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- One day left: Shambhala Sun Auction ends Sunday night!
- Professor Daniel Barbezat named Executive Director named at Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
- Stability - Balance
- Buddhist Tour- Spiritual Ecstasy of India
- Ecstatic Altruism: The Secret Contemplative Art and Science of Tibet
- Tibetan Dalai Lama arrives in Prague, meets Havel
- Respect human rights, Tibetan exiles ask China
| One day left: Shambhala Sun Auction ends Sunday night! Posted: 10 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST
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| Professor Daniel Barbezat named Executive Director named at Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Posted: 10 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST
More about Barbezat after the jump. . Daniel Barbezat, PhD, is Professor of Economics at Amherst College. He has been a visiting professor at Northwestern University, Yale University and has taught in the summer program at Harvard University. In 2004, he won the J. T. Hughes Prize for Excellence in Teaching Economic History from the Economic History Association. . Over the past decade, he has become interested in how self-awareness and introspection can be used in higher education and economic decision-making. Barbezat was recently a speaker on mindfulness and contemplative education at the Creating a Mindful Society conference in New York. For more information on his work in this field, click here. . About his new position and title Barbezat says:
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| Posted: 10 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST Seems it's a time when people I know being in extremity. Being in hospital. Proving that meditation and devotion, to practice, over years and years under the belt means stability. Stability at a time when keeping in balance helps on so very many levels. Balance is good.
From an email sent this evening. Having a mobile phone while in hospital is a live-line to the outside world which can be a real uplift. Hospital's tough at any time of the day, or night. Read More @ SourceWhy meditate? with Bootcamp Buddhist 
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| Buddhist Tour- Spiritual Ecstasy of India Posted: 10 Dec 2011 01:03 PM PST Article by Yamini Sharma Buddha tour enables you to explore the true essence of Buddhism in India. Most of the visitors are interested to know about the life of Lord Buddha. Additionally, you can also discover the varied Buddhist allures on this amazing journey as well. Basically, it would be the best deal for all Buddhist adherents to plan for the incredible Buddhist tour in India. This tour facilitates you to cherish the real charm of Buddhist lures in India. There are a large number of attractions which are scattered in every region of the country. Some of the major attractions are footprints of Lord Buddha, caves, colossal monuments, monasteries, temples and lost more. These Buddhist charms can be found in different destinations of India viz. Vaishali, Patna, Kushinagar, Lumbini, Bodhgaya and so on. All these allures are blessed with magnificent architectural designs. Hence, this trip is very useful for all the Buddhist supporters. Moreover, Buddhist lovers do like to know about the Footsteps of Buddha Tour. This trip helps you to find out the footsteps of Lord Buddha in India. Some of the major destinations are Sarnath, Sikkim, Leh, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh etc. of the Indian homeland. These are the few places where you can view the footprints of Buddha easily. Besides it, all these sites are related to the life of Lord Buddha. Thus, this trip is the delightful expedition for the global travelers. Now, you can get the knowledge about several Buddhist pilgrimages in India. Many of the visitors are keen to know about the Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour. On this journey, tourists can easily discover the various allures like holy places, monasteries, stupas, statues and many more. All these attractions can be searched in the spiritual sites of Buddhism in India. In additions, the destinations are related to the Buddha's life as well. However, this tour is an ultimate journey for all the Buddha admires. Apart from that, you can also come to know about the Buddhist places in India. The destin! ations a re one of the highly visited sites which spread across the India. Most of the travelers are willing to know about the varied places of the country as well. There are so many locations such as Sikkim, Varanasi, Nalanda, Tawang, Dharamshala, Ladakh, Vaishali and so on. All these places are sanctified with beautiful caves, awesome monasteries, superb stupas, splendid shrines etc. of Lord Buddha. Furthermore, these sites are also prominent for their own significances as well. Hence, you can easily visit these spots and know about the religion of Buddhism effectively. In nut shell, the Buddhist tour is an ideal expedition for the Buddhist supporters. About the Author Aldwyn Carlin is a professional writer and presently writing for Buddhist tour and India tours 
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| Ecstatic Altruism: The Secret Contemplative Art and Science of Tibet Posted: 10 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST by Joe Loizzo, The Huffington Post, Dec 5, 2011San Francisco, CA (USA) -- As yoga goes mainstream and mindfulness and lovingkindness become household words, the convergence of timeless contemplative arts with current science and contemporary life may seem like yesterday's news. Yet there are still some Asian contemplative traditions as little known in the West as the mysteries of Shangrila portrayed in the film "Lost Horizons."
