I Haven't Been Kidnapped.

I know I haven't been writing here much lately but it's not a permanent trend. I'm simply overloaded with holiday stuff and have been spending a lot of time with my family. The big thing though that has taken up most of my time is a new project I'm working on. It's a new blog but it has nothing to do with Buddhism -- well, it does but it's not the main theme there. I just wanted to write a quick note to let you know that I haven't abandoned you and I'm not getting bored with this blog. I'm just...

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Mengenal Windows 7 (seven)

Windows 7 (seven) merupakan sistem operasi yang dikembangkan oleh microsoft dari sistem operasi sebelumnya Microsoft Windows XP dan Vista.Microsoft Windows 7 memiliki tampilan desktop yang tidak jauh berbeda dengan windows vista namun sudah lebih disempurnakan seperti tombol start yang terlihat lebih hidup.Untuk melakukan installasi windows 7 pada komputer anda membutuhkan...

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Membuat Memasang Tukar Link Banner Sesama Blogger

Artikel seperti ini sudah banyak sekali diposting oleh rekan-rekan senior blogger pada blognya masing-masing, namun karena ada sobat kita yang menanyakan maka saya juga ikutan posting artikel ini agar mempermudah para pengunjung blog BIK supaya tidak lagi mencari informasi tentang memasang Tukar Link dengan banner.Dilihat dari judul artikel ini sebenarnya yang dimaksud adalah cara memasang...

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The Magic of Winter.

Snow descends upon Earth from the Buddha realms cascading softly to surround the bustling humanity in tranquility. Methodically it falls, bringing with it the silence of a morning meditation at a mountain temple. Winter offers the jewel of reflection, which allows us a vivid and stark yet peaceful reminder of impermanence. The snow doesn't ask why it falls or why it melts -- It is at peace being snow, water or vapor. May peace be upon you regardless of the moment.~Peace to all bein...

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"The Magician of Lhasa," a Book Review.

It is rare to find a book of fiction based on Buddhism and even rarer still to find one worthy of reading. Well, "The Magician of Lhasa" by David Michie. The first 50 pages are kind of slow but keep reading because after that the story explodes into an exciting, fascinating, mysterious, suspenseful literary ride. Upon receiving the book I was dreading to hear how Buddhism would be presented and used in a novel as in the past many fiction writers have badly misrepresented Buddhist philosophy.However,...

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"The Novice," a Book Review.

Who amongst us hasn't fantasized about a spiritual pilgrimage to for secret, life-changing wisdom. It seems that many of us, (Westerners especially) come to Buddhism with wild imaginations of climbing the Himalayas to get enlightenment from a 200 year old monk. That was what author of "The Novice" Stephen Schettini seemed to set out looking for on his pilgrimage to the East -- mostly India.He learned, like all of us must at some point that Buddhism can be practiced anywhere in the world and that...

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Happy Belated Winter Solstice to my Pagan Friends.

Yesterday, December 21st is winter solstice, otherwise known as Midwinter. This is the shortest day and longest night of the year, which is the last blast of darkness before the sun rises slowly but surely to offer longer and longer days and increased sunlight. So it is a day of rebirth, which is very much in-line with Buddhist beliefs. I welcome the suns rebirth with great happiness. So, Happy Solstice everyone!!PHOTO CREDIT: Winter Solstice occurring at Stonehenge in Great Britain.~Peace to all...

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Yet Another Abbot Asked to Expel Thich Nhat Hanh Monastics.

(Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh -- Pictured above with brown robe showing)James: As many know, monastics in the tradition of Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh were forcefully removed from Bat Nha monastery in Vietnam by the communist government and local mobs. However, communist dictatorships are historically notorious for staging mob riots by secret police dressed in plain clothes to appear as peasants. The government claims the abbot of the monastery was the one who initiated the demand...

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Help the Vietnamese Zen Monks of Bat Nha Monastery.

