5. SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation…

    6 April 27, 2014

    SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on Sunday over the government response to the ferry disaster, in which it was first announced that everyone had been rescued, focusing attention on poor regulatory controls.

    The Sewol ferry sank on a routine trip south from the port of Incheon to the traditional holiday island of Jeju on April 16. More than 300 people, most of them students and teachers on a field trip from the Danwon High School on the outskirts of Seoul, have died or are missing and presumed dead…read more
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  7. 4 US TV shows ordered off Chinese websites

    4 April 27, 2014

    BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites in the country to stop showing four popular American TV shows, including "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Good Wife," representatives from two sites said Sunday.

    A spokeswoman for a leading online video site, Youku, said it had received notification on Saturday not to show sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," political and legal drama "The Good Wife," crime drama "NCIS" and legal drama "The Practice." Of those, Youku showed only "The Good Wife." The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television didn't give a reason for its order, said the spokeswoman, who couldn't be named because of company policy…Read more
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  9. Why Rabbits Need Your Help More Than Any Other Animal

    Comment April 27, 2014

    Photo source: Peta

    PETA’s logo is a bunny—and for good reason. Rabbits are exploited for the following:

    For Their Flesh

    This rabbit anxiously awaits slaughter.

    Her neck is slit, and she is hung upside down so that the blood can drain from her lifeless body.

    No lives are spared.

    After all the torture that these vulnerable animals endure, their bodies are turned into a product for human consumption.

    For Their Fur

    Rabbits are strapped down, and their fur is ripped from their sensitive skin.

    Workers repeatedly rip the fur out of this rabbit’s back.

    For Experiments

    More than 241,000 rabbits are abused in U.S. laboratories every year.

    Dishwashing liquid, drain cleaner, and other substances are dripped into their eyes, often causing redness, swelling, and discharge.

    And as if that weren’t enough, more invasive tests are even conducted on them.

    They’re tortured mercilessly in the name of science.

    For Entertainment

    Rabbits given as gifts for Easter, used as props in photo shoots, or forced to perform in magic shows are often discarded and can end up in places like this:

    From having their throats slit after being hung upside down so that they can be eaten to having their fur repeatedly ripped out of their backs, rabbits often suffer horribly at the hands of humans. They are some of the most abused animals on Earth.

    Spread the message that rabbits, like all other animals, are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way:

    Remember: Bunnies can have a hoppy ending if you help them!

    Source: Peta
    Link to this story: http://www.peta.org/features/rabbits-need-help

Live & Die for Buddhism

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Me & Grandma

My Reflection

This site is a tribute to Buddhism. Buddhism has given me a tremendous inspiration to be who and where I am today. Although I came to America at a very young age, however, I never once forget who I am and where I came from. One thing I know for sure is I was born as a Buddhist, live as a Buddhist and will leave this earth as a Buddhist. I do not believe in superstition. I only believe in karma.

A Handful of Leaves

A Handful of Leaves

Tipitaka: The pali canon (Readings in Theravada Buddhism). A vast body of literature in English translation the texts add up to several thousand printed pages. Most -- but not all -- of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available here at Access to Insight, this collection can nonetheless be a very good place to start.

Major Differences

Major Differences in Buddhism

Major Differences in Buddhism: There is no almighty God in Buddhism. There is no one to hand out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day ...read more

Problems we face today

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Of the many problems we face today, some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced with equanimity. Others, however, are of our own making, created by misunderstanding, and can be corrected...