My news feed was particularly clogged by Tiger Woods and The Amazing Race. Missed those? See below…
- Hope International Church in Waltham, Massachusetts explores Buddhist themes in worship services on April 11 and 18. [Boston.com]
- Nick Owchar reviews several recent books on stillness and mindfulness. [LA Times]
- Over $450,000 was embezzled from Naropa University. [AP]
- Here’s a discussion with David Gruber on his upcoming PBS documentary “The Buddha”. [The Post-Star]
- Winnipeg’s new Buddha Bar has inspired some anti-Dharma Burger reaction in the local press. (I approve!) [Winnipeg Free Press]
- Charles Tenshin Fletcher Roshi is teaching in a city with “very few resources to offer those interested in meditation and Buddhism”—Long Beach, California. (I’m skeptical of the latter claim.) [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
- Basic Buddhism courses are being taught at First Parish Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Wicked Local Plymouth]
- Here’s a wonderful interfaith story that took place at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple. [Argus Observer]
- A Shen Yun Performing Arts show gets a very “Buddhist” slant in the Epoch Times. [Epoch Times]
- Old Dominion University is getting a sand mandala for Peace Week. [Hampton Roads]
- I’m not sure how I feel about Buddhist temples in The Amazing Race… [Ada Evening News, On the Flix, TV @ Spreadit.org, jaunted, Entertainment Weekly, People, Poptimal]
- Tiger Woods has taken up meditation again. [USA Today, ABC News]
- He’s also wearing his Buddhist bracelet. [DNA, Times Record News]
- If you have the chance, don’t forget to watch “The Buddha”! [Maine Public Broadcasting Network]
Previous lists here and here. I’m inclined to feel the Long Beach Buddhists were misquoted in the press, but even so, stay tuned for a post on meditation and Buddhism in Long Beach! (Sometime in the distant future.)