James: Please write your leaders to urge them in assisting the violently oppressed Vietnamese monks who follow in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh at Bat Nha monastery in that Southeast Asian country. They seek temporary asylum until they can return to their beloved, beautiful homeland. May their pure wish to peacefully practice the Dharma be fulfilled. Svaha!!~Peace to all bein...

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Menghilangkan Pilihan Sistem Operasi Windows Linux

Sebagai seorang yang ingin lebih mengenal tentang komputer, tentu banyak cara yang dicoba guna memenuhi keingintahuan sesorang, salah satunya dengan mengubah atau menambah sistem operasi pada komputer miliknya. Misalkan saja kita sedang memiliki komputer dengan sistem operasi yang terpasang adalah sistem operasi microsoft windows, kemudian kita juga ingin mempelajari sistem operasi linux atau...

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The Art of Happiness in a Trouble World.

I just finished reading the follow-up book to the #1 bestseller, "The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, MD. The follow-up is titled, "The Art of Happiness in a Trouble World. I found things that I liked in this book, however, I wouldn't be honest if I said it was an excellent book. I don't like to be critical in life but I won't say I liked something if I didn't. I must say though that this wasn't the Dalai Lama's fault in the least but...

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Biocentrism.

I have recently come across an interesting science theory call Biocentrism as proposed by scientist Robert Lanza. I was fascinated with the many connections between it and much Buddhist philosophy. I will give you a quick run-down of what Biocentrism is about via wikipedia, which isn't the best source but it's the easiest for my purposes but I encourage you to read about it further. Biocentrism posits that life created the universe and not the other way around as traditional science has taught us....

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Button Dengan 3D Button Creator Gold

Membuat button sendiri dengan memanfaatkan software 3D Button Creator Gold. Dengan 3D Button Creator Gold kita bisa dengan mudah membuat sebuah button yang bisa dimanfaatkan untuk membuat menu sebuah blog misalnya atau menu sebuah website. Button yang dibuat menggunakan 3D Button Creator Gold bisa berbentuk Rectangle (sudut tajam), elips (bentuk telur) dan RoundRec (segi empat dengan sudut...

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Happy Rohatsu!! Otherwise Known as Bodhi Day.

Today is the day that we Buddhists celebrate the enlightenment of Buddha and thus rejoice in the path of peace and liberation from suffering, which he so selflessly offered up to us and made his life's mission. It is a day that changed the world and I seek to keep that vision and energy alive today. I dedicate this next year to working harder at better representing Buddha's teachings and essence and I apologize for my faults in this area whenever they pop up as they inevitably do and will. In particular,...

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The Balancing Buddha.

James: This is a long article and I wanted to add my usual analysis and personal note with a quoted story but I think the author, Joan Gattuso says it all in this very well done article. So I'm going to quote the entire article here. It's a Tricycle piece and while I've been critical of them of late it was mostly in relation to one specific article and I will always recognize good writing regardless of the publication or person. It'll be a bit long but it's a really thoughtful article on the dangers...

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Meraih Puluhan Dolar Dengan Jual Link

Setelah mencari tau kemana-mana di dunia maya diantar ama mbah google untuk mencari tau informasi tentang cara menjual link akhirnya terdampar juga dibeberapa situs yang menjelaskan cara menjual link melalui web atau blog.Untuk Memasang Link di web atau blog kita tentu ada persyaratannya yaitu harus memiliki ranking web blog minimum adalah dua (PR2) sedangkan untuk page rank masih di bawah...

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Menerima Pembayaran Kedua AdsenseCamp

Dunia maya memang benar-benar menyediakan lahan atau tempat kerja yang cukup menggembirakan, didukung dengan perkembangan teknologi komputer dengan jaringan internetnya dan semakin luas penggunaan internet sehingga semakin banyak pengusaha untuk mempromosikan hasil produksinya melalui dunia internet.Iklan-iklan yang dipromosikan melalui internet memang sangat efektif karena mudahnya...

