tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69010581856956587412024-03-14T09:32:38.785-07:00University Buddhist AssociationWhere Suffering is OptionalErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-37274251751275757442009-11-15T12:28:00.000-08:002009-11-15T12:33:59.969-08:00International Education Week at UCLA<div>From Nov. 16-20, UCLA will be celebrating International Education Week. There will be many different events happening throughout the week that help promote worldwide educational exchange. The best part is that they even have two Buddhist-related events happening! Here are some of the events I would like to highlight:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 179, 0); font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/educationweek/showevent.asp?eventid=7705" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); background-color: transparent; ">IEW 2009: International Opportunities Fair</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; ">Tuesday, November 17, 2009<br /><strong>10:00 AM - 2:00 PM<br />Kerckhoff State Rooms</strong></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></span></b></p><b><h4 style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255, 179, 0); margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.3em; "><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/educationweek/showevent.asp?eventid=7756" style="color: rgb(102, 153, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; ">Study Abroad Fair</a></h4><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; ">Wednesday, November 18, 2009<br /><strong>10:00 AM - 2:00 PM<br />Pauley Pavilion North Concourse</strong></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></span></b></p><b><h4 style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255, 179, 0); margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.3em; "><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/educationweek/showevent.asp?eventid=7718" style="color: rgb(102, 153, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; ">Buddhist Cave Temples of the Kucha Kingdom</a></h4><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; ">Friday, November 20, 2009<br /><strong>1:30 PM - 4:30 PM<br />Seminar Room, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology</strong></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></span></b></p><b><h4 style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255, 179, 0); margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.3em; "><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/educationweek/showevent.asp?eventid=7698" style="color: rgb(102, 153, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; ">"Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country" Film Screening</a></h4><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; ">Friday, November 20, 2009<br /><strong>7:00 PM - 9:30 PM<br />James Bridges Theater </strong></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(209, 198, 192); padding-bottom: 20px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For a full list events, please click <a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/educationweek/">here</a>.</span></strong></p></b></b></b></span><b><b><b></b><p></p></b><p></p></b><p></p></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-30533632890197589102009-11-14T10:57:00.000-08:002009-11-14T12:02:43.569-08:00Awesome Buddhist / World History TimelineI've been recently studying historical timelines and stumbled upon a <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/b_chron-txt.htm">Buddhist historical timeline.</a> It's just about one of the most awesome buddhist resources I've seen so far because not only is it a timeline on Buddhist events since the life of Siddhartha, but also compares the Buddhist timeline side-by-side with "World Figures and Events", many of which are of other religions or related to Buddhism. It really gives you a sense of how Buddhism fits into the world history context, and this, I think, is especially important because we rarely get to see Buddhism in this "bigger picture" - at least in America.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Just as a little teaser, the timeline shows that the First Buddhist Council at Rajagaha after the Parinirvana (death and final release) of the Buddha happened in the same century (5th) as the Greek-Persian Wars and the time of Plato and his contemplations about the ontological, epistemological, ethical, and aestheticestions quof life. Props to <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/">Buddhanet</a> for having this on their site.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/b_chron-txt.htm">View Full Timeline</a></div><div><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-20614614328781722092009-11-07T12:34:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:43:54.121-08:0011-year-old becomes high-ranking lama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dailycontributor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/jigme-wangchuk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 357px;" src="http://dailycontributor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/jigme-wangchuk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I wonder when Buddhists found out that reincarnation became globalized...</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></span></p><blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">An 11-year-old schoolboy from Boston, Massachusetts has been made the head of a </span></span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Buddhist</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> sect in India after he was recognized as the reincarnation of a high-ranking lama who died more than 750 years ago.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jigme Wangchuk</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> has been anointed as the </span></span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Rinpoche</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the second reincarnation of </span></span><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Gyalwa Lorepa</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">of the Drukpa sub-sect after going into a trance and describing a Buddhist monastery in detail.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://dailycontributor.com/schoolboy-named-buddhist-high-priest/8392/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Read full article.</span></a></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Image from </span><i><a href="http://dailycontributor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/jigme-wangchuk.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Daily Contributor</span></a></i></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><blockquote></blockquote><br /><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-52243094889934898282009-11-07T12:23:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:27:56.564-08:00Buddhist horror film: Mantra<div><a href="http://theworsthorse.com/2009/11/mantra-a-new-buddhist-horror-film/">The Worst Horse</a> posts a new Buddhist horror film called <i>Mantra.