Would the Buddha carry an iPad? (Yes, if...)

Xochitl, Wisdom Quarterly; Bangkok Post via John Brownlee (cultofmac.com), Nov. 9, 2012What is it with Thailand, the Apple Corporation, and Buddhist temples lately? First, abbot of the Dhammakaya temple said that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs is kickin’ it in the afterlife as a mid-level deva with his own celestial palace in space. Now a temple in Thailand’s Chom Phra district has decided that the Buddha carries around an iPad with him wherever he goes.   Ban Jabok-Ban Nong Leg temple in...

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Ask a Brahmin: Divali (Festival of Lights)?

Wisdom Quarterly: ASK A BRAHMIN with Swami Adrishananda and Yogi Nandhi, Diwali 2012 Diwali: Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth, on lotus with white elephants symbolizing Ganesha.      Kwan Yin, Mt. Emei, Samantabhadra (h20002h)Wisdom Quarterly: What is Divali or as you say, Deepavali?Swami Adrishananda: It is a five-day Festival of Lights that begins today, a grand celebration in India. As the days wane, cultures around the world celebrate light. The promise that spring will return after...

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Kelebihan OS Windows 8

Sistem operasi dari microsoft ini menjadi sorotan berbagai media karena kemampuan dan kelebihannya. Anda sendiri pasti sudah mendengar sistem operasi bernama Windows 8, Belajar Ilmu Komputer juga baru saja mencoba melakukan installasi os Windows 8 sekaligus mencobanya dan hasilnya memang menemukan beberapa kelebihan yang tidak dimiliki os windows versi sebelumnya. Beberapa kelebihan windows...

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"The Bitter Buddha" (comedy)

Wisdom Quarterly, Eddie Pepitone (The Bitter Buddha) via David Feldman (PLAY SHOW) Fat happy Budai (speakinggod)"The Bitter Buddha" is coming to theaters and on-demand in late 2012. Screenings and news can be found at TheBitterBuddha (Facebook) and TheBitterBuddha.com. This documentary is an unfiltered look at Eddie Pepitone, a real "comic's comic." His life is on full display in this comedic portrait of creativity, enlightenment, and rage.    A film by Steven Feinartz. Animated segment:...

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Witnessing my thoughts in meditation (video)

Seven and Pagan Peace Punk, Wisdom QuarterlyDubious Buddha quote or a free translation of an actual sentiment (H. Kopp Delaney)   It's almost as if people have forgotten that the world ends this December. The Mayan Calendar's 2012, Gibson's real-life Apocalypto, a Rapture, some Revelation (unveiling), the Second Coming (of Quetzalcoatl)... Then what?  "There will be no coffins when you and I die, no consecrated ground, no sin to end all sins and angels with scorched wings --...

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Amazing Afghan Buddha discoveries (video)

Brent E. Huffman; Wisdom Quarterly via TheWorld.org "The Buddhas of Aynak" (teaser) by archeologist and filmmaker Prof. Brent E. Huffman, Northwestern University....

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Mining threatens new Afghan Buddhas (audio)

David Leveille, TheWorld.org (Geo Quiz, Nov. 9, 2012); ZenPundit; Wisdom QuarterlyA gold-plated seated Buddha overlooks China's impending MCC mine (Brent E. Huffman/CNN).    CIA's Taliban demolishing Buddha (CNN/XTL)For [The World's] "Geo Quiz" picture: a golden Buddha sitting atop a mountain of copper [gold, and rare earth minerals]. We’re looking for one of the largest underground copper deposits in the world. It’s in an eastern province of Afghanistan southeast of Kabul.A Chinese company...

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American war criminal, CIA Chief "fired" today

Pfc. Sandoval, Pat Macpherson, Ashley Wells, Wisdom Quarterly (COMMENTARY) Warlord, cheater, CIA Chief, disgraced 4-star US Army General Petraeus fired or told to "resign" before having to testify under oath about Benghazi response (bigstory.ap.org)  Medals for killing off the record (M-S)Former head of the US War on Afghanistan in charge of surges (just as he had committed similar atrocities in our name in Iraq), Four Star General Petraeus (pronounced: "betray us") got caught up in an FBI...

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