Indian government accusations against Karmapa resurface as formal charges

Indian government accusations against Karmapa resurface as formal charges
Japanese leaders sign petition in support of Tibet
Video: See additional NBC Nightly News footage of Andres Gonzales, Ali Smith, and Atman Smith of Baltimore’s Holistic Life Foundation
Buddhism Supports AIDS Prevention
Warm Water
Watch an exclusive clip from E. Gene Smith documentary “Digital Dharma” — and enter to win a private screening
From the new Shambhala Sun: “Meeting of the Mindful” — featuring Holistic Life Foundation’s Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzales; Google’s Jenny Lykken; Congressman Tim Ryan and more

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST

Via kagyuoffice.org

Though he was originally cleared of suspicion back in February of this year, His Holiness the Karmapa has now been officially charged by the Indian government of conspiracy and knowledge of undeclared money. His Holiness's home of Gyuto Monastery had been raided in January, and 1.35 million dollars found; this money was explained as having been donated by followers, and Thupten Samphal, a spokesman of the Tibetan government in exiles maintains now that, as he told the Associated Press, "What resulted was due to negligence on part of the staff members of the Karmapa," as well of "ignorance of Indian law." (Read the full AP story here.)

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Part 3: First approach of Quantum Buddhism regarding the ability to manifest, create, influence nature.

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Japanese leaders sign petition in support of Tibet

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 07:00 AM PST

The People's Liberation Army in Ngaba, Tibet

Senior leaders in Japan have signed on to a petition calling for a global intervention in Tibet. According to Phayul.com, two Vice Ministers and two Members of Parliament have signed a petition calling for a "coordinated international response to condemn China's repressive measures in Tibet." The petition also calls for the removal of Chinese security forces in Ngaba and elsewhere in Tibet.

On December 6, members of the Tibetan Community of Japan and Students for a Free Tibet visited the offices of fourteen Japanese Members of Parliament to brief them on the current situation and urge them to raise awareness for the Tibetan plight. Since March of this year, thirteen Tibetans have self-immolated in protest of Chinese repression.

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Video: See additional NBC Nightly News footage of Andres Gonzales, Ali Smith, and Atman Smith of Baltimore’s Holistic Life Foundation

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:15 PM PST

Talk about making a difference.

Were you able to see Wednesday evening's "Making A Difference" segment on the NBC Nightly News, which featured the people behind the Holistic Life Foundation? (You may recall that our own Barry Boyce has covered the HLF, and that they figure in his Mindful Society article in our current issue.) Whether you were able to see it or not, you should also check out these NBC Nightly News web-clips from the segment's shoot, which include and expand upon the piece that aired. Click through to watch the video here.

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A Dhamma talk by Dr. Punnaji Maha Thero. Venerable Punnaji was a medical practioner in the government service in Sri Lanka, before he ordained as a Buddhist monk over 10 years ago.he has devoted over 50 years in the study and reasearch of Meditation and adopts a more philosophical and psychological approach to Buddha Dhamma (teachings of Buddha). he has been teaching Dhamma and meditation in North America for over 35 years. his studies in science and medicine has enable him to use modern Terminology more intelligble to the Westerner. Thero explain how Buddhist view agree with the Theory of Evolution, and explain how the idea of SELF/Soul come into ones mind. in reality there is no soul/self / I/ Ego or any other hidden Agent. This is one main point in buddhist view, which is called ANATTA (No-self). Venerable Punnaji Explains further that reality what we perceive is relative to five senses of our body and is realy a Dream or delusion of existence. Nothing exist in absolute terms. the evolution of mind to a perfect pure state would make one to experience true nature of reality as it is.

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Buddhism Supports AIDS Prevention

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:36 PM PST

AIDS red ribbon

(CHAKRA) Buddhism is playing a key role in China to help prevent the spread of AIDS. Several Buddhist monks have created a plan to promote the awareness of HIV and have also found ways to support people carrying the virus in Xishuangbanna Dai located in the Yunnan province of China.

One of the programs launched by the Buddhist community in China is the Home of Buddha Glory program known as HBG. The program was first launched in 2003 with the support of UNICEF. It offers a place to regularly gather at in the Zongfo Monastery. People of many faiths join the discussion whether they have the virus or not to listen to each other and the monks preach words of wisdom.

One of the attendees stated that she has learned to be much more positive by learning to accept the disease and move forward. According to her, learning from the monks has helped her to live a more positive life with space for much more happiness than she initially felt.