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Adobe Photoshop Membuat Efek Bayangan Air

Artikel kali ini tentang belajar adobe cs bagaimana cara membuat efek bayangan dalam air. Untuk memulai membuat bayangan dalam air terlebih dahulu sediakan satu buah objek yang nantinya akan diberikan efek bayangan dalam air.Langkah pertama adalah  buka objek gambar yang akan diberi efek bayangan dalam air (seperti gambar di atas) kemudian ikuti langkah berikut :  Karena yang saya...

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Global Warning and Eating a Meat Based Diet.

This is a short 3 minute video. PLEASE watch it. It won't take much time out of your day but the effects could be monumental.~Peace to all bein...

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Memasang Kalender Harian di Blog

Setiap hari mengutak-atik blog sangat mengasyikan dan kadangkala karena nikmatnya ngeblogging sampai-sampai lupa waktu. Sudah berapa jam duduk didepan komputer, sudah berapa web dan blog yang kita kunjungi bahkan tanggal dan bulanpun bisa lupa.Tidak masalah kalau ditempat bermain internet ada kalender yang terpasang di dinding tembok, jangan sampai gara-gara internet janjian kegiatan lain...

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Mass Animal Killing Takes Place in Nepal.

PTI, November 24, 2009 Kathmandu, Nepal -- Despite appeals to halt the centuries-old custom of animal sacrifice, Gadhimai festival on Tuesday started in southern Nepal with millions of devotees flocking from various parts of the country and India. Thousands of buffaloes are waiting to be sacrificed at the Gadhimai Mela, the largest "animal slaughter" in the world. It is estimated that some 35,000 to 40,000 buffaloes, which are brought mostly from India, for the world's largest ritual sacrifice...

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Thank-You Tibet!

James: When you think of the awesome power of the Chinese Communist Party and the relative weakness of Tibet one would think that Tibetan culture would have been extinguished like a butter lamp being blown out by a cold, Himalayan wind. Countless Tibetans have fled Chinese occupied Tibet for decades upon decades but the most important aspect to the exodus was the knowledge carried out with these hearty folks -- especially the monks and elders. They have carried with them the sacred and historic traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and the greater Tibetan culture. So while Tibet itself is still under...

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Lupa Password Email Yahoo

Yahoo Mail yang memang digunakan gratis oleh siapa saja pengguna internet di seluruh dunia sehingga siapapun juga dapat dengan mudah membuat sebuah akun email yahoo.Dengan begitu para pengguna internet tentu memiliki aku email khususnya yahoo dan tidak hanya satu akun bahkan lebih dari dua akun email.Karena setiap pengguna internet kadang memiliki lebih dari satu akun maka kemungkinan...

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Visitor Google Analytics Turun Nol

Beberapa hari terakhir ini blog Belajar Ilmu Komputer mengalami trafik pengunjung yang tercatat pada google analytics turun drastis.Dari grafik yang ditampilkan di bawah ini terlihat bahwa sebelumnya pengunjung yang datang ke blog belajar ilmu komputer rata-rata perharinya mencapai 250 hingga 300-san pengunjung namun pada tanggal  4 nopember pengunjung blog yang tercatat pada google...

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Spiritual Experiences and Spiritual Realizations.

In Buddhism, we distinguish between spiritual experiences and spiritual realizations. Spiritual experiences are usually more vivid and intense than realizations because they are generally accompanied by physiological and psychological changes. Realizations, on the other hand, may be felt, but the experience is less pronounced. Realization is about acquiring insight. Therefore, while realizations arise out of our spiritual experiences, they are not identical to them. Spiritual realizations are considered...

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Cara Membuat Form Kontak di Blog

Setelah mengunjungi blognya Kang Rohman dan membaca salah satu topik tentang membuat form kontak dengan memanfaatkan google docs, saya pun langsung mencoba membuat form kontak dengan google docs dan hasilnya sangat bagus maka saya tertarik untuk posting juga artikel cara membuat form kontak di blog.Bagi yang ingin membuat Form Kontak dengan google docs silahkan login ke google docs dengan...