What makes the Tantric Buddhism of Tibet more mysterious than the Buddhist traditions that gave us mindfulness and lovingkindness? This simple question has at least three right answers, each of which takes us closer to the heart of the mystery. First and foremost, the teachings of Tantric Buddhism are safeguarded by a code of secrecy which is only unlocked for us in and through an intimate, confidential bond with a contemplative mentor of our choosing.
Whether or not we've entered through the gateway of initiation which seals the mentoring bond, the second mystery of Tibetan Buddhism is hidden in plan sight, obvious for all to see. Unlike the classical simplicity of its sister traditions from South and East Asia, the Vajrayana tradition of Central Asia are embedded in a richly sensual and symbolic matrix of contemplative arts and ritual practices. Its archetypal god and goddess images, for instance, strike us as more overtly religious than the symbol-free, stoic philosophy of early Buddhism. Appearances aside, though, the imagery of the Tantras is less a system of religious symbols than a pragmatic technology of ideal life simulation, meant to help our imaginations role-model and rehearse having the altruistic genius and impact of a master, able to embody an enlightened altruist's heroic way of being in the world. This brings us to the last and most essential feature of Tantric Buddhism: its reliance on euphoric and ecstatic states to help deepen and speed the work of meditative self-analysis and self-transformation. Here, we've entered a realm that seems utterly removed from the ascetic calm we think of as essential to meditation, Buddhist or not, a realm more akin to the otherworldly states of mystics like Saint Theresa of Avila or Saint John of the Cross. Yet the Tibetan take on these states is neither mystifying nor saintly but quite scientific and down-to-earth. Akin to normal alterations of consciousness like dreamless sleep, orgasm or near-death states, meditation-induced flow states and natural highs can be harnessed to deepen and speed emotional healing and profound transformation. By disarming our minds and nervous systems and priming them for plasticity and learning, such states can empower us to break free of traumatic memories and stress reactions so we can fully realize radical open-mindedness and embody caring responsiveness. Once we've mastered this deep, transformational art, we're free to awaken our native genius for ecstatic openness and to fuel it with our natural spirits of euphoric altruism, gradually forging them into the inspired mind and nervous system of a master altruist. While the exotic Buddhism of Tibet sees mindfulness and lovingkindness as the foundation of any contemplative life, it also preserves meditative power-tools expressly designed for contemplative life in a stress-driven world. Among these, the role-modeling arts and blissful neuroscience of the Tantras offer what may be the quickest, most effective way to bring contemplative clarity and pure passion to our demanding lifestyle. Given the right guidance and step-by-step system of practice, the ecstatic Buddhism of Tibet offers us an exceptional path of altruistic vision and inspired leadership that may well help us shift the balance of global consciousness toward lasting peace and sustainable happiness before its too late. --------- The 5 Good Conducts in Buddhism - Pt. 1 Intro 
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| Tibetan Dalai Lama arrives in Prague, meets Havel Posted: 10 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST Prague - The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, arrived in Prague for a three-day visit this morning at the invitation of former Czech president Vaclav Havel and he met Havel for an hour, Oldrich Cerny, head of the Forum 2000 foundation, said today. The foundation is organising the Dalai Lama´s stay in Prague. Havel thanked the Dalai Lama, his long-term friend, for arriving in the country where people love him but politicians fear him a bit, Cerny said. The Dalai Lama told reporters when leaving the meeting that he had asked Havel to live for another ten years. "It was primarily a meeting of two old friends and it took place in this spirit," Cerny said. The Dalai Lama has met Havel, a well-known human rights advocate, in Prague several times, last time at a conference on the state of democracy in Asia two years ago. This time the Dalai Lama arrived on the occasion of the Human Rights Day today.
