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Dr Phairat Pruksachatkunakorn - Huai Kaew Polyclinic - 053 223 060 / 053 226 200 - 113 Huai Kaew Road, Chiang Mai 50200. Open evenings from about 5:30pm to about 8:00 and all day Sundays. Dr Pairat was previously professor pf psychiatry at CMU. He will both counsel and prescribe medication if that is what is indicated.
I went to see this guy on p1ps recommendation, from a previous thread and I know that he is a family friend of p1p. However I found him to be most unhelpful in my case and I would discourage any one from going to see him.
I told him I had the required drugs for my problem but wanted some counseling but he only seemed interested, to me, in getting me to buy more drugs and getting me out of the door. This was just for a case of mild depression that was not due to a chemical imbalance but rather to a bad life experience that I was going through. I hope others have had a better experience but I fear not.
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Just depends how the Gymkhana club play it. We won't know until we turn up.
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CAT Inter Regional Tournament 2008
Chiang Mai Cricket Club is hosting the 2nd Thailand Inter Regional Cricket Tournament. Why not come a long and watch the games!
Fixtures
Friday 22nd Feb - Central v North East - Prem School - 10.30 a.m. start
Friday 22nd Feb - North v South - Gymkhana - 10.30 a.m. start
Saturday 23rd Feb - South v Central - Prem School - 10.30 a.m. start
Saturday 23rd Feb - North v North East - Gymkhana - 10.30 a.m. start
Sunday 24th Feb - South v North East - Prem School - 10.30 a.m. start
Sunday 24th Feb - North v Central - Gymkhana - 10.30 a.m. start
There will be a bar and shade at both grounds.
Thailand is an associate member of the ICC (International Cricket Council) the organising body for Cricket worldwide. Under CAT's guidance Cricket in Thailand has grown so that now Cricket is played seriously in all of Thailand’s four regions. To mark this achievement in March 2007 the first Inter Regional Cricket Tournament was held in Bangkok. Teams were drawn from Khoen Kaen Cricket, representing the North East; Phuket Cricket Union representing the South; Bangkok Cricket League, representing central Thailand and Chiang Mai Cricket Club & League representing the North of Thailand. A three day tournament was held over the Makha Bhuka weekend with Central Thailand running out the eventual winners.This year in Chiang Mai
Before the tournament was even finished talk of next year’s event was well underway. Chiang Mai Cricket Club offered to be host for 2008 and this offer was gratefully accepted. Chiang Mai is world renowned as a tourist destination, but what is less well known is that it is also first class venue for Cricketing tournaments. This season alone has seen Chiang Mai hosted two ACC International youth tournaments. We have two world class venues in the Prem Oval at Prem Tinsulanonda International School and the Gymkhana Club in central Chiang Mai, easy access via Chiang Mai International airport and excellent tourism and conference infrastructure, make Chiang Mai an ideal location for the CAT Inter Regional Tournament.
This year the Tournament will again be held over the Makha Bhuka holiday weekend, 22nd to 24th February. Games will be played every day at Prem Oval and Gymkhana Club. These games will form the basis of a round robin league with the winners of the league being declared the winner of the whole tournament. Last year the tournament was reported every day in the Thai national press and we hope to increase the media attention this year.
Tournament Venues
Prem Tinsulanonda International School
"Prem Tinsulanonda International School, a leading co-educational day and boarding school, offers an international education at primary and secondary school levels for boarding (Grades 6-12) and day students (Kindergarten -Grade 12)."
More importantly they have the finest turf wicket east of Eden Gardens. This is one of our two main venues for cricket in Chiang Mai.
Cheingmai Gymkhana Club - no link available
"The club was formed in 1898 by teak loggers and British expatriates who at that time defined the objectives of the club as being '... the encouragement of sport in Northern Siam'. At that time sports facilities included polo, horse racing, shooting, athletics, a 9 hole golf course; tennis courts; squash courts; football and cricket; and darts. It is the oldest club in Thailand and one of the oldest clubs in Asia."
Our other venue and one of the most stunning grounds in the world.
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I don't know about Dzogchen but the yoga of sleep is a Vajrayana practise as well.
