2. Mandela in a similary meditative mood as Gandhi

    21 December 6, 2013
    Anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela appears to be in a similary meditative mood as Mahatma Gandhi depicted in painting at top on October 15, 1990 in New-Delhi where Mandela is on an official state visit. (FILM) AFP PHOTO/P. MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

    South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela has passed away at his home in Johannesburg at 95.

    The anti-apartheid icon was elected President in 1994 after South Africa’s first multi-racial election. On February 11, 1990, then South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk lifted the 30-year-old ban on the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party, and Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Vester prison, near Cape Town, after spending 27 years behind bars as a political prisoner for his resistance to the largely white, ethnic-Afrikaner National Party’s apartheid policies.


    This post has been reshared 6 times on Google+
     View this post on Google+

  3. A poem for Mother Earth

    11 December 6, 2013
    Dear Mother, I bow down before you with utmost respect and the clear awareness that you are present in me and that I am a part of you. You gave birth to me and provided me with everything I needed for my nourishment. You gave me air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, and medicinal herbs to heal me when I was sick. Because you gave birth to me once, I know that you will continue to give birth to me again and again in the future. That is why I can never die. Each time I manifest, I am fresh and new; and each time I return, you receive and embrace me with great compassion. You are the great Earth, you are Terra, you are Gaia, you are this beautiful blue planet. You are the Earth Refreshing Bodhisattva1–fragrant, cool, kind, and pure. You are infinitely beautiful. You have the great capacity of receiving, taking care of, and transforming everything; including filth of all kinds, poisonous fumes, and even radioactive waste. Time is with you to do this work, and you will do it, even if it takes a million years. You have numerous children; millions of species, amongst which the human species is just one. Many of us humans, blinded by greed, pride, and delusion, have been unable to recognize you as our Mother. That is why we have caused so much suffering to one another and have damaged your health and your beauty. We know that you have enough energy to embrace and transform our mistakes.

    ~Thich Nhat Hanh


    This post has been reshared 12 times on Google+
     View this post on Google+

  4. Peace is Kind

    8 December 6, 2013

    Since the day of your birth,
    We have hoped for peace on earth.
    You can help, by doing your part,
    We know you can, because you're smart.
    For peace to happen, we cannot fight,
    Help each other, and be polite.
    When there's a problem, let's just talk,
    Sometimes peace just needs a walk.
    All you need to spread the word,
    Get some help from your dog or bird.
    Peace is something you will find,
    Start with yourself, and be very kind.

    By AnitaPoems.com


    This post has been reshared 5 times on Google+
     View this post on Google+

  7. The need for happiness, for peace of mind

    76 December 5, 2013

    There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others. We need to understand our environment and our relationship to it. We need to fulfill certain inner hungers: the need for happiness, for peace of mind — for wisdom. ~Swami Kriyananda

    Photo source: http://appuntidimoda.zalando.it/


    This post has been reshared 68 times on Google+
     View this post on Google+

  8. Kindness deepens the Spirit

    24 December 5, 2013

    Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit. ~Robert J. Furey 


    This post has been reshared 26 times on Google+
     View this post on Google+

  10. South Africa’s Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg

    37 December 5, 2013
    IDAF / Rex Features

    IDAF / Rex Features

    South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa’s president says.

    Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.

    He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.

    In a statement on South African national TV, Jacob Zuma said Mr Mandela had “departed” and was at peace.

    “Our nation has lost its greatest son,” Mr Zuma said.

    He said Mr Mandela would receive a full state funeral, and flags would be flown at half-mast.

    BBC correspondents say Mr Mandela’s body will be moved to a mortuary in Pretoria, and the funeral is likely to take place next Saturday.

    A crowd has gathered outside the house where Mr Mandela died. Some are flying South African flags and wearing the shirts of the governing African National Congress, which Mr Mandela once led.

    The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was one of the world’s most revered statesmen after preaching reconciliation despite being imprisoned for 27 years.

    He had rarely been seen in public since officially retiring in 2004. He made his last public appearance in 2010, at the football World Cup in South Africa. Continue reading →

Hermit of Tbeng Mountain

Sachjang Phnom Tbeng សច្ចំ​​ ភ្នំត្បែង is a very long and interesting story written by Mr. Chhea Sokoan, read by Jendhamuni Sos. You can click on the links below to listen. Part 1 | Part 2

List of Khmer songs