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Are (Some) Buddhist Magazines Behind the Times?

Lately there has been a lot of tension between Buddhist magazines and the online Buddhist community. These magazines sadly are missing the point behind the rise of the Buddhoblogosphere. It being a representation of how popular Buddhism is becoming in America but more importantly with how it's becoming popular with others besides the traditional American Buddhist core -- rich, white academics on the two coasts.And it's popular not because we proselytize but because people investigate it and find...

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Throwing Mud.

I was recently mentioned in Tricycle magazine in not the best light and since I wasn't given a chance to respond to these charges in the article, I'll do so here. I was criticized for defending myself when attacked by commenters -- especially when they level that criticism with rudeness. I can listen to advise and criticism but not when it is done with rudeness and anger. Here is the article, Dharma Wars. Below is my response to the article:I am the author of "The Buddhist Blog" mentioned in the...

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Tips Menyembunyikan Drive Harddisk

Data sangatlah penting sehingga setiap orang yang memiliki data akan selalu berusaha agar data yang disimpannya dirasa aman dari gangguan tangan-tangan jahil. Apalagi data tersebut adalah data rahasia.Ada banyak cara mengamankan data agar tidak mudah ditemukan oleh pengguna komputer lain. Misalkan saja ada data berupa foto-foto atau dokumen-dokumen yang khusus orang dewasa yang tidak pantas...

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Obama Calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be Released.

Pro-Burmese Democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (right) with her former spiritual adviser, The Venerable Buddhist monk Thamanya Sayadaw who is now deceased).By VIJAY JOSHI, Associated Press Writer Vijay Joshi, Associated Press Writer – Sun Nov 15, 9:11 am ET SINGAPORE – President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with...

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Reggae Koan.

This guys is one of my favorite artists. Matisyahu is a Hasidic Jewish Reggae/hip-hop artist. I'm a big fan of reggae and find the rhythms especially soothing, inspirational and enlightening. The lyrics in reggae are often about social justice, peace, love, spirituality and harmony and like a lot of music it brings about a sort of musical satori. Music is a powerful force in my life and one that often acts as guide along the middle-path between somethingness and nothingness. I especially like this lyric from Matisyahu's version of this Bob classic, which is a kind of reggae koan:Everyman thinks...

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Tips Menampilkan Tab Screen Saver Hilang

Sementara mengutak atik blog tiba-tiba muncul pesan singkat di hanphone saya yang datangnya dari salah satu sobat kita pengunjung setia blog Belajar Ilmu Komputer yang hendak menanyakan suatu masalah yang terjadi pada laptopnya.Masalah yang disampaikan menurut dia bahwa screen saver pada laptopnya hilang alias tidak muncul pada display propertis.Masalah seperti ini saya sendiri belum...

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Reset Permanen Printer Canon Pixma iP1980

Setelah pada kesempatan belajar mereset printer canon pixma ip1980 secara manual, kali ini kita lanjutkan belajar kita cara mereset printer canon ip 1900 series termasuk didalamnya 1980, 1880 dan pada prakteknya saya melakukan reset dengan menggunakan printer canon pixma ip 1980.Setelah melakukan reset manual memang printer langsung dapat digunakan, namun apabila printer tersebut dimatikan ...

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Be fully Alive. Buddhism and Multi-Tasking.

How can you be alive when only your body is there and your mind still wanders in the past or in the future? You are not really alive. You are not available to you. You are not available to your beloved ones. So come home to yourself in the here and the now; be fully alive and your true presence profits yourself and profits your beloved ones.~Venerable Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.James: My A.D.D. makes me good at multi-tasking, however, multi-tasking means my attention and awareness is split. That...

