How to Meet Trouble (Positive Response)

Acharya Buddharakkhita (Buddhist Publ. Society); Hulpy Carmen Haessler (photo)

If one person shouts, the other should be silent. If one person raises his fist, the other should not. If one person sets a fire, should you set a fire too? Then you will only burn together (Hulpy Carmen Haessler)

Imagine a brief collection of short sutras spoken by the Buddha and a passage from The Path of Purification, each preceded by a short introduction by the translator.

  

The unifying theme of these pieces might be called a "positive response" for dealing with provocative people and situations.

   

The sacred texts set forth practical techniques taught by the Buddha for overcoming resentment, anger, hate, and other such pollutants of the heart and mind.

  

In their place, there is room for cultivating such elevating personal qualities as good will, amity (friendliness), and compassion. For anyone intent on spiritual development and liberating insight these practical instructions will help cleanse the heart/mind and to unfold its great hidden potential.

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Confessions of an American Warrior (video)

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Speaking Freely in the New Burma (audio)

TheWorld.org (PRI, Public Radio International); Wisdom Quarterly

This summer, [The Lady] Aung San Suu Kyi will be stepping out onto an international stage.

  

She will finally be picking up her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and speaking her mind in various European capitals.

   

It will be a far cry from the 15 years she spent under house arrest, unable to participate in elections or speak to her Burmese compatriots. 

  

Suu Kyi, now a member of the Burmese parliament, recently completed her first trip out of Myanmar [Burma as renamed by its military dictatorships after their coup] in 24 years.

  

In a speech in Thailand, she praised President Thein Sein’s efforts to bring democracy to the country. But she didn’t shy away from criticizing more entrenched [authoritarian] forces that are less open to change, in particular the military which she called a “force to be reckoned with.”

Buddhist monastics rose up protesting police state dictators during the Saffron Revolution.

   
Next, Suu Kyi heads to Paris, Oslo, London, and elsewhere for a series of high profile appearances.

   

Her words will be closely analyzed back home -- by those who love her and those who fear her. It’s clear that the government of Myanmar is giving Suu Kyi freedoms that it previously denied her... More

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Nat'l Beauty and Spelling contests (video)

Sluts and Feminists, Wisdom Quarterly; Ben Stiller (Abominable Pictures); CSMonitor.com

WARNING: Not suitable for children, disgruntled spinsters, or puppy love afflicted adults!

Premiering June 4th on the distracting and failing mainstream media outlet Yahoo Inc., Burning Love (facebook) lampoons "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." It's no "Zoolander."

  

But at least it offers something satirical to challenge the implicit messages of shows like XBC's "Handsome Prince Moneybags and the Wh*res" and OBS's "Bleach Blondie and the White Knight Stallions" and most MTV shows.

  

It is to boobtube programming what Comedy Central roasts are to inflated egos. It helps us see the foolishness of our conditioning. It helps us become conscious of the unconscious silliness of ideals that rule our lives, usurp our dreams, and lead us to dejection. After all, what unseen motives are impelling us on the great hamster wheel we are assured is an unavoidable rat race?

  

Speaking of hamster wheels and rat races, Las Vegas, the land of deserted dreams, finally gave us our new queen, Miss. America! We also crowned our best spelling child prodigy this weekend. (Is it just a coincidence that it was another white Hispanic and Indian American? Probably). It seems like only 12 months since the last ones. One has to wonder if the Maoist Buddhists of Nepal would tolerate this. Probably considering their new sex symbol. Beauty is very alluring and therefore possesses a great deal of power.

Snigdha Nandipati, 14, tackles the final word of the Scripps Spelling Bee (csmonitor.com).

I'm really hot, from Rhode Island, and play the cello. Olivia Culpo is Miss America.

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