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Hatred and Buddhism don't mix
Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/02/2014
» With anger and bitterness a common sight in these politically strained times, let’s pause and ask how we can still call ourselves Buddhists after allowing ourselves to sink this deep into the politics of hatred.
Misbehaving monks need reform, too
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/01/2014
» When the anti-government movement brands its protest as a battle between good and evil, we should not be so surprised to see monks among the protest leaders, should we?
Let Buddha's words unify our divisions
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/11/2013
» As we are holding our breath in fear of what the political confrontation will bring, we begin to hear words of caution from many groups of people. Not from our monks, though.
Politicians ignore plight of the poor
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/10/2013
» Every October, we get to revisit two significant events in contemporary Thai politics _ the Oct 14 students' uprising in 1973 and the Oct 6 massacre three years later.
Brave imam falls victim to extremism
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 07/08/2013
» Most southern Muslims are too paralysed by fear to speak out against the horrific violence being perpetrated by separatists. Yacob Raimanee, the imam of Pattani Central Mosque, was not one of those.
Reflections on religion, graft and teenagers
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 24/07/2013
» When my teenage daughter, who has never expressed an interest in religion, asked me to take her to a wian tian ceremony to observe Asarnha Bucha Day, I was ecstatic.
Back to buddhism's basics in sri lanka
B Magazine, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/05/2013
» 'Ayu Bowan! May you live a long life!" When you hear this greeting, which is often accompanied by a gesture similar to a Thai wai, you know you are in Sri Lanka, a lush green tropical island with an ancient culture.
Pope Francis sets example for all faiths
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/04/2013
» Critics said it was just a publicity stunt. But that was not how I felt when I watched the video of Pope Francis washing and kissing the feet of prisoners who included women and Muslims. I felt a lump in my throat as tears welled up in my eyes.
Crushing royal critics feels so un-Buddhist
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/03/2013
» A decade or so ago, an official letter of warning from the Police Special Branch Division landed on my desk. It was about an article by a physician-turned-monk entitled "How the Buddha died" in the former Outlook section I was working on back then.
Get tough with trawlers, win over Muslims
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/02/2013
» Want to win the hearts and minds of the Malay Muslims in the restive South? Stop thinking about using military force. Think instead of how to give them back their region's once abundant food.