel’s for pilot activity during the summer term 2014.
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
Children making their own choices:
http://www.vox.com/2014/4/28/5659984/only-30-percent-of-kids-raised-as-atheists-stay-that-way-as-adults
The 2008 Religious Landscape survey (full doc, 210 pages): http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf
Introduction:
About the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
This report was produced by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Forum delivers timely,
impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum is a
nonpartisan organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington,
D.C., the Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by the Pew Charitable
Trusts.
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Luis Lugo, Director
Sandra Stencel, Deputy Director
John Green, Senior Fellow in Religion and American Politics
Gregory Smith, Research Fellow
Dan Cox and Allison Pond, Research Associates
Tracy Miller, Editor
Elizabeth Podrebarac and Michelle Ralston, Research Assistants
Pew Research Center
Andrew Kohut, President
Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
Visit religions.pewforum.org for the online presentation of the findings of the Landscape Survey.
Pew Forum Web Publishing and Communications
Mark O’Keefe, Oliver Read and Chris Ingraham, Web Publishing
Erin O’Connell, Robbie Mills and Liga Plaveniece, Communications
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
1615 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036-5610
Phone (202) 419-4550
Fax (202) 419-4559
www.pewforum.org
© 2008 Pew Research Center
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Summary of Key Findings .............................................................................................................5
Chapter 1: The Religious Composition of the United States ...................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Changes in Americans’ Religious Affiliation ..............................................................22
Chapter 3: Religious Affiliation and Demographic Groups ..........................................................36
Appendix 1: Detailed Data Tables ...............................................................................................72
Appendix 2: Classification of Protestant Denominations .......................................................... 101
Appendix 3: A Brief History of Religion and the U.S. Census ................................................... 108
Appendix 4: Survey Methodology .............................................................................................113
Topline ......................................................................................................................................119Introduction
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life / U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
Introduction
From the beginning of the Colonial period, religion has been a major factor in shaping the identity
and values of the American people. Despite predictions that the United States would follow
Europe’s path toward widespread secularization, the U.S. population remains highly religious in
its beliefs and practices, and religion continues to play a prominent role in American public life.
In recent decades, much high-quality research has been done on the religious makeup of the
United States and on the way religion relates to politics and public life. Nevertheless, there are
still major gaps in our knowledge of the American religious landscape. For instance, estimates of
the size of religious communities in the U.S. – especially the smaller groups – are often contested,
basic information on the religious beliefs and practices of many groups is lacking and there is little
solid data on the demographic characteristics of many of America’s newer faiths. The increasing
diversity of the American religious landscape, the remarkable dynamism of its faith communities
and the pervasive presence of religion in the American public square all serve to underscore the
pressing need for up-to-date, reliable information on these and other questions.
Building on our own work as well as others’ previous research, the Pew Forum on Religion &
Public Life has conducted a pathbreaking survey on American religion that seeks to address many
of these important issues. The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey includes reliable estimates of the
size of religious groups in the United States as well as detailed information on their demographic
characteristics, religious beliefs and practices, and basic social and political values. Based on
interviews with a representative sample of more than 35,000 Americans, this study will serve as
the baseline for similar large-scale surveys the Forum plans to conduct periodically.
http://www.vox.com/2014/4/28/5659984/only-30-percent-of-kids-raised-as-atheists-stay-that-way-as-adults
The 2008 Religious Landscape survey (full doc, 210 pages): http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf
Introduction:
About the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
This report was produced by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Forum delivers timely,
impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum is a
nonpartisan organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington,
D.C., the Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by the Pew Charitable
Trusts.
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Luis Lugo, Director
Sandra Stencel, Deputy Director
John Green, Senior Fellow in Religion and American Politics
Gregory Smith, Research Fellow
Dan Cox and Allison Pond, Research Associates
Tracy Miller, Editor
Elizabeth Podrebarac and Michelle Ralston, Research Assistants
Pew Research Center
Andrew Kohut, President
Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
Visit religions.pewforum.org for the online presentation of the findings of the Landscape Survey.
Pew Forum Web Publishing and Communications
Mark O’Keefe, Oliver Read and Chris Ingraham, Web Publishing
Erin O’Connell, Robbie Mills and Liga Plaveniece, Communications
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
1615 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036-5610
Phone (202) 419-4550
Fax (202) 419-4559
www.pewforum.org
© 2008 Pew Research Center
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Summary of Key Findings .............................................................................................................5
Chapter 1: The Religious Composition of the United States ...................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Changes in Americans’ Religious Affiliation ..............................................................22
Chapter 3: Religious Affiliation and Demographic Groups ..........................................................36
Appendix 1: Detailed Data Tables ...............................................................................................72
Appendix 2: Classification of Protestant Denominations .......................................................... 101
Appendix 3: A Brief History of Religion and the U.S. Census ................................................... 108
Appendix 4: Survey Methodology .............................................................................................113
Topline ......................................................................................................................................119Introduction
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life / U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
Introduction
From the beginning of the Colonial period, religion has been a major factor in shaping the identity
and values of the American people. Despite predictions that the United States would follow
Europe’s path toward widespread secularization, the U.S. population remains highly religious in
its beliefs and practices, and religion continues to play a prominent role in American public life.
