Occasional book review, ‘The Handbook of Iconometry’
Art
Buddhist art
Greetings from Buddhism Now
Season’s greetings from all at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group
Dalai Lama meeting Aung San Suu Kyi
Love this picture of Dalai Lama meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, in the UK, on her birthday.
Zen Calligraphy, by Harada Shodo Roshi
Shodo Harada Roshi, the head of the Rinzai Zen monastery of Sogenji, Okayama, Japan, giving a demonstration of Zen Calligraphy. 7 mins.
We have a choice, by Corrado Pensa
Every difficult or unpleasant situation can be used as further training for our aversion, anger and hatred or as training in our dharma practise. Any pleasant situation can be used to further our training in attachment, fantasising and possessiveness or to kindle attention and exercise our capacity to open up and let go…
Season’s Greetings from all at Buddhism Now
With Season’s Greetings to you from everyone at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group…
Ego and Mindfulness, by Corrado Pensa
Mindfulness or awareness is nonjudgemental and nonconceptual. Now, this can be a little tricky because when we hear nonjudgemental mindfulness, we may think there is a judgemental mindfulness…
The Buddha in Medieval Europe? – The Getty Iris
I find the unexpected connection between this medieval manuscript and the Buddhist tradition during the Angkor period fascinating. It reminds me of how small the world really was and is…
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