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Of reunions and conventions COLLEGE CAMPUS (From top) Singer Mohammed Irfan Ali at the techno ...

27 Feb 2014

Advaita 2014, the techno-cultural fest of the International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, concluded on February 17. The five-day fest had began with Xtermination, an event where students from various institutes showed the robots designed by them. Then there was Tusk 2.0, a debate competition ... Technical fest Zazen and cultural festival Zephyr of Odisha Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, concluded on February 20....(size: 2.4Kb)

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Self-driving car a mobile office

Stuff

20 Feb 2014

Self-driving cars could see the home office take to the road as motorists delegate driving duties to their vehicles ... The brand previously showed off the Chopster, a reworked hot rod based on the Porsche Cayenne SUV, the Senso, which adapted to driver moods by changing colours and fragrances and the zaZen, a Porsche Boxster adorned with Swarovski crystals and Ferrari headlights ... -Fairfax News Australia Ad Feedback . ....(size: 2.5Kb)

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Restraining order: Zen and the art of garden maintenance

The Independent

09 Feb 2014

"Restez Zen", as the French say. Well, maybe not the ones who wrote my dictionary, which seems curiously quiet on the subject, but certainly the ones who composed my recent issue of Marie Claire. Chillax! they exhort us, as a rough translation. Keep your Zen topped up ... Because for this, we have to look to Japan ... a meditator might also take up position on a sitting rock, a zazen-ishi, and use the garden as an object of contemplation ... Wabi ... ....(size: 4.3Kb)

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Tassajara Zen Center opens 2014 season

The Examiner

08 Feb 2014

In October 2013, San Francisco Chronicle highlighted Degenhardt's work at Tassajara in the Home & Garden section ... Visitors soak in the hot springs, meander along the trails, savor Tassajara's celebrated vegetarian cuisine, stay in beautiful accommodations, participate in zazen (meditation), and enjoy the eclectic retreats offered by some of today's most celebrated teachers ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)

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Berlin: Mads Mikkelsen Joins 'First Law'

The Hollywood Reporter

06 Feb 2014

0. 0. 0. 0. 0. Email Print Comments. Getty Images. Mads Mikkelsen. The star of “The Hunt” and “Hannibal” stars alongside Armand Assante and Adriana Barraza in the drama from director Diego Rafecas ... Berlin Jury President James Schamus ... Berlin ... for Argentine-based Zazen Producciones, Francesco Di Silvio for Reservoir Pictures, Edouard de Ligne for Rosebud Entertainment Pictures and Pasquale Zaza for Z Entertainment ... 28.   ... 0. 0. 0. 0. 0 ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)

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New Lead Chaplain starts work (University of Sussex)

noodls

18 Jan 2014

(Source. University of Sussex) New Lead Chaplain starts work. Revd Chris McDermott, newly appointed as the Lead Chaplain for the University of Sussex ... Revd McDermott said. "It was great to finally arrive on the campus some months after my appointment ... He said ... I have embraced a wide swathe of Christian traditions, practise zazen meditation and am nourished by wider streams of Zen and Buddhist traditions ... Posted on behalf of ... Last updated....(size: 3.2Kb)

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KNIGHT: National Cathedral goes off the deep end

The Washington Times

17 Jan 2014

Facebook. Follow @washtimes. Will U.S. military might be the envy of the world 50 years from now?. Login to Vote. View results. The Episcopal Church-run National Cathedral in Northwest Washington, D.C., has hosted many events in its storied history, from Martin Luther King’s final Sunday sermon before his assassination, to U.S ... For those unfamiliar with Eastern religions, you use a zafu during a zazen (sitting) meditation session ... Mr....(size: 7.4Kb)

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Steve Watkins’ knives are becoming bragging rights for chefs

The Charlotte Observer

02 Jan 2014

The carport behind the house off Rama Road looks like most suburban carports. Open sides, concrete floor, utility room at the back. Nothing out of the ordinary, even the yapping dachshund at the kitchen door. But then you look around and start to see implements of destruction. Tall propane tanks, one with a welder’s mask dangling from the handle ... Think sharp ... It makes you mindful and focused, like zazen, or Zen sitting, in yoga ... ....(size: 7.6Kb)

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Book World: ‘The Empty Chair’ and ‘Vatican Waltz’

The Washington Post

24 Dec 2013

Religion usually doesn’t have a prayer in literary fiction. From novels, you’d never suspect that tens of millions of Americans attend services every week and pray every day ... They both dare to enter a sanctuary that few contemporary authors are willing to set foot in ... “If the Buddhists call sitting meditation ‘zazen,’ I call my theosophy ‘vanzen’ because I live in my van,” he says ... 285 pp ... ....(size: 9.9Kb)

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Buddhist Meditation: Beginning Tips

The Examiner

06 Dec 2013

A good general way to begin meditation as a lay Buddhist is to decide and commit to doing it. With practice, the meditation sessions can become longer, but to reduce frustration and maintain the desire to continue practicing, it is recommended to try several short meditation sessions and gradually increase; just as one would with an exercise routine ... But he persevered ... Zazen Posture by Josho Pat Phelan. How to Sit Zazen ... Zazen Cushions ....(size: 3.0Kb)

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Mercedes-Benz Produced the Original WEB Video "A 45 AMG 4MATIC x ZAZEN"

Business Wire

19 Nov 2013

Minato-ku, Tokyo) has released a Japanese original web video "Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 4MATIC x ZAZEN" on Thursday, November 7, 2013 ... using metaphors as the dynamic driving with the A 45 AMG 4MATIC in a closed circuit for "Action" and the monks doing Zazen for "Silence" ... http.//mercedes-amg.jp/zazen/ ... “Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 4MATIC x ZAZEN″....(size: 3.1Kb)

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Mike Hanes' Ruthless Quest to Solve Old Problems New Ways

Huffington Post

06 Nov 2013

This interview captures a chat between two Marine veterans and the impact repeated conversations with one have had on the other. J.R ... The deceased Marine had been a friend of his ... Many times that day, several of us repeated the same question ... ******. J.R. ... For instance, I have sat zazen style with Zen Buddhists, but just because I have had that experience doesn't mean that I necessarily have to identify with that for the rest of my life ... ....(size: 12.7Kb)

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University of Sussex appoints Lead Chaplain (University of Sussex)

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28 Oct 2013

(Source. University of Sussex) University of Sussex appoints Lead Chaplain. Revd Chris McDermott, newly appointed as the Lead Chaplain for the University of Sussex ... From 2000-12 he was Education Team Leader at Conflict and Change, a community-development charity in the London borough of Newham ... I have embraced a wide swathe of Christian traditions, practise zazen mediation and am nourished by wider streams of Zen and Buddhist traditions....(size: 3.6Kb)