In recent decades, much high-quality research has been done on the religious makeup of the
United States and on the way religion relates to politics and public life. Nevertheless, there are
still major gaps in our knowledge of the American religious landscape. For instance, estimates of
the size of religious communities in the U.S. – especially the smaller groups – are often contested,
basic information on the religious beliefs and practices of many groups is lacking and there is little
solid data on the demographic characteristics of many of America’s newer faiths. The increasing
diversity of the American religious landscape, the remarkable dynamism of its faith communities
and the pervasive presence of religion in the American public square all serve to underscore the
pressing need for up-to-date, reliable information on these and other questions.
Building on our own work as well as others’ previous research, the Pew Forum on Religion &
Public Life has conducted a pathbreaking survey on American religion that seeks to address many
of these important issues. The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey includes reliable estimates of the
size of religious groups in the United States as well as detailed information on their demographic
characteristics, religious beliefs and practices, and basic social and political values. Based on
interviews with a representative sample of more than 35,000 Americans, this study will serve as
the baseline for similar large-scale surveys the Forum plans to conduct periodically.
Praticum: Critical Theory, Religion and Pedagogy
http://practicumreligionblog.blogspot.ch/2014/04/mirror-reflections-some-thoughts-on.html
Praticum: Critical Theory, Religion and Pedagogy
https://www.facebook.com/practicumblog?fref=nf
Praticum: Critical Theory, Religion and Pedagogy
https://www.facebook.com/practicumblog?fref=nf
Former archbishop of Canterbury: We are a post-Christian nation
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10790495/Former-archbishop-of-Canterbury-We-are-a-post-Christian-nation.html
Exclusive: Former archbishop of Canterbury says Britain is no longer a nation
of believers, as Telegraph poll reveals Christians are reluctant to express
their faith
Saturday 26 April 2014
James K Powell : Opensource buddhism
Some resources from OpensourceBuddhism
Dr James K Powell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
An Overview of Buddhism:
An Overview of Central and East Asian Buddhism:
Published on Apr 10, 2014
Here, Powell goes over some of the
essential aspects of the importation of Buddhism to China, the Zen
(Chan) and Pureland or "Happiness" Buddhism and then we examine some
core features of the tantric Buddhism we find in Tibet, Mongolia and
Manchuria.
Gender and Religion:
Death and the Sacred and Interdisciplinary Studies:
Ritual
Friday 25 April 2014
Training for Buddhists working with schools in the UK
https://thebuddhistcentre.com/news/training-buddhists-working-schools-uk
Do you currently host or make school visits for your Triratna centre or group? Would you like to?
Srivati runs the London Buddhist Centre’s education service, Bodhi Tree. She’s offering two training events: one for Buddhists conducting school visits; one for school teachers who want to teach mindfulness in their schools.
1) Buddhist school visit workshop
10am – 4.30pm
Sunday 15th June 2014
London Buddhist Centre, E2 0HU
This interactive day will be led by Srivati, who has been working with schools since 2002. Those already working with schools will share their experience and good ideas; those who have yet to start will gain confidence and useful material.
Buddhism has been part of compulsory Religious Education in UK schools for the last 20 years and Triratna has been among the Buddhist groups most active in responding to schools’ needs, whether welcoming school groups to Centres, or, in the case of Clear Vision, making the leading Buddhist video materials for Buddhism in the classroom.
Says Srivati: “In RE, young people learn about other religions and they also learn from them. They’re encouraged to reflect upon important issues, including ethics. They also get the opportunity to try meditation.
Hosting school visits at your Centre is a way of supporting all this; an expression of generosity towards the younger wider community. It can also help our own understanding as we try to communicate the Dharma appropriately to children and young people without compromising its message.”
The day is a dana event.
2) Mindfulness teacher training day
15th & 16th March
Breathing Space, London Buddhist Centre, E2 0HU
Breathing Space is the London Buddhist Centre’s secular mindfulness centre, where Srivati is about to run their first mindfulness training event for schools. She says, “this event is for school teachers and other staff who would like to become their school’s own mindfulness and meditation coach, having already completed an 8-week mindfulness course such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
The weekend will also us to train up other members of our growing Bodhi Tree team, as well as some other Buddhists who either already work in a school or are considering delivering this programme at their Centre. We intend to run this event every year.”
Contact Srivati
by email s@bodhitree.org.uk
by phone 020 8926 1908
Visit Bodhi Tree’s website.
Visit Breathing Space’s website.
Do you currently host or make school visits for your Triratna centre or group? Would you like to?
Srivati runs the London Buddhist Centre’s education service, Bodhi Tree. She’s offering two training events: one for Buddhists conducting school visits; one for school teachers who want to teach mindfulness in their schools.
1) Buddhist school visit workshop
10am – 4.30pm
Sunday 15th June 2014
London Buddhist Centre, E2 0HU
This interactive day will be led by Srivati, who has been working with schools since 2002. Those already working with schools will share their experience and good ideas; those who have yet to start will gain confidence and useful material.
Buddhism has been part of compulsory Religious Education in UK schools for the last 20 years and Triratna has been among the Buddhist groups most active in responding to schools’ needs, whether welcoming school groups to Centres, or, in the case of Clear Vision, making the leading Buddhist video materials for Buddhism in the classroom.
