Bodh Gaya, India. Close to 500,000 pilgrims attended the Dalai Lama's Kalachakra in Bodh Gaya, India - where the Buddha sat under a tree and obtained Enlightenment. The event lasted ten days and included teachings from His Holiness as well as awards, cultural performances, and initiations.Latest Stories
Yoshimitsu Nagasaka Photo Exclusive: The Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya, India
Bodh Gaya, India. Close to 500,000 pilgrims attended the Dalai Lama's Kalachakra in Bodh Gaya, India - where the Buddha sat under a tree and obtained Enlightenment. The event lasted ten days and included teachings from His Holiness as well as awards, cultural performances, and initiations.The Voices Of Afghan Women Warm Up Brooklyn as Rachel Dratch Shares Poetry
New York, New York. Last weekend (Saturday, January 21 and Sunday, January 22) the cities of New York and Kabul shared more than snow and their oddly similar characteristics of traffic jams, cultural diversity and general chaos. New Yorkers were given the opportunity to hear the writings of women in Afghanistan which have been encouraged and supported by the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP), a remarkable community of American women writers who conduct secure online writing workshops for women in Afghanistan. These workshops are supported by a volunteer staff from diverse professional back [ … ]Kalachakra Review: Dalai Lama’s Ten-Day Teaching in Bodhgaya, India
New York, N.Y. After unbelievable trips to five countries this fall – Argentina, Japan, Peru, Mexico, and Israel – I was ready looking forward to taking 36 international friends to Bodhgaya, India for the Dalai Lama’s teaching and initiation of Kalachakra. The rumor was going around that this might be the last Kalachakra of this 14th Dalai Lama.
Year of the Dragon 2012: Feng Shui Tips to Wellness for New Yorkers
New York, N.Y. That familiar melodic ode to New York that testifies to the time-tested truth of the city: “If you can make it there, you make it anywhere,” may be extra hard to comprehend for its many millions of inhabitants in 2012. For some of the most driven and high-spirited people from around the country and the world who choose to make New York their oyster, periods of relaxation and carefree days may be few and far between. It is this vision that I foresee in coming days and weeks.
India: A Spiritual Awakening
Bodh Gaya, India. I had heard so many different things about India and before my arrival I did not know what to expect. Travelling to New Delhi, Bodhgaya, and Varanasi were all amazing but Bodhgaya-Bihar (the birthplace of Buddhism) is where I began to open a new spiritual path for myself.
MARCH ON: One Roll of Film
On this important day the editorial team at Stewardship Report shares photos from a young photographer who captured the scene from inside the crowd, using a single-reflex camera and a single roll of film. Today millions of photos are captured every second, on mobile phones, tablet computers, and digital cameras. Photos can be taken and deleted, can be edited and shared, all within seconds. The Dalai Lama: Most-Photographed Man in the World Prepares to Retire
Bodh Gaya, India. The 14th Dalai Lama, known to his followers for having a charismatic personality and universal values, is actually named Tenzin Gyatso. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures – Pope-like – in the Gelugpa line of Tibetan Buddhism. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, the current Dalai Lama is also well-known for his lifelong advocacy for citizens inside and outside of Tibet.
Beauty and Reslience: Turquoise Foundation and the Murad Khane
Kabul, Afghanistan. Part One: November, 2011. Turquoise Mountain is a place of deep resilience and unstoppable grace. This is a place of courage and compassion that continues to mystify me, given all the Afghans have been through. It must be borne and it must live in layers of generations. Far from giving up hope, Afghans bake hope like bread every day, and share it with a bottomless cup of tea.The courtyard of Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture.
Buddhism for Beginners: Insights from a Non-Buddhist
Bodh Gaya, India. Sitting here in the media tent of His Holiness The Dalai Lama 14th in Bodh Gaya, the town where Prince Siddhartha, the Gautama Buddha – following his period of asceticism roaming the Indian countryside – sat under the Bodhi Tree and found Enlightenment, I realize I am seeing Buddhist monks from all over the world. Most here for this Kalachakra are followers of the Dalai Lama and are not representative of all Buddhists, so I believe a pan-Buddhist survey will help me clarify my own mind.
Mobile Mini Children's Circus
Kabul, Afghanistan. Last month, for the third year in row, children from five provinces gathered in Kabul at a remarkable venue filled with color, creativity and energy – all focused and organized by an inspiring organization called the Mobile Mini Children’s Circus.
From a tennis ball juggling championship
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Reconstruction & Renaissance As Champion Technical Training Centers Flourish & Expand Globally
Kabul, Afghanistan. One of the highlights of my first trip to Kabul in 2011 was being introduced to the leadership team of Champion Technical Training Centers (CTTC) - an NGO that defies the rumors going around the world that money spent on development of economic and educational programs in Afghanistan has not accomplished much. The outstanding results of CTTC compared to any educational and vocational institution teaching engineering, construction, and project management in order to create professional tradesmen and women (non-profit or for-profit) are “proof positive” that international ai [ … ]
One of Tens of Thousands: Diaspora Doctor Continues to Help Haiti
New York, N.Y. Most Americans think they know Haiti, that squalid, refugee-camp-ridden place somewhere south of Florida. Some Americans think they know Haitian-Americans, too: the maid in Miami, the health attendant in Manhattan, the taxi driver in Brooklyn. What many miss are the approximately 3 million professionals of the Haitian diaspora in North America and Europe.
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