Probably the most famous practioshoner of it was Shantideva who is widely regarded as one of the foremost Mahayanaists.
If you want scriptural references then you will need to read the Root Tantra of Heruka or its comentraries.
To give a brief summary of the practise Vajrayanists recognise three levels of mind gross, subtle and very subtle. When you sleep if you are lucid and so inclined you can use your subtle level of mind to meditate. Thus using the period of sleep to not only meditate but do so with a less gross mind than that which is present during the waking state. Many yogis find this practise very beneificial and sleep alot performing their meditation during their sleep.
This being a Vajrayana practise you really need the guidance of a Vajra Master to practise in this way. If you are interested good luck in finding one.
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^ When you were a lad. That must be a fair few year back. Does tha still call it 1st Division and all? I was trying to speak so the nippers would understand but for old codgers like thee, I was sat in Bramall Lane end (no standing these days).
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Well its all going pear shaped for the Blades now.
Listening to the radio in the middle of the night again ,it sounded as if Sheff were playing like a Sunday side.
The second half was nail biting and its obviuos that Sheff U are sorely missing lead striker Rob Hulse.
Charlton-under-dog are now above on goal difference and Wesht Am are 2 behind.
The Blades take on the Hammers next Saturday.
Well done Newcastle
I was at the Newcastle game and we were pants from start to finish. The Toon army were noisy and from where I was in the Westfield Health Stand you couldn't hear the Halam Kop. I came away v. depressed. But I also saw the West Ham match and we were awsome. Tongies free kick was a belter, Steads goal was magic and it's always great when Jags get on the score sheet. Was back in Thailand for the Watford game doesn't sound a clasic but 3 points is 3 points.
It aint over yet but I'd rather be us than Charlton, West Ham, Fulham and Wigan.
Keep up the good work Soihok and COME ON BLADES lets keep get the Lane rockin.
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I don't know about the Thai tradition but in the Tibetan it’s common to look at the suffering or dis-ease of the First Noble Truth in 3 ways.
1 Gross Suffering: this is easy to understand and is things like the pain of illness or the mental suffering of constantly making typing mistakes. It's easy to understand.
2 Suffering of Change: harder to understand but basically it refers to our normal pleasures such as eating and the like and how they are in reality sufferings. So for example at the moment I'm in the UK visiting my parents for Christmas it's cold here and I have a strong wish to be back in the warmth of Thailand. However after a short time of being back in Thailand I'll be too hot and sweaty and looking for somewhere to cool down. You can tell that something is a suffering of change and not a cause of happiness if the more you experience it the less happy you become. Therefore if warmth was a cause of happiness then the warmer it was the happier we would be. Also if pizza was a cause of happiness the more we ate it the happier we would be.
3 Pervasive Suffering: this is very hard to understand. It refers to the fact that we have contaminated aggregates and are bound to Samsaric rebirth. Even our neutral actions are tainted with ignorance and lead us to contaminated rebirth. We lack freedom and this lack of freedom is a suffering.
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Great series of results for the Mighty Blades. Watford and Charlton were must win games and they did it. Pity we couldn't have got something out of the West Ham game. Still out the relegation zone.
Back in the UK over xmas. Have my tickets for Man City and Arsenal.
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I believe it is the teachings you need to have faith in (at some point) and not the 'enlightened teacher'.
Chownah
Who wrote the translations into English or Thai if you don't read Pali?
Who tells you which teachings are genuine and which are false?
Who tells you how to put Buddha's 84000 teachings into practice?
Who shows a perfect example to inspire you?
Who is the true Sangha jewel?
How can you progress if you don't have faith in the Enlightened Teacher?
Don't you go for refuge to / have faith in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha if you are a Buddhist?
I think we are getting a bit off topic here, sorry all.
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The whole idea of putting your trust in an 'enlightened teacher' is very far away from the democratic ideal of individuals being responsible for making there own lifes journey either on their own or collectively.
The Buddha did not say to put your trust in him mindlessly and unconditionally.....in fact he said that you should not believe something just because he said it but that you should use your own energies to test the truth of his statements.....didn't he?