Says Srivati: “In RE, young people learn about other religions and they also learn from them. They’re encouraged to reflect upon important issues, including ethics. They also get the opportunity to try meditation.
Hosting school visits at your Centre is a way of supporting all this; an expression of generosity towards the younger wider community. It can also help our own understanding as we try to communicate the Dharma appropriately to children and young people without compromising its message.”
The day is a dana event.
2) Mindfulness teacher training day
15th & 16th March
Breathing Space, London Buddhist Centre, E2 0HU
Breathing Space is the London Buddhist Centre’s secular mindfulness centre, where Srivati is about to run their first mindfulness training event for schools. She says, “this event is for school teachers and other staff who would like to become their school’s own mindfulness and meditation coach, having already completed an 8-week mindfulness course such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
The weekend will also us to train up other members of our growing Bodhi Tree team, as well as some other Buddhists who either already work in a school or are considering delivering this programme at their Centre. We intend to run this event every year.”
Contact Srivati
by email s@bodhitree.org.uk
by phone 020 8926 1908
Visit Bodhi Tree’s website.
Visit Breathing Space’s website.
Thursday 24 April 2014
REC: Rethink RE
http://rethinkre.org/
RE in our schools is under threat and action is needed to protect it
Our aim is simple. We want to see every young person in every school given access to good quality RE. And we are urging those responsible to rethink their approach to RE.REC: Projects and resources for teachers
http://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/educators/projects
Useful guidance abd resources for teachers of RE
Useful guidance abd resources for teachers of RE
RE Council establishes Qualifications Committee
http://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/educators/news/2014-04-15/re-council-establishes-qualifications-committee
Arrangements for the reform of GCSE criteria for RS have been announced; it is intended that the new exams will be available for teaching from September 2016.
The Committee is working in partnership with the awarding organisations, Ofqual and DfE, and with REC reference group members, to deliver the reforms.
On Wednesday, 9th April 2014, DfE confirmed that plans were in place to reform the GCSE and GCE criteria for a number of non-EBacc subjects, including RS, in time for first teaching in September 2016. This announcement represented a significant positive step forward in policy terms since it brought RS into line with the plans for non-core EBacc subjects such as History and Geography which would also be introduced in 2016. See the press release here.
The Buddhist Path - Footprint of the Buddha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Hw71jXbCU
Published on Apr 9, 2014
In this hard to find documentary,
the path of Buddhism is followed, a peaceful journey which can lead to
inner calm and happiness
Monday 21 April 2014
RE Survey :Religion (& Spirituality) on the Internet
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gT9MzuMjBwj-M-kItKkG4XM8s-YpNVqOEIqqzIeUgfk/viewform
Religion (& Spirituality) on the Internet
Hi, Thank you for considering this survey (approximately 3-8 minutes long). My name is Annette and I'm a Religious Studies graduate student at CSULB. I am doing research on online religious activity. In this survey, I am looking at online religious communities/individuals, how participants are interacting and supplementing their spiritual needs and religious information, and what this might mean for the future of religion. If this survey is not applicable to you, please forward it to a friend who may want to help out. Your contribution is greatly appreciated. Your personal and direct responses will be kept private and used for my own research purposes only.
Meditation and the brain
http://www.endoriot.com/2014/04/a-neuroscientist-explains-how.html
Do you struggle, like me, with monkey-mind? Is your brain also a little unsettled, restless, capricious, whimsical, fanciful, inconstant, confused, indecisive, or uncontrollable? That’s the definition of “monkey mind” I’ve been given!
If you need more motivation to take up this transformative practice, neuroscience research has shown that meditation and mindfulness training can cause neuroplastic changes to the gray matter of your brain.
A group of Harvard neuroscientists interested in mindfulness meditation have reported that brain structures change after only eight weeks of meditation practice.
“Although the practice of meditation is associated with a sense of peacefulness and physical relaxation, practitioners have long claimed that meditation also provides cognitive and psychological benefits that persist throughout the day.”
To test their idea the neuroscientists enrolled 16 people in an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course. The course promised to improve participants’ mindfulness and well-being, and reduce their levels of stress.
Everyone received audio recordings containing 45-minute guided mindfulness exercises (body scan, yoga, and sitting meditation) that they were instructed to practice daily at home. And to facilitate the integration of mindfulness into daily life, they were also taught to practice mindfulness informally in everyday activities such as eating, walking, washing the dishes, taking a shower, and so on. On average, the meditation group participants spent an average of 27 minutes a day practicing some form of mindfulness.
Buddhism Now Easter Suggestions
Suffering Ends, by Ajahn Sumedho
And this is a most important part of meditation practice, to really know when there is no suffering... Click here to read Suffering Ends.
Solely from the Mind, by Kusan Sunim
If someone practises in this way, then whether walking, standing, sitting, lying, talking or not talking, in the midst of activity or nonactivity, the hwadu (Koan) will be always vivid... Click here to read Solely from the Mind.
Would you like to learn how to meditate? Then try these easy to follow 'first steps into Buddhist meditation'.A few things you should know about Buddhism. Foundations of Buddhism.
