tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73645792211319926392012-02-05T08:42:10.011-08:00Our regular blog on all things relating to Buddhism and the Buddha - including the bizarre ,strange ,magnificent and awesome elements of what is the world's most peaceful and inspiring religous philosophy. <i>"I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done." Buddha</i>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-11374690206400959062011-08-04T00:24:00.000-07:002011-08-04T00:37:21.044-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ETc-y3PLU_0/TjhnXfy3WKI/AAAAAAAAF8o/KnMQoUEeovo/Buddha_Cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 342px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ETc-y3PLU_0/TjhnXfy3WKI/AAAAAAAAF8o/KnMQoUEeovo/Buddha_Cat.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Here it is as promised to the tune of Everyone Wants to be a Cat from the Aristocats a sterling collection of Buddha Cats and Buddha and a cat slideshow referred to in the previous post. Until I researched this I never knew there was so much interest in these two subjects. Right back to my day job and I sense a Buddha Cats 2 in the making in the not too distant future !<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">A cat that jumps on a hot stove will never jump on a hot stove again.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Neither will it jump on a cold stove. <span style=""><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Michael Cameron</p> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AXz5LOBS_zM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1137469020640095906?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-34644369691684266402011-08-02T14:19:00.001-07:002011-08-04T00:34:04.746-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VVQB8He-l9M/TjhnlNJkHsI/AAAAAAAAF88/S9uKzQdPwRU/buddhacathas128624616567709310.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 499px; height: 366px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VVQB8He-l9M/TjhnlNJkHsI/AAAAAAAAF88/S9uKzQdPwRU/buddhacathas128624616567709310.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Coming soon a new You Tube video of these wonderful Buddha cat pictures which I've now uploaded to our Picasa web album. Enjoy.<br /><p></p><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fthebuddhasface%2Falbumid%2F5636366900836191089%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLSU-K_HxPXrmQE%26hl%3Den_GB" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="400" width="600"></embed><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-3464436969168426640?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-24202045146184296742011-08-02T11:06:00.000-07:002011-08-02T11:14:21.114-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xpBEGE-1CLk/Tjg8PAIhM9I/AAAAAAAAF7A/jqiuqYJxw2Q/s912/Downloads2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xpBEGE-1CLk/Tjg8PAIhM9I/AAAAAAAAF7A/jqiuqYJxw2Q/s912/Downloads2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/08/do-cats-exhibit-buddha-nature.html">We like cats at the Buddha's Face</a> so I thought I would put my mind to see if the two topics of the Buddha and cats could come together in a single entity and lo and behold there is . This wonderful statue is of a meditating Buddha cat who exhibits the serene contemplation associated with the enlightened Buddha.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Wesley Bates</p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E0xLRtNOApo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2420204514618429674?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-55604423248738232562011-08-02T09:35:00.001-07:002011-08-02T09:44:55.002-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lZoAidku7aA/TjgoZJVJm6I/AAAAAAAAF6w/7RCC_Lnth38/Killing_the_Buddha_by_Dead_Logic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 317px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lZoAidku7aA/TjgoZJVJm6I/AAAAAAAAF6w/7RCC_Lnth38/Killing_the_Buddha_by_Dead_Logic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">After years sitting on his cushion, a monk has what he believes is a discovery: a glimpse of enlightenment, the Buddha mind, the expectant final payment for his years of spiritual toiling and longing. Describing the experience to his master, all the same, he is told<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>that what has occurred is par for the course, nothing special, perhaps even detrimental to his pursuance. And then the master gives the student demoralising advice: If you come across the Buddha, he says, kill him.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Why kill the Buddha? Because the Buddha you come across is not the true Buddha, but a construction of your yearning. If this Buddha is not killed he will only stand in your way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." Buddha </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wuLns3iwF-w" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5560442324873823256?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-49045407398726018272011-08-02T08:42:00.001-07:002011-08-02T08:53:11.981-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mNkTQKqddJc/TjgcrdNwhDI/AAAAAAAAF6U/b3MBmz8kKqY/s576/DSCN1881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 506px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mNkTQKqddJc/TjgcrdNwhDI/AAAAAAAAF6U/b3MBmz8kKqY/s576/DSCN1881.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">We’ve written about the <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2010/09/thailands-buddha-amulet-craze-jatukam.html">Thai amulet business before</a> on the Buddha’s Face blog and it is an area where age old traditions and superstitions combine with millennial old Buddhism to create a typically Thai amalgam. In fact Thai soldiers who went to fight in the Iraq War had special amulets created that were thought to have powers to ward off bullets - I wonder if Superman woar one ? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">My Thai father–in–law – sadly departed was a great believer in their power as he got older added more and more to his collection which he wore around his neck which was an unusual sight to the unitiated</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the following You tube video is a great news report with English sub titles about this unusual and fascinating area of Thai-Buddhist culture.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AvJrd0RluvE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4904540739872601827?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-46852136455376641932011-08-02T05:30:00.001-07:002011-08-02T05:40:29.441-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YX919_PNy98/Tjftn1szHjI/AAAAAAAAF54/6MN3wtMaidY/s576/alien-buddha-earnestly-earnest-pop-art.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YX919_PNy98/Tjftn1szHjI/AAAAAAAAF54/6MN3wtMaidY/s576/alien-buddha-earnestly-earnest-pop-art.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I like this Buddha head - a lot - the artist has taken the classic Buddha head (he has the long ear lobes associated with the Buddha) and given it an Andy Warholian pop art twist. If aliens existed on other planets in the universe then sentient life can said also to exist and if this is so then it is not far-fetched to think that the concept of trying to understand their existence would be part of their culture and beings would come about that would have more insight and depth to this study. So Buddhas or enlightened ones could exist in galaxies far away. Whatever the truth - it is out there - but in the meantime we should concentrate on the truth that lies within ourselves and try to solve the problems enough that we have on our own planet.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Buddha</p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GNcViPcEhpI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4685213645537664193?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-84292232095793377372011-08-02T01:40:00.001-07:002011-08-02T01:49:30.512-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fQ2V0_Gfd38/Tje2qcSmdvI/AAAAAAAAF5k/_YZ7VYsvLqI/s576/Buddha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 574px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fQ2V0_Gfd38/Tje2qcSmdvI/AAAAAAAAF5k/_YZ7VYsvLqI/s576/Buddha.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Just found this beautiful Red Buddha meditating whilst looking for stuff to blog. I love the stylised clear lines and the fact that the artist has chosen an unusual colour to use. Almost like graffiti art which I have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">covered</span> before - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">particularly</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">the</span> <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/banksy-buddha-graffiti-art.html">famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Banksy</span> Broken Buddha</a>.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday,<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow:<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Our life is the creation of our mind.”<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Buddha </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LoSmWu9W8Rw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8429223209579337737?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-72422325003855078752011-08-01T08:33:00.001-07:002011-08-02T01:59:11.541-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LG4clxMYJsQ/TjbHCX6lV7I/AAAAAAAAF5I/811vgGAPmEw/s800/buddha-wallpapers-photos-pictures-moon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 550px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LG4clxMYJsQ/TjbHCX6lV7I/AAAAAAAAF5I/811vgGAPmEw/s800/buddha-wallpapers-photos-pictures-moon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">A great quote from the Buddha and one many politicians and newspaper editors and proprietors would do well to heed. The moon is a mysterious entity dominating the night sky so near and so far we think we know it and yet we know it not at all. Man has landed on it but what difference have we made. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I always remember that when the US landed on it in 1969 it seemed like a seminal moment in the history of mankind but the same government that carried out this amazing technological feat was dropping record tonnages of bombs on the people of North Vietnam. It is worth remembering 3 and half million Vietnamese lost their lives and for what. The Buddha’s unerring stance on war and violence speaks loudly to us today and in fact more so as man’s horrific ability to destroy has grown exponentially than it did when he first formulated his philosophy 2500 years ago. When your heart is filled with love and compassion then war is unthinkable and undoable. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Howl at the moon and bow your eyes - peace must surely come when we have exhausted all the other possibilities for resolution.<br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read more at the Buddha's Face: </span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/06/warning-graphic-content-self-immolation.html">Vietnamese Buddhist monk's self immolation</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/06/buddhismwar-and-non-violence.html">The Buddha's stance on war and violence</a><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute...</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Dalai Lama<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><!-- Place this tag where you want the +1 button to render --><br /><g:plusone></g:plusone><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fLcSvP16RtE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7242232500385507875?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-54677154029488379792011-08-01T01:42:00.000-07:002011-08-01T05:21:34.632-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8BoPkTOmSeM/TjZnuDXwl_I/AAAAAAAAF4o/Hh0f3abd0Ng/s576/20041013_171_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 432px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8BoPkTOmSeM/TjZnuDXwl_I/AAAAAAAAF4o/Hh0f3abd0Ng/s576/20041013_171_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Some say cats exhibit Buddha nature – they live in the moment - not the past or the future for them. What they think the most - they probably become – they are certainly deserving of their own love and affection.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However they live by violence as an inbuilt means to survive and they lack the wanderlust ability to leave their human ‘owner’ and seek truth – preferring the warm hearth and lap of domesticated civilisation – <span>PERHAPS THIS IS THE TRUTH</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>? <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Also as they have problems reading I don’t expect any feline comments on this entry to contradict my half –hearted assertion. Any way this was just an excuse to include a photo of a cat and a Buddha and remind us of a cat and a beautiful kitten I encountered in a Buddhist temple in Thailand earlier this year. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;">"Of all animals, he alone attains the Contemplative Life. He regards the wheel of existence from without, like the Buddha. There is no pretense of sympathy about the cat. He lives alone, aloft, sublime, in a wise passiveness." Andrew Lang</p><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BhZvJedTZmU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5467715402948837979?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-4099083061846484582011-08-01T00:49:00.000-07:002011-08-01T01:00:20.008-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--PfotK0LMDE/TjZcTwduO-I/AAAAAAAAF4U/5_fleHzbksE/s576/Downloads1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--PfotK0LMDE/TjZcTwduO-I/AAAAAAAAF4U/5_fleHzbksE/s576/Downloads1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>South Park is of course famous for pushing the boundaries of taste. When the adult animated cartoon first came out I was a fan of it scurrilous ground breaking , anarchic approach but it must be said I've tired of it as it widens the boundaries every wider to find topics to lampoon. So it's not surprising that along with Muhammed and Jesus the Buddha gets a mention. In this short clip we see him being admonished by Jesus for snorting coke. The real Buddha of course would be 'higher' than any coke could make him - and it would be longer lasting too. <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/06/lisa-simpson-and-buddhism-she-of-little.html">Give me Lisa Simpson becoming a Buddhist anytime </a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PMcVESkQeAI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Project</span></a></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-409908306184648458?