Jun 11, 2021

News Round Up w/e 11th June 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

This week from Zen cyberspace, centuries old Buddhist monastery discovered in Bangladesh, a Buddhist monk gets trapped in a cave while meditating and how the Buddha Dharma can help create a sustainable society for the future. 

Joanna Macy. Photo by Joan Beard.

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How to Move Forward Once You’ve Hit Bottom Pema Chödrön tells the story of when, having hit rock bottom, she asked her teacher what to do.

Centuries-old Buddhist monastery discovered in Dinajpur The Buddihst monastery discovered in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur presumably dates back to the seventh century Dhaka Tribune

Why We Need the Great Turning It’s the movement of all those who want to create a life-sustaining society, writes Joanna Macy, and it’s even more important at a time when the future looks so bad.

Buddhist monk freed from flooded cave in Thailand after four days Thai rescue workers have freed a Buddhist monk from a flooded cave, four days after he went inside to meditate.

'Buddha would be green': Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inaction.

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