Obama, Ban Ki Moon, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, Raul Castro

12/17/08

Author: Tom Lutz

Great leaders. Movers and shakers for good or evil. The list goes on:

Nelson Mandela, Osama Bin Ladin, Sonia Ghandi, Hu Jintao, Angela Merkel, King Abdullah, Gary Kasparov. Unfortunately, many Americans have never even heard of...

Buddhists Beliefs: Merit and Rebirth

12/16/08

Author: Tom Terry

For the Buddhist I want to look at "The Seen and Unseen World of Merit and Rebirth."

Rebirth and Merit are two important concepts in the Buddhist way of life. The two are intimately attached. Under Buddhism a person...

Putting Christ Back Into Christmas

12/15/08

Author: Karen Holford

    The speakers in the mall are playing sleigh-bell songs, Santa is in his grotto with a long line of children waiting to stroke his whiskers and the media is full of adverts for the latest ’must-have’ toys....

Dalai Lama, Buddhism and Aloneness

12/08/08

Author: Tom Terry

Last week, the Dalai Lama, Buddhism's spiritual leader made this astounding quote,

"Too much attachment towards your children, towards your partner," was "one of the obstacles or hindrances to peace of...

Britney, Obama, Taliban and Turkey

12/02/08

Author: John Beeson

Obama and the new regime, economic woes, Britney Spears' comeback, the Taliban  nuclear threats and the technology explosion may be table conversation as you chat with extended family around the holiday table. Every time you...