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-43619554869907297522011-07-31T13:46:00.000-07:002011-07-31T13:59:32.698-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nlODqnkKDYU/TjXAkq4HohI/AAAAAAAAF3M/V9JCoM5iGvA/s720/buddhatank.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 540px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nlODqnkKDYU/TjXAkq4HohI/AAAAAAAAF3M/V9JCoM5iGvA/s720/buddhatank.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We have a lot of different Buddha's on the Buddha's Face blog but I particularly like this one of a Buddha statue in a fish tank and in full 1080p <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HD</span> as well. Not quite sure what the conservative <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Theravadan</span> ethics of this are but to my mind anything that helps to spread the serene message of the Buddha by any means and gets people <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">considering</span> who was this man and why is his images so iconic then it;s got to be a good thing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XXOi_tO-0Q4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Projec</span></a></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4361955486990729752?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-87941930645852217862011-07-31T13:38:00.002-07:002011-08-02T01:58:07.465-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IbM-g70nX4Y/TjW-m6rjAlI/AAAAAAAAF20/L7_HcgDw43k/s576/Recently%252520Updated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IbM-g70nX4Y/TjW-m6rjAlI/AAAAAAAAF20/L7_HcgDw43k/s576/Recently%252520Updated.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I enjoyed finding the picture of Obama Buddha that I mentioned in the last blog post so it got me thinking should I make a video. Which is what I've just done and linked it at the end to a speech given by the Dalai Lama on compassion and greed. Not my best work but I hope it makes it point simply and easily.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Dalai Lama</p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_Gj7vgCUwdM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8794193064585221786?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-90387491171099005742011-07-31T11:10:00.001-07:002011-07-31T11:21:17.061-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FhwDfUupIWI/TjWaXARRCGI/AAAAAAAAF2c/GvCdneY_2jU/s576/buddhaobma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 418px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FhwDfUupIWI/TjWaXARRCGI/AAAAAAAAF2c/GvCdneY_2jU/s576/buddhaobma.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->I just like this for what it is and maybe this was produced during the honeymoon period when all the promises had yet to be broken and Barack was all things to all men. Potent change was in the air and this time it was going to be different. It always is but when you are leader of half or the world's weaponry how can you expect the leader to be a pacifists or a “Buddha”. It was never going to happen and never will. The Prince who became the Buddha went in the opposite direction from having ultimate power to a humble ascetic seeking the truth of our place in the universe and how to change the world. Mr Obama it is not through violence sanctioned or otherwise that change will happen – that is change that I believe in.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Dalai Lama</p><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7RZ4Hdcf-pg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-9038749117109900574?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-40633762410186302222011-07-31T10:21:00.001-07:002011-07-31T10:29:11.996-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o2OvcFpKBWs/TjWP-4ZNA9I/AAAAAAAAF2E/07_oAugqzOs/tumblr_lin3ajt2nv1qbn5m1o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o2OvcFpKBWs/TjWP-4ZNA9I/AAAAAAAAF2E/07_oAugqzOs/tumblr_lin3ajt2nv1qbn5m1o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A favorite story of mine is that between a meeting of two great minds with seemingly contrasting worldviews. American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author, Carl Sagan sat down for an interview with his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Carl Sagan was an amazing proponent of science and an ardent critic of religion, he was a steadfast atheist who wrote books critical of religious worldviews and their encroachment on the sciences. In books such as The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Sagan struck a strong skeptical stance against the paranormal and the unexplained.<br /><br />While his holiness the Dalai Lama is said to be the latest reincarnation of a series of Dalai Lama’s who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others. The differences in world views could not have been any greater. Sagan had previously spoken and debated with religious leaders before, but he was uniquely surprised by his experience with the Dalai Lama. Speaking of the event, he said:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"…in theological discussions with religious leaders, I often ask what their response would be if a central dogma of their faith were disproved by scientific discipline. When I put this question to the Dalai Lama, he unhesitatingly replied as no traditionalist or fundamentalist religious leaders do: In such a case, he said, Tibetan Buddhism would have to alter. Even, I asked, if it’s a really central tenet, like reincarnation? Even then, he replied. However, he said mischievously - it will be hard to disprove reincarnation ! "</span><br /><br />Sagan was surprised with this response. The meeting between the Dalai Lama and Carl Sagan illustrates something very potent about Buddhism that so many individuals find refreshing. Buddhism at its core is not about accepting dogma. Buddhism is not about blindly accepting ancient beliefs or tenets, but about experience and careful analysis of one’s life. Cornell University has put up some of the footage of the meeting between the Dalai Lama and Carl Sagan. The video contains an engrossing discussion and analysis on the meeting.<br /><br /> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Carl Sagan</p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g5mQHkiI0U0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4063376241018630222?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-78398956388340829582011-07-31T08:40:00.000-07:002011-07-31T09:45:49.586-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rX2sRuexFdU/TjV4LBlxb8I/AAAAAAAAF14/urvTaeTP0C8/s576/the-god-delusion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rX2sRuexFdU/TjV4LBlxb8I/AAAAAAAAF14/urvTaeTP0C8/s576/the-god-delusion.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Richard Dawkins's controversial book <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The God Delusion </span>takes an intellectual broadside at the major Abrahamic religions of Judaism,Islam and Christianity. But what does he have to say about one of the world's greatest other religion Buddhism ? I thought I would trawl through the book to find out what.In the comprehensive index there are only 3 references pages 59,232 and 443.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Page 59 ...</span>".shall not be concerned at all with other religions such as Buddhism or Confucianism.Indeed there is something to be said for treating these not as religions at all but as ethical systems or philosophies of life."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Page 232 ...</span>."Perhaps Islam is analogous to a carnivorous gene complex, Buddhism to a herbivorous one."<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Page 443....</span>"Julia Sweeney is also right on target when she briefly mentions Buddhism. Just as Christianity is sometimes thought to be a nicer , gentler religion than Islam, Buddhism is often cracked up to be the nicest of all.But the doctrine of demotion on the reincarnation ladder because of sins in a past life is pretty unpleasant."<br /><br />And that's the sum total of references - Buddhism isn't a religion that means you have to swallow a supernatural belief system and an omnipresent God. You yourself are responsible for your life, your choices and your happiness -end of. And by practising compassion and loving kindness we find the world a whole lot of a better place than if we do the converse.<br /><br />Maybe Richard Dawkins should cut back on the throttle a little and respect the deeply held beliefs of some he would regard as God deluded. A little kindness rather than arrogant superiority never goes amiss !<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.</p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Dalai Lama</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6mmskXXetcg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7839895638834082958?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-4006416093431530412011-07-31T04:39:00.001-07:002011-07-31T04:46:52.697-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Pba1FFVpNQ/TjU_pWKQAsI/AAAAAAAAF1g/elZQ_xoc-wg/s912/13137940.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Pba1FFVpNQ/TjU_pWKQAsI/AAAAAAAAF1g/elZQ_xoc-wg/s912/13137940.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">I visited this Thai Buddhist temple near Nong Khai Northern Thailand about ten years ago and since then have visited a lot more Buddhist temples around the world but never one as strange and compelling as this one. The immense sculptures are mostly made out of concrete and the main temple hall is that of an overarching spider. By putting in small coins to some of the sculptures they come to life like a skeleton on a bike in a pond. Similar to many temples in Thailand it has a mix of Buddhist, Hindu and Confucian deities. </p><p class="MsoNormal">A Buddhist monk was exiled from his home country Laos in 1978 and ended up in Thailand. He began to assemble a collection of immense concrete sculptures from a variety of Religions and displayed them in a huge garden. It has to be seen to be believed and is a sort of mad scary Buddhist Disneyland – but then the concept of our own eventual demise is of course a scary concept and one the temple highlights in many of its bizarre sculptures. </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wYapW8KB65U" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-400641609343153041?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-11890973986544376412011-07-31T03:56:00.000-07:002011-07-31T04:47:20.542-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JAprhkPwahU/TjPttQgBvaI/AAAAAAAAFyQ/4VguNh3HuDc/s912/Buddha-1440x900.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 420px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JAprhkPwahU/TjPttQgBvaI/AAAAAAAAFyQ/4VguNh3HuDc/s912/Buddha-1440x900.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->Everybody loves the Buddha's quotes - bite sized chunks of wisdom and inspiring insight. It's been a while since I made a video (not counting <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/trance-monks-new-video-from-buddhas.html">Buddhist Techno Monks Dancing </a>- which I don't). So I thought I would get the best high quality Buddha quotes and images from Google Images and string them together with a bit of footage from the Little Buddha (main seasoning for my videos it would seem) and add a top class tune from the Buddha Bar series. Well here it is hope you enjoy<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>- it got a comment in the first three views (and not one from me!) so somebody likes it - <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>hope you do too. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Buddha </span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fAuY0uK9vi8" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1189097398654437641?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-72530429879255411472011-07-29T11:26:00.000-07:002011-07-31T04:47:47.847-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sEyCZoHR0fI/TjL899At6XI/AAAAAAAAFw8/8D5i0hVyFWY/s912/Downloads.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 400px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sEyCZoHR0fI/TjL899At6XI/AAAAAAAAFw8/8D5i0hVyFWY/s912/Downloads.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Whilst one the subject of intoxicants as we have just covered <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/buddha-beer-are-you-feeling-lucky.html">Lucky Buddha beer </a>in the previous blog entry it would be timely to mention Buddha cannabis. The Dutch have been responsible for crossing numerous strains of cannabis over the last 30 years </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Apparently it was developed by breeders in 1996 and is a female Oasis/Shiva/Haze crossed with a male Oasis/Shiva/Skunk. They say this was the talk of the town in Amsterdam in 1996. Of course it should be noted that Buddhists eschew intoxicants and seek enlightenment through discipline and mediation rather than a phat one!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Basho the Haiku Master writes:</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">The cannabis - How wonderful it is!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">The summer drawing room.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Trees and stones, just as they are.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Ah, how glorious!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">The young leaves, the green leaves,</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Glittering in the sunshine!</p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CLOYGHG6zps" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7253042987925541147?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-33079362319725810482011-07-29T09:38:00.000-07:002011-07-29T09:48:22.913-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3nuJPHC2yAc/TjLjoKG9QRI/AAAAAAAAFwQ/8StETqsb_YM/s576/100218_lucky_beer1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 576px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3nuJPHC2yAc/TjLjoKG9QRI/AAAAAAAAFwQ/8StETqsb_YM/s576/100218_lucky_beer1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Well this is a turn up for the books - Buddhists aren't known for their insobriety so I think we can reliably guess that it's not the Dalai Lama or any of his monks that are behind this beer brand. It is however a refreshing crisp beer from China say its makers and the green laughing Buddha bottles are an art from in themselves. Must get a couple and see if they can enlighten me further.