</i></div><div><br /></div>I've been getting into horror films lately with my fellow apartment-mates and never have I thought about a Buddhist-themed horror film. I guess anything can be scary as long as you target the right emotions.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=6290">Read full article.</a></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-81539433059599379562009-11-02T21:51:00.000-08:002009-11-02T22:02:30.136-08:00UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies - Nov. Events<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div>*********************************<br /></div>Shoji Yamada on his book "Shots in the Dark: Japan, Zen, and the West"<br /><br />An Informal Lecture<br />Monday, November 02, 2009<br />3:00 PM - 5:00 PM<br /><br />Faculty Center<br />Hacienda Room<br />UCLA<br />Los Angeles, CA 90095<br /><br />In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the surprising role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen Herrigel's Zen in the Art of Archery and Ryoanji's dry-landscape rock garden. Yamada shows how both became facile conduits for exporting and importing Japanese culture.<br /><br />********************************<br /><br />The Buddhist Arts of Tea in Medieval China<br /><br />James A. Benn delivers the 22nd Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture on Chinese Archaeology and Art<br /><br />Saturday, November 07, 2009<br />2:00 PM - 3:30 PM<br /><br />Lenart Auditorium<br />Fowler Museum of Cultural History<br />UCLA<br />Los Angeles, CA 90095<br /><br />The relatively rapid change in drinking habits that occurred in late medieval China (Tang dynasty, 618907) cannot be understood without appreciating the crucial role of Buddhist ideas, institutions, and practitioners. While Buddhist texts vividly depicted the dangers of imbibing intoxicating substances, Buddhist monks were also active in spreading an alternative to alcoholteathroughout the empire. By the end of the ninth century, tea had become a vital component in the Chinese economy and an essential commodity of everyday life. Tea was valued for its ability to sustain long periods of meditation and for its health-giving properties. It was considered an appropriate offering for Buddhist deities, and a suitable gift for monks and laypeople to exchange. Tea, like alcohol before it, stimulated and inspired poets and connoisseurs.<br /><br />This lecture will look closely at the surviving artistic, material, and literary evidence for Buddhist involvement in the promotion of tea drinking and the invention of a Chinese tea culture.<br /><br /><br />*********************************<br /><br />Professor Melanie Malzahn (University of Vienna)<br /><br />Friday, November 13, 2009<br />3:00 PM - 5:00 PM<br /><br />243 Royce Hall<br /><br />Among the extinct languages merely known by manuscripts discovered along the Silk Road, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, together, constitute one of the twelve branches of Indo-European languages. Although deciphered in 1908 by German Indologists Emil Sieg and Wilhelm Siegling, the main bulk of Tocharian texts scattered through European collections were known by only a few specialists until very recently. Tocharian A and B were closely related, but seem not to have been mutually understandable. Apart from literary texts exclusively related to and based on Buddhist literature, we also have documents of profane nature such as letters and monastery records. In recent years, much effort has been made in publishing texts leading to a better understanding of the languages themselves, especially with regard to their internal stratification. In this respect, both languages differ significantly. Tocharian A texts, which have only been found in the Turfan Oasis and around Shorchuk/Yanqi but not further west, display a very uniform linguistic character (with very few exceptions), and the manuscripts in general seem to be younger than those of Tocharian B. Tocharian B, on the other hand, is found over a far wider range of find spots, especially around Kucha, and displays an internal chronology of at least 400 years (from 5th century CE to 8th century CE), and is also sociolinguistically diversified. The apparent transfer of literacy from Kucha to the east together with the diachronic and socio-dialectal diversification of Tocharian B and the mutual linguistic influence between Tocharian A and B offers some insight into the but rarely known Tocharian society in the 1st millennium CE.<br /><br /><br />*********************************<br /><br />Buddhist Cave Temples of the Kucha Kingdom<br /><br />An Afternoon of Presentations and Discussion<br />Friday, November 20, 2009<br />1:30 PM - 4:30 PM<br /><br />Seminar Room, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology<br />Fowler Museum A222<br />Los Angeles, CA 90095<br /><br />RSVP required to the UCLA Asia Institute: </span></span><a href="https://mail.ucla.edu/imp/message.php?mailbox=INBOX&index=11944#" onclick="popup_imp('/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=eleicester%40international.ucla.edu');;return false;" nicetitle="New Message to eleicester@international.ucla.edu" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">eleicester@international.ucla.edu</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> or 310-825-0007<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/buddhist/events/showevent.asp?eventid=7718&eventdate=11/20/2009" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.international.ucla.edu/buddhist/events/showevent.asp?eventid=7718&eventdate=11/20/2009</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br />*********************************<br /><br />"Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country" Film Screening<br />Armed with video cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country.<br /><br />Friday, November 20, 2009<br />7:00 PM - 9:30 PM<br /><br />James Bridges Theater<br />Melnitz Hall<br />UCLA Campus<br />Los Angeles, CA 90095<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/events/showevent.asp?eventid=769" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/events/showevent.asp?eventid=769</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />8&eventdate=11/20/2009. <br /><br /><br />*******************************<br /><br />Chapman University Department of Sociology presents<br />Venerable Thubten Chodron: "Joyous Effort in Up and Down Times"<br /><br />Saturday , 11/21/2009<br />Time: 10:30am - 12:30 pm<br />Location: Argyros Forum 209 <br /><br />Internationally renowned author and Tibetan Buddhist nun, and abbess of the Sravasti Abbey (near Newport, WA) will be giving a talk at Chapman University on Saturday.Thubten Chodron studied and practiced Buddhism of the Tibetan tradition for many years in India and Nepal under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan masters for many years. She has directed the spiritual program at centers in Italy, Singapore and Seattle. Ven. Chodron travels worldwide to teach the Dharma. Seeing the importance and necessity of a monastery for Westerners training in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, she founded Sravasti Abbey and is currently involved in developing it. Ven. Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddhas teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well-known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. For information call 714-997-6608 or email: </span></span><a href="https://mail.ucla.edu/imp/message.php?mailbox=INBOX&index=11944#" onclick="popup_imp('/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=nmartin%40chapman.edu');;return false;" nicetitle="New Message to nmartin@chapman.edu" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">nmartin@chapman.edu</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://web.chapman.edu/Events/calendar.aspx" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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line-height: 18px; font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;"><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So there is something we can all agree on...</span></span></span></p><blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Leaders from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jain and Zoroastrian faiths called on G20 nations to cut greenhouse gases.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">They said climate change posed a "very real threat to the world's poor".</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Their joint call at a meeting at Lambeth Palace in London precedes the Copenhagen summit which aims to deliver a new global climate treaty.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">In a statement, the religious leaders urged G20 governments to fight for a deal which would quickly end global reliance on fossil fuels.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8333250.stm">Read full article.</a></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8333250.stm">Image from BBC News.</a></span></span></p></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-84583125736369017862009-10-31T12:01:00.001-07:002009-11-01T23:08:23.730-08:00Buddhist poet wins the Keats-Shelly Award<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>As an English major, this is quite interesting. The poem he writes is about a boy who looks within himself and finds a mouse holding a picture of him. This idea, of the story within the story, one that loops infinitely with no particular ending, is such a wonderfully complexing idea. If you would like to read the award-winning poem, click the link below.<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"The Keats-Shelley prize, an annual award for the best poem on a Romantic theme, has for the first time this year gone to an explicitly Buddhist poet, DH Maitreyabandhu.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">....</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">He also pointed to Keats's refusal to accept Christianity on his death bed, despite attempts by his friend Joseph Severn. "Keats was very steadfast – a very Keatsian word - in not accepting that, and I think that was incredibly brave of him. It's always one of the things I've admired in him particularly, not just because I don't believe myself, but to hold the line when he had days left – there is something steadfastly humanitarian about him," said Motion.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">....</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Maitreyabandhu, who has been ordained into the Western Buddhist Order for 19 years, says his love of poetry began when a friend read him the first five verses of Shelley's Mask of Anarchy. "It was one of those moments when one discovers a new ecstasy, even a new calling. After that I read and re-read Shelley and Keats obsessively and used their poetry to explore ancient Buddhist themes," he said. "WH Auden says, 'The primary function of poetry, as of all the arts, is to make us more aware of ourselves and the world around us'. The same could be said of Buddhism. I approach poetry, in one sense as a distillation of peak experience, in another as finding meaning in the everyday – as such, poetry has become another strand of my spiritual practice."</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; background-repeat: no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/28/keats-shelley-buddhist-poet">Read full article and poem.</a></span></p></blockquote></span></div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-58770206819622876002009-10-29T01:43:00.000-07:002009-10-29T01:54:03.055-07:00Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you have been coming to our weekly dharma talk meetings, this will sound familiar to you. We have been going over the heart sutra during the last few weeks and this is one of the core concepts: "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form". Though I don't like the title of this article (because I don't necessarily think it's a paradox), here's a brief summary of what "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form" could possibly mean from </span></span><i><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/spirituality/speaking-tree/The-concept-of-emptiness-is-such-a-paradox/articleshow/5173032.cms"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Times of India</span></span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By way of explanation, we are asked to observe a cup or any other container. Is the cup empty when it does not contain any liquid or solid in it? We say yes, it’s empty. But is it really empty? No, it’s not. It is full of air. Even when the glass is in a state of vacuum, it is not empty. It still contains space, radiation and maybe light.<br /><br />Therefore the Buddhist point of view differs from convention. The cup is always full of something or the other. To describe it philosophically, the cup is devoid of its inherent existence. It has come into existence because of many other conditions coming into play." </span></span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/spirituality/speaking-tree/The-concept-of-emptiness-is-such-a-paradox/articleshow/5173032.cms"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read full article.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><i><br /></i></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-2074447606140364812009-10-20T16:38:00.000-07:002009-10-20T16:48:57.572-07:00“Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian”<div>A new book called "Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian" by Paul F. Knitter. </div><div><br /></div><div>From the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/us/10beliefs.html?_r=1">NY Times article</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "></span></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; ">“Am I still a Christian?” he asks in his new book. It is a question posed over the years by others, including some unhappy officials in the Vatican. But the question, he writes, is also “one I have felt in my own mind and heart.”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><p>“Has my dialogue with Buddhism made me a Buddhist Christian?” he writes. “Or a Christian Buddhist? Am I a Christian who has understood his own identity more deeply with the help of Buddhism? Or have I become a Buddhist who still retains a stock of Christian leftovers.”