Shugendo Now
Jeff Kennedy
1 March 2012
Shugendo Now: Is this title a demand, a request, or a compassionate plea for a reevaluation of societal values? It is a boldly declarative title
My Reincarnation
Victoria Ferenbach
1 March 2012
This fascinating documentary is both the portrait of an unusual father/son relationship and the exploration of a remarkable spiritual journey. The father is a Buddhist
Mindfulness & Murder
Nina Müller
1 March 2012
Mindfulness and Murder, a Thai film by director Tom Waller, is one of a kind and will no doubt be a surprise to Buddhists and
Silent Offerings
Cathy Ziengs
1 February 2012
What does Chinese New Year mean to me? First, it is the power hoses that one begins to notice… these are not your ordinary garden-variety
A Buddhist View on Capitalism and Consumerism
Maggie Chau
1 February 2012
The world economy has been going through a crisis since the summer of 2007 and this turmoil affects the normal rhythm and fluctuations of stock prices, currency
Change of Location
Frank
1 February 2012
Our first Chinese New Year in Vancouver after an absence of many years proved to be both educational and amusing. Educational because we had to
The Need for Chinese Buddhist Cultural Influence
Raymond Lam
1 February 2012
The absence of a Buddhist cultural presence in mainstream UK culture still leaves me in sporadic but apoplectic rages reminiscent of Fu Manchu. We say
CNY from Small Town to Big City
Mun Yee
1 February 2012
I’ve spent my time growing up in the city, but when it comes to Chinese New Year holidays, it’s always back to my Dad’s small
Celebrating Chinese New Year the Buddhist Way
Weng Hon Wong
1 February 2012
Chinese New Year celebration in Chinese communities in all corners of the globe is characterized with heart-warming traditional greetings like “Jinyumangtang” – (May wealth fill
Donald Scripps – What Can a Fictional Anglican Teach Anyone?
Ittoku
9 January 2012
My favourite character in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys is easily Donald Scripps. Chaste and devoted, Scripps is a lay Anglican amidst a cohort of irreverent classmates,
Living with the Unrepentant: Stephen Lawrence, Murder and Justice
Ittoku
9 January 2012
Last week marked what many would call a milestone in British criminal history. Two of Stephen Lawrence’s murderers were finally convicted and sentenced after an
The Most Awkward Question to Ask a Bereaved Person
素善
6 January 2012
“You feeling better?” She wasn’t, but I most certainly could have said something better. Through her tears and sniffles the otherwise confident and self-assured ma’am