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	<title>Watt Dhammarangsi</title>
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	<description>May the Dhamma light the way for the faithful student and practitioner.</description>
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		<title>First Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/14/first-board-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/14/first-board-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first board meeting was held on May 12th, 2012 at Watt Dhammarangsi, and lasted from 3 to 6 pm.  Meeting minutes shall be posted on the website for the members&#8217; benefit, after the next board meeting, after the board has a chance to review and edit as necessary, and to avoid publishing mistakes.
Among the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Results</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/07/election-results/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/07/election-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you members who came to vote on May 5th, and thank you to the election staff.  Thank you also to the past board members for serving the Watt, as well the candidates as well as new auditors and directors.
All three amendments to the bylaws passed, so that the address can be updated, members can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sample Ballots</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/05/sample-ballots/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/05/sample-ballots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 10:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These are samples of the ballots that will be voted on.   The actual ballots are marked with a unique identifier, and will be assigned to  members upon registration.



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		<title>Oregonian</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/05/oregonian/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/05/05/oregonian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 10:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Election meeting announced in Oregonian since 4/27, click here for link.  Big thanks to Chuong Tang for taking the initiative.
]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Asian Languages</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/28/sealang/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/28/sealang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SEALang Library is a US Government supported project to study the languages of Southeast Asia.
On Mon-Khmer language: &#8220;For more than two millennia, through the rise and fall of the Dvaravati and Angkor empires, the Mon-Khmer languages were the lingua franca of Southeast Asia.  They are as key to interpreting the region&#8217;s cultural, political, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>dhammapada 40</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/28/dhammapada-40/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/28/dhammapada-40/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Cambodian Script from &#8220;Word of the Doctrine&#8221;, by Ven. Suy Sovann
&#160;

Pali Script from &#8220;Treasury of Truth Dhammapada&#8221;, by Ven. Weragoda Sarada Thero
&#160;
“Though the body is fragile like a clay pot, the mind can be fortified like a walled city. Confront aging &#038; death with the weapon of wisdom, and guard what is conquered. Continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 2012 Election</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/27/election/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/27/election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 5, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] &#160;

&#160;

WHAT: May 2012 Election for the new Board of Directors for the Oregon Cambodian Buddhist Society / Watt Dhammarangsi

WHERE: Watt Dhammarangsi, at the Sila Chan, 19940 S.W. Stafford Road, West Linn, OR 97068

WHO: Members only.  You may check on your membership status here.  Non-members must hand in application to Watt before 12 pm on May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bon Vesakh Bochea</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/27/bon-vesakh-bochea/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/27/bon-vesakh-bochea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 5, 2012; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Vesakh Bochea, called Visakah Puja in Pali, is the celebration of the three major events in Buddha's life coinciding in the same month of Visakah:

	his birth
	enlightenment (sambodhi) and unbinding (nibbana)
	and death / the final release (parinibbana).

Wikipedia entry...

&#160;

Ceremony Agenda
9:00 am
gathering of Buddhists
morning recitation (namasaka)
accepting the five precepts

10:00 am
giving alms to monks
invitation to monks and dedication of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Election Schedule (final)</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/26/updated-election-schedule-final/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/26/updated-election-schedule-final/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Members:
On April 22, an informal meeting was held at Watt, attended by 19 members, including President and Board Member Eng Onn, Abbott and Board Member Ven. Bhoga Tan, Ven. Rithy Kong, Ven. Michael Tang, Board Member Sokharo Choy, Rithy Chean, Chay Prom, Klip Vath, Possak R Sor, Michael Allen, Chanly Bob, Buun Neal, Sarah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Legal Analysis Letter to the Board</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/20/election-legal-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/20/election-legal-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear members of OCBS / Watt Dhammarangsi:
Please help stop the rumors going around hurting members of the community, the Lok Sangha, and board members.
As part of the initiative, the Watt website will post selected information to help people understand the issues clearly. Below is a transcript from an email exchange between a member of OCBS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Members&#8217; Letter to the Board</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/16/members-letter-to-the-board/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/16/members-letter-to-the-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


