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The Four Key Elements of True Love, According To Thich Nhat Hanh, A Vietnamese Buddhist Monk
November 21st, 2017 
Awake Goy Next Story “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” – Thich Nhat Hanh What is love? What is ‘true’ love? Can it even be defined? Today, our ideas about love are largely defined by fairytales, movies, and television shows, and its definition continues to change. But we all have certain conditions […]
A Buddhist Monk & Disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh Explains Mindfulness For Times of Conflict
November 3rd, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story Brother Phap Dung is a Vietnamese American who has been residing in Plum Village, a Buddhist meditation centre founded by two Vietnamese monastics, Chân Không and Thích Nhất Hạnh, for the last six years. You might be familiar with Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Buddhist monk and peace activist who has written more than 100 books, including […]
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No Comments »A Buddhist Teacher’s Response To Donald Trump Being The President of The United States
October 17th, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story Trump’s presidential win left many people feeling let down by their fellow citizens. It came as a big surprise, particularly to many of the women of America, who saw a clear betrayal in the fact that not only did a woman not win the election, she was beat out by a someone who is perceived as a sexist […]
Posted in World News Tags: being, buddhist, donald, president, response, teacher, Trump No Comments »Buddhist monk sentenced to almost 8 years in prison for sexually abusing boys
July 12th, 2017 Awake Goy The 62-year-old man, identified as Hans D. [AP] or Genpo D. [Suddeutsche Zeitung] for privacy reasons, was convicted in Augsburg state court, the dpa news agency reported. The monk also took pornographic photos of his victims, and possessed other child pornography, AP reported. Vatican’s 3rd most powerful figure, Cardinal Pell, charged with multiple sex assaults […]
Posted in World News Tags: abusing, almost, buddhist, prison, sentenced, sexually, years No Comments »Military Coup Underway In Turkey
July 15th, 2016 Awake Goy There are reports that a military coup is currently underway in Turkey. The Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that Turkish soldiers have blocked both bridges on the Bosphorus in Istanbul while gunfire has been heard and jets and helicopters are reportedly flying low in the country’s capital Ankara. Right now in the skies of […]
13 hostages freed from Dhaka cafe after overnight attack saw 20 victims killed
July 2nd, 2016 Awake Goy “The operation is over and the situation is under control,” army spokesman Colonel Rashidul Hasan told Reuters. At around 8 am, following a 13-hour siege and failed negotiations with the terrorists, over 100 heavily armed Bangladeshi forces launched an operation to free the people being held inside the upscale cafe in Dhaka’s diplomatic district. It […]