</p></span></div></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><p></p></span></div><div><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-18436924884640394252009-10-20T01:33:00.000-07:002009-10-20T01:34:28.009-07:00The Fragrance of the Rose<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 18px; "><span><b>The Fragrance of the Rose</b></span><span><br /></span><br /><span>The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-tzu's dictum:<br /><i>"Those who know, do not say;<br />Those who say, do not know."</i><br />When the master entered,<br />they asked him what the words meant.<br />Said the master, "Which of you knows the fragrance of a rose?"<br />All of them indicated that they knew.<br />Then he said, "Put it into words."<br />All of them were silent.<br /><br /><i>from One Minute Wisdom by Anthony DeMello</i></span></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-1925303625694913552009-10-18T00:43:00.001-07:002009-10-18T00:53:10.682-07:00LoveMine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lovemine.org/wp-content/woo_custom/5-IgnitePost.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 216px;" src="http://lovemine.org/wp-content/woo_custom/5-IgnitePost.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />For those of you still following this blog, I have decided to keep updating it. I probably won't have the time to update it daily, though I really wish I could. I found out about this really neat movement called <a href="http://lovemine.org/">LoveMine</a> that aims to bring awareness to the injustices happening in Burma. It's a "collaborative movement of people and organizations committed to peace, hope and freedom for the people of Burma". Please <a href="http://lovemine.org/">visit their site</a> and see what they're all about.<div><br /></div><div>Last year, UCLA held its annual "Mighty Mic" concert with proceeds donated to help the refugees in Burma. Maybe this year, UCLA will once again be one of the rally points for Burmese freedom.</div><div><br /></div><div>Image from <a href="http://lovemine.org/wp-content/woo_custom/5-IgnitePost.gif">LoveMine</a>.</div><div><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-14812450776274046342009-06-18T16:27:00.000-07:002009-06-18T16:32:11.542-07:00Buddhists and Catholics call for government reform<div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his administration remain under attack for failing to help the poor, protect the environment and for violating human rights.</span></span><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since the start of the month 124 intellectuals and university professors have complained that South Korea’s democracy, press freedom and media independence have been weakened. Two days ago Buddhist and Catholic religious leaders have joined the fight.</span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On Monday thousands of Buddhist monks and hundreds of Catholic priest issued separate statements calling on President Lee to change his style of government. "</span></span></p></div><div><a href="http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15545&geo=6&size=A"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read full article.</span></a></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-75261251542025269662009-06-10T20:37:00.000-07:002009-06-10T20:51:05.440-07:00Journey to Zanskar<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Screening of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Journey to Zanskar</span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">USC, Taper Hall 202<br />Los Angeles, CA 90089<br />Free and open to the public<br />Refreshments will be served<br />Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM<br />Please RSVP: </span></span><a class="fixed" href="https://mail.ucla.edu/imp/message.php?index=10057#" onclick="popup_imp('/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=uschina%40usc.edu&thismailbox=INBOX');" nicetitle="New Message to uschina@usc.edu" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">uschina@usc.edu</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><mailto:></mailto:></span></span><a class="fixed" href="https://mail.ucla.edu/imp/message.php?index=10057#" onclick="popup_imp('/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=uschina%40usc.edu%3E&thismailbox=INBOX');" nicetitle="New Message to uschina@usc.edu>" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">uschina@usc.edu></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Filmmaker Frederick Marx, producer of Academy Award nominated "Hoop Dreams," will be premiering a rough cut of his new film.<br /><br />This screening features an advance preview of Journey to Zanskar. The film will be completed and released in the fall. It focuses on Zanskar, in the northernmost part of India, one of the most isolated regions of the Himalayas. Inaccessibility and isolation has protected Zanskar - also known as "Little Tibet" - from cultural change. Today, it is considered the last place on earth where traditional Tibetan Buddhist norms and ways of life still exist. This will change when the Indian government completes a modern paved road into Zanskar to provide its military with access to India's fragile borders with Pakistan and China.<br /><br />Several years ago the Dalai Lama asked two senior monks upon the completion of their training to devote themselves to educating the children of Zanskar so their rich cultural heritage could be preserved through reading and writing. The two monks selected 17 of the brightest children from among the poorest families and began a ten day trek over the snow covered Himalayas from Zanskar to a school on the other side of the mountains. The children's journey is the focus of the film.<br /><br />Marx will introduce the film and take questions after the screening.<br /><br />Parking is available for $8 in Parking Structure D (on Jefferson Boulevard, west of Figueroa Boulevard). Click here to see the USC University Park Campus interactive map <</span> </span><a class="fixed" href="http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">> .