( for Catholic monks though beer making and wine production is quite an art.)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol,but also from getting drunk on nirvana.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Bassui</p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TUBp55xjWCg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-3307936231972581048?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-26060534383855846002011-07-29T09:08:00.000-07:002011-07-29T09:24:32.101-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qiWQyNvpis4/TjLd64Lm6lI/AAAAAAAAFso/LIj5-Hy-fDU/NR1008-1985DayQuit1-08b400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qiWQyNvpis4/TjLd64Lm6lI/AAAAAAAAFso/LIj5-Hy-fDU/NR1008-1985DayQuit1-08b400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Quite a wacky group this and I’m having difficulty understanding their <a href="http://www.americanzen.org/">multicoloured website </a>over at American Zen. They were founded in 1991 when the band’s founder Coyote moved to Utah and are looking to move up to the 8 levels of enlightenment which starts at an easy level 1 which is peace of mind. Looks as the sixties never finished.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anyway be your own judges as to their talents on the accompanying YouTube video. </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Hasta la vista Bhoddivista – Rock on American Zen !</p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“You only lose what you cling to.”<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Buddha </p><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7liczQAo49A" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2606053438385584600?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-1881894609447881342011-07-28T11:47:00.000-07:002011-07-28T14:06:00.873-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uYmPBaDTXzQ/TjGwS3c3wSI/AAAAAAAAFro/Vi8zb1DBb6k/s576/jamalpur-halo-16matrix-005-div.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 576px; height: 575px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uYmPBaDTXzQ/TjGwS3c3wSI/AAAAAAAAFro/Vi8zb1DBb6k/s576/jamalpur-halo-16matrix-005-div.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Although the existence of Christian styles is strong within the Matrix, the influence of Buddhism is every bit effective and apparent. Indeed, the fundamental philosophical premises that drive major plot points could be nearly incomprehensible with no little background knowledge of Buddhism and Buddhist doctrines. So against this background are the Matrix and also the Matrix Reloaded Buddhist movies?<br /><br />Probably the most apparent and fundamental Buddhist theme is the fundamental principle that our life on the planet according to the Matrix films, what many people think about as "reality" is really some type of computer-produced simulation. This seems to align carefully with Buddhist doctrine that the world was we all know is "<span style="font-style: italic;">Maya</span>" or illusion, which we should get out of in order to be able to achieve enlightenment. Indeed, based on Buddhist concepts the greatest problem that faces humanity is our lack of ability to see our way through this illusion.<br /><br />You will find also numerous more short references to Buddhism in the films. Within The Matrix, Keanu Reeve's character Neo is assisted in the education concerning the character from the Matrix with a youthful boy outfitted within the garb of the Buddhist monk. He says to Neo that he should be aware that <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"there's no spoon" </span>and therefore our capability to alter the world around us is really dependent on our capability to change our very own minds.<br /><br />A substantial conflict between Buddhism and the Matrix is that struggle between Gnosticism and the Matrix. Based on Buddhism, the thing for individuals who would like to avoid our planet of illusion would be to acquire a disembodied, immaterial existence - possibly one where even our perception of the baby-self continues to be overcome. Within the Matrix films, however, we seek to leave a disembodied existence inside a computer simulation and go back to an extremely material, very physical existence within the "real" world.<br /><br />It appears obvious, then, the Matrix movies can't be referred to as Buddhist films - but the reality is they make extensive utilization of Buddhist styles and concepts. As the Matrix might not be the same as Maya and Keanu Reeve's character Neo might not be a Bodhisattva, the Wachowski siblings did deliberately incorporate facets of Buddhism to their story simply because they think that Buddhism has something to express to us about the world and how we conduct our way of life.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spoon boy:</span> Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Neo:</span> What truth?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spoon boy:</span> There is no spoon.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Neo: </span>There is no spoon?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spoon boy:</span> Then you'll see, that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VrC6FaXD-G8" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-188189460944788134?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-30827362574901873382011-07-28T10:58:00.000-07:002011-07-28T11:29:23.402-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XLPvL3iao-A/Tf45_AcBIdI/AAAAAAAAE2E/wc6YyJp_lDM/s800/New%252520Picture%252520%25252820%252529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height:480px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XLPvL3iao-A/Tf45_AcBIdI/AAAAAAAAE2E/wc6YyJp_lDM/s800/New%252520Picture%252520%25252820%252529.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In my last blog post I mentioned the recent update to the Buddha's Face Complete Blog Index and I thought it would be useful to break it down month by month. So no more waiting for more mentions of gardens and Buddha statues that you can shake a stick at.<br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-buddhas-face-blog-index-115-c.asp"><br />The Buddha's Face Complete Blog Index Main Menu</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhas-face-complete-blog-index-2009-160-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhas-face-complete-blog-index-2009-160-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - 2009 </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhas--face-complete-blog-index-jan---may-2010-157-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - January - May 2010</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhas-face-complete-blog-index-june---july-2010-158-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - June - July 2010</a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhas-face-complete-blog-index-june---july-2010-158-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://youraccount.ekmpowershop15.com/ekmps/shops/view_shop.asp#http://youraccount.ekmpowershop15.com/ekmps/shops/thebuddhasface/buddhas-face-complete-blog-index-august---november-2010-159-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhas-face-complete-blog-index-august---november-2010-159-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - August - November 2010</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index---november-2010-to-july-2011-174-c.asp"><br /></a><a>Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - November 2010 - July 2011</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--november-2010-185-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--november-2010-185-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - November 2010</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--december-2010-186-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--december-2010-186-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - December 2010</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--january-2011-187-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - January 2011</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--february2011-188-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - February 2011</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--march-2011-189-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - March 2011</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--june-2011-part-1-190-c.asp"><br /></a><a>Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - June 2011 Part 1 </a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--june-2011-part-2-191-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--june-2011-part-2-191-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - June 2011 Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--june-2011-part-3-192-c.asp"><br />Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - June 2011 Part 3</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-1-193-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - July 2011 Part 1 </a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-2-194-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-2-194-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - July 2011 Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-3-195-c.asp"><br />Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - July 2011 Part 3 </a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-4-196-c.asp"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-4-196-c.asp">Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - July 2011 Part 4 </a><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index--july-2011-part-5-197-c.asp"><br /></a><a>Complete Buddha Face Blog Index - July 2011 Part 5</a><br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Buddha</p><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Now for a Buddha's Face classic new age relaxation video - chill it out maan !<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IrkLvUpcD-U" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-3082736257490187338?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-27777172847227666682011-07-28T04:41:00.000-07:002011-07-28T11:14:21.226-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LiY1D7nSgUU/SXsNMFcMuKI/AAAAAAAAASo/6nnXCRhedak/Collages.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 480px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LiY1D7nSgUU/SXsNMFcMuKI/AAAAAAAAASo/6nnXCRhedak/Collages.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Over at the Buddha's Face main website we have been assiduously maintaining a <a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-buddhas-face-blog-index-115-c.asp">Complete Blog Index</a> of all the blog entries which helps Google and our readers browse the blog entries more easily. After what seems like a week's work I have brought the index up to date with the latest version ;<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/the-complete-buddhas-face-blog-index---november-2010-to-july-2011-174-c.asp">The Buddha's Face Complete Blog Index November 2010 - July 2011</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you enjoy browsing this major catalogue of the blog as much as I did writing it. Just to remind you of what we sell here is another chance to see last year's sales video.<br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZLDwFhgT2SE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2777717284722766668?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-87915020668646914312011-07-17T03:46:00.001-07:002011-07-17T03:53:43.504-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ku5I0TQW-lU/TiCJCCcN2II/AAAAAAAAFmk/rs0Au1Q-tFg/DM4044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ku5I0TQW-lU/TiCJCCcN2II/AAAAAAAAFmk/rs0Au1Q-tFg/DM4044.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Yes many a true word spoken in jest - so don't even think of following the link <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">below</span> or of buying yet another fair <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">trade</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">authentic</span> hand carved Buddha statue.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sGi21YQFjMM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Buddha</span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8791502066864691431?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-1662981994660031792011-07-12T03:04:00.000-07:002011-07-12T03:18:57.208-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-e4ErM_S9HWc/Thwdwo4CG7I/AAAAAAAAFmA/DLKYr4kEkOM/saint-young-men.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 413px; height: 600px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-e4ErM_S9HWc/Thwdwo4CG7I/AAAAAAAAFmA/DLKYr4kEkOM/saint-young-men.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We've mentioned <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2010/12/if-buddha-and-jesus-went-on-holiday.html">When Jesus met Buddha</a> before in the blog and the story comes from a Japanese manga comic called Saint Young men written by the author Hikaru Nakamura (she is a woman by the way!) in 2007. The story revolves around Jesus and the Buddha coming back to earth to spend a holiday here and shows them in a number of situations trying to survive in the modern world (or more to the point modern Japan). To those with an open mind the manga comic is a refreshing look at modern spirituality. Jesus turns out to be a bit of a materialist spending money on stuff where the Buddha wants to save money and find the rent for their apartment.<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">"When we are still looking deeply, and touching the source of our true wisdom, we touch the living Buddha and the living Christ in ourselves and in each person we meet." Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen monk</p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nUOlsayPg-8" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-166298199466003179?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-8157333495501876722011-07-12T01:59:00.001-07:002011-07-12T03:18:00.647-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-srBob5IzhQk/ThwOIoJck5I/AAAAAAAAFlo/Rq5vaKp-LBA/s640/buddhabar2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 427px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-srBob5IzhQk/ThwOIoJck5I/AAAAAAAAFlo/Rq5vaKp-LBA/s640/buddhabar2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Whilst searching for Buddha stories for the blog I have kept bumping into videos about the Buddha Bar records. I have always dismissed them until now when I thought I would check them out. They are a compilation of lounge, chill out music and world music, produced by George V Records.