Awareness part one If I manage to restrain my mind, by Acharya Shantideva
Translated by Stephen Batchelor
If angry thoughts alone are overcome, it is equivalent to conquering all one's enemies... Click here to read If I restrain my mind.
Awareness part two Always delight in silence, by Acharya ShantidevaTranslated by Stephen Batchelor
Never forsake, even at the cost of one's life, those spiritual friends who understand the meaning of the great way and personify the bodhisattva's practice... Click here to read delight in silence.
Mu, by Maezumi Roshi
It's not a matter of intellectually figuring out what mu is. To see muji you must put yourself completely into it until you are mu itself... Click here to read Mu.
Kisagotami and the mustard-seed.
A Buddhist parable. The story of Kisagotami and the mustard-seed. Artwork by Marcelle Hanselaar. Click here to read about Kisagotami.
The Gods Become Human, by John Aske
We all have to learn the comfort of being ourselves - and not someone else. It is much harder than it looks and the problem never really goes away... Click here to read Gods Become Human.
eBooks by Ajahn Chah. It's Like This, In Simple Terms and Notes on Meditation. We must not stay at the Zen of Words, by Haechun Sunim Translated by Martine Batchelor
In Buddhism, there is the saying: 'Although there might be a hierarchy according to who has entered the temple first, in awakening, there is no hierarchy.' Click here to read Zen of Words
Sexual Desire, by The Dalai Lama
Then, on the desire side we shall see, if we analyse it, that attachment develops owing to seeing something beautiful... Click here to read Sexual Desire
Charismatic Modern Gurus, by John Snelling
Of course, in following a spiritual path — as in anything in life — one needs information, support and the guidance of experienced people... Click here to read Charismatic Modern Gurus.
Doctrine of Dependent Origination, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Anybody who is able to comprehend the doctrine of dependent origination has the capability to engage in his own cultivation and end his suffering... Click here to read Dependent Origination.
Symbols, forms and conventions, by Ajahn Sumedho
These kinds of symbols, forms and conventions can be used for awareness rather than for developing worldly attitudes or attachments to becoming some kind of Buddhist. Click here to read Symbols and conventions.
A moving short animation about a misguided monk who meets a determined dog. Lovely! About 4 minutes. Click here to watch misguided monkZazen is not step-by-step learning meditation, by Harada Sekkei Roshi
I've often spoken of the following words of Dogen Zenji: `Zazen is not step-by-step learning meditation, it is the culmination of totally realised enlightenment.' Click here to read Zazen is not step-by-step.
Discovering the Text of Hui Hai, by John Blofeld
I lighted a red votive candle and began idly glancing through the pages of the old gentleman's gift. It proved to be a reprint of an eighth-century (T'ang dynasty) text composed by the Ch'an Master Hui Hai, together with a selection of his dialogues with his disciples. Click here to read Discovering Hui Hai
Not being Buddha is suffering
'One thing I teach, dukkha and release from dukkha.' The Buddha.
Buddhist Wheel of Life
At the hub of the wheel are three creatures — a pig, a snake and a cock — each biting the tail of the other. These three represent the greed, hatred and delusion that torments our lives. Remove one and the axis will collapse, bringing the wheel crashing down. By Diana St Ruth. Click here to read Buddhist Wheel of Life.
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Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakeningis an eighth-century Zen classic and a complete translation of Hui Hai's teachings. He was one of the early Zen masters (with Ma Tsu and Huang Po) who followed on from the Sixth Patriarch, Master Hui Neng.
Rendered into English by John Blofeld Foreword by Charles Luk
In Don't Take Your Life Personally, Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation, just as the Buddha himself did two and a half thousand years ago.
Wish that you could learn how to meditate? Then Experience Beyond Thinking, is the book for you. By Diana St Ruth.
Perfect Wisdom is a collection of the Short Prajnaparamita texts including some of the most well known such as The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines, The Heart Sutra, and The Diamond Sutra. Translated by Edward Conze.
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk Modern practical teachings from an American monk living within one of the oldest Buddhist traditions. By Ajahn Sumedho
Fingers and Moons Trevor Leggett points to the truth beyond words, beyond explanations and methods.
Understanding Karma and Rebirth A Buddhist Perspective by Diana St Ruth. Meditations and exercises to help us understand karma and rebirth and to live from the unborn moment.
The Old Zen Master Stories, parables, and examples pointing to the spiritual implications of practical events in daily life. From Trevor Leggett
Rendered into English by John Blofeld Foreword by Charles Luk
In Don't Take Your Life Personally, Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation, just as the Buddha himself did two and a half thousand years ago.
Wish that you could learn how to meditate? Then Experience Beyond Thinking, is the book for you. By Diana St Ruth.
Perfect Wisdom is a collection of the Short Prajnaparamita texts including some of the most well known such as The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines, The Heart Sutra, and The Diamond Sutra. Translated by Edward Conze.
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk Modern practical teachings from an American monk living within one of the oldest Buddhist traditions. By Ajahn Sumedho
Fingers and Moons Trevor Leggett points to the truth beyond words, beyond explanations and methods.
Understanding Karma and Rebirth A Buddhist Perspective by Diana St Ruth. Meditations and exercises to help us understand karma and rebirth and to live from the unborn moment.
