Summer 2012 begins!

Surya the Sun (CBS)Earth as a 121-megapixel snapshot from 22,369 miles up (Russian satellite Electro-L No. 1)     Amazing Earth!(Mashable) We’ve seen Earth, but we’ve never seen it like this. Suomi NPP, NASA’s newest Earth-watching satellite, has taken a high-res image of the third planet from the Sun... And it’s available at a resolution of 8000×8000 pixels.   The World's Final Summer Wisdom Quarterly (COMMENTARY)Not having been... once having been...Notice that according to...

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Suu Kyi's Engaged Buddhism (audio)

NPR.org (Morning Edition), June 20, 2012Burmese opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is getting an honorary doctorate from Oxford Wednesday. Last week, she formally accepted the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. As she tours Europe, Suu Kyi is being honored for her nonviolent political protest against a military junta that kept her under house arrest [and continues to operate as dictators of Burma] for most of the last 20 years. But her philosophy of civil disobedience might have to change...

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Protecting Dalai Lama from chemicals, poisons

IndianExpress.com; Wisdom QuarterlyPeople mistake poison chemtrails for rare rainbows or "Buddha lights" (zhaxihuoma.net)   14th Dali Lama (AFP)The Dalai Lama -- who has made Dharamsala, India, his home ever since he fled China decades ago -- is possibly the most protected VIP in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Now a new perceived threat has taken his security to levels never before seen. These measures have been ramped up in the weeks since the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner...

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Brains are cool! (Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor)

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor (drjilltaylor.com); Wisdom QuarterlyDr. Jill "Brain Eye to Eye" (Kip May)The Brain Extravaganza! was launched in Bloomington, Indiana, in April 2012. Brains, brains, brains! Big beautiful anatomically correct brains with 12 pairs of cranial nerves and all the gyri and sulci one could ever want.   There are 22 enormous fiberglass brains (5 feet long, 5 feet high, and 4 feet wide) in the hands of the artists who painted/decorated them for the extravaganza. This thrills...

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Love Chemistry and finding The One

Spring is for spunk, but summer’s for lovin. Dr. John Sharp, Harvard psychiatrist and the author of The Emotional Calendar: Understanding Seasonal Influences and Milestones to Become Happier, More Fulfilled, and in Control of Your Life, claims it's all about timing. The time of year, that is. Summer months send us in search of The One. For advice on "seasonal dating, mating, and relating," Match.com asked Dr. Sharp for advice on each season’s potential. Q: Are certain seasons better or worse...

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南無世間廣大威德自在光明如來

南無世間廣大威德自在光明如來Namo shi-jian guang-da wei-de zi-zai guang-ming ru-laiNamo Loka Vistirna Teje-svara Prabhaya Tathagataya☃°˚◦南無 (Namo)Homage and refugeMemuji dan berlindung☃°˚◦世間 (Shi-jian) / LokaWorldsBerbagai dunia☃°˚◦廣大 (Guang-da) / Vistirnaextensiveluas / agung☃°˚◦威德 (Wei-de) / Tejeglory / dignity / vital powerWibawa / keagungan / kekuatan agung☃°˚◦自在 (zi-zai) / svaraFree / self masteryLeluasa / pengendalian diri yang kokoh☃°˚◦光明 (guang-ming) / prabhaBright lightcahaya ter...

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Memahami Tiap Kalimat Sataksara (01)

┊　　┊　　┊　　┊┊　　┊　　┊　　★ Memahami Tiap Kalimat Sataksara (01)┊　　┊　　☆ Om Guru Liansheng Siddhi Hum┊　　★ Om Biezha Saduo A Hum Pei☆ Namo Suvarnaprabha Sutra - Om Sarasvatyai Svahaby Lianhua Jun ShianNote :Akan saya sertakan lafal sansekerta dan lafal mandarinnya. Mengingat banyak sekali yang tidak bisa membaca pinyin, maka untuk lafal mandarin saya tidak menggunakan pinyin, yang digunakan adalah ejaan lafal baca biasa.01. Om Vajra-sattva Samaya ManupalayaMandarin : "Om . Pie ca sa tuo . Sa ma ya....

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「一念無明」與「無始無明」（下）

聰明跟智慧的分別在哪裡？比方說，這個人很聰明，可是沒有道德觀念，知道怎樣利用合法的途徑去做不好的事，雖然會害人，但是，可以賺到很多錢。而有智慧的人，方法他懂，但他不去做，他知道這是有損道德的，當中是有因果的，這個就是有智慧。聰明中可以有智慧，智慧裡也可以有聰明，可不可以「明是非」？「辨對錯」？這是聰明跟智慧的分別。你有智慧，會去做對的事，不會有害人的心；沒有邪見，你就是有正...

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祕密佛教的淵源

我們曉得「印度」（天竺）佛教的演化，依序是：　　一、原始佛教。　　二、部派佛教。三、小乘佛教。　　四、大乘佛教。　　五、祕密佛教。　　這「祕密佛教」排列最後，主要的原因，是因為祕密佛教的經典及續，在後期佛教中大量的出現，這時候，才受到重視。　　事實上，祕密佛教在很早很早以前，在四個聖地，早已有人修持，尤其在「烏仗那」地區，很多隱名埋姓的大成就者，忽隱忽現，不為人知的昇空而...

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Asal-Usul Buddhisme Esoterik

┊　　┊　　┊　　┊┊　　┊　　┊　　★ 祕密佛教的淵源┊　　┊　　☆ Asal-Usul Buddhisme Esoterik┊　　★ Om Guru Liansheng Siddhi Hum☆ Namo Suvarnaprabha Sutra - Om Sarasvatyai Svahasource : Dharmaraja Liansheng Book 209Translated by Lianhua Jun ShianKita mengetahui bahwa urutan transformasi Agama Buddha di India adalah :　　1. Buddhisme awal.2. Buddhisme Sektarian.3. Buddhisme Hinayana.4. Buddhisme Mahayana.5. Buddhisme Esoterik....

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大救難新聞通告

大救難新聞通告Pemberitahuan Mengenai Dharma Agung Pereda BencanaSource :http://tbsn.org/chinese2/news.php?id=2338&classid=1Berefleksi pada bencana yang beruntun terjadi di berbagai belahan dunia,umat manusia mengalami bahaya besar nyawa dan harta benda,serta berbagai penderitaan hidup.True Buddha Foundation menghimbau semua tempat ibadah dan umat,menjalankan ajaran Mahaguru untuk mengasihani umat manusia,supaya semua banyak menjapa Maha Mantra Pereda Bencana (大救難咒 - Dajiunanzhou) sambil tekun...

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無漏法也是還罪清淨法 - Sadhana Anasvara Juga Merupakan Dharma Pengikis Dosa Kembali Kepada Kemurnian (II)

(Intisari Dharmadesana Dharmaraja Lian Sheng pada Upacara Akbar Homa Raja Agung Avalokitesvara di Taiwan Lei Tsang Temple tanggal 26 Mei 2012)《Diktat Hevajra ---- Sifat Kesunyataan Di Dalam Mahasukha》 Bab Ke-15 'Sadhana Penunjang Anasvara', halaman 84.Diterjemahkan oleh Zhiwei ZhuAku pernah mengatakan, garis wajah Andy Lau kurang bagus, mengapa ia bisa begitu jaya? Karena ia menempelkan fotonya di toilet, begitu ditempelkan di toilet, luarbiasa! Segala karma buruk lenyap semuanya, karma buruk dari banyak kehidupan lampau lenyap seluruhnya! Lalu ada murid bertanya pada-Ku: 'Shizun!...

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