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May Peace Prevail on the Earth!
Happy Maghe Sakranti, Maghee!!
Our grandfather Mr. Parashu Ram
Shrestha has seen more than 1000 full moon in his life. Therefore, we are offering him a Chaurashi
Puja on Tuesday 25 January (12 Magh 2061 BS or Punhi, Sillathwa 1125 NS)
wishing him for even more the happiest living!
He was born in 1979 Chaitra 14 BS.
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1. Feedback/s and
Contribution/s:
CNN, Baban Prasad Kayastha, Keshav Ghimire, H. Gyde Lund,, Durga Lal
Shrestha and friends.
Happy and Prosperous New
Year to You and your family members and also to all members associated with
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SAs 110 &111. This time I am pleased to inform you that I have been able to
open your Web Page and graze through it. I find both the SAs carry lot of
information on current situation in
The recent Tsunami death
toll in Asian countries are mind boggling and heartbreaking where about 1/3 rd
consists of children. As every black cloud has a silver lining the immediate
and spontaneous response in contributing cash and kind from all over the
world is unprecedented. However, as Kofee Anan puts it a long term
commitment will be essential.
The Maoists problem of
Finally I pray to God that
the year 2005 may bring lasting peace for all !
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BPK
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3.
Poem/s: (In Nepali)
Lyrics: Durga Lal Shrestha
Trans: Shyam Sundar Shrestha
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Reflection as an Object
From the eyes of flower, the world
all is full of flowers,
From the eyes of throne, the world
all is full of thrones,
All reflections depend on the shape
of the objects.
May my heart be pure and may my
speech as Buddha’s,
My feet may not kill even an
insect!
For beautiful eyes, the world all
is beautiful,
From the eyes of throne, the world
all is full of thrones.
From the eyes of flowers…
Could I see moon shining even in
dark night,
Could I choose my life partner even
on the dry leaf!
Clean heart opens, only clean
world,
From the eyes of throne, the world
all is full of thrones.
From the eyes of flowers…
4. View/s:
v
I found that in my own
experience too, most people are selfish and ungrateful in this world. Some
recent examples are: my boss Mr. Fanindra Raj Kharel to whom I supported full
heartily for his all endeavors but now he is against me and has been trying to
destroy my job carrier; Mr. Narayan Adhikari to whom I recommended for 3000
seedlings to distribute in Jhor area but he blamed me unnecessarily; and my
staff to whom I believed, loved and given facilities for their better but most
of them gone against me for nothing especially due to my boss’s conspiracy
plots.
5. Moral/s: (Reposted)
A Buddhist path to peace
A Nepali monk in
BHIKKHU SUGANDHA
I left
Many brilliant Thai university students had fled to
the jungles in northeastern
They declared many parts of
My senior colleague, a British Buddhist monk, Ajarn
Brahm, who was in
1 Restraint: The military did not attack the communist
bases, though every soldier knew where they were.
2 Forgiveness: Throughout this dangerous period, there was an unconditional
amnesty in place.
3 Solving the root problem: New roads being built and
old roads being paved in the region. The King of Thailand personally supervised
and paid for the construction of many hundreds of small reservoirs with
connected irrigation schemes, allowing the poor farmers of the northeast to
grow a second crop of rice each year. Electricity reached the remotest of
hamlets and with it came a school and a clinic.
A Thai government soldier on patrol in the jungle told
me once: “We don’t need to shoot the communists. They are fellow Thais. When I
meet them coming down from the mountains or going to the village for supplies
and we all know who they are, I just show them my new wristwatch, or let them
listen to a Thai song on my new radio then they give up being a communist.”
Thai Communists began their insurgency because they
were so angry with their government that they were ready to give up their young
lives. But restraint on the part of the government helped to prevent their
anger from becoming worse. Forgiveness, through an amnesty, gave them a safe
and honourable way out. Solving the problem, through development, made the poor
villagers prosperous. The villagers saw no need to support the communists
anymore: they were content with the government they already had. And the
communists themselves began to doubt what they were doing, living in such
hardship in the mountain jungles.
By the early 1980s, there were hardly any insurgents
left, so the communist leaders also gave themselves up. They were not punished
but offered important positions in the Thai civil service. Why waste the
resource of such courageous and committed young men?