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The series was created by DJ and Buddha Bar founder Claude Challe who was responsible for producing the first two albums. The series continues with other DJs, including DJ Ravin, Sam Popat, and David Vişan.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The track below is called Wish You Were Here (Bliss) and is accompanied by ravishing HD images – loving it – the journey continues. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ecstacy - </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="body">The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VQLgJfyQqa4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-815733349550187672?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-81777755477876453842011-07-12T01:39:00.001-07:002011-07-12T01:48:11.886-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--p05etDN4cQ/ThwH8cDB66I/AAAAAAAAFlU/wS1dB-eHAGw/tire05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 567px; height: 581px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--p05etDN4cQ/ThwH8cDB66I/AAAAAAAAFlU/wS1dB-eHAGw/tire05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I never get<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> tyred</span> of finding new and unusual Buddha images for the Buddha's Face blog. I have to <span style="font-weight: bold;">tread</span> carefully though not to of<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">fendder</span> some more conservative Buddhists. However I really <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">car</span><span style="font-style: italic;">e</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span>for this picture and I think it is<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> wheely</span> good !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Nobility is that which shines from the heart of a human being"</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Buddha </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Great Dhamma talk the <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/largest-solid-gold-buddha-statue-in.html">Golden Buddha </a>and the tyre iron !<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sVM-ZN9qOh8" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8177775547787645384?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-7785760992966171242011-07-11T23:42:00.001-07:002011-07-11T23:59:05.742-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KdoXqtpzmCY/ThvuWFv1YEI/AAAAAAAAFkk/jt6_OGw3BP8/s912/1060328_200906181533441.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 400px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KdoXqtpzmCY/ThvuWFv1YEI/AAAAAAAAFkk/jt6_OGw3BP8/s912/1060328_200906181533441.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QrJON_jQbVM/ThvvobxoweI/AAAAAAAAFk8/lXCuTg2cYNE/s912/Height_comparison_of_notable_statues_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 390px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QrJON_jQbVM/ThvvobxoweI/AAAAAAAAFk8/lXCuTg2cYNE/s912/Height_comparison_of_notable_statues_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We've <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/largest-statue-of-buddha-in-world.html">covered huge Buddha statues before</a> but this is now (difficult to keep up with China's Huge Buddha arms race!) officially the largest in the world. In this wonderful short travelogue which is a fine example of an amateur short documentary we get to see the approach to the Buddha and some stunning shots of the view from the summit.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Temple_Buddha">Read more about the Spring Temple Buddha at Wikipedia.</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Buddha </span><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Kdcl8NiCa38" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-778576099296617124?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-61601680403197253112011-07-11T23:27:00.000-07:002011-07-11T23:37:56.081-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0IBMrbIDq7g/Thvq8FhEf6I/AAAAAAAAFkY/KwivHyezFis/s640/Origami_Buddha_by_Lexar_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0IBMrbIDq7g/Thvq8FhEf6I/AAAAAAAAFkY/KwivHyezFis/s640/Origami_Buddha_by_Lexar_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Origami (<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper") - the Japanese art of paper making is a wonderfully relaxing pastime and the most talented practicioners can make make elaborate shapes and forms from a single sheet of folded paper. In this wonderful video which takes place in a Buddhist temple room we see a young lady taking us step by step to make a sitting , meditating paper origami Buddha.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.” </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C9ZMIjMWIQw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6160168040319725311?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-5669813157666029292011-07-11T14:02:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:06:13.462-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h9qgPiU0wJU/ThtkVz8I_MI/AAAAAAAAFjs/Z-XhwROvrAk/s640/sy6e2512_jpg_560096c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 435px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h9qgPiU0wJU/ThtkVz8I_MI/AAAAAAAAFjs/Z-XhwROvrAk/s640/sy6e2512_jpg_560096c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>No comment the quote from the Buddha says it all.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SkeSJLgzG8k" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-566981315766602929?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-79577587777901823232011-07-11T13:31:00.000-07:002011-07-11T13:41:06.197-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-F3xY6uv-X5A/ThtdWVCFRSI/AAAAAAAAFjI/tGtBHqSL2BI/s800/img2580as3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 550px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-F3xY6uv-X5A/ThtdWVCFRSI/AAAAAAAAFjI/tGtBHqSL2BI/s800/img2580as3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal">The Buddha as a counterculture hero reaches its apotheosis as an image on the banned psychedelic drug blotter art – in this case a Laughing Buddha. The blotter is a piece of absorbent paper which is soaked in a fixed amount of the extremely powerful drug to ensure an evenness of dose. I imagine anybody who took too much of these would have had some form of temporary enlightenment but it could so easily be a vision of hell as of heaven. </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">Timothy Leary</p> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aqMg5IiZvZo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7957758777790182323?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-42287546905687376812011-07-11T11:06:00.000-07:002011-07-11T11:19:17.945-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Z2WTVUlJoRQ/Ths9XIm-eoI/AAAAAAAAFi4/rRxPWVf-evw/railmonks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 585px; height: 435px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Z2WTVUlJoRQ/Ths9XIm-eoI/AAAAAAAAFi4/rRxPWVf-evw/railmonks.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Indian authorities have laid on a special train to take Buddhist pilgrims from the Sri Lanka and all points in between to the major Buddhist pilgramage sites of India.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><br />The pilgrims can see 11 Buddhist sites starting with the paintings and sculptures in Ajanta and Ellora Caves. Other Buddhist pilgrimages are to the massive Stupa at Sanchi; Sravasti, capital of the ancient Kingdom; the birth place of the Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal; the Mahaparinirvana Temple in Kushinagar; Vaishali, where the Buddha gave his last sermon; Buddhist monasteries and temples of Nalanda; Rajgir, where Buddha gave two of his most famous sermons; Bodhi Gaya where the Buddha reached enlightenment; Sarnath – the deer park where he preached his very first sermon; and finally ending at Nagarjunakonda. <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">We're all pilgrims on the same journey-but some pilgrims have better road maps. - Nelson DeMille</p> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IZLkzlcnEDk" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4228754690568737681?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-81865076189992862142011-07-11T10:52:00.000-07:002011-07-11T11:02:48.617-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k4mS9Y8LcvI/Ths34btSmKI/AAAAAAAAFio/YQPaXp-m4Dw/street_art_93.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k4mS9Y8LcvI/Ths34btSmKI/AAAAAAAAFio/YQPaXp-m4Dw/street_art_93.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Shingon is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. It was founded in 804 AD by Kobo Daishi in Japan. It is based on the Mahavairocana Sutra and the Vajrasekhara Sutra, the elemental sutras of Shingon. There are three key secrets – the <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>body, speech and mind and through knowledge of these secrets we are able to attain enlightenment in our own bodies. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">If we can sustain this state of mind, we can become one with the Universe, the Mahavairocana Buddha. Nature such as mountains and oceans and even humans express the truth described in the sutras. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In this ravishing HD video and beautiful chanting we can begin to feel the masteries expressed in this rarified form of Buddhist practice.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Finally out of reach -</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>No bondage, no dependency.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>How calm the ocean,</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Towering the void.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Tessho's death poem</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B2rZNsqS-aw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8186507618999286214?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-66713541229872725922011-07-11T09:03:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:17:59.259-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jCGB7b2imG8/Thsh8kswe-I/AAAAAAAAFiU/J9Xuc5m3LSA/%252540mx_600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 436px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jCGB7b2imG8/Thsh8kswe-I/AAAAAAAAFiU/J9Xuc5m3LSA/%252540mx_600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->Abraxsas Festival is a new film that gets into the heart of Japan's Buddhist revival <p class="MsoNormal">Until recently, Japanese Zen has remained pretty obscure to the average person in Japan. But when the economy turned sour and with corrupt political elite, many Japanese particularly younger ones have been rediscovering their parent’s religion. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Suneo Hair plays Jonen, who is a reluctant Zen monk who on his father’s orders has to wear black and white monk’s robes. As the temple business is a family business. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The position of the head monk goes from father to son, and it's a usually an advantageous situation, with major tax breaks and temple land ownership. But Jonen is a drug-taking depressive who wants to be the Japanese Leonard Cohen. </p><p class="MsoNormal">"Hallelujah" is his bag, not Zen. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Only version of this I could find was in Japanese but looks like a goodie – I will try and seek it out. </p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> “When you seek it, you cannot find it.” Zen quote </p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hw4pjLZ8k7E" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6671354122987272592?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-43232625500096173852011-07-11T08:41:00.000-07:002011-07-11T08:50:58.975-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-euEyP1tQdsY/ThsbcbkhzTI/AAAAAAAAFiA/BSlWyfo95qE/s720/playingBuddha1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 600px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-euEyP1tQdsY/ThsbcbkhzTI/AAAAAAAAFiA/BSlWyfo95qE/s720/playingBuddha1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This one <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> fits right into <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">the</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">aahh</span> or cute box - a series of stills of very sweet oriental kids <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">practising</span> Buddhism in the only way they know how - with innocence and pure hearts. All accompanied by a sickly sweet soundtrack and inspiring pictures. If Hallmark made Buddhist music videos then this would be one of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">theirs</span>. That said I like it what's wrong with being soft and soppy.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Desmond Tutu </span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2prDB4ssZ-4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4323262550009617385?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-57624208429011197892011-07-11T08:26:00.000-07:002011-07-11T08:35:45.691-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0wfVei39rz8/ThsX__iR8LI/AAAAAAAAFhs/Cj0dXNUossg/s640/buddha%252520teaching%2525201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 463px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0wfVei39rz8/ThsX__iR8LI/AAAAAAAAFhs/Cj0dXNUossg/s640/buddha%252520teaching%2525201.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">At the Buddha’s Face we like the combination of devotion to the teachings of the Buddha and the interaction with modern technology and art forms. The image of the contemplative serene Buddha is now firmly established as part of the hippy / new age movement as one representing peace and freedom and a rejection of materialism. This video from Vimeo is a particularly good one incorporating relaxing trance music with Technicolor Buddha psychedelic imagery. Tune in, turn on and drop out. </p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">It can be liberating to get fired because you realize the world doesn't end. There's other ways to make money, better jobs. Ron Livingston </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/859832?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="450" width="600"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5762420842901119789?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-42214597087540754962011-07-11T06:01:00.000-07:002011-07-11T06:22:17.112-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0L_ZoveqReU/Thr0qSRWC7I/AAAAAAAAFhU/ppoyn5LtZOU/s640/dhammadana.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 432px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0L_ZoveqReU/Thr0qSRWC7I/AAAAAAAAFhU/ppoyn5LtZOU/s640/dhammadana.