Words of Wisdom July 5, 2008

Ringo’s Birthday Wish July 3, 2008

Ringo plays a nifty little video on his website with his request…

Ringo’s Birthday Wish List – “Peace & Love”

Ringo was recently asked by Access Hollywood what he hoped to receive for his upcoming birthday (July 7th).
Ringo’s answer was unconventional, he said, “just more Peace & Love.”

Then he expanded his wish further, “it would be really cool if everyone, everywhere, wherever they are, at noon on July 7 make the peace sign and say “Peace & Love.”

Wherever you are in the world, join him in making the peace sign and saying, singing, shouting, whispering, signing, writing or quietly thinking one simply beautiful and universal message:

“Peace and Love”.

While some will do this on their own other folks may be gathering at Abbey Road in London; Capitol Records in LA; Strawberry Fields in NYC.

Peace & Love

Compassion Is the Best Protection - Thich Nhat Hanh July 2, 2008

Compassion Is the Best Protection - Thich Nhat Hanh

“To understand both sides in a conflict, and to see what to do and what not to do, we must have confidence in our own view, in our own experiences and understanding of the difference between truth and wrong perceptions. We must be able to withstand the influence of public opinion and propaganda. This strength comes from looking deeply with compassion and from solid practice. Those who make the news and those who make political strategies have a strong effect on us. Political parties and politicians are always trying to persuade us. They try to change the way we think and feel, so we must be rooted in ourselves and our practice, looking deeply so that we will not be mislead. If we do not maintain our own stability and insight, we can be easily swayed. Please remember that Right Action comes only from Right Understanding and that we must practice deep listening in order to understand. With this in mind you become a bodhisattva of peace and reconciliation.”

Dignity June 27, 2008

Japanese Folktale June 16, 2008

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

I see…

Undo Jesus June 12, 2008

undojesus.org

KARMAPA June 10, 2008

His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Supreme Head of the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism

Energy flows June 5, 2008

Amazonian tribe hid from world June 3, 2008

Unique Amazonian tribes
Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during
a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru.
I wonder what they made of the helicopter, and what impact it will have in their belief system.
Click image to read story and see more photos

Opera Meets Animation to Tell a Chinese Tale June 1, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/arts/music/26monk.html

	William Struhs The opera “Monkey: Journey to the West” at the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. in Charleston, S.C.