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Coincidentally this article is from the ABC and refers to people in Sydney! http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2010/s2915471.htm Not astounding, but interesting all the same. […]

Yes, things have been very slow here. I’ve been preparing to move across the world again, and the move is now due to happen in the next few days. I should resurface in the “land of the moon”, Lunigiana, the northern tip of Tuscany, in one or two weeks time, and I hope that things will […]

Recently I was asked: Do you think that Tibetan Buddhism (and Buddhism) have been corrupted by Western influences? It seems like most Westerners interpret, or want to interpret, Buddhism as a religion with a much more social-activist and political bent. This is probably partly because most Westerners are pretty ignorant of Buddhism. However, as Westerner [.. […]

Tony Blair from top to bottom […]

This news is well-known now, but I wanted to add my enthusiasm: http://www.karmapa-in-europe.net/ […]

Dalai Lama purged from Apple apps in China […]

"Faith tradition" emasculates spirituality […]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in Sydney […]