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> Winner - 2009 Queens International Film Festival, USA : Best Domestic Documentary.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Theravadan Buddhism is one of the most ancient forms of Buddhist practice and is the dominant religion of Burma (Myanmar). Sadly for the Burmese people the country is far from free and so the people pursue Buddhism to find their own inner freedom within themselves. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In order to survive the monks and nuns depend upon Sangha Dana: alms offered by lay Buddhists. By giving the lay Buddhists receives back Dhamma Dana: the gift of the Buddha’s teachings. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dhamma Dana</span> presents the gift of Dhamma with a moving serenity showing how the Burmese Buddhists find their own inner freedom. Filmed solely in Myanmar, the movie presents a powerful peaceful spiritual tradition that few can experience at first hand. <br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Daw Aung San Suu Kyi</p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Movie trailer </span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bX3WjIV4hCI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Movie clip<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gOjyZKwEfjo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Full movie on Vimeo </span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13815026?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="225" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13815026"><br /></a></p><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4221459708754075496?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-68209740749807228532011-07-11T05:05:00.000-07:002011-07-11T05:20:35.184-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TbeJNIyu9w4/ThrpUYmkRKI/AAAAAAAAFhM/dnBmp6qt7P8/s640/masterpiece%252520mantra%252520copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 447px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TbeJNIyu9w4/ThrpUYmkRKI/AAAAAAAAFhM/dnBmp6qt7P8/s640/masterpiece%252520mantra%252520copy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">This is a 2007 Malaysian horror movie the story which concerns a haunted farmhouse Mantra Nilayam, which is owned by a woman called Mantra. Unsuccessfully she tries to sell the house but as people have died mysteriously within it nobody want to buy. Eventually a professor agrees to buy the house as long as someone stays in the house for at least three months. Hero is a hired hand chooses to stay in the house for the payment promised once the house is sold. The movie involves how he discovers the mystery behind the chilling deaths.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The movie review site gives the film a shocking 11% rating which is just about as bad as it gets !<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GbJvzziiNBY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6820974074980722853?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-73082473731553302011-07-11T00:42:00.000-07:002011-07-11T01:04:12.323-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LJ54v8I1DwM/Thqt__P4NtI/AAAAAAAAFgw/RB9nLti_Xmo/s800/NingshanDAFO_D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LJ54v8I1DwM/Thqt__P4NtI/AAAAAAAAFgw/RB9nLti_Xmo/s800/NingshanDAFO_D.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In the previous post we mentioned the <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/largest-statue-of-buddha-in-world.html">largest Buddhist statue in the world at Linshan ,Wux</a>i ,China. Well the Chinese are no slouches when it comes to creating huge monoliths to their endeavours and wealth. Nearby on the mountain they have built a Buddhist palace of huge dimensions as this CGI tour through it shows. Dhmmakaya will have to watch out as the Chinese have a building instinct as every big as great as theirs. What the ex prince Buddha would make of it all is of course another matter !<br /><br />The dome ceiling is in fact an Imax screen which has tiny lotus leaves that change colour every minute - simply gob smackingly ridiculously awesome in a disturbing sort of way. This Buddhist resort cost billions of dollars to build and the main hall can accommodate up to 2000 people at any one time for conferences and the like.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“There is Buddha for those who don't know what he is, really. There is no Buddha for those who know what he is, really” Zen quote</p><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rFxYQej7NAE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7308247373155330?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-41672099157394822892011-07-10T23:52:00.000-07:002011-07-11T00:06:01.315-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1hanIc1D2YE/ThqfjkfGQSI/AAAAAAAAFgc/oBzOlhcHuVc/s640/IMG_0298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1hanIc1D2YE/ThqfjkfGQSI/AAAAAAAAFgc/oBzOlhcHuVc/s640/IMG_0298.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p>The rapidly growing economy of China loves to flex its muscles in the world whether it be a new giant aircraft carrier or the spectacular 2008 Olympic Games and it is no slouch when it comes to creating world beating statues of the Buddha . This huge bronze colossus stands - when you include the lotus flower base at over 100 metres and is on the shores of Lake Taihu in Wuxi. Gotta to go at some time in my life for sure.<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“Your work is carved out of agony as a statue is carved out of marble.”<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Louise Bogan</p> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P-UFedr89Eo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4167209915739482289?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-1353059360619110872011-07-10T15:26:00.000-07:002011-07-10T15:44:46.295-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AQTsHE6_wxE/ThopoLtakCI/AAAAAAAAFgE/eDMgVHFd3dM/CIA%252520World%252520Map%252520-%252520Globe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 600px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AQTsHE6_wxE/ThopoLtakCI/AAAAAAAAFgE/eDMgVHFd3dM/CIA%252520World%252520Map%252520-%252520Globe.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The CIA produced a number of documentaries over the years in order to inform their operatives who would be working in countries where it was necessary to have a knowledge of the culture and religions. In this classic episode a talking head Dr Huston Smith from Washington University gives a very informed and seemingly supportative account of one of the world's oldest religions.<br /><br />He announces that the Buddha is probably the 6th greatest man who has ever lived and repeats the common quote when the Buddha was asked what was he - a god , a guru or what and the Buddha replied neither - he was awake.<br /><br />It's a great shame the US didn't as a nation take to heart what this documentary lovingly creates in its experience in SE Asia. Over <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/06/warning-graphic-content-self-immolation.html">3 million people died during the Vietnam War</a> and ultimately for what ?<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">We must make our choice; we cannot have both.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Abraham Flexner</p><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Part 1<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FYwV8sVXLpU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 2 </span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Oflf1VPFVn4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-135305936061911087?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-37714023953445456262011-07-10T13:22:00.000-07:002011-07-10T13:39:41.404-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5YrjpCYG5Yg/ThoJcaXDqiI/AAAAAAAAFfY/-yMxnPp2q5s/s912/Downloads.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5YrjpCYG5Yg/ThoJcaXDqiI/AAAAAAAAFfY/-yMxnPp2q5s/s912/Downloads.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">To the question of your life you are the answer,<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">and to the problems of your life you are the solution.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Joe Cordare</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Buddha’s Face Blog</span> has been going for nearly two years now and has over 420 entries.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The blog is dedicated to all things relating to Buddhism and the Buddha - including the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">bizarre</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">strange</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">magnificent</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">awesome</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">inspiring</span> stories about the world's most peaceful and inspiring religious philosophy.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We use <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">inspiring quotes</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">interesting embedded videos</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">graphic images</span> to bring Buddhism alive in all its manifest glories.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">With now over 600 viewers per day, bookmark this site, follow and share to be part of our wonderful world.</span></span><br /></p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <div style="text-align: center;"> I'll leave you with some messages from the <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2010/10/top-10-famous-buddhists-no-1-dalai-lama.html">world's most famous Buddhist the 14th Dalai Lama.</a><br /><br />Many deepfelt thanks to all our guests for taking the time to visit.<br />Peace and Love<br />Ian<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/knwaniS436I" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-3771402395344545626?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-91332837563161323272011-07-10T10:42:00.001-07:002011-07-10T10:54:25.764-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OQUssVTDJ3Q/Thnmb6_oTDI/AAAAAAAAFe8/XCWz-guwATY/s720/Reiki%252520Healing%252520Art%252520Buddha%252520blessings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 660px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OQUssVTDJ3Q/Thnmb6_oTDI/AAAAAAAAFe8/XCWz-guwATY/s720/Reiki%252520Healing%252520Art%252520Buddha%252520blessings.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Another marvellous stop frame digital animation of the painting of a laughing Buddha picture. At the <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2010/06/laughing-buddha.html">Buddha's Face blog we've mentioned the laughing Buddha</a> before. The Laughing Buddha is a symbol of happiness and prosperity and certainly this picture has made me very happy. Hope you enjoy.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">A good time to laugh is any time you can. - Linda Ellerbee</p><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_3gx8hg_0QU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-9133283756316132327?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-63621087474230786532011-07-10T10:06:00.000-07:002011-07-10T10:29:43.708-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YMf2uA0smxs/Thnfrl8AS_I/AAAAAAAAFeo/SYq1XNXxGpY/s640/50865897.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 475px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YMf2uA0smxs/Thnfrl8AS_I/AAAAAAAAFeo/SYq1XNXxGpY/s640/50865897.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Quite a find here - two Thai college girls have produced an informative and interesting HD documentary about <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->Buddhamonthon Park , Thailand.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->In 1956, an important religious park called Buddhamonthon or Phutthamonthon Park was built in Nakhon Pathom Province by the Thai government to celebrate the 2500th year since the Buddha’s death. The park is the largest sacred area in Thailand, with over a thousand acres of beautiful landscaped parkland and gardens. <p class="MsoNormal">In the centre of the park there stands a magnificent 16 metre tall statue of the Buddha which is surrounded by four commemorative sites depicting various times of the Buddha’s life, from the cycle of His Birth through to Enlightenment and the Buddha’s first sermon in the deer park until his eventual entry to Nirvana.<br /></p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">A loving heart is the truest wisdom.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Charles Dickens</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hGCXPp1k4N0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6362108747423078653?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-72042060424301445242011-07-10T09:49:00.000-07:002011-07-10T09:59:33.013-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pZKmmCW8GGg/ThnZDamo0UI/AAAAAAAAFeU/9vXA57wjZ-I/s912/BuddhaSandLines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pZKmmCW8GGg/ThnZDamo0UI/AAAAAAAAFeU/9vXA57wjZ-I/s912/BuddhaSandLines.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is a beautiful stop <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">frame</span> animation of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">meditating</span> Buddha being drawn in sand. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">particuarly</span> like the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">resonance</span> of a sand picture which is in its very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nature</span> both beautiful but temporary - rather like our lives.<br /><a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2010/11/tibetan-sand-mandalas-nothing-is.html"><br />See also our article on Tibetan Sand Mandalas.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Nothing is permanent<br />Strive on with diligence<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Last words of the Buddha </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DT7PpY-nTWc" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7204206042430144524?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-13217238735902741502011-07-10T09:28:00.000-07:002011-07-10T09:45:14.415-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ubmckoRK2NA/ThnWQIhEucI/AAAAAAAAFeM/loN3Nmu7E5o/s640/Golden_Buddha_statue_at_Wat_Traimit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 621px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ubmckoRK2NA/ThnWQIhEucI/AAAAAAAAFeM/loN3Nmu7E5o/s640/Golden_Buddha_statue_at_Wat_Traimit.