Nepal earthquake: Dozens die in new tremor near Everest 14 minutes ago Tuesday’s quake has also sparked off another round of seismic jolts in its wake. Just 30 minutes after the 7.3 quake, an aftershock of 6.3 magnitude hit. There have been another five major aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or higher. Media captionThe latest earthquake… Read More Third Quake in Eastern Kathmandu; 7.3 Richter Scale
EVERYTHING IS NON-SELF NATURE I believe in Buddhanature: primordial wisdom and compassion that is all-pervasive, that is all-creative, that is expressed in every unique facet of form-existence. Everything is empty of self-nature; everything is full of Buddhanature, because Buddhanature is all pervasive. Buddhanature is non-self nature: it is that which is the result of relating… Read More Holy Anatman, Batman! Meditation on Non-self Nature
I had a wonderful time celebrating Vaishaka Day, the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. I celebrated with the Sri Lankan community of Halifax, whom I had never heard of before; but apparently they have been celebrating ‘Vesak Sil’ for 25 years at the Shambhala Centre of Halifax. They welcomed me to their celebration and invited me to… Read More Blessed Vaishaka Day!
I was having dinner with some Buddhist friends recently. I started to tell them about my interest in Theravada Buddhism, particularly my interest in the Navayana or “new vehicle” of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. These were all Tibetan Buddhists, and they didn’t seem to get it. “What attracts you to Theravada?” I told them that… Read More Children of a Lesser Buddha
UN says aid contributions must be ‘dramatically ramped up’ because it has received only $22m of the requested $415m The UN resident coordinator for Nepal, Jamie McGoldrick: ‘The relief needs remain great and we urgently need funds to be able to continue our work.’ Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse in Kathmandu Friday 8 May… Read More Nepal earthquake: UN says it has only received fraction of necessary aid