The Old Zen Master Stories, parables, and examples pointing to the spiritual implications of practical events in daily life. From Trevor Leggett
Buddhist Publishing Group,
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19 April 2014
PO Box 173, Totnes,TQ9 9AE, UK
19 April 2014
Friday 18 April 2014
Lisbeth Mikaelsson on Religion and Gender
http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/podcast-lisbeth-mikaelsson-on-religion-and-gender/
Gender has always played a significant role in the everyday lives of people. This is no more true than in the case of religion and there is a burgeoning field in religious studies dedicated to the study of the role of gender within religions. From dress codes to notions of purity to questions of the legitimate of power the topic of gender is one few scholars can afford to ignore. With a whole range of issues to be investigated Lisbeth Mikaelsson gives us an introductory insight into the complex topic of religion and gender: the issues it raises, the way we go about it, who’s doing it and why.
Gender has always played a significant role in the everyday lives of people. This is no more true than in the case of religion and there is a burgeoning field in religious studies dedicated to the study of the role of gender within religions. From dress codes to notions of purity to questions of the legitimate of power the topic of gender is one few scholars can afford to ignore. With a whole range of issues to be investigated Lisbeth Mikaelsson gives us an introductory insight into the complex topic of religion and gender: the issues it raises, the way we go about it, who’s doing it and why.
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Religious Studies Projects Podcasts
http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/
Loads of interesting podcasts by experts in the sector
Loads of interesting podcasts by experts in the sector
GOV: RE expert Advisory Group
http://www.shapworkingparty.org.uk/downloads/esgroups.pdf
15 teachers have been selected to serve on the Religious Education Expert Advisory Groups (EAG). We'll share more information about this project soon. To learn more about the work of this group, you might like to look at this useful diagram from SHAP.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is a new government agency created to enable and support the development of a self-improving, school-led system.
The agency was formed from the merger, on 2 April 2013, of the National College for School Leadership and the Teaching Agency.) - from DfE website
15 teachers have been selected to serve on the Religious Education Expert Advisory Groups (EAG). We'll share more information about this project soon. To learn more about the work of this group, you might like to look at this useful diagram from SHAP.
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is a new government agency created to enable and support the development of a self-improving, school-led system.
The agency was formed from the merger, on 2 April 2013, of the National College for School Leadership and the Teaching Agency.) - from DfE website
Monday 14 April 2014
Borobodur Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdFue2wLJw
Published on Nov 13, 2013
Borobudur temple - Central Java - Indonesia.
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), First episode (reliefs 1 through 15).
The slide-show starts with the Bodhisattava (future Buddha) in Tushita Heaven (Heaven of Contentment).
It would be better to watch this video in High Definition mode as the captions won't appear clearly at low definition.
The reliefs are damaged due to water. A lot of details can be seen if the video is displayed on a big screen.
Please refer to my video Arupadhatu (the Realm of Formlessness), where there's a brief introduction on Buddhism philosophy concerning the Realms of the universe. The link is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wISiz...
Background music:
Koestyara - Bandung
Album : Sangkala
2 tubes :
- Goyang Karawang
- Sorban Palid
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), First episode (reliefs 1 through 15).
The slide-show starts with the Bodhisattava (future Buddha) in Tushita Heaven (Heaven of Contentment).
It would be better to watch this video in High Definition mode as the captions won't appear clearly at low definition.
The reliefs are damaged due to water. A lot of details can be seen if the video is displayed on a big screen.
Please refer to my video Arupadhatu (the Realm of Formlessness), where there's a brief introduction on Buddhism philosophy concerning the Realms of the universe. The link is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wISiz...
Background music:
Koestyara - Bandung
Album : Sangkala
2 tubes :
- Goyang Karawang
- Sorban Palid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdFue2wLJw
Published on Feb 8, 2014
Borobudur temple - Central Java - Indonesia.
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Second episode (reliefs 16 through 45).
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Second episode (reliefs 16 through 45).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B69jqDDm5BM
Published on Mar 13, 2014
Borobudur temple - Central Java - Indonesia.
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Third episode (reliefs 46 through 75).
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Third episode (reliefs 46 through 75).
Published on Mar 13, 2014
Borobudur temple - Central Java - Indonesia.
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Fourth episode (reliefs 76 through 105).
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Fourth episode (reliefs 76 through 105).
Published on Mar 16, 2014
Borobudur temple - Central Java - Indonesia.
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Fifth and last episode (reliefs 106 through 120).
Rupadhatu (the Realm of Form) - First gallery - upper reliefs - the story of Gautama Buddha entitled Lalitavistara (The Unfolding of the Play), Fifth and last episode (reliefs 106 through 120).
Bagan in Central Myanmar has about 2200 amazing Buddhist temples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443M-JZbUuI
Published on May 1, 2013
Some years ago I was struck by the beauty, the sheer size and number of the monuments, when I saw a documentary of Lonely Planet about Bagan in Myanmar. One thing I knew for sure: "That's a place I want to go".
To me Bagan is the apex of a civilization, like for instance Angkor in Cambodia. These people created an amazing 2.224 Buddhist monuments, dating from Bagan's "Golden Period" (1044 -- 1287) with such a simple means.