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The largest solid gold Buddha statue in the world is housed in Wat Traimit in Bangkok Thailand .It weighs a staggering 5.5 metric tones and stands an impressive 3 metres tall. At current gold prices of $1500 an oz it weighs around 200,000 oz of gold and would cost in precious metal alone at least $300 million !<br /><br />Remarkably this was lost to the world for many years as it had been covered in plaster stucco some time in the past to hide its real value and over the years had become forgotten in an abandoned temple. When the statue was moved in the 1930s some of the plaster fell off revealing the true nature of the statue underneath.<br /><br />Read also about the <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/casting-life-size-statue-of-buddhist.html">largest solid gold statue of a Buddhist monk being cast in Wat Dhammakaya also in Thailand.</a><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Pay no attention to what the critics say;<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">no statue has ever been put up to a critic.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Jean Sibelius</p> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ik9oQettlwk" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1321723873590274150?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-66164135887322214892011-07-10T05:59:00.000-07:002011-07-10T06:15:31.011-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bn3yf_YvdUk/ThmlFXpmfnI/AAAAAAAAFdw/9bfYrekbx7M/s800/052-Jd.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bn3yf_YvdUk/ThmlFXpmfnI/AAAAAAAAFdw/9bfYrekbx7M/s800/052-Jd.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/amazing-dissapearing-magic-buddha-trick.html">previous post was on Buddha magic </a>and as <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">everything is ultimately connected to everything</span> time for another magic trick. This is a wonderful short video of a westerner travelling together with a Thai Buddhist monk. The monk is amused by the silly westerner (farang in Thai) who does what seems to be an amazing trick - with no sleeves as such his sleight of hand is very professional. Also refreshing to know that the westerner shouldn't really interfere with the monk's robes but as he is hugely amused the old monk doesn't seem to mind !<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Magic is believing in yourself,<br /></p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">if you can do that, you can make anything happen.<br /></p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Goethe </p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XMIXXsEUzFU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6616413588732221489?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-69154426526054901462011-07-10T05:03:00.000-07:002011-07-10T05:13:24.910-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SiWAJuYkiIs/ThmXIHG3HcI/AAAAAAAAFdc/Oq8QXL787Ok/s640/the-buddha-s-head-bangkok-thailand%25252B1152_13026214763-tpfil02aw-27913.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SiWAJuYkiIs/ThmXIHG3HcI/AAAAAAAAFdc/Oq8QXL787Ok/s640/the-buddha-s-head-bangkok-thailand%25252B1152_13026214763-tpfil02aw-27913.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Whilst not in the league of David Blaine just yet he uses some of the very same techniques to achieve his amazingly brilliant magic effect. Tommy Cooper though would have done it so much better - just like that ! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me 'Can you give me a lift?' I said 'Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.' Tommy Cooper </span><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Lgg2nVMNuT8" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6915442652605490146?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-11668567342776577072011-07-10T04:41:00.001-07:002011-07-10T04:50:08.408-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rrWoFbVgyfc/ThmPLGfPLKI/AAAAAAAAFdI/LgNPF5sXBZ0/img_1591trim-800x600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 680px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rrWoFbVgyfc/ThmPLGfPLKI/AAAAAAAAFdI/LgNPF5sXBZ0/img_1591trim-800x600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">There are many public bamboo viewing points in Kyoto, Japan but, most are busy with tourists. The one above is though very quiet, but is not directly open to the public. To get there buy an entrance ticket at Adashino Nembutsuji. At the back of the temple is this beautiful path though a bamboo grove. The stairs lead to a large , quiet and beautiful Buddhist graveyard.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself - Buddha </span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2rtBZio3ka0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1166856734277657707?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-27315433148066038052011-07-10T04:00:00.000-07:002011-07-10T04:16:35.310-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kBO2jmEmzS0/ThmInHLFhuI/AAAAAAAAFc0/3hKXXM19sTA/s640/201003261269598087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 623px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kBO2jmEmzS0/ThmInHLFhuI/AAAAAAAAFc0/3hKXXM19sTA/s640/201003261269598087.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Happiness is not something ready made.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">It comes from your own actions.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Dalai Lama</span></p> You sort of know there is something wrong in the setup of the Western world and you feel the happiness that is pushed at you through acquisition and consumerism is a sterile and dangerous dead end. That's why more and more Westerners are turning to a 2500 years old philosophy to find true happiness and inner contentment- without having to believe in external , supernatural gods. In this short trailer for a good looking movie with some serious Germans the reasons behind this movement are explained !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dalai Lama</span></span></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lPU4bVgM2Ns" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2731543314806603805?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-55808799557601967482011-07-09T23:28:00.000-07:002011-07-09T23:38:20.453-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gcU-YbX6s2Q/ThlH3N10jwI/AAAAAAAAFcY/UMX1qrKj9Rc/s912/star_wars_darth_vader_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gcU-YbX6s2Q/ThlH3N10jwI/AAAAAAAAFcY/UMX1qrKj9Rc/s912/star_wars_darth_vader_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We've mentioned <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/star-wars-and-buddhism.html">Star Wars and Buddhism </a>before so it is timely to come back for a second helping. Not sure whether this clip is brilliant or just plain rubbish not being an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">afficiando</span> of Star Wars myself. But is is fairly well made , <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">esoteric</span> enough to be interesting and has a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">naive</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">intelligence</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">operating</span> behind it so see for yourself. I think it seems to be some sort of attack on Tibetan Lama Buddhist culture and practices.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><br /><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil. - Buddha</p> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v2KS116CwYU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5580879955760196748?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-60527661853180293472011-07-09T23:10:00.000-07:002011-07-09T23:23:20.439-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QHbxOIhiiHU/ThlEey511GI/AAAAAAAAFcE/8ZDQ1VBZ_sc/s912/29228343.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QHbxOIhiiHU/ThlEey511GI/AAAAAAAAFcE/8ZDQ1VBZ_sc/s912/29228343.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'm on a roll with singing monks at the moment. This particular clip is lovely one with young Buddhist monks from the Kashmir region of India walking along a beautiful remote road being filmed singing the main theme from the musical Annie. How they know this is a mystery to me as it is always a musical I have shunned and would have to be dragged screaming and probably clubbed to. However these kids seem to be having a fine time - hopefully we won't have to wait till tomorrow for the sun to come out.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun,<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">the moon, and the truth.” Buddha </p> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XQFBsqhVps4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6052766185318029347?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-78354981478619819492011-07-09T10:53:00.000-07:002011-07-09T14:20:08.684-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3hXf-n6NB3M/Thie3PtAEPI/AAAAAAAAFbk/DJaUTwaSMWs/s912/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-museum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 640 px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3hXf-n6NB3M/Thie3PtAEPI/AAAAAAAAFbk/DJaUTwaSMWs/s912/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-museum.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Our life's a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently. Palladas</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AGQHAtsmrsQ/ThiXhI_f-wI/AAAAAAAAFbA/ytxdSbdjx_w/s640/1290167022-34263100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AGQHAtsmrsQ/ThiXhI_f-wI/AAAAAAAAFbA/ytxdSbdjx_w/s640/1290167022-34263100.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">As I grow to understand life less and less,</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">I learn to love it more and more.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Jules Renard</p>At the Buddha’s Face blog we like to celebrate our centenary posts and today is the occasion of our <span style="font-weight: bold;">400</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Blog pos</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">t</span>. I never imagined when I started this project nearly 2 years ago today that I would still be doing this and thoroughly enjoying the process. It has been humbling to see the audience growing exponentially month by month to nearly 3000 visits a week and climbing. <p class="MsoNormal">I hope I will be able to continue to bring you our mission to be “<span style="font-style: italic;">dedicated to all things relating to Buddhism and the Buddha - including the bizarre, strange, magnificent and awesome elements of what is the world's most peaceful and inspiring religious philosophy</span>”.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We use inspiring quotes, interesting embedded videos and graphic images to bring Buddhism alive in all its manifest glories.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A jug fills drop by drop</span> as the Buddha said and I hope my 400 'drops' now adds up to a refreshing mouthful of interest from across the web. </p>So if you are a dedicated temple going Buddhist that is interested in the magazine that is the Buddha’s face blog or just a curious by-stander passing by - all are welcome to share in the what one friend described as the “<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ripley’s Believe it or Not</span>” of Buddhism and Buddhist culture.<br /><br />To celebrate at our online party what better than one of my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/thebuddhasface">Buddha's Face You Tube videos </a>with music by the world's greatest DJ Tiesto - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I can't live a day without you</span>.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">After the game,the king and the pawn go into the same box.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Italian Proverb<br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XbJ1-YZevcw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7835498147861981949?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-66302429613387602132011-07-09T10:11:00.001-07:002011-07-09T10:50:11.452-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zQk1-tc2NjU/ThiUMGlUZSI/AAAAAAAAFak/iV6oXjJHyyw/s640/Gordon-Ramsay-Devil-Hells-Kitchen-58646.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 610px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zQk1-tc2NjU/ThiUMGlUZSI/AAAAAAAAFak/iV6oXjJHyyw/s640/Gordon-Ramsay-Devil-Hells-Kitchen-58646.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Thailand is not only famous for it temples and Buddhist <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">traditions</span> but also for its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">outstanding</span> cuisine. Many a TV chef has beaten a path to the country to try and discover the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">secrets</span> behind one of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">the</span> worlds <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">greatest</span> national cuisines. Gordon Ramsay is no <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">exception</span> - in this brief <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">excerpt</span> from <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gordon's Great Escape</span> he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">helps</span> to create food for the daily alms round of the Buddhist <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">monks</span> who have come to bless her house.<br /><br />Good to see he treats them with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">respect</span> and calms his normal foul mouth. It's a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">shame</span> you can't smell and taste over the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Internet</span> as the dish sound delicious. Yum Yum !<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“Thirst for existence, O monks, has a specific condition,<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">it is nourished by something, it also does not go without support.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">And what is that nourishment? It is ignorance.” Buddha </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qr84kZ7Dn0Y" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6630242961338760213?