Chownah
That's true and I believe that is the best way for some one entering the path. However .....
When you come to things like karma and the nature of reality the only way you can prove the truth of them is to have realized them directly. But if you meditate on them with doubt and confusion in your mind you will never come to realize them. Therefore you have to make a leap of faith and say I trust what the Buddha said. That does not have to be a mindless decision you can take many years testing out the truth of what the Buddha said in general, and getting to know the beauty of Buddhist logic, but you will not achieve realizations if you stay at that level.
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Buddhism has many principles that fit with democracy
Kuensel Online, November 21, 2006
Q Can the principles of democracy be derived from Buddhism?
A Buddhism has many principles that fit with democracy such as individualism, allowing people to develop their own mind to the fullest than having to serve whatever their duty is, parents, cast etc. This is very much in consonant with democracy. Buddhism teaches each person to have the opportunity to develop their own being towards enlightenment, to the fullest extent in life. That is the highest thing in the society.
Out of that principle comes monasticism. A monk is supported by the society to develop their knowledge and their spirituality and then also the idea that education is so central and the idea that there should be a welfare state and people’s basic needs should be met by the state.
Finally the idea that the people are equal and everyone should have equal opportunity to develop them. These are all principles of Buddhism, which in different western countries have been imperfectly realised throughout history. Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia had been the best and most successful in realising these principles although they are not perfect.
The principles of Buddhism of enlightenment, education, individualism, and altruism and egalitarianism all of these are realised through democracy.
Specially, as Bhutan moves more democratically, the education system for the lay people should include more instructions in the main principles of Buddhism.
Buddhism as a science, as a philosophy, ethical system should be well understood by the lay secular population. Then they see to a good quality of democracy. This movement to democracy involves some serious development in the educational curriculum.
There may be some aspects of Buddhism where you can draw parallels with democracy but by enlarge the two do not fit well together. Most Buddhist communities are non democratic in fact one Western Nun said in a conversation in which I was involved that it was totally fascist. Well lets say that Buddhism tends towards benevolent dictatorships.
The whole idea of putting your trust in an 'enlightened teacher' is very far away from the democratic ideal of individuals being responsible for making there own lifes journey either on their own or collectively.
This is not a critisicm of Buddhism I happen to think that is the best way to achieve enlightenment. It just makes me feel uneasy when Western Buddhists try and graft Western ideas on to Buddhism just because it fits in better with there own preconceived ideas. (No disrespect intended towards Dr. Thurman)
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From the page below there is a great match reaction from Neil Warnock.
Sounds like we played well pity Claude Davis will miss the next match against Chelski he and Jags look like they are forming a great partnership in the centre of the defence.
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Emptiness
Emptiness is a mode of perception, a way of looking at experience.
I thought Emptiness was the way in which phenomena exists not a mode of perception. Surely the mind that views phenomena as empty is the mode of perception to which you refer.
It adds nothing to and takes nothing away from the raw data of physical and mental events.Surely it takes quite a lot away from mental and you never know even physical events. Mental and physical events appear not to be empty and yet Buddhist logic shows that they are indeed empty.
You look at events in the mind and the senses with no thought of whether there's anything lying behind them.Are you implying that you can view ordinary appearance and hold the mind viewing emptiness at the same time isn't that the Union of the two truths something that only Buddha’s can do?
for real answers you need GOOGLE.If you want to know many things, true and false, use GOOGLE. If you want to come to definite conclusions get an Enlightened Teacher.
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Has anyone actually met a fully enlightened monk in Thailand?
When looking for the enlightened it's good not to have too many preconceived ideas. The enlightened are not necessarily monks, in Thailand, male or famous, although I'm sure that there are famous Thai Enlightened Monks. What I would guess you are looking for is an Enlightened being with whom you have some karmic connection.
What you are looking for is someone...
"who at least practises moral discipline, concentration, and wisdom, who has compassion and love for his or her disciples, and who has gained a realization of emptiness."
Joyful Path of Good Fortune by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
It is also said that when the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Good luck, and keep looking. It's worth it as Camerata's story shows.