I stayed in Bagan for thirteen days and visited and photographed almost all of the interesting Buddhist monuments and temples. I hope this unique HD movie with the wonderful music of Deuter's Buddha nature will transmit some of the awe and wonder I felt walking around at one of the most wonderful sacred sites on this planet I have visited.
More on: www.asia-pictures.net/myanmar/index.htm
To me Bagan is the apex of a civilization, like for instance Angkor in Cambodia. These people created an amazing 2.224 Buddhist monuments, dating from Bagan's "Golden Period" (1044 -- 1287) with such a simple means.
I stayed in Bagan for thirteen days and visited and photographed almost all of the interesting Buddhist monuments and temples. I hope this unique HD movie with the wonderful music of Deuter's Buddha nature will transmit some of the awe and wonder I felt walking around at one of the most wonderful sacred sites on this planet I have visited.
More on: www.asia-pictures.net/myanmar/index.htm
Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World HD BBC World Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhru36ZBNWI
Published on Jun 15, 2013
Gautama Buddha is said to have identified four sites most worthy of pilgrimage for his followers, saying that they would produce a feeling of spiritual urgency. These are:[1]
1. Lumbini: birthplace (in Nepal)
2. Bodh Gaya: the place of his Enlightenment (in the current Mahabodhi Temple).
3. Sarnath: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first teaching.
4. Kusinara: (now Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India) where he died.
Other famous places for Buddhist pilgrimage in various countries include:
Afghanistan: the Bamiyan Buddhas.
Cambodia: Angkor Thom, Silver Pagoda.
China: Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes. The Four Sacred Mountains namely Wǔtái Shān(五台山), Éméi Shān(峨嵋山), Jiǔhuá Shān(九华山), Pǔtuó Shān(普陀山), Potala Palace, Mount Kailash, Lake Nam-tso.
Elderly pilgrim, Tsurphu Gompa, Tibet, 1993India: Sanchi, Ellora, Ajanta.
Indonesia: Borobudur, Mendut, Sewu.
Japan: Kyoto, Nara, Shikoku Pilgrimage, Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage
Laos: Luang Prabang.
Myanmar: Bagan, Sagaing Hill, Mandalay Hill, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda.
Nepal: Boudnanath Stupa, Swayambhunath, Kapilavastu.
Sri Lanka: Anuradhapura (the Atamasthana or 'eight places'), Mihintale, Polonnaruwa, the Temple of the Tooth (Kandy), Sri Pada.
South Korea: Bulguksa, Three Jewel Temples
Thailand: Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Doi Suthep, Phra Pathom Chedi, Phra Buddha Chinnarat.
United States of America: City of Ten Thousand Buddhas - Largest Monastery-Nunnery in USA in terms of numbers of ordained monastic Bhikshus and Bhikshunis. First full ordination on American soil.
1. Lumbini: birthplace (in Nepal)
2. Bodh Gaya: the place of his Enlightenment (in the current Mahabodhi Temple).
3. Sarnath: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first teaching.
4. Kusinara: (now Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India) where he died.
Other famous places for Buddhist pilgrimage in various countries include:
Afghanistan: the Bamiyan Buddhas.
Cambodia: Angkor Thom, Silver Pagoda.
China: Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes. The Four Sacred Mountains namely Wǔtái Shān(五台山), Éméi Shān(峨嵋山), Jiǔhuá Shān(九华山), Pǔtuó Shān(普陀山), Potala Palace, Mount Kailash, Lake Nam-tso.
Elderly pilgrim, Tsurphu Gompa, Tibet, 1993India: Sanchi, Ellora, Ajanta.
Indonesia: Borobudur, Mendut, Sewu.
Japan: Kyoto, Nara, Shikoku Pilgrimage, Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage
Laos: Luang Prabang.
Myanmar: Bagan, Sagaing Hill, Mandalay Hill, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda.
Nepal: Boudnanath Stupa, Swayambhunath, Kapilavastu.
Sri Lanka: Anuradhapura (the Atamasthana or 'eight places'), Mihintale, Polonnaruwa, the Temple of the Tooth (Kandy), Sri Pada.
South Korea: Bulguksa, Three Jewel Temples
Thailand: Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Doi Suthep, Phra Pathom Chedi, Phra Buddha Chinnarat.
United States of America: City of Ten Thousand Buddhas - Largest Monastery-Nunnery in USA in terms of numbers of ordained monastic Bhikshus and Bhikshunis. First full ordination on American soil.
The Beauty of Buddhist Art in China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJSIic5wWL8
Published on Feb 12, 2014
Dr. Yucheng Wen is the former Director of Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province in China, as well as distinguished Professor at Central University of Minorities in Beijing, Shandong University, and Zhengzhou University. He is also a Standing Member of several institutions, such as Dunhuang-Turpan Society, Association for Archaeology in Henan Province, China Association for Oriental Culture Studies, and China Tourist Culture Society. Currently he serves as the Deputy Director of Oriental Culture Society in Henan Province and honorary Director of Longmen Grottoes in Luoyan.Professor Wen is a prolific author. His books and articles on Buddhist art and archaeology include "Buddhism and Archaeology in China", "Longmen Grottoes in Royal Style", and "China's Grottoes: Longmen". English translation of Dr. Wen's lectures is by University of the West's Dr. Darui Long, who is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies.
