Google Video have just sent a circular to their patrons announcing that the service is being removed and that videos would no longer be available for playback from April 29th.
Sharing the Dhamma – Godwin Website CD
It has become a custom to republish some of Godwin’s teachings on his anniversary, and this year the whole website dedicated to Godwin, Godwin Home Page, has been published on CD with the title Sharing the Dhamma.
Damage to the Nuclear Power Plant at Fukushima
The scale of the damage to the Fukushima plant has hardly been seen on the mainstream news, so I think it worthwhile posting here an interview with the former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in India, and a collection of photos.
New Photographs from Kelantan
At the end of March two good friends teamed up together for the first time and got me over to Kelantan in north-eastern Malaysia to photograph the old Thai temples there. The result is 5 new albums for the Photo Dharma website.
Spencer Sanchez: Buddhist Hip-Hop
Buddhist Hip-hop music by Master Narsimha, who is operating out of Santa Rosa, California. He is the leader of a centre there which is coming out of the Tibetan tradition, and uses his music as an integral part of his practice and Dharma activities.
Pārāyanavagga, 2nd Revised Edition
The 2nd revised edition of the text and study of the Pārāyanavagga (now found in the Suttanipāta), one of the earliest and most important of the teachings in the Pāḷi Canon, has been completed, together with a reading of the text.
Christian Guthier: Infographics on the Energy Crisis
Infographics by Christian Guthier which illustrate the energy curve of history, the limits of growth and the ecological disaster ahead.
Bhikkhu Moneyya: Good Parenting
In the talk Bhikkhu Moneyya talks about the qualities that make for good parenting, and how the example a parent sets can and will influence their children for better or for worse.
License Change on Photo Dharma Website
I have changed the license on the photographs on my Photo Dharma website so that the photographs can be shared and adapted provided the photographs are attributed, and that no exclusive copyright is claimed for the resulting work.
Ajahn Brahm: Transcending Disasters
Ajahn Brahm points out that it is not kamma which causes natural disasters, and what is important in such situations is our own kamma (actions) when faced with an emergency: can we respond skilfully and appropriately to the tradgedy that is unfolding?
Ani Choying Drolma – Four Songs
Four wonderful and heartfelt songs sung by the Tibetan Nun Ani Choying Drolma. The first is a music video recorded at the Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The others were recorded live in Germany.
Bhante Anandajoti: The Four Spiritual States
This is a short talk I gave about how to make everyday an auspicious day by developing four great qualities of mind, and I illustrated it with stories from the life of the Buddha and modern forest monks in Sri Lanka.
Problems with Wikipedia
Wikipedia is definitely one of the great resources on the Internet which makes things easier and better for everyone who can access it. However, there are some problems which seem to be built-in to it. Here are a couple I have faced recently.
Buddhist Wisdom Verses: Eight things Leading to Prosperity
To give a taste of what my new book Buddhist Wisdom Verses is like I include one of the 251 sections today. I include here also a reading of the text. These make for very good meditative reflections of the teaching, and you can see how they apply to yourself.
New Book: Buddhist Wisdom Verses
The book is one of the most useful compiliations on the moral life of the layman that can be found. It is drawn mainly from the great verses collections in the Pāḷi Nikāyas and almost all aspects of the lay life have been covered.
Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East?
This is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply meditative film by Bae Yong-kyun, who spent 7 years making and editing the film, which is permeated by Buddhist themes and is built up around Zen koans and Zen-like dialogue.
Ajahn Karuniko: Right Speech
This is a video recording of a talk given by Ajahn Karuniko, the vice-Abbot of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in England, on the subject of good and skilful speech. The talk is in English with Mandarin translation by Mr. Tan Ah Huat.
Kashi Vishwanath Gange by Krishna Das
For a number of years I lived in ashrams in India, before eventually retiring to Sri Lanka and ordaining. One of the things I remember most fondly about my time in the ashrams there was the Bhajan and Kirtan singing which generally took place each evening.
eBooks on Godwin Home Page
Publication of the books on Godwin’s website in epub and mobi formats is announced. In a very convenient form you can now carry the books around with you along with your eReader, and delve into the teachings as and when needed.
