“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” —Anonymous My wife, Lizzy, has this bright yellow sweatshirt that reads, “Bee Kind,” and has a bumblebee on it. (She also has a sweatshirt that says, “C’est La Vie,” though that’s fodder for another column.) Anyway, I bring this up because “Be Kind” is a maxim that my dog, […]
The Sources of Buddhist Traditions is a monthly column from three of the major digital resources for Buddhist research, texts, and translation: Buddhist Digital Resource Center, The Treasury of Lives, and 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. Focusing on stories, texts, translation, and teachers, the series will illuminate aspects of Buddhist practice, thought, and tradition. A year before the […]
Mónica Jordan explora cómo relacionarnos con la ira de una manera consciente. imagen via Pixabay. Aunque no me considero una persona que se enoja fácilmente, siempre he tenido mucha curiosidad con respecto a la ira. Cuando era niña, recuerdo haber experimentado un miedo profundo en los momentos caóticos de ira de mi madre. Me sentía impotente y ansiosa, pero reprimía […]
Role of Fashion Industry in Indian Economy Manisha BeniwalDepartment of Textiles (Fashion Technology)DKTE’S Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Indian fashion scenario is known for its cultural heritage, gentility and colorfulness. It came up with the beauty of elegance which has sustained through innumerable decades. The nature of fashion Industry in India is dynamic. Textile […]
The calorie and macro math Here, we outline the numbers used to determine the calories and macros delivered by the calculator. Calorie math This calculator uses the same baseline algorithm as the Precision Nutrition Weight Loss Calculator to calculate maintenance, weight loss, and weight gain calorie needs. It factors in the dynamic and adaptive nature of your metabolism to predict […]
Ezra Bayda, the former teacher at Zen Center of San Diego, and two of his former students have settled a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault and harassment out of court for an undisclosed amount of money earlier this year, Tricycle has learned. The two women filed the civil lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court in May 2020, court documents show. […]
On this episode of The Lion’s Roar Podcast, Brother Phap Hai talks about the connection between suffering and wisdom. The post The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Wisdom and Suffering with Brother Phap Hai appeared first on Lion's Roar. Source link
Monica Jordan explores how to meet anger with conscious awareness. Image via Pixabay. While I don’t consider myself an angry person, I have always had an open curiosity about anger. As a child, I remember experiencing deep fear in the chaotic moments of my mother’s angry spells. I felt helpless and anxious, but I suppressed these emotions because of my […]
A number of years ago, I was the manager of a thriving Buddhist meditation center in a large urban center. The community was full of sincere, deeply committed practitioners, many of whom had turned to the dharma after experiencing trauma or addiction. I loved the sangha deeply and was committed to serving what had become a refuge for so many. […]
WASHINGTON — When the country heaves, when the stress levels spike, a little nothingness goes a long way. “Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan,” at the Freer Gallery of Art (an arm of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art), is a show of ravishing absence: a stark and beautiful exhibition where form is plunged into silence, and the […]
Damcho Diana Finnegan and Dr. Carola Roloff (Bhiksuni Jampa Tsedroen) report on Thursday’s historic ceremony that saw the full ordination of 144 female monastics in Bhutan, establishing a bhikshuni sangha. All photos courtesy of Dongyu Gatsal Ling. Nuns joyfully await their turn to receive their bhikshuni vows. The first ceremony to fully ordain women within Tibetan Buddhism in modern times […]
Lindsay Kyte profiles law professor Rhonda Magee, who teaches mindfulness and other contemplative practices to help us do the inner and outer work of creating racial justice. Photo by Blake Farrington The summer that Rhonda Magee was sixteen, she got a phone call that marked a turning point in her life. Jake, her boyfriend at the time, called to tell […]
This story is proof positive that the arts can bring diverse cultures together. When Parisian artist Maryse Allard came across a book about traditional Korean bojagi textile art, she knew it was her artistic calling. And even though the book was written in a foreign language, she immediately understood and connected with the images of bojagi’s transparent beauty. Korean bojagi […]
Technology and Innovation in Fashion Industry Manisha BeniwalDepartment of Textiles (Fashion Technology)DKTE’S Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Fashion is form of self expression that is related to clothing style, the accessories one carry and lifestyle one follow. It is the looks that admire one’s personality. Fashion is set of trends that come into market. […]
Resist Style of Printing on Reactive Dyed Cotton Using White Resist and Color Resist Style Printing Rushikesh Digambar PatilDepartment of Textiles (Textile Chemistry)DKTE’S Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Introduction:Resist Printing refers to printing on fabric that leads to an undyed pattern within the shape of the resist applied on a dyed background. It’s a […]
Questions around rebirth—from how it works to whether it’s even real—have energized and divided Buddhists for millennia. In this excerpt from his book Rebirth, Roger R. Jackson unpacks the complexity of it all and offers four basic approaches to incorporating it (or not) into our own practice. Photo by Philippe Frangiere. The writings of philosophically inclined scholars of Buddhism published […]
A century ago, Buddhists in Vietnam—and in much of Asia—started rewriting their traditions, and in some cases even their history. Alec Soucy explains how what we think we know of Vietnamese Buddhism points to a much more complex reality. Photo by William J. H. Leonard On the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month in Hanoi, Vietnam, temples teem […]
How does Buddhism make sense of war? In the abstract, the teachings are straightforward. But according to Bhikkhu Bodhi, if we find ourselves supporting those who are fighting back in Ukraine, then we have to ask some hard questions—and maybe accept some uncomfortable truths. Image by S.T., 2021. Oil-based crayon on cover stock, 9 x 11 in. Day after day, […]
Transfer Printing Machine and Their Process in Textile Rushikesh Digambar PatilDepartment of Textiles (Textile Chemistry)DKTE’S Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Introduction:Textile printing is that the most versatile and widely used method of adding color and style into textile fibers. Printing has long been accustomed enhance the aesthetic quality of textile fabrics. To satisfy the […]
The Direct Style of Printing on 100% Polyester by Varying the Print Fixation Methods Rushikesh Digambar PatilDepartment of Textiles (Textile Chemistry)DKTE’S Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Introduction:In the textile business, polyester fabrics play a significant role. The most suited dyes for printing on Polyester fiber materials are dispersed dyes, which produce prints with excellent […]