Buddhist Art, Mary McConnell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zrpudpMLZc
Published on Oct 21, 2013
This lecture introduces Unit 4, Buddhist and Islamic art, and talks about AP art history questions relating to religion and culture. The lecture continues with a review of the Buddha's life, as depicted in art.
Published on Oct 21, 2013
This lecture discusses early Buddhist art as it irst appeared in India-Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha and the religion.
Published on Oct 22, 2013
We continue our study of Buddhist art with an exploration of Chinese Buddhism.
Published on Oct 24, 2013
This is the last lecture on Buddhist art, (much to quickly) covering Buddhist art in Japan and Southeast Asia.
An Introduction to Japanese Buddhism (7/24/2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRphUIQuOw
Published on Jul 30, 2012
Professor Robert Sharf, University of California, Berkeley, discusses Japanese Buddhism at the Medieval Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum. Funding provided by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.
Beliefs Made Visible: Buddhist Art in South Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl6S0wdeWk4
Uploaded on Nov 12, 2009
Explore Buddhism through clips of significant sites in South Asia and interviews with members of the Bay Area South Asian community.
Chinese Buddhist Art Dance Troupe - Thien Thu Thien Nhan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgXM0IxQb7w
This is the Chinese Disabled Performing Arts Troupe. The performers are deaf. I found this dvd in Boston's Chinatown and it's absolutely beautiful and amazing! A chinese friend translated the documentary portion and said it took them over 10 whole years to get to reach this high level of synchronization.
This is the Chinese Disabled Performing Arts Troupe. The performers are deaf. I found this dvd in Boston's Chinatown and it's absolutely beautiful and amazing! A chinese friend translated the documentary portion and said it took them over 10 whole years to get to reach this high level of synchronization.
Buddhist Art - Origami Buddha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ZMIjMWIQw
Uploaded on Jul 16, 2009
A4-Sheet of paper changing into a Buddha-statue: Master of Origami Kathrin Schertenleib visiting Buddhist Monastery.
Zen - Principles and Practices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfR_ZkRQz3Q
Published on Dec 18, 2012
This Documentary is all about rinzai zen and Zen in common.
It will give you a bit of insight how Zen is lived in a strict monastery order and how it influenced so many things.
Release Date:
4 November 1986 (Japan)
禅の世界 Zen no sekai (In the World of Zen)
This is the Enhanced version of a Documentary i found here on Youtube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj12o7...) so the Credits for the Original Video goes to randylachance. The Video material was quiet damaged in its stability and quality. So i took quiet a bit of efford and money and enhanced it, stabilized the Video and cleaned up the Audio. The side effect of the stabilisation is that the time and progress bar jump a bit around sometimes.
The RAW Video is about 150 GB large - the H264 compressed video around 400 MB (2pass)
It will give you a bit of insight how Zen is lived in a strict monastery order and how it influenced so many things.
Release Date:
4 November 1986 (Japan)
禅の世界 Zen no sekai (In the World of Zen)
This is the Enhanced version of a Documentary i found here on Youtube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj12o7...) so the Credits for the Original Video goes to randylachance. The Video material was quiet damaged in its stability and quality. So i took quiet a bit of efford and money and enhanced it, stabilized the Video and cleaned up the Audio. The side effect of the stabilisation is that the time and progress bar jump a bit around sometimes.
The RAW Video is about 150 GB large - the H264 compressed video around 400 MB (2pass)
Lewis Lancaster on Buddhist philosophy, perception and cognitive science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBzU_HvwpM
Uploaded on Aug 3, 2009
This is a clip from Lewis Lancaster's Burke Lecture: Buddhism in the Global Age of Technology (April, 2008, UCSD). The entire lecture is available online via UCSD-TV, Youtube, and other sources. I use this clip in various settings, including my (David Peterzell) course on Sensation and Perception at UCSD, and in presentations on Integrative Psychology. Lancaster (UC Berkeley emeritus) does a remarkable job of synthesizing Buddhist philosophy of perception and relating it to cognitive neuroscience. I believe that this type of material belongs in textbooks on perception, alongside Democritus, Socrates (and Plato), Descartes, Gustav Fechner, Matrix philosopy, and more.
Buddhist Economics in the Age of Globalization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7VTgR94dxY
Published on Apr 6, 2014
Buddhist Economics: An Oxymoron? Donald Swearer (Harvard University) Membership Lecture, The New Mexico History Museum Auditorium Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6.
For more on this event, visit: For more on the Berkley Center, visit: April 12, 2012 | Buddhism is o.
Schumacher responds to a question from the moderator about whether or not Buddhist Economics can work in the West. Question & Answer Panel at Great Circle Ce.
In the aftermath of the 1997 Asian economic crisis the philosophy of Sufficiency Economy has risen to prominence in national discourse in Thailand inspired, .
Khanna spoke at the Oct. 3 Life in the Valley Economy 2012 Summit (slideshow here), which marked the release of Working Partnerships USA's Life in the Valley.
What are we going to cover? How economics will look from a Buddhist perspective. How to put the heart and values back in to .
