Paper presented at the Public Forum on “The Military in Thai Politics: What’s Next?”
Tuesday, 1st September 2009, 8.30 am – 12.00 pm
Venue: The Chumbhot-Pantip Conference Room,
4th Floor Prajadh...
The novel, Imperator - Life of Caesar, is a fictional autobiography of Julius Caesar. Book II is an appendix to the novel containing historical background setting the stage for the story of Julius...
George Monck crossed the river Berwick with a large body of loyal troops on 1st January 1660, within 6 months Charles II had been restored to the throne.
Who was Monck and what were his motivatio...
In a brilliant recent study of India-Nepal relations, a Nepali journalist with wide international exposure has made a path-breaking examination of the complexities, misunderstandings, prejudices an...
“Your young men shall see visions.”
Acts 2:17.
MANY visions have led to the most disastrous results. When Napoleon had a vision of a universal monarchy over
which he should preside, with the Fre...
"On His head were many crowns."—Revelation 19:12.
God's great eternal purpose was to rule this world by a man—not directly by Himself, but
mediately by a man, such as he whose creation is recorde...
"Anapanasati Bhavana (developing the awareness of breathing) uses the breath as the objective support of the heart and consists in knowing and mindfulness (sati) of in and out breathing. In becomin...
“Big brother elephant, we wish to speak with you.”
Clearly hearing this, the elephant suddenly swung around to face the monks. It stood stock-still, its ears fully extended.
“Big brother elepha...
Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera is a towering figure in contemporary Thai Buddhism. He was widely revered and respected during his lifetime for the extraordinary courage and determination h...
“Over on that hill, in that cave, or under that overhanging cliff the air is good, it is right for meditation (bhavana) and the heart (citta) can easily become concentrated and drop into a state of...
“Buddhism is derived from practice. The Buddha himself practised until he fully understood the true nature of Dhamma; only then did he begin to teach others. Buddhists, therefore, understand the im...
Let me stress once more that we have each come from our parents and have gained knowledge from our teachers. This is why we shouldn’t forget ourselves and think that we’re smart and self-sufficient...
Excerpt: “Training the heart to attain happiness is the way that all the Buddhas proclaimed to be the right and true way. When our hearts never have time to rest and attain calm, they are not funda...