FIVE PRINCIPLES FOR A NEW GLOBAL MORAL ORDER

Bhikkhu Thich Minh Chau

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As humankind is reaching the threshold of the twenty-first century, a question of global character is on the minds of many people: "What new era will be awaiting us in the history of humankind?" In the years that hinge the two centuries what kinds of experiences and lessons are we having that make us feel more secure and more confident?

Resting in the River _ Thich Nhat Hanh

The Purpose of Religion

Stepping Into Freedom, Savoring Life, Blue Cliff Monastery

Thich Nhat Hanh

An Interview With Ajahn Pasanno

 by Fearless Mountain Magazine

Peace in oneself

Tea

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring (2004)

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring (2004)

Hitherto best-known amongst Asian cinema connoisseurs for such violent fare as The Isle and Bad Guy, Korean writer-director Kim Ki-Duk casts off his bad-boy reputation with magical fable Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring. The film's dreamlike setting is a beautiful lake, surrounded by mountains and forests, and on whose waters floats a small wooden temple. Here live an elderly monk (Oh Young-Soo) and his mischievous child pupil (Seo Jae-Kyung). We follow the turbulent passage of the latter's life without moving away from this enclosed environment.

Tulips

tulips flowers.   Photo: David Nadalin