H.H. the Dalai Lama is patron of the Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. His Holiness is

The preparation of this Seeds of Peace volume overlapped with the 76th birthday anniversary of our publisher/editor Sulak Sivaraksa. And

Some of our readers may have heard already that Sulak Sivaraksa, the editor/publisher, is again being accused of lese majeste

In Siam, we had a new constitution on 24 August 2007. This was the result of the coup d’état on

Before retiring from the Sathirakoses – Nagapradipa Foundation Sulak Sivaraksa, our editor, sought an audience with HH the Dalai Lama,

We are sad to note the passing away of Somdej Phra Maha Ghosananda, one of our patrons. The late Somdej

The 24th of June 2007 will mark the 75th anniversary of Thai democracy. Unfortunately, the country has been ruled more

The full moon day of October will mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism. Great events will

This year, the Thai government agrees to celebrate Bhikkhu Buddhadasa’s centenary (27th May) nationwide and internationally. The government also intends

Last year, we celebrated the centenaries of Mr. Direk Jayanama (18 January 2005) and Mr. Kularb Saipradith (31 March 2005).

Sulak Sivaraksa, our publisher, is now 72 years old i.e. he has completed the 6th cycle anniversary which in our

The tsunami disaster at the end of last year has had a deep spiritual, psychological and cultural effect until now-hence

Seeds of Peace is now on its 21st year of existence. In the past two decades we have stood for

In this issue, we honour King Mongkut, Rama IV, who is in fact officially the first King of Siam. The

From Baghdad to Port-au-Prince looms the specter of American hyper-militarism and unilateralism, heralding what some call “a time of terror”

Post-Apec Bangkok has awakened from self-imposed sedation to reality and normality: traffic congestion, street hawkers, air and noise pollution, the

In mid-October the Thai kingdom will host the APEC 2003 meeting. Half-baked from the very start, it is surprising that

The war against Iraq, dubbed “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” is branded “the war to liberate Iraq” by US/UK officials and the

The threat of the US-led war against Iraq is far from over. UN arms inspectors are in Iraq, and any

Looking back, May 2002 marks the 10% anniversary of the bloody May tragedy in Siam, in which civilians protested and

Having defied the writ of the United States, Afghanistan is being pounded into pieces. Violence, not the UN or the

Shortly before this issue went to press the Indonesian parliament voted to impeach President Wahid. After months of struggling to

The inferior status of women in the Theravada Buddhist tradition has long been a topic covered in Seeds of Peace.

The postponement of His Holiness’ visit was a lesson in non-attachment and in recognizing and celebrating smaller steps of progress.

July has been a very eventful and turbulent month. The good news is that the first phase of the Ariyavinaya

March-April-May: The summer heat is at its best-a boon to those working on their tan, a particular nuisance to the

This is the first Seeds of Peace in the new millenium. For 15 years Seeds of Peace has been keeping

This issue of Seeds of Peace is dedicated to the late Dr. Puey Ungphakorn, who passed away in England on

When the world seems like a never-ending conundrum of chaos and lack of compassion it can be hard at times

As the new year begins, we are busy preparing for the 3rd International Conference of INEB, to be held in

In March we have been fairly busy organizing the second international conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists at

Although there were much suffering in the world, we at Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development and Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute

Buddhist contries often make it into the international headlines, but seldom it seems, for events inspired by compassion, selflessnes or

From January onward TICD have been collaborating with the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute actively in holding an Engaged Buddhist Conference

Seeds of Peace started five years ago with 2 issues per annum. We have later increased it to be for

here is a contemporary motto: “Think globally, act locally,” to which it should be added – “cooperate regionally.” A day

Vince this issue is due on the new year, we send you our greetings for peace and happiness. But unfortunately

Our Seeds of Peace have been devotedly serving our readers for years. We are trying more and more to give

This issue is primarily devoted to a recent symposium on “Buddhism and Peace: Seeking a Peaceful Solution to the Present