New Lotus#38 (2010-08-25)

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The Aftermath of Hong Kong’s Manila Hostage Tragedy

Buddhist clergy have been comforting the bereaved of Hong Kong nationals who, while on holiday in Manila, were shot dead by a rogue Filipino ex-police officer. Asia’s World City is simmering with hurt, outrage, and blame for this seemingly preventable tragedy.

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Vipassana or Insight Meditation

Source : www.bellaonline.com (2010/09/02)

Vipassana is a Pali word (the Sanskrit is vipasyana) that means 'insight into reality' or 'to see things as they really are'. In reference to Buddhism, it refers both to a form of meditation, and to a specific movement within contemporary Buddhism. Vipassana, or insight, meditation is part of virtually every Buddhist tradition to some extent, but contemporar ...

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