May 9, 2021

News Round Up w/e 9th May 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

This week from Zen Cyber space, the London Zen center will be holding regular online events for anyone interested learning Zen Buddhism, a historian goes to India in search of revolutionary Buddhist ideas, and the power of sound.

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by tricycle online The Winning Haiku from the Summer Tricycle Haiku Challenge - Tricycle

 Meditation and Zen Practice : Shobo-An Zen temple in London, will be holding an online event on meditation and Zen practice open to the public this coming Tuesday.

Historian Bettany Hughes investigates the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy. To begin, she investigates the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.

The Winning Haiku from the Summer Tricycle Haiku Challenge - Tricycle Buddhism meets ecology in the winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge.

The Power of Sound - Lion's Roar (lionsroar.com) Shinso Ito, the head of the Shinnyo-en school of Buddhism, explains the role of bells and chanting in Shinnyo practice.

Orlando Bloom says Buddhist chanting ‘soothes’ his baby Daisy Dove | The Independent Orlando Bloom has described himself as a “baby whisperer”, saying that chanting a Buddhist mantra to his baby helps to “soothe” her.

‘This beautiful blue planet is our only home’: Dalai Lama makes a ‘climate appeal’ to the world | The Independent The Buddhist leader praises Greta Thunberg and urges followers to act for the good of the planet in new book

 

 

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