Situated in the great loop of the Brahmaputra, one of the last places on earth to remain unexplored until the late twentieth century, the snowy peak of Namchak Barwa rises to 7,756 meters (25,439 feet). Here the majestic river, called
‟She loved the rain as much as the sun. Her least thoughts had the cheery colors of lovely, hearty flowers, pleasing to the eye.”
French philosopher Alain
From the recent photobook 108 Sourires
Flight over the Irrawady delta, Myanmar, October 29, 2011
A distressing lack of courage
Soon after hearing about Wilbert Rideau’s testimony (see ‟Spared to Do Good”), I saw a CNN interview conducted by Piers Morgan of a popular and influential evangelist preacher in the USA.
In the interview he seemed to be an ever-smiling
Wilber Rideau: Spared to Do Good
The New York Times called Wilbert Rideau the ‟Most Rehabilited Man in the America”.
He was born into poverty and raised in Louisiana in a heavily racist environment. He was abandoned by his brutal father and his mother worked as
The Danger of Crossing ‟Ecological Planetary Boundaries”
The Mind and Life XXIII meeting on ‟Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” recently took place in Dharamsala, India, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a host of eminent scientists and thinkers. (These meetings can be seen on Youtube, or on
Bhutan, Champion of Environmental Preservation
Prior to attending the Mind and Life XXIII conference on Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence (which can be viewed on www.dalailama.com, or on Youtube) in India, neuroscientist Richard Davidson, his wife, Dr. Susan Davidson, Jonathan Patz (a leading author of the
Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche
Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche in Népal. 1983
Shuksep Jetsun Chönyi Zangmo (1865-1953), a female spiritual teacher of Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche.
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), another important teacher of Trulshik Rinpoche
KYABJE TRULSHIK RINPOCHE, a short biography -2
KYABJE TRULSHIK RINPOCHE, a short biography -2
When Trulshik Rinpoche was 38 years old, he received from Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche the empowerments, reading transmissions and explanations of the whole Nyingma Kahma. He was also the sponsor for that important teaching.
KYABJE TRULSHIK RINPOCHE, a short biography -1
Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche (1924-2011) was is one of the last great masters to have completed a truly extensive study, training and practice of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the extraordinary cultural environment of Tibet prior to its invasion by the