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- Ira Israel: What Is Yoga?
The whole point of yoga is to get us to release our egos. And yet, it appears that some of the young teachers have such inflated egos that I'm uncertain even yoga will remedy their afflictions in just one lifetime. - Movies with Buddhist Themes
Many wonderful Buddhist movies have been made in recent years, but what about movies that don't explicitly feature Buddhism, but might be said to explore Buddhist themes? Here's a list of some of my favorites - films exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, awakening, rebirth, and karma. - Lewis Richmond: Western Buddhism: The 50 Year Lessons (Part II)
One meme that mainstream society has absorbed about Buddhism is that it is all about peacefulness and calm. That is not untrue, but it is not the whole story. - Faith and gaming, brothels
Faith Forum is a weekly dialogue on religion coordinated by Rajan Zed. - ENT books: What's new in health, mind and body books
We are heading into February and you are either well on your way to completing the first month of your New Years resolutions or maybe you have already decided you've had enough of them for this year.[...] - Sri Lanka: Tamils must remind Britain of its obligations on February 04: Brian Senewiratne
February 4th, the day Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) got so-called Independence from Britain in 1948, is a day for action, not regret or mourning. The betrayal of the Tamils by the British cannot be ignored. If it is, then Britain must be reminded of its moral, legal and ethical obligations, to do the right thing, by the Tamils even belatedly, says Dr. Brian Senewiratne in an article he has authored on ...