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Rembering Dads Rembering Dads Samsara: the Movie CBC Quirks and Quarks on Vipassana Rembering Dads Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST Today is the 12th anniversary of the death of my father. A good monastic friend's father also died on this day. I'd like to record a video in remembrance since I'm close to where my dad is buried, and my mother too. As I said in a vid close to the New Year, remembering our parents, appreciating their place in our lives, and expressing our gratitude for the life and nurture they provide is no small thing. It's a good thing. What ever our up-bring we can, at the very least, show gratitude for the opportunity to live a good and beneficial life now. And a huge bow to those who find it near impossible to connect with these words. I am so sorry. I wrote of the circumstances around my fathers death <a href="http://www.jademountains.net/two-weddings-and-memorial>Two Weddings and A Memorial.</a>...

What’s inside the March 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine? What’s inside the March 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine? PARTNER YOGA – at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Commemorating the parinirvana of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche What’s inside the March 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine? Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST Our March 2012 magazine is landing in subscribers' mailboxes now, and will be at newsstands everywhere starting next week. Inside you'll find fascinating looks at the emerging field of contemplative science — and what it tells us about meditation, and what that tells us about us — plus, two articles by the Dalai Lama, a short story by Charles Johnson, a profile of (and a teaching by) Mingyur Rinpoche, Leza Lowitz on finding in life's difficulties the greatest gift of all, Joan Sutherland's feature review of the books Searching for Guan Yin  and Bringing Zen Home ( a detail from Liza Matthews' accompanying photo appe...

Tibetan counties on lockdown, another Tibetan shot dead Tibetan counties on lockdown, another Tibetan shot dead Director Ron Fricke to deliver Samsara, the movie Enlightenment, Anyone? The merry monk of Hangzhou A thousand Thai Buddhist monks on a march to bless flood-hit provinces Tibetan leader discusses Buddhist self-immolations Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas Join The Flock #still4amo 23rd Nyingma Monlam Chenmo at Bodh Gaya underway India: University of Buffalo professor researching Buddhist legal systems Tibetan counties on lockdown, another Tibetan shot dead Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST The counties of Draggo and Serta in Tibet are on lockdown now — no telephone, internet, or visitors to the area since Chinese forces opened fire on protesters there on January 24 and 25. According to the Tibetan Review , "Exile Tibetan and Tibet support groups have said up to six Tibetans were killed in Draggo and at least five killed in...