Comments on: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Opposition Leader: The Terra Firma of Burma

By: PeaceJam - Change Starts Here

PeaceJam - Change Starts Here — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:38:21 +0000

[...] Tripped over a nice opinion piece from TheModerateVoice.com: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Opposition Leader: The Terra Firma of Burma [...]

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:19:58 +0000

Other than the very occasional hairball, my beloved kitty Rumblepuss never throws up. Because she already has domain over nearly every horizontal surface in the place, I can’t remember the last time she roosted on the sill of my west-facing window.
Not until Tuesday evening did I notice she had been sitting–not lying, sitting–on that sill gazing out the window for hours. She also showed a most uncharacteristic disinterest in her evening munchies. By this morning her dish was empty, but on the floor smack in the middle of the bathroom doorway sat a tidy puddle of recycled liver and chicken feast. “Hopefully she’s got rid of what’s ailing her,” mutters I to myself. Not until I was engrossed in your much-appreciated article did I experience one of those forehead-thumper moments.
Rumblepuss is a Birman cat. In the region of Burma where the Birman comes from, they are called “the sacred temple cats”. In North America they are known as “the sacred cats of Burma”.
A rogue hairball? Perhaps…

By: Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Morning Highlights

Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Morning Highlights — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:55:33 +0000

[...] A non-Christian saint highlighted at the Moderate Voice. [...]

By: BlogWatch

BlogWatch — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:53:42 +0000

Saint? or Not?…

A non-Christian saint highlighted at the Moderate Voice…….

By: Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstÃ©s

Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstÃ©s — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:07:55 +0000

thank you pacatrue for all your information. I only know the stories from the old omahs who used to pick and pack with us when I was a child. I am glad to know more.

And domajot, your idea about tunnel vision, is actually a trait of truama. it makes you wonder, doesnt it? It could be the pack mentality, but it could also at the same time be the kind of obcessive thought that often comes from feeling such pain and not being able to alleviate it.

Also to all souls here, I am trying to find more online newspapers that originate in foreign countries but are written in
English. If you know of a soild source, please let me know; I have a few so far that seem credible, and am looking for more. It’s intesting to see that perameters for reportage vary from
country to country.

thank you always for your thoughts.
dr.e

By: domajot

domajot — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:31:15 +0000

Dr. E -
You do a worthy deed by writing about Burna in these two posts. I think we’re developing tunnel vision in the US. We see only our politics and Iraq.

Pacatrue –
That’s faxcinating. Thanks.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:19:12 +0000

I know this is not really your main point, but the story of Kuan Yin is a fascinating cultural, as well as a spiritual, story. Kuan Yin, as you likely know, is the Chinese version of the Indian boddhisatva of compassion Avalokitesvara. Their essential feature is the vow of compassion to save humanity, but the way that old Ava changes through time is a great study in the cultures of each area into which Buddhism spread.

The great transformation for Avalokitesvara is that Ava was male in India and became a woman in China and Japan (where it’s Kannon). It’s hard to say exactly why she changed sex when she moved to China, but in general her story merged with several other Chinese folk goddesses, as well as the Tibetan Tara, who is closely linked to Ava.

Incidentally, I did a quick search to see what form Avalokitesvara takes in Burma. His name there seems to be either Lokantha or Lokanantha.

Anyone who is interested in the storyof Kuan Yin can start here