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Tips Membeli Laptop Second

Laptop saat ini bukan lagi barang mewah yang hanya dimiliki oleh orang yang memiliki banyak uang atau lebih dikenal dengan orang kaya. Seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi dan kebutuhan akan teknologi itu sendiri sehingga kebutuhan akan laptop menjadi tidak terbatas dan tidak mengenal kaya dan miskin seperti halnya handphone. Harga yang tersedia di pasaranpun berfariasi dan memungkinkan semua...

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Heart Sutra Mantra.

Om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha!! This is from the Heart Sutra mantra, which speaks of transcending thoughts and concepts to reside in the pure essence of being at peace and at one with all. Oneness that is beyond all dualities. In my understanding, to be able to reside in that place of balance between somethingness and nothingness, regardless of circumstances is tasting the enlightenment of Nirvana.~Peace to all bein...

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Cara Reset Manual Printer Canon IP 1980

Printer merupakan salah satu bagian dari komputer yang tidak bisa dipisahkan karena merupakan alat untuk mencetak hasil laporan yang telah diolah melalui pusat pemrosesan data (cpu).Namun seperti halnya dengan peralatan elektronik yang lainnya tidak selamanya printer akan selalu berjalan sebagaimana mestinya seperti yang diharapkan, kadangkala masalah itu datang tanpa bisa diperkirakan...

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Save dan Open File

Save dan Open file adalah dua buah perintah untuk menyimpan dan membuka file atau dokumen. Dilihat dari fungsinya memang hanya menyimpan dan membuka file akan tetapi apabila salah menggunakan perintah ini dapat menyebabkan hilangnya data. Tidak semua orang hati-hati dalam menyimpan file kadangkala ada semacam peringatan yang muncul apabila kita menggunakan perintah penyimpnana tersebut namun...

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Memasang Recent Comments di Blog

Komentar dari para pengunjung blog bisa kita tampilkan pada sidebar blog kita. Komentar ini juga bermanfaat bagi pemilik blog karena dapat dengan mudah mengetahui apakah ada atau tidaknya komentar terbaru yang diberikan pada blog tersebut.Untuk menempatkan komentar terbaru atau recent comments silahkan login ke blogger dengan id anda kemudian klik Tata Letak atau Layout.Selanjutnya klik...

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What is This?

---This is a long post but I had a moment of realization in real time that I wanted to write out---In the Korean Zen tradition, there is a method of meditation that uses the question “What is this?” to cultivate concentration and inquiry together. As you sit or walk in meditation, you ask constantly, “What is this?” Repeating this question develops concentration because it returns you to the full awareness of the moment. As soon as you become aware of being distracted by past events, anxieties about...

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Navbar Transparan Blogspot

Setelah mampir di blog Kang Rohman yang memang merupakan blog yang menyediakan informasi tentang pembuatan blog dengan blogger, ternyata ada fasilitas baru yang diberikan blogger yaitu navbar transparan, yang sebelumnya navbar hanya terdiri dari Blue, Tan, Black dan Silver kini ditambah lagi dengan Transparent Light (transparan terang) dan Transparent Dark (transparan gelap).Hadirnya...

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Update Google Page Rank

Pagerank google memang sangat diperlukan oleh seorang pemilik blog atau web yang berkonsentrasi pada pemasangan backlink serta bagi yang mengikuti program paid to review.Backlink maupun page to review biasanya salah satu persyaratannya adalah web atau blog yang ber page rank tidak kurang dari 3 sehingga para pemilik blog berlomba-lomba untuk meningkatkan pagerank web blognya karena dengan...

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The Compassion of Animals.

The November issue of National Geographic magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees watching as one of their own is wheeled to her burial. Since it was published, the picture and story have gone viral, turning up on websites and TV shows and in newspapers around the world. For readers who’d like to know more, here’s what I learned when I interviewed the photographer, Monica Szczupider. On September 23, 2008, Dorothy, a female chimpanzee in her late 40s, died of congestive heart failure....

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