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-29313296118245284412011-07-09T05:22:00.000-07:002011-07-09T05:33:43.255-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RjMHkeVZAUg/ThhKTymKGgI/AAAAAAAAFXM/_d-gkSJaKAo/s912/last_day_026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RjMHkeVZAUg/ThhKTymKGgI/AAAAAAAAFXM/_d-gkSJaKAo/s912/last_day_026.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Is this right ? Whatever the logic of the choice of imagery I can't see why one would want to associate an automated car wash with the Buddha. However I suppose even if one customer is inspired to seek further information and find out what all this Buddha 'stuff' is about then a noble purpose will have been served. Can't see one of these opening in Thailand very soon and that's not a bad thing.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Lao-tzu</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Dsoa8vWNvY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2931329611824528441?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-788609093863018032011-07-09T03:07:00.000-07:002011-07-09T05:21:49.300-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9O4xPaiJ-BM/ThgrR541bJI/AAAAAAAAFWo/kzmWmpOprDM/s640/newposter_lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 424px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9O4xPaiJ-BM/ThgrR541bJI/AAAAAAAAFWo/kzmWmpOprDM/s640/newposter_lg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->Boxing Helena is regarded as one of the worst movies ever made and undeterred the director comes back in a thinly veiled autobiographical movie. <p class="MsoNormal">Philippe Caland directs himself in Hollywood Buddha, a comedy about spirituality and show-business success. He is a movie producer who can’t sell his movie which was completed 5 years ago. He lives in a tent whilst his new luxury mansion is to be completed. In massive debt and unable to finish his projects he turns to Jim Stewart, a Buddhist spiritual advisor. He tells Philippe to buy a specific sculpture of the Buddha. Once he buys this Buddha statue, his luck begins to turn.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>I have never heard of this and suspect it is another turkey that went straight to DVD. The movie review site Rotten Tomatoes awards it a damming 20% overall critic’s score.</p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">At once a woefully over familiar bashing of Hollywood superficiality and a seemingly unwitting paean to the self-absorbed enlightenment that passes among industry folk for personal growth</span>.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AZhdBZEz7t0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The following clip reveals the staggering ineptitude </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">of the movie which I now want to see !</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-qqQtW2vTmw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-78860909386301803?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-64095171240583270732011-07-09T02:46:00.000-07:002011-07-09T03:01:01.109-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BMUlGH2RU3M/ThgmXGFcVVI/AAAAAAAAFWU/F0ecHzGbF68/s640/Buddha_with_Naga_%252528snake%252529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 624px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BMUlGH2RU3M/ThgmXGFcVVI/AAAAAAAAFWU/F0ecHzGbF68/s640/Buddha_with_Naga_%252528snake%252529.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Reminiscent of a Bollywood musical - this perfectly lovely slide show of Asian pictures of the Buddha's life is accompanied by a ravishing beautifully sounding Sri Lankan singer and soundtrack. Perfectly thought out and executed - I have watched it again and again and as with all great art find more with each viewing. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->The Song is by Sujatha Attanayaka.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">It has taken four billion years of evolution to generate this kind of organism with this kind of brain, and yet we wake up in the morning and feel bored. - Stephen Batchelor</p><br /></div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nQLmJVM-RNo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6409517124058327073?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-51378511933045842822011-07-09T02:00:00.000-07:002011-07-09T02:13:02.826-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jVOzMeFnDUU/Thga5GJQ7mI/AAAAAAAAFWA/w7MdvnIurOo/s912/The_Buddha_King_of_Angkor_Wat_1600x1200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jVOzMeFnDUU/Thga5GJQ7mI/AAAAAAAAFWA/w7MdvnIurOo/s912/The_Buddha_King_of_Angkor_Wat_1600x1200.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Plain weird this - a serious talk given by an attractive thigh booted animatronic girl accompanied by Japanese intercepts and some calming Zen like music. Strangely compelling in a weird sort of way and as the subject is Buddhism then a sure candidate for the blog.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Lets us be grateful for wind of the natural variety !</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Let us be grateful for the sky because the sky does not have ego !</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So let us all have a big heart and be aware ! </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Buddha exists everywhere in the universe !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hai !</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yYZkFciGUEA" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5137851193304584282?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-68545960094824658862011-07-09T01:23:00.000-07:002011-07-09T01:34:29.286-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JuRpZPdFFYE/ThgRx9o8iHI/AAAAAAAAFV4/-jLw7p-5YMY/s912/P1010493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JuRpZPdFFYE/ThgRx9o8iHI/AAAAAAAAFV4/-jLw7p-5YMY/s912/P1010493.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Still on music this one is about a Buddhist Rock Festival which is held in three different locations in the US and is organised by SGI-USA an American branch of an international organization of Buddhist peace activists based on the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism. Love these guys and particularly as they have produced their videos in lovingly rich HD.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: It transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural and the spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity.”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Albert Einstein </p> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CztAFssDCJM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6854596009482465886?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-72402216054597987282011-07-09T01:02:00.000-07:002011-07-09T01:18:37.426-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rHJkVvnm3vY/ThgOEKhbsHI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/_75Mz_9Y2I0/s912/pink-floyd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rHJkVvnm3vY/ThgOEKhbsHI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/_75Mz_9Y2I0/s912/pink-floyd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love Thailand , the Buddha and Pink Floyd so to have all three within a single video was a great privilege. In this short photo slide show of Chip Olson's journey we get to see Thailand and Buddha images and temples he found along on the way. He has electrifyingly added a live soundtrack of a guitarist called Took from Chiang Mai which is worth the price of admission alone. Thanks for sharing Chip.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">How I wish, how I wish you were here...</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">We're just two lost souls</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">swimming in a fish bowl,</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Year after year....</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Running over the same old ground.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">What have we found?</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">The same old fears.</p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wish you were here. </span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Aejw1xXw9cw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7240221605459798728?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-28854151314222839512011-07-09T00:44:00.000-07:002011-07-09T00:56:00.526-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XF5rzCdF0fM/ThgI0mOAGbI/AAAAAAAAFVA/TpOmQ1ifC3E/cheating%252520poster%252520creativeloafing%252520com.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 630px; height: 538px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XF5rzCdF0fM/ThgI0mOAGbI/AAAAAAAAFVA/TpOmQ1ifC3E/cheating%252520poster%252520creativeloafing%252520com.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />An interesting quick vox pop from a female member of Triratna Buddhist Community - to sum up her views Buddhists are allowed to have anything but must take the consequences of their actions. So the answer is yes but you will have to take the consequences along with the pleasure there may also be pain as the above picture attempts to convey !<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives</span></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dalai Lama </span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UTfcEUv9Y3g" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2885415131422283951?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-59648204978869309352011-07-09T00:17:00.000-07:002011-07-09T00:37:35.365-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oIuNZpIeB8M/ThgEtPf1ImI/AAAAAAAAFU4/nqQTUG8dB3Q/3cb9e43adda54530bdfd6c3be995128a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 633px; height: 689px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oIuNZpIeB8M/ThgEtPf1ImI/AAAAAAAAFU4/nqQTUG8dB3Q/3cb9e43adda54530bdfd6c3be995128a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We've been majoring on Buddhist music quite a bit recently and I was very pleased to come across this excellent band based in my home city of London. They obviously are great musicians and strongly feel that the folk music tradition bonds people together and is thus in keeping with Buddhist discipline and methods. They are all part of Triratna Buddhist Community which was formerly the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. This is an international network dedicated to communicating Buddhist truths in ways appropriate to the modern world.<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them - Dalai Lama </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ye_7Scx2nLE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5964820497886930935?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-81046612346651434072011-07-08T15:25:00.000-07:002011-07-08T15:37:20.876-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sl_hM6HHoLo/TheDx9QM3tI/AAAAAAAAFUc/FHyENngxdYo/s640/Buddha-Frog-4d65317254ce2_hires.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 430px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sl_hM6HHoLo/TheDx9QM3tI/AAAAAAAAFUc/FHyENngxdYo/s640/Buddha-Frog-4d65317254ce2_hires.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sometimes I sit at the Google search box thinking what Buddha stuff can I find now and after nearly 380 blog entries find myself racking my brains to come up with something new. For some reason and I know not what - except it is late - I thought <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Buddha Frog"</span> - and why not. Maybe it's because the frog seems to sit contemplatively on a lotus leaf on a pond in a state of quiet meditation that we make the association. Whatever the reason I was surprised to see quite a few images on Google - the one above I though was the best of the bunch. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ribbit Ribbit</span><br /><br />And now Kermit singing Johnny Cash's Hurt - classic !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky - Buddha </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GgZ2GJOeQKA" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8104661234665143407?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-29161463518045976032011-07-08T14:58:00.001-07:002011-07-08T15:12:05.397-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GjwUxh1ISoE/TheAIPs65mI/AAAAAAAAFUI/NW7_X1VF6JE/s640/Buddhafield_East.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 850px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GjwUxh1ISoE/TheAIPs65mI/AAAAAAAAFUI/NW7_X1VF6JE/s640/Buddhafield_East.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I've mentioned <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/06/buddhist-glastonbury-buddhafields.html">Buddhafields</a> before and it sounds like a great place to be if you want to spiritually connect with a living Buddhist community in the heart of England's green and pleasant land. I also love the original chanting monk combo Enigma so when I found the combination of the two into the blog it goes. Right enough about singing monks , chanting temples and Buddha Elvises time for bed.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,</p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> men cannot live without a spiritual life.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Buddha </span><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2hWIzlwXyFE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2916146351804597603?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-89626171205822137752011-07-08T14:36:00.000-07:002011-07-08T14:49:30.208-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--mJW-b49wbc/Thd6l1yCv2I/AAAAAAAAFUE/-IJLsxsyEVw/s640/KwanYin_HiRes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 469px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--mJW-b49wbc/Thd6l1yCv2I/AAAAAAAAFUE/-IJLsxsyEVw/s640/KwanYin_HiRes.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I like this man - a lot - he radiates compassion , understanding and truth and communicates powerfully through his singing and guitar playing. That's why I call him the Buddhist Bob Dylan and we've featured <a href="http://thebuddhasface.blogspot.com/2011/07/buddhist-bob-dylan-singing-monk.html">Reverend Heng Sure before in the blog</a>. Here he sings about Kwan Yin the Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion. I hope one day our paths will cross and he will be able to inspire me face to face just like he has over the digits of the Internet.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">“We must wake up from our 'dream within a dream,' before we can know that we are actually sleeping through our lives. After awakening there is no need to dream any longer. Heng <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sure </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mIQ2-_AVAM0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-8962617120582213775?