News Round Up for w/e 2nd January 2022

Article from Guardian

Jan 2, 2022

This week from Zen cyberspace, New York's Rubin museum praised for its immersive Buddhist exhibition and the Dalai Lama speaks out about the death of Desmond Tutu.

“We Have Lost a Great Man”: Dalai Lama Offers Condolences on the Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu The Dalai Lama on Sunday shared a message of condolence on the passing of the revered South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights advocate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

After his 1,000-pound Buddha statue has its head stolen, a New Mexico sculptor adapts When he placed two large concrete Buddha statues within sight of a state highway, Sean Blaine knew vandalism was a possibility.

New York’s Rubin Museum Offers an Immersion into Buddhist Wisdom and Practice New York’s Rubin Museum of Art, a long-time supporter of contemporary innovation alongside ancient Buddhist ideas, is offering two widely praised Buddhist-themed exhibits.

Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama This article is more than 4 months old. The spiritual leader has mused that he may return as a woman. But his succession has turned into a political battle

The Best Mindfulness Books of 2021 From pain relief to well-being at work, habit change to self-compassion, here are the Mindful editors’ favorite books of the year

Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion Politburo official makes remarks at Tibetan palace amid crackdown on practice of non-Han religions

How Endings Make Room for Beginnings “When I recognize the pain I feel because of loss,” says Sylvia Boorstein, “I am respectful of its presence and kind to myself. And in the truth of what has ended, I see displays of what might be beginning.”

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