“Full Metal Monk” Boo Roth creates public art in Minnesota
Ven. Boo Roth By Konchog Norbu “I’m looking California / And feeling Minnesota / So now you know, who gets mystified…” – Soundgarden, “Outshined” Heavily inked, yet sporting the orange robe of a Buddhist monk in the Cambodian tradition, Boo Roth is not hard to spot on the streets of Rochester, MN (pop. 110,000). And now, neither is [...]
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思い出のVHSをDVDで保管する
VHSからDVDが一般化されてからもう何年経つでしょうか。 時が経つのは早いですねぇ。 先日久しぶりに大掃除をしたんですけどね、 そしたら押入れの奥底からたくさん出てきたんですよ。 久々に観てみたんですけど、保存状態がよかったのか 思っていたよりも綺麗に観れました！ 懐かしい思い出がたくさん詰まったVHS、 みなさんどうしてますでしょうか。 この間、テレビのニュース番組である特集を観ました。 内容はVHSをDVDへダビングするサービス業者の実態を映したもので、 ただダビングするだけではなく、様々な審査があったりと、 いろんな裏事情を垣間見たのでとてもおもしろい特集でした。 でも、わざわざVHSを業者に送ってDVDへダビングするなんて 面倒だなと正直思ってしまいました。 だって今は素人にもできるVHSをDVDへダビングする手順が あるというのに、お金を払って業者に頼むなんて勿体無いですよ！ DVDだけではなくてスマホやタブレット端末用に変換もできるので、 コチラのほうがオススメだと私は思うんですけどね。 素人だからと諦めてはいけません！ストリーミング保存もオールドドメイン販売も、やってみれば意外と簡単ですよ！MPXの評判がいいからニコ生録画ソフトも試してみようかな！フジテレビオンデマンドをダウンロードしつつも、そんな野望を抱くのでした！
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Zazen Meditation (Soto)
As the name Zen implies, Zen sitting meditation is the core of Zen practice and is called zazen in Japanese (Chinese tso-chan [Wade-Giles] or zuòchán [Pinyin]). During zazen, practitioners usually assume a sitting position such as the lotus, half-lotus, Burmese, or seiza postures. To regulate the mind, awareness is directed towards counting or watching the [...]
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Buddhism today
By the late Middle Ages, Buddhism had become virtually extinct in India, and although it continued to exist in surrounding countries, its influence was no longer expanding. It is now again gaining strength in India and elsewhere Estimates of the number of Buddhist followers by scholars range from 230 million to 500 million, with most. [...]
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Theravada Buddhism
Theravāda (“Doctrine of the Elders”, or “Ancient Doctrine”) is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It is relatively conservative, and generally closest to early Buddhism. This school is derived from the Vibhajjavāda grouping which emerged amongst the older Sthavira group at the time of the Third Buddhist Council (c. 250 BCE). This school gradually declined on [...]
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The Silva Centering Exercise Meditation – Silva Method – Vishen Lakhiani (Spiritube)
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Vajrayāna Buddhism
The Vajrayana school of Buddhism spread both to China and Tibet. In Tibet, Vajrayana has always been a main component of Tibetan Buddhism while in China, it formed a separate sect. However, Vajrayana Buddhism became extinct in China but survived in Japan as Shingon sect and Tendai sect, which incorporated Vajrayana element into their practice. [...]
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Vipassanā Meditation
Vipassana (Pali) or vipasyana (विपश्यना, Sanskrit) in the Buddhist tradition means insight into the nature of reality. A regular practitioner of Vipassana is known as a Vipassi (vipasya). In the Theravadin context, this entails insight into the three marks of existence. In Mahayana contexts, it entails insight into what is variously described as sunyata, dharmata, [...]
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Please consider in this moment:
When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. And there are ways in which we can consciously work to develop feelings of love and kindness. For some of us, the most effective way to [...]
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