Bill Clinton Turns To The Art Of Buddhist Meditation

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Former American president Bill Clinton has taken his exercise regime to spiritual heights – by learning the art of Buddhist meditation to help him relax.

Bill Clinton

The politician, 65, has recently taken up a healthier life-style including becoming vegan after a string of heart problems over the years.

And in his latest bid to improve his well-being, the Democrat has hired his own personal Buddhist monk to help him learn how to meditate properly.

Radaronline quoted a source as saying: ‘Ever since his heart scare, Bill has looked for ways to help him relax.

‘He has a hectic life, he travels a lot on business as an ambassador for the U.S. and needs something to keep him sane.

‘Meditation offers him that, he has a mantra that he likes to chant and after every session he feels transformed and full of positive energy.

‘It’s definitely doing him the world of good – he feels fitter and stronger than ever.’

In February 2004, Clinton was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City after complaining of chest pains.

He needed to have two coronary stents implanted in his heart and a few months later in September underwent quadruple bypass surgery.

In 2010 he then had a clogged artery reopened – his second hert op in just five years – and announced he was giving up his diet of American fast food such as burgers, fries and deep-fried chicken to go vegan.

His strict diet consists of lots of fresh vegetables and fruit but he admits he still occasionally eats fish.

Source : colombotelegraph.com
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Bringing Many Perspectives to Bear on a Human Tragedy

Chair of Christian Thought presents 

The Iwaasa Lecture on Urban Theology 

Panel on HomelessnessBringing Many Perspectives to Bear on a Human Tragedy  

Monday, January 21, 2013 at 7:30pmCathedral Church of the Redeemer
7th Ave and 1st St SE, Calgary

 His Worship Mayor Naheed Nenshi (Mayor of Calgary)Opening Remarks

 Dr. John Rook (CEO, Calgary Homeless Foundation)homelessness as a social problem

Bishop Fred Henry (Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary)homelessness as a spiritual problem

Mr. John Bodman (homeless for years)homelessness as a personal problem

 Book Signing by Susan Scott, Author of The Beginning of the EndFree copy of the book to first 100 people.

  

Summary of 21st Anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement

Op-Ed: KC-YAA

This year is the third year Khmer-Canadian Youth Association celebrated the anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement (PPA). This year, the theme focused on "How peace mean to us? And how we can build peace?" Many speakers who come from various disciplines and different backgrounds shed us light and gave us great input on this Peace Commemoration. Sophan who is the president of the Youth Association and chair of the PPA Commemoration committee stressed on the importance of PPA comparing to the great civilization of the Angkor Era. He also valued the PPA as the renaissance of Cambodia. Further to his statement, the Youth will keep organize the Peace Commemoration annually to provide public with right understanding and help build peace together collectively. This concerted effort will not only ensure that Cambodia can get fruition from the PPA, the world will also share this peace process.
MP Wayne Cao who is the member of parliament of Alberta government gave us a great importance on the decline of two countries who signed the PPA but Cambodia is still alive. The Russia union and Yugoslavia have been split, but he observed that Cambodia has been stronger by the PPA. He emphasized that the cold war has been died while the connectivity of people in the world has become more visible. On his sight back home of birth in Vietnam, Mr. Wayne Cao reflected on his life and his friend which both have born in the same location but made a living in different situation of political circumstance and economic development. Mr. Wayne highly appreciated the Peace Commemoration and he will join this celebration in years to come.
Ms. Janyce Konkin who has extensively worked in Cambodia for "Initiative for Change" described the importance of building peace within individual first before expanding it to others such as family, community, nation and the world. In this context, Janyce shed us insight on both practical knowledge and academic theory. As her MA major focused on peace research, her conclusion wholly rests on individuals who must initiate peace within themselves first before outreaching to others. But she accepted the original interdependent of inside peace affects outside peace, and outside peace also affects inside peace. Her theory is not different from that of Lord Buddha and late Cambodian monk Maha Ghosananda. For the PPA, according to Janyce, it is a good instrument for peace development in Cambodia.

Is it a Vinaya offense if the monks accessed to facebook?

ព្រះសង្ឃ​ប្រើ​ហ្វេស​ប៊ុក មិន​ខុស​វិន័យ​ទេ

Thursday, 04 October 2012
សឿង វុទ្ធី
The Phnom Penh Post

ព្រះ​ពុទ្ធ​សម្ដែង​ថា​ អ្នក​ធ្វើ​អាក្រក់​ មិន​មែន​អាក្រក់​ដោយ​ធម្មជាតិ​ឡើយ គឺ​គេ​ធ្វើ​អាក្រក់​ដោយ​សារ​អវិជ្ជា។

ទាក់​ទង​នឹង​សំណួរ​ថា តើ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែលប្រើ​ហ្វេស​ប៊ុក​ ខុស​នឹង​វិន័យ​របស់​ព្រះ​សម្មា​សម្ពុទ្ធ​ដែរ​ឬ​ទេ? ដែល​អាត្មា បាន​ឃើញ​សារ​ព័ត៌​មាន​ភ្នំពេញ​ ប៉ុស្តិ៍ បាន​បង្ហោះ​តាម​អ៊ីន​ធឺណិត កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃទី ២ ខែ​តុលា ២០១២។​ អាត្មា​ភាព​សូម​ឆ្លើយ​តប​វិញ​ថា​ ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​ចេះប្រើ​ហ្វេស​ប៊ុក​ មិន​ខុស​វិន័យ​ទេ ព្រោះ​គ្មាន​ពុទ្ធ​បញ្ញត្តិ​ហាម​ ​ហើយ​ក៏​គ្មាន​ពុទ្ធា​នុញ្ញាត​ ​ដែរ។