<br /><br />Project Trailer (</span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdkCMqqrlww" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdkCMqqrlww</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <</span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdkCMqqrlww" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; 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padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.fmarxfilm.com/17paths.html</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">> ) <br />Project Blog (</span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/12341" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/12341</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <</span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/12341" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/12341</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">> )<br />Project Donation Page (</span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://www.fmarxfilm.com/donate.html" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.fmarxfilm.com/donate.html</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <</span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://www.fmarxfilm.com/donate.html" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www.fmarxfilm.com/donate.html</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">> )<br /><br /> Contact: US-China Institute<br /> Phone: 213-821-4382<br /> Email: </span></span><a class="fixed" href="https://mail.ucla.edu/imp/message.php?index=10057#" onclick="popup_imp('/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=uschina%40usc.edu&thismailbox=INBOX');" nicetitle="New Message to uschina@usc.edu" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">uschina@usc.edu</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Sponsor(s): USC US-China Institute, Religion, Identity and Global Governance, The Office of Religious Life</span></span></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-41973357539519136402009-05-31T21:01:00.000-07:002009-05-31T21:09:51.913-07:00Week 10: Last Meeting of the Year!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hello UBA friends,<br /><br />We're coming to the end of another school year already! Come celebrate with the last meditation of the spring quarter before we go our separate ways with us this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, June 2nd</span> from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5:30-7pm</span> at the University Catholic Center (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">UCC, 633 Gayley Avenue</span> - There's a chance we will be in the community room downstairs rather than the chapel upstairs, so be on the lookout for that!). Our meetings are facilitated by Rev. Kusala, who leads us in a dharma discussion which is then followed by a chance to ask questions and practice meditation. Previous dharma talks can be found available in podcast form at Rev. Kusala's website: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">www.dharmatalks.info</span>.<br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Again, this will be our last chance to meet as a full group before the fall, so come on out for a night of good conversation as well as the chance to relieve some of the stress of 10th and finals week. Come meet the new staff members for the 2009-2010 year as well (and remember, we're always looking for new staff members, so just come find one of us if you're interested!) Whether we see you or not this week, have a great one, and it's been wonderful practicing with all of you this year.<br /><br />Peace and blessings,<br />The UBA</span></span></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-22278023780717152772009-05-28T00:26:00.000-07:002009-05-28T00:29:10.260-07:0064 for Aung San Suu KyiWhat is 64 for Suu?<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 25px; background-position: initial initial; ">Welcome to the global hub for supporting, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's detained democracy leader, on her 64<sup style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top; background-position: initial initial; ">th</sup> birthday.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 25px; background-position: initial initial; ">64 for Suu is a site where anyone from around the world can leave a message of support for Burma's imprisoned democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. We want to gather hundred's of messages by her 64<sup style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top; background-position: initial initial; ">th </sup>Birthday, June 19<sup style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: top; background-position: initial initial; ">th</sup> 2009.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 25px; background-position: initial initial; ">You can view video, text, twitter and image messages from around the world left by politicians, celebrities and the public in support of Aung San Suu Kyi.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 25px; "><a href="http://64forsuu.com/about.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Check out the site.</span></a></p></span></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-24395807800215265632009-05-26T00:16:00.000-07:002009-05-26T00:32:43.655-07:00"Burma VJ" Film Screening<table id="Time and Place" class="profileTable info_table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: gray; ">Host: <br />Date:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="width: 270px; word-wrap: break-word; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4992464805">Los Angeles 88: In Solidarity with Burma</a></div><div class="datawrap" style="width: 270px; word-wrap: break-word; ">Friday, May 29, 2009</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: gray; ">Location:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="width: 270px; word-wrap: break-word; ">Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theater</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: gray; ">Street:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="width: 270px; word-wrap: break-word; ">8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, 90046</div></td></tr><tr><td class="label" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100px; color: gray; ">City/Town:</td><td class="data" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="datawrap" style="width: 270px; word-wrap: break-word; ">Los Angeles, CA</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>"A roller coaster of alternating hope and despair" - Village Voice <br /><br />"A rich, thought-provoking film" - The New York Times"<br /><br />The award-winning new documentary film "Burma VJ" will be screening in Los Angeles at Laemmle Sunset 5 on May 29 (exact times not yet announced; call the theater for info. closer to the date: 323-848-3500)<br /><br />LA88 is encouraging all who are able to attend to show their solidarity with the people of Burma by joining us for the May 29 showing. Please also help to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis in Burma and the heroism of its people by inviting others to attend this important screening. The filmmakers describe the movie in part as follows:<br /><br />"...Though risking torture and life in jail, courageous young citizens of Burma live the essence of journalism as they insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country. The Burma VJs stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of Rangoon... The film offers a unique insight into high-risk journalism and dissidence in a police state, while at the same time providing a thorough documentation of the historical and dramatic days of September 2007, when the Buddhist monks started marching."