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When in Siam…
Guru, Published on 27/01/2012
» As the old saying goes, "When in Thailand, do as the Thais do"; but with a million different guidebooks and angry expats all telling you how to navigate Thainess - and even the locals giving contradicting accounts of what Thai culture really is - it's easy to get confused.
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Thai buddhism in the next decade
Life, Phra Paisal Visalo, Published on 07/02/2012
» Ten years ago, some observers were voicing doubts about whether the increasing popularity of meditation retreats among the middle class would just be a passing fad. What we are witnessing today has shown that the meditation retreats are still growing and steadily expanding into all sectors of the middle class.
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The quest for parity
Life, Published on 07/02/2012
» Being born female is the result of bad karma. Women are innately inferior to men in wisdom and other spiritual qualities. The male form is the better vehicle for spiritual progress. These are the traditional _ deeply rooted and arguably still widely held _ views found in many Buddhist countries, Thailand included, despite there being no dispute of the Buddha's own unequivocal confirmation that women are also capable of being enlightened.
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The Mexican parallel
Life, Published on 12/06/2012
» WHICH TABLE might they have sat at to plot the revolution? Considering its unassuming old-fashioned ambience, few may realise that Cafe La Habana in central Mexico City has played a pivotal part in shaping the history of Cuba. Legend has it that in the mid-50s, then fugitive Fidel Castro frequented the eatery where he met like-minded peers, the likes of Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara who was also in search of a cause to fight (and die) for. The following year, they would board the Granma and set sail for Castro's homeland where began one of the most bloody, colourful, epic battles that would change the geo-political landscape of Latin America, indeed of the rest of the world.
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A force for good
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 23/06/2012
» The auditorium was full of energy and enthusiasm. After all, these 285 third-year Police Cadet students are still in their late teens. There's bound to be some youthful chatter when they gather.
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Vintage community's last stand
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2012
» Sujitra Assavavirairat always remembers her mother returning home with heaps of joss paper whenever she came back from a shopping trip to the nearby Charoen Chai community.
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Still relevant?
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/07/2012
» Mention the Traibhumi to a group of Thais, young or old, and the reaction is likely to be an outbreak of yawns. If, that is, anyone even knows what you are referring to.
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Village is a virtual museum
News, Somsak Suksai, Published on 18/08/2012
» Villagers of remote Ban Lai Hin have lived in seclusion and toiled on the land for generations, unknowingly preserving a precious culture and way of life.
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Enduring rituals
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/02/2013
» Serenity covered the tiny Devastan Shrine on Din So Road as a stream of worshippers entered the main gate into the elegantly-decorated place. It was late into the night, but no one seemed to mind.
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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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