Category: Articles
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The Buddha and the Scientist
The physical reality is changing constantly every moment. This is what the Buddha realized by examining himself. With his strongly concentrated mind, he penetrated deeply into his own nature and found that the entire material structure is composed of minute subatomic particles which are continuously arising and vanishing. In the snapping of a finger or…
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Are We Listening?
“Hear now this, O foolish people and without understanding, that have eyes and see not, that have ears and hear not”. Jeremiah 5:21 The year is 2019 and everyone is talking about the environment, especially in the wake of the school strike for climate change, started by the remarkable Scandinavian teenager Greta Thunberg. It seems…
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Scientific Perspectives: The Heart Sutra and the Atom
As His Holiness the 14th Dalaï-Lama says, Buddhism is scientific religion. In his first teaching the Buddha explained the universality of cause and effect: “All phenomena arise from causes”[1]. Moreover, he repeatedly asked his followers to make their own opinion, even about his own words. Buddhism considers science as a first step and also as…
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SPINACH PAKODA
Ingredients 2 cups leaves of spinach 1 cup of gram flour (besan) 2 green chilies chopped or 1/2 teaspoonful chili powder 1 big onion finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder Pinch of asafoetida (hing) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup of water or as required oil for deep frying Process Wash and clean spinach leaves well.…
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Despatches from The Hill
An experience of going through coronavirus I had originally been due to be away on retreat for most of March. It was cancelled as the first wave of international cancellations began. It was fortuitous, however, I found out, that I had been preparing for a significant retreat for many months. Because now we were indeed…
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DESIDERATA
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, They…
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LAMENT FOR THE LOSS OF WILD FOOD
Wild Fact of the Day: Once humankind used 7000 species of plant and 1069 species of fungi as foods. A single community averaged 120 wild species in their daily diet providing a massive range of nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc) and phytochemicals, such as plant-made serotonin that keeps us all happy. Each country studied records a…
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RINGU TULKU ARCHIVE MEMBERSHIP
Archive Membership This Ringu Tulku Archive was built and is managed by dedicated volunteers. All initial development costs were generously funded by Bodhicharya Publications. However, storing and delivering such a huge amount of media like this in a secure and professional way, requires a paid delivery system. Each time a video or audio file…
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PANEER WITH PEAS
Cooking time: 30 minutes 1/4 kg of paneer (chopped into 2cm cubes) 1 cup of peas 1 large tomato (chopped small) OR 1 tablespoon of tomato puree 11/2 teaspoons of coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon of rurmeric powder 1 tablespoon of garlic finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon of crushed chilies 3/4 teaspoon of salt 1/4 cup of …