<br /><br />More information about "Burma VJ" can be found here: <a href="http://burmavjcom.title.dk/" onmousedown="return wait_for_load(this, event, function() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "c1f51d18ab357a5b24e6ca5d9eab6677", event) });" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://burmavjcom.title.dk/</a><br /><br />ADDITIONAL U.S. SCREENINGS:<br /><br />20-May – New York, NY – Film Forum<br />29-May – Los Angeles, CA – Laemmle Sunset 5<br />05-Jun – Irvine, CA – Regal Westpark<br />05-Jun – Portland, OR – Regal Fox Tower<br />19-Jun – Charlotte, NC – Regal Park Terrace<br />19-Jun – Boston, MA – Coolidge<br />24-Jun – Portland, ME – SPACE Gallery<br />26-Jun – Tallahassee, FL – Regal Miracle 5<br />26-Jun – Austin, TX – Regal Arbor<br />19-Jul – Santa Fe, NM – CCA<br />24-Jul – Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Museum of Art<br />31-Jul – Washington, DC – Landmark E-Street<br />07-Aug – Salt Lake City, UT – Tower<br />28-Aug – Seattle, WA – NW Film Forum<div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V08EBWQLzyU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V08EBWQLzyU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://viss.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/burma-vj-a-review/">Click here to read a movie review on "Burma VJ" by Aung Kyaw of Fifty Viss.</a></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-9303084024411073792009-05-25T12:37:00.000-07:002009-05-25T12:39:55.873-07:00Week 9: Memorial Day Monday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hello UBA friends,<br /><br />First off, it was great to see so many of you come out this past weekend to celebrate Vesak with us! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">A very special thanks</span> to everyone that made it possible - not just staff members but Reverend Kusala as well as everyone that came to support the event - we couldn't have done it without all of you!<br /><br />Next, just a reminder as the quarter winds down that we continue our weekly meditation meetings this week at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">UCC (633 Gayley Avenue)</span> from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5:30-7 pm</span> on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, May 26th</span>. Our meetings are facilitated by Reverend Kusala, who leads us in a dharma discussion followed by a chance to ask questions and meditate. Previous dharma discussions are available in podcast form at Rev. Kusala's website: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">www.dharmatalks.info</span>. We hope to see many of you there as this is one of our last two meetings this year!<br /><br />Finally, we hope you are enjoying the Memorial Day weekend whether it is spent among friends and family or simply as a chance to relax and reflect on the meaning of the day. Wishing you a great rest of the week and we hope to see many of you on Tuesday.</span></span><br /></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-37178544854289172472009-05-24T11:02:00.000-07:002009-05-24T11:11:08.367-07:00The Sutra Translation ProjectI found this information on <a href="http://chaplaindanny.blogspot.com/2009/05/woodenfish-english-sutra-translations.html">Rev. Danny Fisher's blog</a> and thought it would be especially useful for college students (or any student) seeking to read the Dharma but can only understand English. <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Sutra Translation Project</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Woodenfish sutra translation project aims to produce bilingual editions of a sizeable portion of the Buddhist canon, translated into English from the original Chinese. With FGS’s publishing company, Buddha’s Light Publishing, Woodenfish has thus far produced Buddha’s Light editions of the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra, the Amitabha Sutra, the Sutra on the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Sutras on Filial Piety and the Nagasena Bhiksu Sutra. The chief translators on the project are Venerable Yifa and HBMLP 2004 participant Peter Romaskiewicz. They coordinate with the Center for Sutra Translation and Research at the University of the West.</span></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Buddha’s Light editions are unique in a number of ways:</span></span></div><div align="left"><ul><li style="list-style-image: url(http://woodenfish.org/templates/flexi_orange_simple_i/images/arrow.png); list-style-type: initial; list-style-position: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Each sutra copy provides facing bilingual pages, so that students who are learning Chinese can compare the English translation with the original text. Each copy also includes a brief history of the particular sutra, an exhaustive glossary of foreign words and ideas, and a translation catalogue which lists many of the other Chinese and English translations of the same text.</span></span></li><li style="list-style-image: url(http://woodenfish.org/templates/flexi_orange_simple_i/images/arrow.png); list-style-type: initial; list-style-position: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Each translation attempts to provide a fluid, yet literal rendition of the Chinese text, trying to capture the experience of reading sutras in Chinese while remaining as faithful as possible to the original text.</span></span></li><li style="list-style-image: url(http://woodenfish.org/templates/flexi_orange_simple_i/images/arrow.png); list-style-type: initial; list-style-position: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Woodenfish aims to produce not just one, but a complete series of translations of specifically Chinese Buddhist sutras using a consistent vocabulary for technical terms and foreign concepts. In all translations, a standardized lexicon and methodology is used, so that a technical term will be translated, or transliterated, in the same manner in every volume in the series</span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 16px;">You will find translations for:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 235 *Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra* 金剛般若波羅蜜經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 251 *Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra* 般若波羅蜜多心經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 366 *Amitabha Sutra * 阿彌陀經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 412 *Sutra on the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva* 地藏菩薩本願經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 685 *Yulan Bowl Sutra* 盂蘭盆經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 684 *Sutra on the Difficulty of Repaying the Kindness of Parents* 父母恩難報經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 2887 *Sutra on the Profound Kindness of Parents* 父母恩重經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">---- *Sutra on the Difficulty of Repaying the Profound Kindness of Parents * 父母恩重難報經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T 1670 *Nagasena Bhiksu Sutra* 那先比丘經<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">*Nagasena Bhiksu Sutra* –endnotes那先比丘經註解</span></li></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.woodenfish.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=25">Download Here.