All posts by TCN

22Sep/09

Radio Interview on Peace Being A Possibility

09/22/2009UncategorizedTCN

How to Resolve Conflicts, Part 2Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Download 56k mp3 (Part 1 aired on August 12th, 2009) Conflicts may be rampant, but we learned in part one of this two-part series on “How to Resolve Conflicts: from the Personal to the Global,” that they are also opportunities. Peace…

20Sep/09

Vows of Silence

09/20/2009abuse, faith, monastics, religious order, scandalsabuse, institution, religiouso order, vows of silenceTCN

A powerful church vs. a personal relationship with the divine. Which is more important? Are they about an either-or dichotomy or a spectrum? See Vows of Silence here. Power and its ability to corrupt in even the seemingly holiest of realms and peoples. . . http://www.vowsofsilencefilm.com/…

17Sep/09

Infinity = 1; 1 = Infinity

09/17/2009Avatamsaka, buddhist, Uncategorizedavatamsaka, buddhist, flower adornment sutra, flower garland scripture, huayan, huayen, string theoryTCN

Buddhist texts such as the Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra) and others use “10” to represent infinity. This Sutra also explains dimensions, worlds and universes in ten’s. An Intro to the Avatamsaka Sutra on Youtube: See how Brian Greene’s String Theory about Ten Dimensions of Space match the wisdom…

27Aug/09

Radio Interview: How to Resolve Conflicts– From the Personal to the Global

08/27/2009UncategorizedTCN

From the Gaza War to dirty politics, from who is supposed to do the laundry at home to arguments in our heads, conflicts are rampant around the world, in our nation, and within ourselves. Is it possible to completely cease fighting at all those levels? Where do we begin? And…

24Aug/09

Sounds of Silence: A Meditative Tool

08/24/2009buddhism, meditationcompassion, meditat ion shurangama, self, sound of silenceTCN

Meditative stages of listening 1: Where is the true mind? The “sound of silence” is not an oxymoron; it is an actual high-pitched sound that can be heard relatively easily when we quiet down. In this extemporaneous response to a question about the stages of listening as a practice according…

23Aug/09

Meditation & the Brain: Everlasting Happiness

08/23/2009attentiveness, awarenessbrain, Jill Bolte Taylor, listening, meditation, mind, mindfulness, neuroplasticityTCN

Aren't we really voluntarily shutting off our left brain by meditating? There's the joy we can access anywhere and any time. There is more beyond being in a state of oblivion for oneself though.

23Aug/09

Some Stories

08/23/2009UncategorizedTCN

http://www.helpothers.org/story.php?sid=14389http://www.helpothers.org/story.php?sid=13555http://www.helpothers.org/story.php?sid=6842…

22Aug/09

Disastrous Flood in Taiwan

08/22/2009disasterflood, generosity, help, natural disaster, taiwanTCN

Call to help disaster relief in flooded Taiwan.

21Aug/09

Parliament of World’s Religions December 3 to 9, 2009

08/21/2009UncategorizedTCN

http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/ First held in Chicago in 1893, the Parliament of the World’s Religions brings together the world’s religious and spiritual communities, their leaders and their followers to a gathering where peace, diversity and sustainability are discussed and explored in the context of interreligious understanding and cooperation. As the world’s largest…

21Aug/09

Interfaith Leadership Summit

08/21/2009UncategorizedTCN

Open Space Sessionshttp://my.compassionateactionnetwork.com/group/nicocan/forum/topics/1010-open-space-topics-and Sound of Silence: A Meditative Toolhttp://my.compassionateactionnetwork.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=33br9q21xgmpv Did an interview with Rabbi Ted Falcon and Sheikh Jamal Rahman (http://www.interfaithamigos.com/Welcome.html) for One World Report of KBCS 91.3 FM.Waiting for the airing of the clip. . . maybe.…