There is a lesson for
1 The economy. Poverty is a root cause of violence and
the Buddha himself pointed out: “If a ruler allows poverty to develop, it will
lead to social strife, so it is his responsibility to avoid this by looking
after the poor.”
2 Negotiations. The Buddhist way of solving conflict by peaceful means is
carried in the Buddha’s own life when he gave practical lessons in tolerance.
3 Nonviolence. The Buddha always instructs his followers to be true pacifists
by telling them: “Conquer anger with love, conquer evil with good, conquer
greed by giving, and conquer lies with the truth.”
4 Patience. The Buddha instructs his followers to advance themselves by
practicing loving kindness, compassion, appreciative gladness and equanimity.
5 Forbearance and forgiveness. The Buddha says: “The words of a fool are best
stopped by responding to his anger and verbal onslaught by oneself remaining
calm, not by harsh measurers. This will not lead to one’s opponent thinking he
can take advantage of one’s ‘weakness’, forbearance is a sign of real strength,
unlike the deceptive ‘strength’ of a fool.”
6 Tolerance and amity. The Buddha teaches his followers to have religious
tolerance and peaceful coexistence with followers of other religions.
If the leaders of the government or Maoists practice
these values sincerely, it would guarantee peace in
Phra Sugandha (Anil Sakya) is a Nepali monk who is
assistant secretary to the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, His Holiness Somdet
Phra Nyanasamvara. This article is excerpted from a theme paper he presented at
the World Buddhist Summit in Lumbini recently.
6. Quote/s:
You
can’t run a government solely on a business basis. Government should be human. It should have a heart.
-
Herbart Henry Lehman
The
bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under
coarse wool.
- Edwin
Hubbel Chapin
7. Satire/s or
Joke/s:
Nothing is impossible in the world
because the word itself says that I’m-possible.
8. Breaking News:
Magh
2 of 15 Jan. Earthquake day celebrated
in
Magh
2.
A
song in which nursery children were dancing was not appropriate. That was:
Boys:Gharma
chha chiotikai pareki piyari; Taipani kahilekanhi bhaihalchaa gadbadi
Girls:
hami Chhaoun chitikai pareki kumari; Yeh marda hou bhane lau gar gadbadi!
Culture
and arts are our national property, we have to promote and protect the creators
of our arts and cultures. Then we can make our country prosperous. Children have more need of models than of
critics. Character is a diamond which
scratches every other stone.
January
14. The traditional Maghe Sankranti fair begins today in the holy Devighat
area, confluence of Kali Gandaki and Trishuli river in between Tanahun,
Nawalparasi and Chitawan districts on the occasion of Makar Sakranti, which is
also known as Maghee or Maghe Sankranti.
In the day the Hindu devotees from all over the world especially from
different part of
9. Recall/s:
Magh 2.
The school where I studied
from Class VII to SLC was established in the Magh 2, 2025 BS. Mr. Mathbar Singh Thapa was the first
headmaster of the school. I still
remember that I also carried stones and mud to build the school although I went
there in 2029 BS. I still remember Ram
Raj Regmi R3, Ghan Shyam Ghimire, Madhav Prasad Poudel, Tek Raj Poudel, Dilli
Raman Poudel and Narayan Sharma for their teaching and affection to me.
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Our Maili Aji
Wnen ever winter comes in
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December 26. Birth day of Great Leader of China, comrade Mao tse
Tung.
10. Note/s:
Jan 14. The Huygens probe will plunge through the
orange clouds of Saturn's moon Titan Friday, offering scientists their first
glimpse of the mysterious moon.
Space explosion creates giant bubbles
Explosion in space reveals black holes to be more influential than expected,
perhaps sometimes stifling star formation in a galaxy while gobbling up
trillions upon trillions of tons of gas.
FULL STORY
Belly up to the universe's Martini Galaxy
Astronomers study a huge bar-shaped band of aging stars in the center of the
galaxy known as NGC 1300.
FULL STORY
Astronaut confident shuttle will be safe
"There has been so much testing done that our confidence has gone way
up," said Air Force Col. Eileen Collins, commander of the mission aboard
Discovery,
FULL STORY
Astronomers ID trio of supergiants
A trio of supergiants -- red, cool, bright stars at the end of their lives --
may be the biggest stars ever identified, astronomers reported on Monday.
FULL STORY
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