16Nov/09

Charter for Compassion in Chinese

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Charter for Compassion A Call to Bring the World Together. . . The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the…
14Nov/09

Compassion: A Dynamic New Movement?

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Seattle, Washington, November 12, 2009 – They came from all over Seattle to witness and affirm the global aim and reach of one woman’s heartfelt wish to reinvigorate the Golden Rule. One hundred people from local religious and peace organizations gathered at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Seattle for the…
28Oct/09

Partner to the Charter for Compassion & 11/12 Launch

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The Compassionate Action Network is now a Partner of the Charter for Compassion.Here’s a letter from Karen Armstrong: Dear Reverend , Thank you so much for all of your collaboration, planning and work for the Charter for Compassion. With your help and all of the contributions of partners around the…
13Oct/09

The Sixth Patriarch Read Along II & III

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次年春。師辭眾歸寶林。印宗與緇白。送者千餘人。直至曹溪。時荊州通應律師。與學者數百人。依師而住。 師至曹溪寶林。觀堂宇湫隘。不足容眾。欲廣之。 In the spring of the following year, the Master took leave of the assembly and returned to Pao Lin. Yin Tsung, together with more than a thousand monks and laypeople, accompanied him to Ts’ao Hsi. At that time Vinaya Master T’ung Ying of Ching Chou and several hundred…
11Oct/09

The Sixth Patriarch Sutra: Read Along

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六祖法寶壇經略序 唐釋法海　撰 大師名惠能。父盧氏。諱行滔。母李氏。誕師於唐貞觀十二年戊戌歲二月八日子時。時毫光騰空。異香滿室。黎明。有二異僧造謁。謂師之父曰。夜來生兒。專為安名。可上惠下能也。父曰。何名惠能。僧曰。惠者。以法惠施眾生。能者。能作佛事。言畢而出。不知所之。 by Bhikshu Fa Hai of the T'ang Dynasty The Great Master was named Hui Neng. His father was of the Lu family and had the personal name Hsing T'ao. His mother was of the Li family. The Master was born on the eighth day of the…
06Oct/09

Master the Art of Listening

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So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti as quoted by Daily Good See video here. Tip of…
01Oct/09

Sakyaditha Conference in Vietnam

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The conference theme, “Eminent Buddhist Women,” will highlight the achievements of Buddhist Women around the world. Until recently, women were largely absent from Buddhist histories. Since 1987, Sakyadhita members have made conscientious efforts to encourage research on the lives and achievements of both laywomen and nuns in Buddhist societies. The…