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Lotus pondering leads to life change
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 24/01/2012
» In the Youth Justice Centre, 17-year-old Somsak Chuchuy-kham sat idly by a small lotus pond; the images of the lotus conjured words of the Buddha on the four types of people in his mind.
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A World with out Suffering
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 13/03/2012
» What would Lord Buddha do if he lived in this modern world? Ask this question, and it might lead us closer to Buddha's insights and transformation of modern crises, as Prof David R Loy tries to introduce in his book, Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution (now in Thai translation).
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Live positively
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 22/05/2012
» Academic or career achievements never emerged during our conversation about the legacy cultivated by Krishnamurti-founded Brockwood Park School in Britain. Rather, former students pointed to the values of self-knowledge, symbiotic relationship, and the spirit of inquiry and cooperation that helped them make sense of the world.
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The singing nun
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 18/06/2012
» It is quite unusual to see people calling themselves "fans" of a Buddhist nun. But so seemed the norm last month when Bangkok celebrated the 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha attaining enlightenment.
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Putting their hands up
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 20/08/2012
» When Sorrayut Ratanapojnard was at the Flood Relief Centre at Don Muang last year, his fellow volunteers asked one question more than any other: "What can I do to help?"
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We're all ears
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 11/09/2012
» Our lives are permeated by sounds. On the street, in the office, at the park. Even when we're alone our own thoughts are even more cacophonous, perhaps, than the outside world.
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Nourishment from the inside, Out
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 19/10/2012
» The annual Vegetarian Festival inspires people to eat wisely for a brief period in the year, but the spiritual implications of good food _ or how we choose, chew and think about it _ have a continuous and lifelong effect on our body and soul. Food is not just a chemical make-up to sustain bodily functions. It can be transformative, and our well-being is deeply interdependent on food and how we take it _ physically and mentally.
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Finding joy in The Everyday
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 01/11/2012
» What is your source of happiness? Ask this question to 28 renowned artists who joined the upcoming art exhibition "Source Of Happiness" (Ton Tarn Haeng Kwam Suk), and their answers will vary from motherly love to artistic inspiration and dhamma.
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Finding Peace
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 25/02/2013
» The majestic Shwedagon Pagoda glowed against the waking navy-blue sky. Every day before the crack of dawn, the platform in front of Myanmar's iconic pagoda is crowded with throngs of devotees _ lay and holy, children and elderly. Some sit meditating, still and silent; others chant prayers. Some do walking meditation around the golden edifice. The air is crisp, the ambience filled with peace and joy.
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A spiritual frame of mind
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 21/03/2013
» Monks walking on a log over a running creek, residing in a cave, sitting in meditation at the edge of a cliff, and going for an alms round in a remote mountainous village. Looking at these photos in the "Dhammafarers" exhibition, on show at Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives in Chatuchak District, leaves several striking impressions.
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