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		<title>Sorya Asian Market</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/15/sorya-asian-market/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/15/sorya-asian-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grocery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sorya Asian Market in Vancouver, Washington offers fresh produce, seafood, meats, deli, and international food.  They try to help rice farmers in Cambodia by opening up rice trade with Cambodia.  It is owned and operated by Nick Nhoung, family, and associates.  Nick and his family are very active in donating and volunteering with the Watt.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the Buddha on Leadership</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/11/the-buddha-on-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/11/the-buddha-on-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What can we learn from the Buddha on leadership?  A lot!  Read some words of wisdom from Ven. Sobhita Thero on this topic.
To quote:
In his advice to the rulers of his time, the Buddha emphasized the importance of leadership according to the Dhamma. A ruler must first establish himself in piety and righteousness, and avoid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>dhammapada 39</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/10/dhammapada-39/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/10/dhammapada-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
anavassuta cittassa ananvāhatacetaso
puññapāpapahīnassa jāgarato bhayam natthi
Within a person whose mind is free, who is beyond good and evil, unmoved by greed or hatred&#8211;for the wide awake there is no fear.
anavassuta cittassa: mind free from lust or intoxication
ananvāhatacetaso: mind unaffected by greed &#38; hatred
puññapāpapahīnassa: gone beyond good and evil
jāgarato: wide awake
bhayam natthi: fear exists not
&#160;
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		<title>Business Listings</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/09/business-listings/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/09/business-listings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Announcing a new program to help the community&#8230;  
If you knew a business donated to the temple, wouldn&#8217;t you want to go there to support them in return?
Then here&#8217;s that ability!  Watt Dhammarangsi website will list the businesses that support the Watt, and if you want to be listed, please contact the website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Curry</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/09/red-curry/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/09/red-curry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lily at Red Curry wants you to Eat Well and Live Well!  The author had a chance on Sunday to be at temple on Sunday, and met Lily and her mom, the owner of Red Curry.  They are a nice Khmer Thai family, and the Thai food they donated to the Lok Sangha [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Committee</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/09/election-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/09/election-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 15, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] 


WHAT: membership meeting to formalize the Election Committee
WHEN: next Sunday April 15th, 2 to 4 pm, after New Year's celebration
WHERE: at the Sala Chan (Main Meeting Hall), Watt Dhammarangsi

Summary of Previous Meeting
Previously this past Sunday April 8, a meeting was called by Vice President Lok Pu Theoul Thuch, and attended by an assembly of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cleanup this weekend</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/03/cleanup-this-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/04/03/cleanup-this-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 7, 2012; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 8, 2012; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Hello Cambodian Community,

This weekend, April 7th &#038; 8th will be the last opportunity to clean up the temple before New Years.  If you wish to help, please come, earlier the better!

Thank you!

-Editor]]></description>
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		<title>វិធីចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/30/%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%86%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9f%86%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/30/%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%86%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9f%86%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ឆ្នាំ ថ្មី នេះគឺ:ឆ្នាំ រោង ចត្វាស័ក ព.ស ២៥៥៦  ថ្ងៃ ៧.រោច ខែចែត្រ ត្រូវនិងថ្ងៃសុក្រទី ១៣ ខែមេសា គ.ស ២០១២  វេលាម៉ោង ១៩ និង ១១ នាទីល្ងាច  ជាថ្ងៃចូលឆ្នាំ រោង ចត្វាស័ក​ ៕       ទេព្តាព្រះនាម  កិមិរាទេវី ជាបុត្រីទី ៦ នៃកបិលមហាព្រហ្ម គង់នៅចាតុមហារាជិកា ទ្រង់អម្ពរពណ៏ សេត លំអរនៅព្រះកាណ៏ដោយផ្កាចង្កុលណី អភរណ: ទ្រង់ពាក់កែវបុស្សរាគ័ម ភក្សាហារ ទ្រង់សោយ ចេកណាំវ៉ា ព្រះហស្ថស្តាំទ្រង់ ព្រះខ័ន ព្រះហស្ថឆ្វេងទ្រង់ ពិណ្យ ទ្រង់ផ្ទំបើកព្រះនេត្រលើខ្នង​ មហឹង្សា  (សត្វ​ក្របី) ជាពា​ហន: ​ចុះមក​រក្សាមនុស្សលោកនៅ ថ្ងៃ ៧.រោច ខែចេត្រ ត្រូវនិងថ្ងៃសុក្រទី១៣ ខែមេសា គ.ស​ ២០១២ វេលាម៉ោង [...]]]></description>
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		<title>វិទ្យុខ្មែរព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/29/%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%91%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%96%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%87%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%91%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%b6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link ​របស់វិទ្យុព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនាខ្មែរ http://www.watrajaboradio.org/ នាខេត្តសៀមរាប​។
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		<title>New Years in April and Elections in May</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/26/new-years-in-april-and-elections-in-may/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/26/new-years-in-april-and-elections-in-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watt Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 13, 2012 to April 15, 2012. ] Announcement for New Years celebration in April, elections for new board of directors in May, and start of clear discussion of the bylaws.