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Thanks for putting the link to http://www.chiangmaivegetarian.com
Fraktalkid. The website is still a work in process we have a few more restaurants to photograph and add in to the site and the map but hopefully it won't take too long now.
In terms of recomendations the site doesn't make any and that is deliberate but the two I eat at most are Khun Chern and Chao Ngo (or Jao Ngoa depending how you transliterate it (เจ้าเงาะ in Thai))but that is mainly due to the fact that they are local to me.
Has anyone been to the one out by the new Rimping Supermarket on the outer ring road next to the big statue of Quan Yin?
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What a great win.....
Jags goal at the death was a scorcher. We had the better of most of the game after Boros two early chances. We may not have the most class but we have bags of commitment. We could have easily let our heads drop after the equaliser but we fought on and got the result.
Come on you blades.
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What is the fifth school of Tibetan Buddhism? I was always under the impression it was four, the Geluk, the Kagyus, the Sakyas, and the Nyingmas.
Whoops my mistake the four main Tibetan Schools.
Must have been great to meet the Ganden Tripa. I've never met him but I saw his throne in the original Ganden monestry and was blessed with his hat.
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Can anyone enlighten me as to the Tibetan government as it was pre-1959?
The Dalai Lamas were temporal leaders of Tibet who came to power during the 17th Century (CE) with the support of the Mongols. Although widely revered as incarnations of the Buddha of Compassion Avalovakiteshvara, the Dalai Lamas do not head the school of Tibetan Buddhism to which they belong namely the Gelug Tradition (There are 5 main schools within Tibet). That post belongs to the Ganden Tripa although the Dalai Lamas are usually influential in choosing the Ganden Tripa.
The Dalai Lama pre 1959 was in effect an absolute ruler of the country of Tibet. He generally administered the country through the Tibetan parliament or Kashag. Which to my knowledge was generally picked from the most senior monks and members of Tibetan lay society by none democratic means. Tibetan society as a whole up until 1959 was administered along feudal lines with an Aristocracy at the upper end and serfs down at the bottom.
When no Dalai Lama was available or when the Dalai Lamas were too young to rule power was generally in the hands of a Regent, who was normally a Lama Monk.
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I second that emotion. Or that emoticonFor all you Vegetarians out there here is a map of some but not all the Vegetarian Resturants in Chiang Mai. It updates one done a few years ago.
All the info comes from http://www.chiangmaivegetarian.com
Which also has a section with some info about each of the resturants shown on the map. The website is still in it's early days and is a bit rough around the edges but should be of use.
I confess that the website was made by a Thai friend and myself but it's non profit so I hope no one takes offense.
Thanks Steve and keep up the good work with the web site.
Two worthwhile entiries in the veg friendly category in the Nimmanhemin area are Pasta Cafe on Soi 5 (high quality Italian restaurant with very reasonable prices and very nice ambiance). ....
Thanks for the positive comments and emoticons guys. Thanks for the suggestions Seeker, I'll put those two on the todo list. I've been to the Pasta Cafe a few times and liked it. The other one hadn't heard of but I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
Steve
Steve,
Great vegetarian website you are putting together. Thanks so much for your effort. I was trying to update the old map of vegetarian restaurants which had been floating around but found it a daunting task! I'd suggest adding some of the new juice bars springing up around town, some of which serve vegetarian fare along with wheatgrass, salads, raw food dishes, etc. One such place is Juicy4U at 5 Ratchamankla just inside the moat across from the new Gecko book shop. The small cafe attached to the Aden store on Nimmanhemin has some good vegetarian dishes.
Since there are many vegetarians who are living in Chiang Mai long-term and who love to cook for themselves I'd recommend you include some resources for them such as natural foods stores (Aden, Ban Suan Pak, etc.) as well as shops and markets which sell organic vegetables like the Doi Kham shop, the twice-weekly market near the CMU agricultural project, for example.
I think your your website has potential to be community forum for people living in this area who are living or are interested in living a healthy, conscious lifestyle to share recipes, tips, new discoveries, places to buy hard-to-find items and so forth. Your vegetarianism page could perhaps provide a little more clarification for foreign visitors such as the relationship between Je (Che) and vegan, but overall you are off to a great start.
