Devastation has struck the people of Myanmar, with thousands killed, even more homeless. By definition, their military dictators are not nice people: recall recent images of demonstrating monks being beaten and shot. Suu Kyi–leader of the democratically elected government, Nobel Peace Laureate, and Honorary Citizen of Canada–has been in prison or under house arrest for much of the [...]
Monday, 5 May 2008
Categories: being of service, engaged buddhism . Tags: Burma, compassion, Myanmar . Author: monkeymind . Comments: Leave a Comment
For more than 30 years Stephen and Ondrea Levine have provided direction and inspiration on death and dying. Their books are of “subtle beauty and honesty … [offering] wise and grounded lessons,” writes Thomas Moore. With Ondrea coping with leukemia and Stephen too frail to travel and teach, their friends are passing the hat to assist [...]
Monday, 5 May 2008
Categories: being of service . Tags: practice of dying . Author: monkeymind . Comments: Leave a Comment