Blog Profile / Emily Breder: Buddhism Examiner
| URL : | http://www.examiner.com/buddhism-in-national/emily-breder | |
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| Filed Under: | Religion / Buddhism | |
| Posts on Regator: | 45 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.3 | |
| Archived Since: | November 5, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Local Columbus Activities: July 29 - Aug. 4
Columbus Activities from Wed. 7/29- Wed. 8/5Please contact groups before attending, to ensure space.If any information is inaccurate, please email me.Wednesday, July 29Wake Up To Your Life Group of Columbus7pm - 9pm Open meditationAddress:...
Local Columbus activities for July 23 - 26
The following information is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I am trying to gather information to compile a more comprehensive schedule of local Buddhist activities. If anyone knows of additional events, please email me at egbreder@gmail.com...
Great recession charity
It can be done! What’s more, it should be done.Watching the way the country has gone bust was painful for all of us. Not everyone has a mountain of debt, but many have a shortage of...
Fear during meditation
After extensive internal investigation, a seemingly irrational fear has appeared in your meditation. You see the world for what it really is, and the impermanence and decay is a constant reminder of your own mortality. Even in a tranquil...
Scenario- what would you do?
In the Cincinnati Enquirer recently there was a report about a family, the Hayes, who discovered more than 70,000 bees living in the walls of their home. They had noticed bees flying around the upper level of their...
Wexner Center to host Buddhist documentary
Information submitted by Seth Josephson of BCO Tenzin Zopa was chosen by the Dalai Lama for a special quest The Unmistaken Child, a movie by Nati Baratz, documents the search for "reincarnation of Lama Konchog, a world-renowned Tibetan...
Hunger Strike monks in Bodh Gaya hospitalized; Dalai Lama leaves today
Bodh Gaya contains the location of the Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. The Maha Bodhi Temple is thought to have been built on the site 250 years afterwards, by the Buddhist ruler Emperor Asoka.Buddhist monks were...
Monk's expulsion may lead to new era for Buddhist women (video)
Also read the Update!On October 22nd, Ajahn Brahmavamso (or Ajahn Brahm) ordained four women at his monastery in Perth, Western Australia. They are the first women that have been ordained into the Thai Forest (Theravadan) tradition. Women monks...
Update on Ajahn Brahm and women's ordination
The video to the left is an address Ajahn Brahm gave in April of '08 to a group of Bhikkhunis (Buddhist nuns). It is obvious from his language that the issue of women's ordination is not a new concern...
Interfaith effort to clean up world's most polluted river (slideshow)
The scene on the banks of the Ganges is an ordinary one. Faithful Hindus regularly wake and bathe in the sacred river, which Hindus believe is "a living mother goddess, a symbol of purity", an article by...
Buddhism 101: What is a Mandala? (slideshow)
Mandalas are used in almost all religions as a kind of focus or representation of the divine or the universe. They are found hanging in homes, rendered in tile mosaic on Cathedral floors, or painstakingly created out of colored sand...
Hearing disabled beautifully dance 'Guan Yin' (video)
The China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe has been astounding audiences with their precision and grace since 1987. This act was started in 2000 and first stepped onto the world stage when they performed in the Athens Olympics closing...
In Australia, Buddhism growing fast
The vast majority of Australians are members of the Christian faith, but per capita the number of Buddhists has grown tremendously. The Australian Board of Statistics released a report in 2006 that claims a 79% increase in Aussies who consider...
Meditation CD review: 'Moving into Grace' by June Hyjek
Ordinarily, I don't prefer to meditate while listening to music or narration, but when I was contacted to review this Meditation CD by fellow Examiner June Hyjek, Hartford Holistic Health Examiner, I was delighted to accept.Her voice warm...
'Recalling a Buddha' playing for one night in Columbus
Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling is screening the documentary "Recalling a Buddha" at the Upper Arlington Library theater this Saturday, 1/30 at 2 pm. Admission is free to the general public, but anyone wishing to donate to offset...
New way to make a Buddhist pilgrimage
Jet Airways, a major Indian airline, has added the cities Varanasi and Gaya to it's roster to enable easier traffic to the Buddhist pilgrimage sites there. The airline will connect Bangkok, Thailand with the two cities twice a week....
Meditation Village's Mindfulness Program: 3 steps to inner transformation
Meditation Village is about one thing- learning and supporting a meditative practice. If you lack qualified meditation instructors where you live, this online program may be a good fit for you. It is thorough, convenient and the cost of the...
Caprese Melts
Caprese- a cold salad of thick slices of fresh Mozzerella, basil leaves, and tomato- is a refreshing meat-free lunch option. Served drizzled with a vinaigrette, it is a fantastic packed lunch to take to work. If you're at...
Charter for Compassion (videos)
A desire to ignite a movement for compassion in our society has inspired ex-Catholic nun and TED conference Prize Winner Karen Armstrong to put together the Charter for Compassion, which was launched in Australia this morning. This movement will...
Dreamsicle sherbet
This recipe was created by Pam Burton, and submitted by Elizabeth Homeier. Mix and put into an ice cream machine: 1 can of concentrated Orange Juice two cans of soy milk (measured with the empty OJ can) 6 t of...