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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
This wooden figure of a mythical bird-man comes from central Thailand. History, a hint of glamour, and the truth behind Hollywood fantasies are reflected in "Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775-1950" at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The glamour is provided by the remarkable story of the objects in it, among them scores of donations from the Doris Duke Southeast Asian Art...
THE FURBELOWED HOTTENTOT (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
As somebody who finds it virtually impossible to believe in Life after Death (and, believe me, I’ve tried everything from Buddhism to witchcraft) I still believe in ghosts. That doesn’t make sense and is totally illogical of me but, there you go. I decorated Harlington Manor in Bedfordshire many years ago and the young professional couple who owned it told me hair-raising stories of late-night...
Forest Street Kitchen (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
“Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk Cigarettes and chocolate milk these are just a couple of my cravings everything it seems I like’s a little bit stronger a little bit thicker a little bit harmful for me…” -Rufus Wainright I am thoroughly familiar with The Golden Mean, “all things in moderation,” and blah, blah, blah. As a student of Buddhism, I am repeatedly confronted...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago
This band don't do small, and they don't do subtle. As the gig begins I am staring up at three giant illuminated tenement towers when they suddenly rip down the middle to reveal the three members of Muse – the bird-like Matt Bellamy, the elf-like Dom Howard and the dad-like Chris Wolstenholme – perched on podiums 20ft above our heads like the goodies inside the world's biggest Christmas...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Dalai Lama and thousands of pilgrims gather for five days of prayer in the monastery town of Tawang. The visit to a disputed region tests China-India ties. Ignoring Chinese protests, the Dalai Lama traveled to a disputed part of India near China's Tibetan border today as thousands of pilgrims braved cold weather to catch a glimpse of their spiritual leader.
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Victoria: This exhibition will feature the Gallery’s extensive collection of painted thankas, sculpted images and sacred or ritual objects.
connexions (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
By Kim Fabricius I want to explain something to you this morning, something that is important, something that is very important. As far as I am concerned, because — as I hope to explain — as far as I can tell, it goes to the very heart of being a Christian, a follower of [...]
India eNews (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who arrived in Arunachal Pradesh Sunday to a rousing reception by hundreds of monks, rejected Chinese claims that he was spearheading a separatist movement and said his visit to the northeastern state was non-political.
rediff News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
After getting a royal welcome in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang, the Dalai Lama took on China, saying it is usual for the Chinese to oppose his visits everywhere.
India eNews (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Thousands of locals in traditional costumes and monks attired in their maroon robes lined up streets early Sunday to greet the Dalai Lama as he arrived here on a weeklong visit to India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
lotusinthemud (Free subscription) | yesterday
You keep going. That is the bodhisattva's way. As long as it benefits even one being you have to, without any sense of discouragement, go on. ~ His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
taxmanblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ft. Hood shooter douche is a product of a politically correct military. Orlando shooter douche is a product of culture where we don't keep score of kids soccer games. These guys have never related to failure until it's a big one. And now we're surprised that he freaked? I expect an invitation to CNN as an expert on psycho shootings any moment now. By the way, for the record, if I have to hear that...
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Victoria: This exhibition will feature the Gallery’s extensive collection of painted thankas, sculpted images and sacred or ritual objects.
underdogs bite upwards (Free subscription) | yesterday
I consider myself British even though I am a mongrel. Some Italian, some Welsh, a bit of English, and only the birth record people know what else. I'm made of more bits than Frankenstein's monster and I bet that if you analysed my DNA to see where I came from, the best answer you'll get is 'Earth, probably'. I am Multiracial Man! I am not multicultural man because I'm British and that's how I like...
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