ដូច្នេះ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ អាច​ប្រើ​ហ្វេស​ប៊ុក​ ឬ​អ៊ីន​ធឺ​ណិត​បាន​ តែ​គប្បី​ប្រើ​ក្នុង​គោល​បំណង​ល្អ​ ដើម្បី​ផល​ប្រយោជន៍​ ក្នុង​ការ​ទំនាក់​ទំនង​ឬ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​ធម៌​វិន័យ ​របស់​ព្រះ​សម្ពុទ្ធ ទូទាំង​សកល​លោក​ ស្រប​តាម​សម័យ​ទំនើប​បច្ចុប្បន្ន។ ផ្ទុយ​ទៅ​វិញ​ បើ​លោក​ប្រើ​ផ្តេស​ផ្តាស់​ វា​ជា​រឿង​មួយ​ខុស​នឹង​ក្រម​សីល​ធម៌​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ សង្គម​គប្បី​មើល​ឃើញ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ តាម​ផ្លូវ​វិជ្ជ​មាន​ផង។

ព្រះ​សង្ឃ បាន​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ប្រយោជន៍​ជា​ច្រើន ដល់​សង្គម​ដូច​ជា​ការ​ជួយ​និស្សិត​ក្រីក្រ ឬ​និស្សិត​ដែល​នៅ​ឆ្ងាយៗ ឲ្យ​មក​ស្នាក់​នៅ​វត្ត ដើម្បី​បន្ត​ការ​សិក្សា​រៀន​សូត្រ​នៅ​តាម​ខេត្ត ឬ​ភ្នំពេញ​ជា​ដើម។​ រឿង​ដែល​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ធ្វើ​ជា​គ្រូ​ស្រោច​ទឹកឬ​គ្រូមន្ត អាគម....ថ្វី​ដ្បិត​តែ​ជួយ​បញ្ហា​របស់​សង្គម​មនុស្ស​ខ្លះ​ក៏​ពិត​មែន តែ​វាជា​រឿង​ខុស​នឹង​វិន័យ​របស់​ព្រះ​សម្ពុទ្ធ ត្រង់​អនេសនៈ​២១ ដោយ​ពិត ប៉ុន្តែ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ប្រជាជន​ខ្មែរ​យើង​មួយ​ចំនួន​ធំ ដែល​ជា​អ្នក​មិន​ចេះ​វិន័យ​របស់​ពុទ្ធ​សាសនា​ច្បាស់​លាស់ យល់​ថា វាជា​រឿង​ត្រឹម​ត្រូវ ដែល​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ គួរ​ធ្វើ​ទៅ​វិញ។ ចំពោះ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ ជា​អ្នក​ស្រោច​ទឹក ឬ​គ្រូ​មន្ត​អាគម​វិញ អង្គ​ខ្លះ លោក​ពិត​ជា​ដឹង​ថា​ ធ្វើ​អញ្ចឹង​ខុស ​នឹង​ធម៌​វិន័យ​ដែរ​ ប៉ុន្តែ​ដោយ​បាន​លាភ​សក្ការ....​លោក​ក៏​ចេះ​តែ​ធ្វើ​ទៅ​។ រីឯ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​សម័យ​មុន​ ជាក់​ស្តែង​ស​ម័យ​សម្តេច​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​រាជ​ជួន​ណាត​លោក​ភាគ​ច្រើន​ ខំ​រៀន​សូត្រ​និង​ប្រតិ​បត្តិ​តាម​ធម៌​វិន័យ​ ហើយ​ថែម​ទាំង​បង្កើត​ក្បួន​ខ្នាត​ជា​ច្រើន សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ជំនាន់​ក្រោយ។


ព្រះសង្ឃ​សម័យ​ឥឡូវ ថ្វី​ដ្បិត​តែ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ខ្លះ ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ខុស​ធម៌​វិន័យ​ក៏​ពិត​មែន តែ​ក៏​មាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ជា​ច្រើន លោក​បាន​ខិត​ខំ​រៀន​សូត្រ​ចេះ​ទាំង​ពុទ្ធ​សាសនា​និង​វិទ្យា​សាស្រ្ត ដូច​ជា​ចេះ​ប្រើ​កុំព្យូទ័រ ចេះ​ប្រើ​អ៊ីន​ធឺ​ណិត​ជាដើម​....​រហូត​ដល់​ចេះប​ង្កើត​ក្បួន​ដីកា​ជា អក្សរ​កុំព្យូទ័រ វាយ​បាន​យ៉ាង​ឆាប់​រហ័ស​ទៀត​ផង។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ប្រភេទ​នេះ បែរ​ជា​មា​ន​អ្នក​ខ្លះ​រិះ​គន់​លោក​ទៅ​វិញ​ថា លោក​រៀន​វិជ្ជា​សាស្រ្ត​...​ប្រើ​កុំព្យូ​ទ័រ...ប្រើ​ទូស័ព្ទ​ទំនើបៗ​។ល។

នេះជា​ការ​ច្រណែន របស់​អ្នក​ខ្លះ​មិន​ដឹង ឬក៏​គេ​មិន​ចង់​ឲ្យ​លោក​សង្ឃ​ចេះ​ដូច​ខ្លួន? ឬ​ចង់ទុក​ឲ្យ​លោក​សង្ឃ នៅ​ល្ងង់​ខ្លៅ​នៅ​ក្នុង​សង្គម​ខ្មែរ ហើយ​មិន​អាច​ធ្វើ​អ្វី​កើត​?