</a></span></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div align="left"><ul><li style="list-style-image: url(http://woodenfish.org/templates/flexi_orange_simple_i/images/arrow.png); list-style-type: initial; list-style-position: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></li></ul></div></span></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-58309769029858203412009-05-23T22:38:00.000-07:002009-05-23T22:44:35.630-07:00Free Aung San Suu Kyi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div>After being locked away for 19 years, those inspired by Suu Kyi and what she stands for await the day she will be set free. Yet, the military junta of Myanmar has found more excuses to keep her locked away:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote>The charges stem from a bizarre incident earlier this month in which a 53-year-old American man swam across Inya Lake and appeared, uninvited, in Suu Kyi's garden. He was asked to leave, but when he complained of exhaustion, he was permitted to stay overnight. While swimming away the next day, he was arrested. The government appears to be using the incident as a pretext for extending Suu Kyi's house arrest, which expires in a few days; at the moment, however, she is being held on the grounds of Insein Prison, facing a possible five-year prison term. </blockquote><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-myanmar22-2009may22,0,999296.story">Read full article.</a></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-50862564075147148632009-05-23T22:25:00.000-07:002009-05-23T22:38:24.683-07:00Displaced Tamils in Sri LankaHere's an article about the recent situation in Sri Lanka.I haven't had time to keep up with then news lately so this is all fresh news to me:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:14px;"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><blockquote>While Sri Lanka continues celebrations of its defeat of the rebel Tamil Tigers, the international community is calling for the country, run by the Sinhalese majority, to be sincere in its pledge for national reconciliation. The primary focus is on the treatment of 300,000 Tamils in displacement camps in the north. </blockquote></span></span></blockquote></span></div><div><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-22-voa26.cfm">Read full article.</a></div><div><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-8415001465260206302009-05-23T22:18:00.000-07:002009-05-23T22:25:01.203-07:00The Ego<div>Here's a simple and amusing cartoon that I found on <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/onecity/2009/05/confronting-the-ego-in-contemporary-art.html">Belief.net</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote><img src="http://blog.beliefnet.com/onecity/pfsc-art-shirt.gif" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 660px; height: 280px;" border="0" alt="" /></blockquote></div><div><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-84166001573036880302009-05-22T02:54:00.000-07:002009-05-22T03:18:33.320-07:00Vesak Day 2009 is in TWO days!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih95wHItQuFbkbPOrNc1xUNtvSsAQj1F3yIEKOHBK4c4S44_lkBkjh_ylpVUDg0AOzWN8zPpEFmZ9-WdgfKyDopzgPoykMla1FIKg6KWGovdE6RPPDtcz3BAcyZ7E7k6JRGvrsIguepeQ/s1600-h/vesak-facebooksize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih95wHItQuFbkbPOrNc1xUNtvSsAQj1F3yIEKOHBK4c4S44_lkBkjh_ylpVUDg0AOzWN8zPpEFmZ9-WdgfKyDopzgPoykMla1FIKg6KWGovdE6RPPDtcz3BAcyZ7E7k6JRGvrsIguepeQ/s320/vesak-facebooksize.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338585689870406866" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Vesak Day 2009 is two days away, this Saturday at UCLA!! If you are in the Los Angeles area, please come to our FREE event. Below is all you need to know plus an updated schedule of who's speaking, performing, and leading the discussion. Also, if you have facebook, please RSVP on our event page: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?sid=657edc3b662d97cfd68ac50c970aeea8&eid=76892984253&ref=search"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?sid=657edc3b662d97cfd68ac50c970aeea8&eid=76892984253&ref=search</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If have any questions, contact me at eriku@ucla.edu. Hope to see you there!<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-----------------</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Who:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Southern California University Buddhist Association (SCUBA) <br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Vesak Day (or Buddha Day) celebrates the birth, the enlightenment, and the passing away of the Buddha. It is celebrated by Buddhists all over the world as a remembrance of the Buddha and his universal message of peace to humankind. <br /><br />Come out and learn more about Buddhism with the University Buddhist Association! Everyone is welcome - Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. The event is FREE and will consist of cultural performances, speakers, a Bathing of the Buddha ceremony, and a Q&A session. <br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Performances by:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Chinese Cultural Dance Club and Nam Giao Do<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Speakers:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Don Farber</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, a renowned photographer of the Dalai Lama and Buddhist Life; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Venerable Miao Hsi</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, of Hsi Lai Temple; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Venerable Pannaloka</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> of Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Discussion Leaders:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Venerable Kusala</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> of the International Buddhist Meditation Center; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Professor Natasha Heller</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">; former UBA president </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Aaron Lee</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Saturday, May 23, 2009<br />10:30 - 2:00pm<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Where:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Kerckhoff Grand Salon, UCLA<br />308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Why:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> To watch amazing performances, listen to great speakers, learn something about Buddhism, and eat delicious and free food.<br /><br />More information about Vesak Day:<br /><br />Significance of Vesak - Buddha Day<br /></span></span><a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/vesak.htm" onmousedown="return wait_for_load(this, event, function() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "4c7cae75a3597f4c5395168456e6ec92", event) });" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.buddhanet.net/vesak.htm</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Wikipedia - Vesak<br /></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak" onmousedown="return wait_for_load(this, event, function() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "4c7cae75a3597f4c5395168456e6ec92", event) });" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />What is Vesak?