Earlier this year the Gallup polling organization provided two intriguing statistics about Americans and their view of Islam: 53 percent of Americans view Islam unfavorably compared with 42 percent who view the religion favorably.
The All-Seeing Lord Avalokiteshvara, Tibet; 13th century. Brass with inlays of semiprecious stones, 42.75 x 20.25 x 11 in.
Judging personality involves moral and ethical concerns as well as the search for accuracy in judgments of an individual's character.
Kihachiro Kawamoto was president of the Japan Animation Association from 1988. Photograph: Jasper Sharp Kihachiro Kawamoto, who has died aged 85, was best known in Japan for creating the vast array of puppets populating the live-action historical television series Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Tale of Heike .
Posted by James Shaheen in : Books , Buddhism , Buddhist Teachings , Tibetan Buddhism , Tricycle , trackback Every now and then I post a quote from Ocean of Dharma, a somewhat weekly email sent out by Carolyn Gimian, founding director of the Shambhala Archives and editor of many of Chogyam Trungpa's books.
Posted by Monty McKeever in : Art , Buddhism , Buddhist Teachings , Daily Dharma , Tibetan Buddhism , trackback Today's Daily Dharma: When we speak about natural creativity and its expression, we are not talking about something separate from our own mind and experience.
