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Jackson's interest in Eastern thought and Native American mysticism (hence Sacred Hoops) increasingly informed his approach to coaching. Drawing from Buddhism, he speaks often of rejecting selfishness and egotism. In winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls, he emphasized selfless movement without the ball in a pattern known as the triangle offense. The triangle forced defenses to stretch, to cover everyone, everywhere--and that left the opposing team vulnerable to Michael Jordan...
FLED. UGYEN TRINLEY DORJE, 14, one of Tibetan Buddhism's highest reincarnated lamas; in an eight-day trek that began with climbing out his bedroom window while Chinese guards slept and escaping from Tibet over the Himalayas to Dharamsala, India. His departure is a blow to China's attempts to co-opt the Tibetan faith...
Good thing for China that it doesn't depend on the consent of the Tibetans to rule Tibet. A 14-year-old boy recognized as the 17th Karmapa - a senior figure in Tibetan Buddhism - has fled to Dharmsala, the Dalai Lama's headquarters in India. It was reported Friday that the boy fled after the Chinese authorities, who had used their official relationship with the Karmapa as evidence of their tolerance of Tibetan Buddhism, broke promises to allow the boy access to his spiritual teacher in India. Beijing had officially recognized the boy, chosen by monks at the Karma Kagyu...
...first time the International Mission Board has chosen to use another religion's holy time to begin an aggressive campaign such as this. They proudly admit in a news release that "Two guides previously have been published for Muslim and Jewish religious festivals. A fourth prayer guide focusing on Buddhism is planned." This type of offensive behavior, justified by the Baptists using accounts of Hindu-Christian violence in India, simply defies all basic standards of respect for other people's beliefs...
Beijing fears that the uncertainties brought on by China's dramatic economic reforms, which have left millions suddenly unemployed, will prompt a retreat into unpredictable cults that could spark cataclysmic social unrest. But the nature of Falun Gong - which blends traditional Qi Gong exercise practices with elements of Buddhism and Taoism - makes it harder for the authorities to win the battle for public opinion. "If all the Falun Gong members appear to be doing is exercise and meditation, it may be hard to convince the broader public that they represent a threat," says Dowell. "A harsh government crackdown could make...