Thanks for the reply Petey. Those are some good ideas and I'll talk to Khun Ath the guy who did most of the leg work on the site and we will look at which way we want to take the site from here and the changes we want to make to what we already have.
I agree with you about including Veggie friendly shops and think Aden is a big omission which we can resolve soon.
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I second that emotion. Or that emoticonThanks Steve and keep up the good work with the web site.
Two worthwhile entiries in the veg friendly category in the Nimmanhemin area are Pasta Cafe on Soi 5 (high quality Italian restaurant with very reasonable prices and very nice ambiance). ....
Thanks for the positive comments and emoticons guys. Thanks for the suggestions Seeker, I'll put those two on the todo list. I've been to the Pasta Cafe a few times and liked it. The other one hadn't heard of but I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
Steve
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For all you Vegetarians out there here is a map of some but not all the Vegetarian Resturants in Chiang Mai. It updates one done a few years ago.
All the info comes from http://www.chiangmaivegetarian.com
Which also has a section with some info about each of the resturants shown on the map. The website is still in it's early days and is a bit rough around the edges but should be of use.
I confess that the website was made by a Thai friend and myself but it's non profit so I hope no one takes offense.
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As a blades fan I have to begruggingly say that Reading more than deserved their 3 points last Saturday. First half they were absolutely outstanding. Doyle was very sharp and the Korean guy Soeul's goal was a great left footed strike.
Having said that the Blades look lacking in quaility at the moment. We'll fight all the way as we showed in the second half but it's going to be a long season at the Lane.
Good luck to the Royals against Man U and here's hoping your push for Europe continues.
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If you are right Sabaijai and Dakiniyana refers to the Vajrayana practise of following the path of the Dakini (I think it means literally sky goer or sometimes sky dancer) then you might be interested in this book
Guide to Dakini Land by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Also the author is hopefully giving the empowerment of Heruka Vajrayogini which is the basis of Dakini practise in Singapore Oct. 2007.
Interesting, thanks for the reference and link. Controversial, isn't he, devotee of Dorje Shugden, etc?
Well it depends if you find Dorje Shugden practise controversial, I don't. Dorje Shugden is my Dharmapala though
He was the Dharma Protector of all the important Gelug Lamas of the 20th Century, Pabongkha Rinpoche, Trijang Rinpoche and Tsong Rinpoche to name but a few. If you discount those Lamas then there is no Gelug lineage left.
What is behind the Dalai Lama's supposed condemnation of Shugden? I ask not because I believe the Dalai Lama's every edict is gospel, I'm just curious and all the reading I've done (not that much) just confuses me further!
That's a very good question and to be honest I don't really know. Perhaps only his Holyness fully understands. My guess is that it has to do with creating more stability within the Tibetan comunity in exile as a whole. Budhhism and politics is very tightly interwoven in Tibetan culture.
To be honest I am more interested in the Buddhism than Tibetan politics (although I am of course sympothetic to the Free Tibet cause) which may be the root of the problem. Dorje Shugden practise has been touted as divisive in some sections of the Tibetan community. Therefore for political reasons it has gone out of favour. However some Gelugs and Kadampas wish to put religious considerations above political ones and follow the practises of the last generation of Gelug lineage holders such as Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche the Dalai Lama's Tutor.
I try and ignore the political side of it and for the last few years the issue has really been closed both sides agreeing to disagree. That is much better than the situation we had a few years back.
Anyway for anyone interested in the practise of Dakini yoga I can totally recomend both the book and the Empowerment in Singapore. This is the first time in quite a few years that Geshe Kelsang has given these teachings and it may well be the last time he does so.
Thanks for the additional info. It does seem politically motivated, from what little I've read.
Do you have more details about the ceremony in Singapore? Can't seem to find anything online.
Nothing specifically online about the Singapore ceremony other than this.
http://www.kadampa.org.uk/english/events/fest-geshela.php
I attended the Summer Festival in the UK last month and the word around the temple was that the website and booking would be up in Novemeber. Also they are expecting large numbers maybe as many as 6000 people.
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Sorry to hear that. We all go through bad times hopefully he will pull through and come back strong.