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-13424283760609650082011-07-08T13:30:00.000-07:002011-07-08T13:51:06.110-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0ML-ZPZXjHI/ThdtM8vZWnI/AAAAAAAAFTo/lBXn3ibJc0A/s720/Buddha2288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 600px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0ML-ZPZXjHI/ThdtM8vZWnI/AAAAAAAAFTo/lBXn3ibJc0A/s720/Buddha2288.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />There's quite a few of these that we have featured in the blog this one is a fairly pedestrian effort with pretty good animation and a slightly monotone voice over. It gets over the main points and the animation is pretty cool in a sort of 1970's Hair Bear Bunch sort of way. Disney needn't worry too much for the time being though.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMI8r8bL9b0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1342428376060965008?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-58583532192604186962011-07-08T13:11:00.000-07:002011-07-08T13:56:24.228-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zR8ucT_K0VU/ThdmVIOAz3I/AAAAAAAAFTU/aE1i_pmNUdc/s912/Elvis%252520Buddha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:600px; height: 450px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zR8ucT_K0VU/ThdmVIOAz3I/AAAAAAAAFTU/aE1i_pmNUdc/s912/Elvis%252520Buddha.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Quite a collection of themes here and mixed messages. Some Chinese 'tack' factory decided to put lucky laughing Buddhas , Christmas, plasma lights and Elvis into the mix and comes up with something - well let's just say - quite unique. No home should be without one this coming Yuletide - now why can't we get hold of some and sell them over at the Buddhas Face website !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky - Buddha </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uJwmwZ94rz4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-5858353219260418696?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-4800537555623027622011-07-08T12:51:00.001-07:002011-07-08T13:01:34.804-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WhzEFn-iWAc/Thdhq5Y8lvI/AAAAAAAAFTA/DmWltOxe0bk/s720/sid_vicious_by_kone1972.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 630px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WhzEFn-iWAc/Thdhq5Y8lvI/AAAAAAAAFTA/DmWltOxe0bk/s720/sid_vicious_by_kone1972.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In the two years I have been blogging I have always dreamed of finding the ultimate blog article that hits all the notes - is about Buddhism , is weird and wonderful as well as moving and inspirational. Well it may never be as good as this again as I have now found what U2 are looking for. A Korean Buddhist monks sings a spirited version of My Way in a Catholic church - I have to say it is more Sid Vicious than Frank Sinatra and My Way seems to be a little bit ego based for the Buddhist way of non-attachment.<br /><br />Any way enjoy it may never be as good again !<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Dalai Lama </span><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wgxS8FQIM3E" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WIXg9KUiy00" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-480053755562302762?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-12864133875957826302011-07-08T12:35:00.000-07:002011-07-08T12:47:59.189-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9QPV4LdF9b4/ThdehjiaNtI/AAAAAAAAFSs/bvZ6WDadDPA/s640/Russ_Taff.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 584px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9QPV4LdF9b4/ThdehjiaNtI/AAAAAAAAFSs/bvZ6WDadDPA/s640/Russ_Taff.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Russ Taff is an American gospel singer born in 1953. In his song Oh Buddha he takes aim at all non Christian religions including Buddhism and other Christian denominations and suggest that come our deaths we will find the road we have taken wanting and we shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Well Russ may you live long and prosper and let's have a chat about this once we both reach the other side. Loving the retro mullet (70s hair style) by the way - should be listed for preservation.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Hare Krishna - Go in Peace </span><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Well, Old Buddha was a man and I'm sure that he meant well</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">But I pray for his disciples lest they wind up in hell</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">And I'm sure that old Mohammed thought he knew the way</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">But it won't be Hare Krishna we stand before on The Judgment Day.</p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P1Yyxs8Re1k" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1286413387595782630?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-25981364057958620662011-07-08T03:37:00.000-07:002011-07-08T12:30:08.346-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0wG9U96OWSc/ThdaQdVE3iI/AAAAAAAAFSk/MjKGqlmjVGA/s800/11-Entrance%252520of%252520Hanshan%252520Temple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 490px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0wG9U96OWSc/ThdaQdVE3iI/AAAAAAAAFSk/MjKGqlmjVGA/s800/11-Entrance%252520of%252520Hanshan%252520Temple.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />When I heard this music I was transported immediately to a better place - it is some of the most inspirational and moving music I have ever heard. So I am very proud to bring this to the attention of the Buddha's Face blog. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hanshan</span></span> Temple is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Suzhou , China and over a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">quarter</span> of a million listeners have already visited this video. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hope</span> you enjoy this as much as I do. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dalai</span> Lama </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gcYLO8haYas" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-2598136405795862066?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-77055351666269079102011-07-08T03:01:00.000-07:002011-07-08T03:17:58.389-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Gavp4W69OTI/ThbXl1_SHJI/AAAAAAAAFSI/Dbs9WQWJBdo/s640/Ajahn%252520Sucitto2%252520028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 538px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Gavp4W69OTI/ThbXl1_SHJI/AAAAAAAAFSI/Dbs9WQWJBdo/s640/Ajahn%252520Sucitto2%252520028.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Well not quite Bob Dylan but you know what I mean - actually he sounds very similar to Pete Seeger. This is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heng_Sure">American Rev. Heng Sure</a> (which means constantly real) singing a simple song about repentance. You can almost hear the lighters coming out (oops showing my age now - should of course be mobile phones ) and arms swaying in the breeze of the song. I like it by the way hence the reason that it's in the blog.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">When you cease to exist, then who will you blame? Bob Dylan </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> To understand everything is to forgive everything - Buddha </p> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YhqlD6tek00" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-7705535166626907910?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-63387459348019872011-07-08T02:18:00.000-07:002011-07-08T02:32:06.591-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U-BV_1A3d2U/ThbNrcn1yCI/AAAAAAAAFRw/J-ISN779J4o/s640/tankanotexturesmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 454px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U-BV_1A3d2U/ThbNrcn1yCI/AAAAAAAAFRw/J-ISN779J4o/s640/tankanotexturesmall.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A delightful short animation by student Emily Tse which has the monk's goodness overcoming evil just through the power of meditation.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Calm the winds of your thoughts,<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">and there will be no waves on the ocean of your mind.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b8NqsHiu528" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6338745934801987?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-14363087325161061932011-07-08T01:03:00.000-07:002011-07-08T01:14:15.427-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KtU6OtRIecY/Tha7997hSlI/AAAAAAAAFRU/RUlQASKvH8M/s912/mike-scan608.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; height: 480px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KtU6OtRIecY/Tha7997hSlI/AAAAAAAAFRU/RUlQASKvH8M/s912/mike-scan608.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />As a famous comic once said what is the secret of great comedy - (pause ... ) timing . Not sure this guy has got it but 8/10 of trying .<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Why couldn't the buddhist vacuum in corners? Because he had no attachments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/chL69CiihIU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-1436308732516106193?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-265747595618981682011-07-08T00:18:00.000-07:002011-07-08T00:59:27.855-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-36_Ck-8T-_4/Thazd-guOXI/AAAAAAAAFRA/Lf8wkFC_xfg/00120536.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 500px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-36_Ck-8T-_4/Thazd-guOXI/AAAAAAAAFRA/Lf8wkFC_xfg/00120536.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We have mentioned a lot about the controversial Wat Dhammakaya in the blog before but have never blogged any particularly critical view. Well here it is - a very thoughtful,insightful and interesting documentary by the excellent Journeyman Pictures about the effect of this cult on the Thai middle class.<br /><br />With personal Buddha statues at 30,000 Baht a pop (£600) it's not cheap !<br /><br />Unfortunately the channel has decided to not allow embedding the video so you will have to follow the link - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ftW3RqKXY">A Temple of Profit - Wat Dhammakaya Thailand</a><br /><br /><a href="http://genealogyreligion.net/the-dhammakaya-code">The Dhammakaya Code </a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. Buddha</p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-26574759561898168?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-41211055625324871762011-07-07T23:24:00.000-07:002011-07-08T16:06:42.604-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-f5cMfJFGZkA/Thamvv_zQmI/AAAAAAAAFQ4/tPT9m2U-Iu0/s640/buddha_hat-cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-f5cMfJFGZkA/Thamvv_zQmI/AAAAAAAAFQ4/tPT9m2U-Iu0/s640/buddha_hat-cat.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >A cat is no respecter of faith and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tradition</span> !<br /></span></div><br />An interesting talk on one of the more challenging concepts to Buddhists - what happens to us after we die. He focuses on the concept of reincarnation as it is espoused by one particular Abbott in Australia Peter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bett</span> who has been excommunicated for his ordination of nuns by his parent temple in Thailand.<br /><br />I would tend to side with the speaker and that our eventual annihilation in death of our body and self re-unites us with the whole of creation - however by concentrating on one particular adherent from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Thervadan</span> Buddhism his criticism is quite narrow. He is of course entitled to his views and I am very happy to highlight them here and for karmic balance an intelligent counter response.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs it would be Buddhism. <span style="font-weight: normal;">Albert Einstein</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Buddha </span><br /></p><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KauGMZVBnjk" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Response to Nonsense in Buddhism </span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XrMkOBENrbU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-4121105562532487176?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364579221131992639.post-61121714907394812462011-07-07T14:43:00.001-07:002011-07-07T14:54:41.013-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aWa9Hqqosvk/ThYo6Lw-lTI/AAAAAAAAFQc/jmJfvRSL7Wg/s640/miracle-einstein.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 640px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aWa9Hqqosvk/ThYo6Lw-lTI/AAAAAAAAFQc/jmJfvRSL7Wg/s640/miracle-einstein.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Einstein was right ! The very fact you are here now reading this is a miracle beyond the understanding of man to understand how it happened. Live in the moment and believe a Buddha statue can talk.<br /><br />Time to go to bed methinks - the Buddha's Face blog has just broken a new record for the number of our viewers. Thanks for passing by. Why not comment on the blog or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">follow</span> it or maybe even buy a beautiful Buddha image over at our website ! Whatever you do celebrate your continuing existence.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.” Buddha </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OPrCfZkis7g" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">The Buddha's Face</a></b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Choose from the best collection of wooden Buddha Wall Art panels, plaques and Buddha Statues to transform your home or garden into a peaceful sanctuary.</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">From a large feature wall piece to a small serene stone Buddha for that corner in your garden, it’s all here.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/">Order today with FREE UK DELIVERY</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.thebuddhasface.co.uk/buddhism-101-project-43-c.asp">Visit our truly comprehensive Buddhism 101 Enlightenment Project</a></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7364579221131992639-6112171490739481246?l=thebuddhasface.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Buddha's Face www.thebuddhasface.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873668241171161389noreply@blogger.com