<br /></span><a href="http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=6,4043,0,0,1,0" onmousedown="return wait_for_load(this, event, function() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "4c7cae75a3597f4c5395168456e6ec92", event) });" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=6,4043,0,0,1,0</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <br /><br />Vesak Message from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown<br /></span><a href="http://theuba.blogspot.com/2009/05/vesak-message-from-british-prime.html" onmousedown="return wait_for_load(this, event, function() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "4c7cae75a3597f4c5395168456e6ec92", event) });" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://theuba.blogspot.com/2009/05/vesak-message-from-british-prime.html</span></a>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-35737123262119966042009-05-17T17:30:00.000-07:002009-05-17T17:33:16.756-07:00Week 8: Vesak Day!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hello UBA friends,<br /><br />First, a quick note to remind you about our weekly meditation meeting this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, May 19th</span> from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5:30-7 pm</span> at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">UCC (633 Gayley)</span>. As always, our meetings are facilitated by Reverend Kusala, who leads us in a dharma discussion followed by a chance to ask questions and a<br />meditation. Previous dharma discussions are available in podcast form at Rev. Kusala's website: www.dharmatalks.info.<br /><br />Also, we would like to formally invite each and every one of you to our special annual <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Vesak</span> event presented in conjunction with SCUBA, the Southern California University Buddhist Association, held this year at UCLA. Here are some details on the event:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Who:</span> Southern California University Buddhist Association (SCUBA)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">What:</span> Vesak Day (or Buddha Day) celebrates the birth, the enlightenment, and the passing away of the Buddha. It is celebrated by Buddhists all over the world as a remembrance of the Buddha and his universal message of peace to humankind.<br /><br />Come out and learn more about Buddhism with the University Buddhist Association! Everyone is welcome - Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. The event is FREE and will consist of cultural performances, speakers, a brief Bathing of the Buddha ceremony, a Q&A session, and lunch!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Performances by:</span> Chinese Cultural Dance Club and BOCA Youth Group Choir<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Speakers:</span> Don Farber, a renowned photographer of the Dalai Lama and Buddhist Life; Venerable Miao Shi, of Hsi Lai Temple; Venerable Pannaloka of Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ceremony Led by:</span> Ven. Huei Hsuen of Dharma Seal Temple<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">When</span>: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:00am - 2:00pm (doors open at 10:30 am)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Where:</span> Charles E Young Grand Salon in Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Why:</span> To watch amazing performances, listen to great speakers, learn something about Buddhism, and eat delicious and free food.<br /><br />Please join our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">facebook group:</span> </span></span><a class="fixed" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=76892984253" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=76892984253</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />For more info, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">contact us</span> at </span></span><a class="fixed" href="https://mail.ucla.edu/imp/message.php?index=9557#" onclick="popup_imp('/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=ucla.uba.online%40gmail.com&thismailbox=INBOX');" nicetitle="New Message to ucla.uba.online@gmail.com" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(113, 15, 150); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ucla.uba.online@gmail.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span><br /></span></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-28054309216449397842009-05-15T02:48:00.000-07:002009-05-15T02:56:30.285-07:00Vesak Message from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/picture/upload/Gordon-Brown_0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 251px;" src="http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/picture/upload/Gordon-Brown_0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div>I think this is pretty significant. It's a Vesak message by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. In the past, he's used religious quotes in his speeches. Here's his Vesak message: <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In his message the British PM said "I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Wesak. Britain’s Buddhists will join with others around the world to reflect on the birth and enlightenment of Lord Buddha and I wanted to let you know that my thoughts are with you as you celebrate this Buddha Day".</span></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">He further said, "The Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path have brought so much peace to so many and we can all learn from Buddhist philosophy and the practice of mindfulness."</span></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Today we should reflect on the great spiritual contribution that Buddhism has made to the world and congratulate Britain’s Buddhists for their vibrant contribution to our national life. Please do pass on my best wishes to your family and friends".</span></p><p style=""><a href="http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,8141,0,0,1,0">Read full article.</a></p><p style="">Photo from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,8141,0,0,1,0">The Buddhist Channel</a></span>.</p></span></div><div><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "></span></span></span></p><p style=""><br /></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"></span></span></p></span></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901058185695658741.post-70156776406334947602009-05-15T02:26:00.001-07:002009-05-15T02:34:20.986-07:00Facebook the Thai Temple!<div>So I just found out from arunlikhati over at <a href="http://dharmafolk.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/befriend-the-thai-temple/">Dharmafolk</a> that you can now request to be Facebook friends with the Berkeley Thai Temple! How amazing is that! Thanks to all those who helped keep the Thai Temple alive - you can receive updates on their status in the future through Facebook by friending them here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=100000080&id=1575812850&sid=1937f93d644b000dd87f0a521fc49d77">Wat Mongkolratanaram Berkeley</a>.</div><div><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836304036282948946noreply@blogger.com0