Promoting Smallholder Market Engagement (PSME) in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF).
Started out innocent at first, but then they started to upsell.Should religion have a price tag??? First, I had to buy the Gohozon scroll, then I had to bu.
Greed and earning money are two separate things. Greed is selfish, while making money for the collective group, the family, society, and all the sentient bei.
ผู้รับผิดชอบ : สถาบันไทยศึกษา จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย เนื่องด้วยเรื่องเกี่ยวกับไทยศึกษามีขอบเข
The monks and nuns of the Chenrezig Buddhist community live amidst 100 acres of tranquil rainforest in south east Queensland, Australia. They follow the Gelu.
New Buddha Prakash Secondary School in the march pass of world environment day 2013.
New Buddha Prakash Secondary School in the march pass of world environment day 2013.
Cat praying at Shingon Temple in Hawaii.
Zapraszam Cię już we wtorek, 4 marca o godzinie 20:00 na drugi webinar z serii Zakazane Techniki z Danielem Koniecznym i S4S.
The Evolution of Monetary Irrationality Laurie Santos (Yale University) Membership Lecture, The New Mexico History Museum Auditorium Thursday, April 29, 2010.
Economist Bruce Bartlett explains some basic economic policies of the happiest countries in the world. This Economic Solutions program was originally 40min i.
這裡是寺廟（御誕生寺）在日本福井。 這座寺廟寺廟貓。 關於70隻貓生活在這個寺廟。 在某月某日，在這個寺廟住持發現被遺棄的貓。 他和祭司繼續維護這些貓後的一天。 當然，放棄動物是不允許在這個寺廟。 Here is Gotanjou temple(御誕生寺) in Fukui Japan. This temple .
Recognized as one of the most prolific Thai urban planners in his generation, Professor Apiwat Ratanawaraha discusses multiple challenges facing the futures .
Ahmed Ragab delivered the lecture, 'Disciplining and Persuading': Science, Religion, and the Making of Knowledge, inaugurating his appointment as the Rich.
very very funny.
Place: MCU; Date: 9 January 2010.
Creativity and Revolution: Egypt at a Crossroads Jessica Winegar Membership Lecture, The New Mexico History Museum Auditorium Thursday, October 6, 2011, 6:30.
Leaving the Buddhist Monastery.
For more on this event, visit: For more on the Berkley Center, visit: April 12, 2012 | Buddhism is o.
Schumacher responds to a question from the moderator about whether or not Buddhist Economics can work in the West. Question & Answer Panel at Great Circle Ce.
In the aftermath of the 1997 Asian economic crisis the philosophy of Sufficiency Economy has risen to prominence in national discourse in Thailand inspired, .
Khanna spoke at the Oct. 3 Life in the Valley Economy 2012 Summit (slideshow here), which marked the release of Working Partnerships USA's Life in the Valley.
What are we going to cover? How economics will look from a Buddhist perspective. How to put the heart and values back in to .
Promoting Smallholder Market Engagement (PSME) in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF).
Started out innocent at first, but then they started to upsell.Should religion have a price tag??? First, I had to buy the Gohozon scroll, then I had to bu.
Greed and earning money are two separate things. Greed is selfish, while making money for the collective group, the family, society, and all the sentient bei.
ผู้รับผิดชอบ : สถาบันไทยศึกษา จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย เนื่องด้วยเรื่องเกี่ยวกับไทยศึกษามีขอบเข
The monks and nuns of the Chenrezig Buddhist community live amidst 100 acres of tranquil rainforest in south east Queensland, Australia. They follow the Gelu.
New Buddha Prakash Secondary School in the march pass of world environment day 2013.
New Buddha Prakash Secondary School in the march pass of world environment day 2013.
Cat praying at Shingon Temple in Hawaii.
Zapraszam Cię już we wtorek, 4 marca o godzinie 20:00 na drugi webinar z serii Zakazane Techniki z Danielem Koniecznym i S4S.
The Evolution of Monetary Irrationality Laurie Santos (Yale University) Membership Lecture, The New Mexico History Museum Auditorium Thursday, April 29, 2010.
Economist Bruce Bartlett explains some basic economic policies of the happiest countries in the world. This Economic Solutions program was originally 40min i.
這裡是寺廟（御誕生寺）在日本福井。 這座寺廟寺廟貓。 關於70隻貓生活在這個寺廟。 在某月某日，在這個寺廟住持發現被遺棄的貓。 他和祭司繼續維護這些貓後的一天。 當然，放棄動物是不允許在這個寺廟。 Here is Gotanjou temple(御誕生寺) in Fukui Japan. This temple .
Recognized as one of the most prolific Thai urban planners in his generation, Professor Apiwat Ratanawaraha discusses multiple challenges facing the futures .
Ahmed Ragab delivered the lecture, 'Disciplining and Persuading': Science, Religion, and the Making of Knowledge, inaugurating his appointment as the Rich.
very very funny.
Place: MCU; Date: 9 January 2010.
Creativity and Revolution: Egypt at a Crossroads Jessica Winegar Membership Lecture, The New Mexico History Museum Auditorium Thursday, October 6, 2011, 6:30.
Leaving the Buddhist Monastery.
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