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CNN recently ran a story on their website entitled… An Act of faith, desperation or protest: Self-Immolations through time, featuring the famous picture of Thich Quang Duc burning himself to death while meditating in Vietnam in 1963. Here is the link to that story: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/19/self.immolation.history/ The article makes reference to a book by James A. Benn... Read more »

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Full Contact Enlightenment, a Montréal-based Buddhist blog, recently received a wonderful 5th blogiversary gift: second place in the “Religion, Spirituality + Philosophy” category for the 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards. Congratulations to Tanya McGinnity! Here’s the link to check out details on the story and explore her wonderful blog! http://fullcontactenlightenment.com/2011/01/well-thank-you-canadian-weblog-award/

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If you enjoy conferences and can afford to be there (both in terms of time and money), here are two well worth considering. They focus on the relationship between Buddhism and computer technology in the 21st century. Wisdom 2.0 Conference Exploring living with Awareness, Wisdom and Compassion in the Technology Age Mountainview, CA February 25-27,... Read more »

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Congratulations to all the Buddhist bloggers worldwide who participated in the 2010 Blogisattva Awards. Blogisattva.org is one of the sites I most admire and they are to be commended on their remarkable energy and dedication. Here is a link to their site, so you can check out all the “winners” of this year’s Blogisattva Awards.... Read more »

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E. Gene Smith was a great friend to Tibetan Buddhism. He passed away earlier this month. Here is his obituary from the New York Times…

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