Celebration

Xmas and Beyond - the history of Xmas

afan — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:06:04 +0000

A history of Xmas rituals and celebrations

Online Advent Calendar

Alan Murray — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:30:10 +0000

Online Advent Calendar

Two choices: daily video/thought for the day from 'Busted Halo' com. Or Archbishop John Sentamu of York with daily videomessage.

http://bustedhalo.com/features/advent-calendar-2011

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9393810.Archbishop_s_online_countdown_to_Christmas/

Race to Nowhere - how to best prepare the youth ( of America ) to become healthy citizens

Amaranatho — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:02:43 +0000

heatrical Trailer Race to Nowhere: http://www.racetonowhere.com

World's Strictest Parents -UK teenagers with Buddhist Family in Sri lanka

Amaranatho — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:25:53 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vjl24

A Declaration of Interdependence: a crowdsourced short film

Amaranatho — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:31:25 +0000

Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Slept with your laptop? Or become so overwhelmed that you just unplugged from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, director Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century. From founding The Webby Awards to being a passionate advocate for The National Day of Unplugging, Shlain's love/hate relationship with technology serves as the springboard for a thrilling exploration of modern life...and our interconnected future.

Pursuit of happiness

Amaranatho — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:35:14 +0000

The path to inner joy is simple – commit random acts of kindness, relax and be thankful for what you've got

I am sitting across a table from my sister-in-law, outside a small Italian restaurant, reading her a letter. As experiences go, it's toe-curling. I am telling her everything I'm grateful to her for. It's like a bad episode of Oprah. Surely us Brits aren't built for this stuff?

The rapping Lama - Gomo Tulku

Amaranatho — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:04:14 +0000

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/23/138618241/gomo-tulku-the-rapping-lama

Weekend Edition once did a story on a 6-year-old boy in Utah who was about to embark on a remarkable journey. Here's how that story began:

Why Buddhism needs the west

Amaranatho — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:14:39 +0000

In an oft-cited statement, which might be apocryphal, the British historian Arnold Toynbee said, “The coming of Buddhism to the West may well prove to be the most important event of the twentieth century.” Given the monumental social, political, and scientific changes of the last century, that claim seems pretty unlikely. But Toynbee may have noticed something the rest of us need to see: that the interaction between Buddhism and the West is crucial today, because each emphasizes something the other is missing.

Guitar Player, No arms

Amaranatho — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:08:39 +0000

Koreans Got Talent

Amaranatho — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:02:12 +0000

Amazing video about life!

Panyee Floating Football club - Young people make it happen!

Amaranatho — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:13:32 +0000

The film features at its heart the island of Koh Panyee in the South of Thailand. The floating fishing village literally clings to a rocky outcrop in the middle of the sea.

Perfect Day

Amaranatho — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:45:27 +0000

A BBC promotion - what makes a perfect day?

127 - the film

Mike Ward — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:13:14 +0000

Eat Pray Love - Live By Your Own Rules

Amaranatho — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:18:10 +0000

What rules do you live by?

T mobile Wedding - Everybody in the house of Love!

Amaranatho — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:43:15 +0000

Okay some of you will like and some of you won't!

Aliza Hava - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Amaranatho — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:42:36 +0000

This song honors the life of Dr.

Gay Marriage or Partnerships in Church?

Alan Murray — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:33:14 +0000

Gay Marriage or Partnerships in Church?

Selection of articles with different views on this issues:

Advent Reflection (2): It's All About Trees

Mike Ward — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:52:56 +0000

For us Christians, this is still Advent. Single-handedly, I am fighting the Campaign for the Real Advent by refusing to listen to carols, buy presents, put up decorations and all the other Christmassy stuff until at least the 24th December. This year the weather has come to my aid, doing its best to delay Christmas shopping by reminding us that in the winter white stuff has a tendency to fall out of the sky, sometimes in decent quantities, and everyone runs around, surprised by it all, like headless chickens. (And you call this snow?

Reward and Punishment does not work - so says science

Amaranatho — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:37:21 +0000

What motivates you money or knowing that your are valued

The Chanukah Story in Rap

Debbie Young-Somers — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:34:39 +0000

Danny Raphael - one half of a Muslim-Jewish rap duo tells the Chanukah story in rap and video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTT3ZpXr1qs