Lately I’ve been reading a lot about Buddhism and am practicing (experimenting) mindfulness meditation. Just found an excellent article about mindfulness meditation (Zazen, vipassana, mindfulness meditation) which I wanted to share with you all. When we talk about meditation we…
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What kind of Internet addict are you?
This article points to a new study which suggests that between 5 to 10 percent of Internet surfers might have dangerous type of addiction related to the Internet. One problem with the term "Internet addiction" is the looseness of the…
Travel blog writes about Hong Kong
I just came across a travel blog gzthinkpad.com with very detailed and useful information for travellers comming to Hong Kong. Hong Kong travel tips The most popular tourist attractions are Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Hong Kong Park, Aw…
Buddha, Buddhism and it’s myths
This bas relief depicts Maya Devi with her right hand holding on to a sal tree with a newborn child standing upright on a lotus petal, shedding an oval halo, around his head. During my recent visit to Po Lin…
Photos from my visit to Giant Buddha on Buddha’s Birthday
Yesterday was Buddha’s Birthday, a public holiday in Hong Kong and I went to visit Giant Buddha at Lantau Island with my wife and son. It is the world’s tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. A quite interesting day for my…
Is the white elephant, in the form of monarchy, worth keeping in Nepal?
Mahesh Poudyal, a Nepalese blogger has written a post with very detail analysis on whether Monarchy is worth keeping in Nepal. He analyzes economic, political, and cultural aspect looking at the pros and cons of keeping monarchy in Nepal. The…
Nepalese get back their freedom by fighting for it
Freedom is not a privilege it’s a basic human right and if any individual or group denies you of this right, then you have to ask for it. If you don’t get it back simply by asking for it, you’ve…
King Gyanendra reinstates the dissolved parliament
King Gyanendra finally did what he should have done a long time ago. With the latest royal proclamation he’s reinstated the parliament which was dissolved in 2002. I think everybody; the king, political parties, maoists and royalists have learned enough…
Nepali Photoblog hits BoingBoing
Democratic Protests in Nepal is getting unprecedented coverage in International media. Of course it is well deserved and thanks to all the media coverage, world now sees how Nepalese are fighting for their freedom. I just noticed that Boing Boing…
Nepalese in Hong Kong march for Democracy at home
Today Nepalese living in Hong Kong marched from Kowloon Park to Star Ferry in support for full democracy in Nepal. The march turned to a mass gathering at Star Ferry and different speakers gave speeches supporting the demonstrators in Nepal…
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