Havel, who apparently suffered from health troubles, received a white shawl and a golden wheel, the symbol of a spiritual change, protection and the ability to overcome obstacles, from the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama said it was a great honour to him to meet his long-term friend. Havel is not only his personal friend but he considers him a friend and leader of the free world who always sides with people facing problems or being oppressed, the Dalai Lama stressed. He Lama informed Havel about his summer decision to give up the political and administrative power, Cerny said. It occurred formally on August 8 when the Dalai Lama handed over his powers to the democratically elected representatives of the Tibetan exile. Cerny explained Havel´s words about Czech politicians slightly fearing the Dalai Lama by the strengthening of China´s power position in the past years since the Dalai Lama´s previous visit to the Czech Republic. The Dalai Lama will not meet any active Czech politicians during his stay. Within his three-day programme in Prague, the Dalai Lama is to meet Havel and they both should participate in a panel debate on China held at Charles University on Sunday. The participants will, among others, touch upon the stances of the imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner and dissident Liu Xiaobo. The debate will also be attended by Iranian Peace Nobel Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, the last living co-author of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Stephane Hessel, from France, and Chinese dissident Yang Jianli. The Dalai Lama will also give a public lecture entitled "In Search for Happiness in Uncertain World" in Prague's Congress Centre. The proceeds from the event will be donated to a Tibetan school. Author: ČTK  Read More @ Source What Does Buddhism Have to Do With My Life? with Christina Lehnherr 
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| Respect human rights, Tibetan exiles ask China Posted: 10 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST Dharamsala, Dec 10 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile here Saturday asked China to respect the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people, stop repressive policies and resolve the Tibetan issue through dialogue. 'We call upon China to release all political prisoners who are sentenced under various pretexts without fair trial and to stop all repressive policies currently being implemented across Tibetan areas, and to resolve the Tibetan issue peacefully through dialogue,' said the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in a statement released on the international Human Rights Day. Expressing concern over self-immolation protests in Tibet, the CTA said: 'The human rights situation in Tibet has deteriorated so significantly that Tibetans are resorting to desperate and unprecedented acts.' 'In 2011 alone, 12 Tibetans are known to have committed self-immolation, out of which seven have died,' it said. Discouraging the Tibetans from drastic actions, the CTA said: 'His Holiness the Dalai Lama is also deeply concerned about these tragic developments.' Tripa (prime minister-in-exile) appealed to Tibetans to end their hunger fasts unto death, it said. Seeking intervention of the international community, the CTA urged the United Nations to send fact-finding delegations to Tibet and assess the human rights violations. Dec 10 is commemorated every year by the government-in-exile as the anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama was bestowed with the honour in 1989 for his 'consistent resistance to the use of violence in his people's struggle to regain their liberty'. India is home to around 100,000 Tibetans and the government-in-exile, which is not recognised by any country. Read More @ Source What is Buddhist -1 
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The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society has announced that Professor Daniel Barbezat will succeed Arthur Zajonc as its Executive Director. 
In fact, the secrets the film and book it is based on depict are not just the stuff of fiction, but rich ancient traditions preserved in the historic isolation of Tibet and hidden from the world until recently. These ancient traditions developed in North India at Nalanda, site of the world's first university, were preserved in the time-capsule of Tibetan civilization until their living masters were forced to flee the Chinese occupation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1959. Of course, the unique Buddhism of Tibet is mysterious not just because it came onto the world stage centuries after the West had encountered the early Buddhism of South Asia and the Zen Buddhism of Japan. It is also a well-kept secret because it revolves around a system of esoteric contemplative arts and sciences, called Vajrayana Buddhism or Tantric Buddhism.
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