News Round Up for w/e 22nd January 2022

from article BBC

Jan 22, 2022

This week from Zen Cyberspace, figures pay their respects to beloved Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh and the Buddhist Society’s fee online Buddhism course begins this week.

Thich Nhat Hanh: 'Father of mindfulness' Buddhist monk dies aged 95 Thich Nhat Hanh, an influential Vietnamese Buddhist monk, has died at the age of 95. 

Introducing Buddhism Free online course led by Roy Sutherwood. Starts on Monday 17th January 2022 at 6.30pm and runs each Monday for seven consecutive weeks 

Buddhist Monks Prompt Initiative to Protect Forest Sanctuary in Assam The Buddhist community of Chalapathar Shyamgaon, a village in eastern Assam’s Charaideo District in northeastern India, which sits on the edge of the 683-hectare Chala Reserve Forest...

Where Is My Brother? As his brother’s mind deteriorates, Cary Groner grapples with troubling questions about the ephemerality of the self. Does dementia prove we have no essence, no soul?

Hundreds of Buddhist Monks Flee Temples in Eastern Myanmar as Violence Escalates Hundreds of Buddhist monks have fled two major towns in eastern Myanmar media reports said on Sunday, citing eye-witness accounts. The departure of the monastics comes in the wake ...

Plum Village broadcasts memorial services for Thich Nhat Hanh In this sacred moment, we invite you to join us in generating powerful energy of peace, compassion, and mindfulness to offer our beloved teacher,” Plum Village writes.

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