Welcome to www.sulak-sivaraksa.org, homepage of the Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation; a network committed to social justice with ecological vision and based on engaged spirituality and Sulak Sivaraksa, Our Founder, Honouring seventy years if living and working for justice, peace, democracy and sustainable livelihoods.
Abdurrahman Wahid
Once they assumed power many of my close friends
would often alter their stance toward me, become indifferent, or even declare
that I'm their enemy. Wahid was an important exception. Even when he was
president of Indonesia
(the first to do so through the democratic process) he remained steadfast in
our friendship. He had even invited me to be a guest at the presidential
palace.
George and
Lillian Willoughby served as a model couple. They lived together for more than
60 years with love and understanding. They led a simple lifestyle that
challenged mainstream society nonviolently. In this respect they are worthy of
emulation and respect.
SULAK Sivaraksa, who is in Melbourne for the Parliament of the World's
Religions, says he is known by many labels in his home country of
Thailand.
To some he is "the Siamese intellectual". "To the Thai Government," he says with some merriment, "I am the troublemaker."
Aged 77, Mr Sivaraksa faces three charges of defaming the Thai king,
which carries a possible sentence of 45 years in prison. "I could spend
my 120th birthday in jail," he says, again with some merriment.
Semsikkha - Wongsanit Ashram : Invite you attend the activity.
........ 5Rhythms Dance Wave's class .........
Discover yourself .............
Seek through dancing Discover the relationships between ourselves and others
Appreciate your feeling and connection with nature
The schedule date: 13-14 March 2010 Place: Dancing For Health Association Summer Mansion 7th floor Soi Rohitsuk,Ratchadaphisek 14 Huay Khwang, Bangkok Resource Person: Lucie Nerot Costs: 3,000 Baht Take: 40 Persons Amounts
ENGAGED BUDDHIST FESTIVAL OF PEACE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
The Festival to cerebrate our 20th Anniversary - New Schedule
INEB
is the network of Buddhist monks, nuns, thinkers, social activists and
community leaders. Our aim is to integrate the Buddha's messages on
wisdom and compassion for social transformation to achieve a healthy,
just and peaceful world. INEB would reach our 20th Anniversary in 2009.
It is a good time for us to share our experiences with the likeminded
peace workers worldwide, and to inspire one another along the path.
The Wisdom of Sustainability
Buddhist Economics for the 21st Century By Sulak Sivaraksa
"Sulak Sivaraksa and I share a conviction that if we are to solve human problems, economic and technological development must be accompanied by an inner spiritual growth." -- H.H. the Dalai Lama
Trade Paperback Original • 102 pps • $12.50 • May 2009
ISBN 978-0-9821656-1-4
Published by Koa Books, Hawai‘i
Humanitarian effort at a "breaking point" United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
In the past months, more than 100,000 Sri Lankans have been
displaced from their homes in the violence-riddled north-east. “Every day,
families are arriving at the IDP camps in Vavuniya They have not eaten for
weeks and are in poor condition.Everyone is trying
their best, but feeding 130,000 people three times a day is a huge
task.”
Most of them only have the clothes on their
backs,” says Thamil Thanabalasundaram, Sewalanka Foundation’s North Regional
Director. “Until last week, the government and NGO sector were catering to
70,000 IDPs but last week nearly 60,000 people arrived.