Du Hanting, Deputy Abbot of the monastery said that the disease leaves a huge burden on individuals with it as well as their families. Children have to face the loss of parents and absence of care when their parents are diagnosed HIV positive. Families are left poorer and carry extensive societal burdens, which they are not able to express to anyone. A part of the monk's role is to inform the public of how the virus can be contracted as well as to help individuals to cope with the anxiety and stress that comes with finding out they have the virus. The main issue the monks are attempting to deal with is the issue of AIDS being a taboo, leading families to disown their loved ones due to shame.

Du Hanting said that the monks join families for dinner to discuss AIDS more thoroughly with the patient as well so that they become aware of how the disease is contracted and do not think the virus can be transmitted through air.

The monks also hold HIV education classes in rural areas to better inform the rural communityof how AIDS is transmitted. Since sex is a taboo topic for monks to discuss, they discuss the spiritual aspects of how to deal with AIDS while the secular members of the group discuss the sex-related content of the teachings. Furthermore, to make illiterate and uneducated individuals who have little excess to education, the HBG is creating dvd's which have songs and visual aids to help anyone understand the risks of AIDS and prevention methods.

The program thus far has been very successful and the members are continuing to spread 'positivity' with a positive attitude.

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Warm Water

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST

Did you ever stop
to appreciate
warm water
across your hands?

When life's
testing every
bit of you warm
water's the balm.

A woman confided
with glee (to me)
I had a bath
I washed my feet!

So basic
so very simple
the soothing balm
of warm water.

For a friend and anybody who would appreciate warm water. But there isn't any.

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Watch an exclusive clip from E. Gene Smith documentary “Digital Dharma” — and enter to win a private screening

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST

E. Gene Smith examines a book in this still from "Digital Dharma."

On December 15, 2011, noting the first anniversary of the passing of legendary Tibetologist E. Gene Smith, The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation will celebrate his life and host a private screening of the documentary about Smith, Digital Dharma — an epic story of cultural rescue, and how one man's mission became the catalyst for an international movement to provide free access to the story of a people.

Thanks to the people behind the film, we're able to share exclusive video clips — and offer you the chance to have a Digital Dharma screening of your own. Click through for details and to watch an exclusive Digital Dharma clip — "Gene Smith and his legendary collection of books" — the first of several to be hosted here on Buddhadharma News.

Here's our first exclusive clip from Digital Dharma, "Gene Smith and his legendary collection of books":

Want to have a private screening of Digital Dharma? Anyone who Contacts Digital Dharma via the film's website before December 13 will be entered in the drawing to receive live online access to host their own Private Preview Screening of the event on December 15. Enter now at: http://digitaldharma.com and click "CONTACT" You MUST reference Shambhala Sun or Buddhadharma in your email in order to be entered.

For more on E. Gene Smith, see our previous coverage of his life, work, and passing:

More honors for late Tibetologist E. Gene Smith

Thanks to Gene Smith (Janet Gyatso remembers her colleague, from the Spring 2011 Buddhadharma)

Scholars, Tibetan Buddhist teachers, friends remember E. Gene Smith

Interview: Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center Executive Director Jeff Wallman on E. Gene Smith

Video: Leonard van der Kuijp on the legacy of E. Gene Smith

Remembering Gene Smith — Message from His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Wisdom Publications' Tim McNeill on the life and work of E. Gene Smith

Gene Smith's Mission — a Buddhadharma profile

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From the new Shambhala Sun: “Meeting of the Mindful” — featuring Holistic Life Foundation’s Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzales; Google’s Jenny Lykken; Congressman Tim Ryan and more

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST

Jenny Lykken, Ali Smith, Atman Smith at Creating a Mindful Society

Mindfulness on the NBC Nightly News? Maybe so. Read on.

In the January 2012 edition of his Shambhala Sun column "The Mindful Society," Barry Boyce shares an account of Fall's "Creating a Mindful Society" conference in New York City. Many attendees were already aware of some of the conference's presenters — like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki Santorelli, and Richie Davidson — and these didn't disappoint. A new wave of pioneers was just as inspiring — among them Congressman Tim Ryan and Google's Jenny Lykken. And then there were Ali and Atman Smith of Baltimore's Holistic Life Foundation — Barry profiled their work back in the March — whose talk garnered a standing ovation and more than a couple of tears.

And it could very well be that such enthusiasm for their work will be spreading like wildfire as of this evening: Holistic Life Foundation has announced on its Facebook page that it will be profiled on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams tonight — so long as some event of the day doesn't knock it out, of course. Be sure to tune in if you can, because you're sure to love what the HLF folks are doing.

In the meantime, learn more about them in Barry's current-issue article, "Meeting of the Mindful," which you can read online in its complete form here. (Includes a link to watch Ali and Atman, and others' talks from Creating a Mindful Society.)