This year the Cambodian New Year celebration at Watt Dhammarangsi will start on April 13th and lasts to the 15th. There is a lot to be done to prepare for the festivities, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaning of Theravada</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/26/meaning-of-theravada/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2012/03/26/meaning-of-theravada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Pali Lessons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Meaning of the word Theravada, in Theravada Buddhism&#8230;
  theravāda &#8211; orthodox doctrine, doctrine strictly keeping to tradition
  thera &#8211; elder
  vāda &#8211; talk, talking, teaching
Theravada has preserved as best it can the teachings of Gotama Buddha, as recorded by disciples of Buddha after Buddha&#8217;s death (~500 BCE).  For five hundred years, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rainy Retreat</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2011/07/16/rainy-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2011/07/16/rainy-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rithy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ July 16, 2011 to October 16, 2011. ] Why do Buddhist Monk enter a three months rainy retreat?

Rainy retreat is one of the Theravada Buddhist tradition that all Theravada monks should follow. According to Vinaya pitaka, one of the three baskets of Buddha's teachings, during the Buddha time, almost every monk live in forests, so they wander around from one place to other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>dhammapada 38</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/12/08/dhammapada-38/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/12/08/dhammapada-38/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[anavaṭṭhitacittassa saddhammaṃ avijānato pariplava pasādassa pañña na paripūrati

Within a person whose mind is unsettled, and who is ignorant and unenthusiastic of the true doctrine, wisdom does not grow.
anavaṭṭhitacittassa: of unsettled mind
saddhammaṃ: the true doctrine
avijānato: ignorant of
pariplava pasādassa: of wavering enthusiasm
pañña: wisdom
na paripūrati: does not grow
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		<title>Kathina ceremony</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/10/21/kathina-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/10/21/kathina-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. October 24, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Kathina ceremony will be held at Watt Dhammarangsi this Saturday and Sunday

"This Kathina ceremony is, as far as I can see, recommended by the Lord       Buddha mainly for the welfare of the Sangha (the Community of monks). The Lord Buddha did       take into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>article: Academic Buddhist Studies</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/10/07/academic-buddhist-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/10/07/academic-buddhist-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract: Academic  Buddhist Studies investigates historical  and social conditions behind Buddhist  formulations and institutions.   Buddhists  must appropriate these findings to establish their place in  the modern world  and to speak effectively within it.  But  many  traditional Buddhist centers remain largely uninformed by such findings.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from General Secretary</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/09/15/letter-from-general-secretary/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/09/15/letter-from-general-secretary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s happening at Watt lately?  The following is an email from the General Secretary of Oregon Cambodian Buddhist Society.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:19 PM, &#60;nick.nhoung@tektronix.com&#62; wrote:
Hi All,
It was a fair turn out this weekend. We had about 15 people on Saturday and 25 to 27 on Sunday. We got a lot of work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>dhammapada &#8211; 37</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/09/03/dhammapada-37/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/09/03/dhammapada-37/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[dūraṅgamaṃ ekacaraṃ asarīraṃ guhāsayaṃ cittaṃ
ye saññamessanti mārabandhanā mokkhanti
dūraṅgamaṃ: distant + going
ekacaraṃ: alone + walking
asarīraṃ: opposite of + having body
guhāsayaṃ: cave + dwell
cittaṃ: mind
ye: those who
saññamessanti: restrain
mārabandhanā: from the bonds of death
mokkhanti: released / freed / liberated
The mind, unseen and formless, roams alone and to distant places.
Those who restrain [the mind] are freed from [the bonds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vassa &#8211; the Rains Retreat</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/07/27/vassa-the-rains-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/07/27/vassa-the-rains-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ July 27, 2010; ] Today, July 27 marks the first day of the Rains Retreat, Vassa, for the year 2010.  It is a major Theravada tradition from the old world, coinciding with the three months monsoon period, and whereby the Buddha forbid monks to travel during this time to prevent from damaging crops and hurting the wildlife.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Dieting</title>
		<link>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/07/02/healthy-dieting/</link>
		<comments>http://dhammarangsi.org/2010/07/02/healthy-dieting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lord Buddha addressed the issue of right proportions of food 2600 years ago in the Vinaya.  However, now we need to update our understanding and practice, because food today has become much more rich, much more extreme in content, living in a rich society that can afford to be extreme.  
When lay people [...]]]></description>
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