LARUNG GAR, China — Atop a hill, a growling chain saw drowned out loudspeakers broadcasting a lama’s chants from a nearby temple.
The chain saw, wielded by workers demolishing a row of homes, signaled the imminent end of thousands of hand-built monastic dwellings here at Larung Gar, the world’s largest Buddhist institute.
Giêsu ơi,
Xin giúp em thấy mọi người như con Chúa.
Xin giúp em thấy rằng em giống mọi người
và mọi người cũng giống em.
Tất cả chúng em đều giống nhau.
Tất cả chúng em đều là con cái Chúa. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 16 – Prayer 16
Chào các bạn,
Động vật hoang dã đang chết hàng loạt vì con người phá rừng để xây cất đủ thứ, xâm lấn môi trường sống của động vật hoang dã, làm chúng không còn đất sống. Petition dưới đây nhằm ủng hộ một kế hoạch của một số nhà khoa học là giữ một nửa diên tích trái đất làm khu bảo tồn cho động vật (và thực vật) hoang dã.
Mời các bạn ký tên ủng hộ và chuyển thông điệp này đi xa.
Mến,
Hoành
Continue reading Stop the mass extinction – Chấm dứt tuyệt chủng đại trà
ELJAZEERA – Philippines president blasts calls for his trial at the international criminal court over bloody crackdown on drugs.
![An ICC prosecutor said the court may have jurisdiction to prosecute perpetrators of Philippines killings [Reuters]](https://i2.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2016/11/23/8cb36927eb7c4d5ba5cc08ce72420322_18.jpg "Rodrigo Duterte shrugs off 'bulls***' ICC threat")
An ICC prosecutor said the court may have jurisdiction to prosecute perpetrators of Philippines killings [Reuters]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denounced what he called “bulls***” Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his role in a bloody crackdown on drug dealers.
Jesus,
Help me listen
to everyone and everything.
To understand
what they’re thinking
and what they’re feeling. Continue reading Prayer 15
SCREEN-SPACE – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016
It has been fourteen years of passionate struggle for Gerald Herman. Hailing from upstate New York, the expat director/producer’s nomadic sense of adventure led him to Vietnam where, in 2002, he founded and has programmed the Hanoi Cinematheque ever since. The only venue in the bustling Vietnamese metropolis that has steadfastly adhered to screening classic international cinema, it has remained the ‘best kept secret’ amongst the cinephiles of southeast Asia. “Cinema has always played an important role in Vietnamese society,” says Herman, who spoke to SCREEN-SPACE from his Paris base…
Jesus,
You are the vine
and I am the branch.
No branch can live by itself,
it must be connected to the vine
as I must be connected to you. Continue reading Prayer 14
The 2016 election campaign has revealed mounting concern and skepticism about American foreign policy commitments towards Asia, including signals towards anti-globalization and isolationism. Concerns have been raised about free trade and investment, the rise of China, territorial disputes, nuclear proliferation, and America’s presence in Afghanistan.
Jesus,
Help me
be humble, honest, and loving unconditionally
every moment of the day. Continue reading Prayer 13
Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a series of measures that should help prevent fake news from being shared on Facebook.
The planned controls, which were announced in a late night Facebook post, follow accusations that a flood of fake news stories influenced the U.S. presidential election.
Jesus,
You are the bread of life,
so every time I eat bread,
I feel that I meet you again,
I feel that you live in me
and I’m alive. Continue reading Prayer 12
reneweconomy_Vietnam has become the latest country to dump its nuclear power plans – and to rule nuclear out of its energy mix for the foreseeable future – after the the country’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to abandon plans to build two new plants in partnership with Russia and Japan.
The Vietnamese government said in a statement that the decision, made in a closed session of parliament, was taken for economic reasons, after the price for the proposed plants – approved in 2009 – had doubled to nearly 400 trillion dong, or $US18 billion.
Giêsu ơi,
Hôm nay Giêsu thế nào?
Hôm nay có nhiều vấn đề trên trái đất.
Chiến tranh,
chết chóc,
bất bình đẳng…
Thế nên có lẽ Giêsu đang buồn. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 11 – Prayer 11
TUOI TRE NEWS – Updated : 11/22/2016 11:48 GMT + 7
Employees are seen at a traditional fish sauce making facility on Phu Quoc Island, off Kien Giang Province, located in southern Vietnam.
Fifty newspapers and news websites have been dealt a blow by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications, accused of publishing inaccurate reports on traditional fish sauce’s safety and thus causing widespread fear among consumers last month.
Jesus,
Thank you for the food we eat.
Thank you for the friends we meet.
Thank you for the works we do. Continue reading Prayer 10
Đọt Chuối Non 