a priest decides he is going to show the powers of mystic buddhism and he appears and on the alter with different sorts ofornmen of owns and then progresses through profound things and all of these are tongue twisters but it's the first round of tongue twisters nothing happens and the priest is very upset and blushes extraordinary red and he tries again. the second time the chants are much shorter and he begins to lose his patience and again nothing happens. third time nothing happens and he basically says how much time to turn to the wonderrous powers of the lotus set raand he does chanting and the parody is something like if anyone is old enough to remember and the mouse before vatican two and you don't understand anything and it's mumbo jump bow and this is a parody of that. the second and third pieces before the intermission i will not introduce. i think the program notes are sufficient and rather than lecture i would much rather you enjoy the performance. the one thing i would like to emphasize about the first piece this is indeed a comic piece and in most instances westerners have

>> i am not good at buddhism, buddhist. i am interested about every way of thiing. >> that is what i like here in new zealan the hiking, the walking trips. >> would you say you are a believer in jesus? >> i am not a big belier. it is also that i am, that i don't believe. >> you are seeking. you are experimenting, you are searching? >> i think there is much more. >> jesus said go into all the world and preach the gospel. what do you do if the world is comeing to you? christians here in wanaka, new zealand say it is a good problem to have. >> it has been somethinwe really love, the fact that we don't have to go all over the world. they are drawn to us, to this beautiful town. >> acts 1:8, start in jerusalem and don't stop until you have gone to the utter most parts of the earth. consider the irony, here we are in new zealand these 2 islands floating in the south pacific. you can't get farther from jerusalem than we are now. it is a place where all the world is coming. >> 32-year-old natalie nelson, a california native felt th

she studied zen and tibetan buddhism, sanskrit and alchemy, raised five remarkable children. unbelievable. an author of remarkable 43 books. there on my desk, as well, including "pieces of the soul. " her language has been translated, and she received an award of lifetime achievement in 1993. congratulations. well done. in the spring of 2000, she was a master poet in residence at columbia college in chicago. in 2002, issue as one of three finalists not just for this position but the primary position in our great state of california. allen ginsberg wrote a wonderful few words about it. i struggle to read it. i want to appreciate it. how revolutionary activist, 1960's beat literary renaissance, a road in life and politics. humorous, both union -- bohemian, 20 century radical, the equanimity exemplary in political and mystical moats. a great woman poet, the second half of the american century. she delivered a major body of verse, brilliant in its particular day. as a dyslexic, those words were more difficult than they may appear. particularity. i love that. it is an honor to for

course there is the law on the freedom of conscience which mentions orthodox christianity islam buddhism judaism and christianity in general as traditional religions but this is mentioned in the preamble and nowhere else in the text of the war any preference is given to any of this religions. and of course we can see that being the church of the majority of the population the russian orthodox church has a very strong influence there we can say that it is not comparable to the influence of has a really chin's we also see as a pitcher or a coup or moscow and the russia is regard that not only as the chief priests of orthodox clergy but also as in their way as a spiritual leader of the entire nation and many people who belong to other religions including religious leaders. are. in constant dialogue with hume and very often he convenes he can vokes. meetings or. representatives of different religions in order to come to a common position so the church also. plays a very strong unifying growth in our society for a long time you have worked in v.n. in europe as. nasser sort of of the russian o

others playing a guitar some see her in a car or on a horse some see a tiger which is a keeper of buddhism some don't see her immediately this means they have to walk more circles around the mountain the more the better then they'll see her though the spot is said to be sacred in general those who come here say that this area has one very special and specific power all you hear to create and jim is a very strong god is he she helps people in children she helps this women to have children and in fact has influence is said to be behind a kind of population surge so there's about three it's going to yes we need to have kinda goldens opened again but they've all been closed now we need them again and the people who haven't bought a busines say that the power of these rocks is so real that women who have been medically declared infertile are able to have children once they've experienced the miracle here natalia solomon was an accomplished professional athlete but what she wanted more than anything was to have a child something you might just. first of the professional sport is not good for hou

he was introduced to buddhism as a captive in a japanese prison camp during world war ii, he later founded a buddhist community in hawaii and became known for his strong commitment to social justice. >>> for muslims observing ramadan, the summer heat has made it challenging to fast from dawn to dusk and that's let to some unusual compromises. in dubai, a religious ruling allows observers to break the fast if it's too hot. and on the west bank and gaza, they moved their clock back an hour earlier so they can end their fast. saudi officials hope it will become the official time keeper of the muslim world. that's our program for now. i'm deborah potter, we would like to hear there you, you can follow us on your facebook page. you can also comment on all of our stories and share them, audio and video podcasts are also available, join us at pbs.org. now as we leave you, more music from the vanderbilt chapel service. ♪ >>> major funding for "religion & ethics news weekly" is provided by the lily endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicateded to its founders efforts in rel

we look at why alleged russian arms dealer of buddhism was so badly by the u.s. last artie's close up team takes to the high seas. now on a four hour journey by boat. that's not excessive the summer months are designed when we're visiting a village accommodated by more people more meeting those developers and the exploring the lives of their traditions their last. first though one of the suspected organizers of the moscow metro bombings that killed forty people has themselves been killed in a shootout with russian security forces four other alleged militants were also shot dead during a special operation in russia's southern republic of dagestan r t shon thomas reports from one of the metro stations hit by the deadly blast in march. officials are telling us that the mouth of how we put up all these has been killed in an operation in the southern republic of that this time along with four others now this is important because he is wanted on the federal and international most wanted list for more than two years and he's also thought to have ties to sharif about one

the nature of the soul which we didn't talk about, this spring and early summer i did studies in buddhism hinduism and leading up to and so the congregation in the small group was saying when are we going to talk about the nature of the soul and christianity and i said well, azione as i learn about it. it is a -- as soon as i learn about it. it is a little more complicated. augustine was one of the great thinkers and reconnects with armstrong saying his favorite poem was the inid in that great greek poem, he is sailing the ocean but the sea shore always recedes from him he never quite gets there. augustine said faith is asking of questionso that always kept a dynamic so he wasn't having to value dade something he believed or understood from perspective last year that he was free to keep exploring and looking for what is important in the faith where i am right now. >> such a prolific thinker. >> yeah. >> 500 books he wrote along with their confessions and city of god and all of this. amazing writer. >> 2,000 years of history it takes a lifetime plus in my case to learn about it. >> right.

the problem we make fun of christianity all the time no i'm not afraid i don't think i made fun of buddhismall the time while i did so it's disrespectful it's a suspect it's not against the law but it's not binding on the right want to do any kind of research in a country where thirty eight percent of americans think that islam is more violent and promotes violence do you think it's the right thing to do to spread this kind of misinformation about really look at misunderstood in the u.s. lauren lauren you're proving that you're afraid to show it is a very you know what you're afraid to you're afraid to show a cartoon i'm not afraid i don't want to be just i'm not for i don't want to be disrespectful to that's a really good problem that we have being listen you're just as far as i'm concerned you're speaking disrespectful to me who campus this is america it's freedom of speech i mean you're spreading the fear you are it's a theory you would have a problem if it was jesus christ we wouldn't be having this i went on but if you're not you have the grace of the pig up to the camera either. to do