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Save Endangered Species in Malaysia from Unnecessary Logging!
Target: Dato' Sri Mohd Najib, Prime Minister of Malaysia
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
In the region of Terengganu, Malaysia, a stretch of forest filled with endangered wildlife is disappearing. In preparation for a new hydroelectric project, the Terengganu state government is logging and then flooding the forest. But here's the twist: They are logging three times more land than is needed.
As this valuable forest disappears, so will many species that inhabit the area, such as the endangered Sumatran rhinoceros and the Malayan tiger. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has deemed 94 plant and animal species in the region threatened by extinction. In the face of reckless logging, these species have little hope of survival.
Urge the Malaysian prime minister to protect the wildlife and stop the unnecessary logging of the high-value forest in the Terengganu region.
As this valuable forest disappears, so will many species that inhabit the area, such as the endangered Sumatran rhinoceros and the Malayan tiger. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has deemed 94 plant and animal species in the region threatened by extinction. In the face of reckless logging, these species have little hope of survival.
Urge the Malaysian prime minister to protect the wildlife and stop the unnecessary logging of the high-value forest in the Terengganu region.
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# 34,891:
2:48 am PST, Feb 10,
Helen Hughes, United Kingdom
Oṃ Tāre Tuttāre Ture Svāhā - Tara, whose name means "star" or "she who ferries across," is a Bodhisattva of compassion who manifests in female form. "She Who Saves." In particular she represents compassion in action, since she’s in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings. 1. Tāre represents salvation from mundane dangers and suffering. Tara is seem as a savioress who can give aid from material threats such as floods, crime, wild animals, and traffic accidents. Tara is therefore said to protect against ordinary worldly dangers. 2. Tuttāre represents deliverance into the spiritual path conceived in terms of individual salvation. In traditional terms, this is the path of the Arhant, which leads to individual liberation from suffering. This is seen in Mahayana Buddhism as a kind of enlightenment in which compassion does not figure strongly. Tara therefore offers individual protection from the spiritual dangers of greed, hatred, and delusion: the three factors that cause us individual suffering. 3. Lastly, ture represents the culmination of the spiritual path in terms of deliverance into the altruistic path of universal salvation – the Bodhisattva path. In the Bodhisattva path we aspire for personal enlightenment, but we also connect compassionately with the sufferings of others, and strive to liberate them at the same time as we seek enlightenment ourselves. Tara therefore delivers us from a narrow conception of the spiritual life. She saves us from the notion that spiritual progress is about narrowly liberating ourselves from our own suffering, and instead leads us to see that true spiritual progress involves having compassion for others. By the time we have been liberated from mundane dangers, liberated from a narrow conception of the spiritual path, and led to a realization of compassion, we have effectively become Tara. In Buddhist practice the “deities” represent our own inner potential. We are all potentially Tara. We can all become Tara. Svaha, according to Monier Monier-William’s Sanskrit Dictionary, means: "Hail!", "Hail to!" or "May a blessing rest on!" We could see this final blessing as symbolizing the recognition that we are, ultimately, Tara. Her mantra can therefore be rendered as something like "OM! Hail to Tara (in her three roles as a savioress)!" Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jñana Pustim Kuru Svaha Mama means "mine" and indicates that you’d like to possess these qualities of long life, merit, wisdom, happiness, etc. You can of course choose to wish these qualities for someone else — perhaps for a teacher or for a loved one who is ill. Ayuh is long life (as in Ayurvedic medicine). Punya means the merit that comes from living life ethically, and this merit is said to help one to live long and happily. Jnana is wisdom. Punya and Jnana are known as the Two Accumulations. In order to become enlightened we need to accumulate merit (that is, to develop positive qualities through living ethically and meditating) but we also need to develop wisdom through deep reflection. Wisdom cannot arise without a basis of merit, but merit alone is not enough for us to become enlightened, meaning that becoming a nicer person isn’t enough — we have also to look deeply into ourselves and the world around us and to see the impermanent and insubstantial nature of all things. Pushtim means wealth, abundance, or increase.
Oṃ Tāre Tuttāre Ture Svāhā - Tara, whose name means "star" or "she who ferries across," is a Bodhisattva of compassion who manifests in female form. "She Who Saves." In particular she represents compassion in action, since she’s in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings. 1. Tāre represents salvation from mundane dangers and suffering. Tara is seem as a savioress who can give aid from material threats such as floods, crime, wild animals, and traffic accidents. Tara is therefore said to protect against ordinary worldly dangers. 2. Tuttāre represents deliverance into the spiritual path conceived in terms of individual salvation. In traditional terms, this is the path of the Arhant, which leads to individual liberation from suffering. This is seen in Mahayana Buddhism as a kind of enlightenment in which compassion does not figure strongly. Tara therefore offers individual protection from the spiritual dangers of greed, hatred, and delusion: the three factors that cause us individual suffering. 3. Lastly, ture represents the culmination of the spiritual path in terms of deliverance into the altruistic path of universal salvation – the Bodhisattva path. In the Bodhisattva path we aspire for personal enlightenment, but we also connect compassionately with the sufferings of others, and strive to liberate them at the same time as we seek enlightenment ourselves. Tara therefore delivers us from a narrow conception of the spiritual life. She saves us from the notion that spiritual progress is about narrowly liberating ourselves from our own suffering, and instead leads us to see that true spiritual progress involves having compassion for others. By the time we have been liberated from mundane dangers, liberated from a narrow conception of the spiritual path, and led to a realization of compassion, we have effectively become Tara. In Buddhist practice the “deities” represent our own inner potential. We are all potentially Tara. We can all become Tara. Svaha, according to Monier Monier-William’s Sanskrit Dictionary, means: "Hail!", "Hail to!" or "May a blessing rest on!" We could see this final blessing as symbolizing the recognition that we are, ultimately, Tara. Her mantra can therefore be rendered as something like "OM! Hail to Tara (in her three roles as a savioress)!" Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jñana Pustim Kuru Svaha Mama means "mine" and indicates that you’d like to possess these qualities of long life, merit, wisdom, happiness, etc. You can of course choose to wish these qualities for someone else — perhaps for a teacher or for a loved one who is ill. Ayuh is long life (as in Ayurvedic medicine). Punya means the merit that comes from living life ethically, and this merit is said to help one to live long and happily. Jnana is wisdom. Punya and Jnana are known as the Two Accumulations. In order to become enlightened we need to accumulate merit (that is, to develop positive qualities through living ethically and meditating) but we also need to develop wisdom through deep reflection. Wisdom cannot arise without a basis of merit, but merit alone is not enough for us to become enlightened, meaning that becoming a nicer person isn’t enough — we have also to look deeply into ourselves and the world around us and to see the impermanent and insubstantial nature of all things. Pushtim means wealth, abundance, or increase.
# 34,890:
9:38 pm PST, Feb 9,
LENORE NIETERS, California
# 34,889:
8:43 pm PST, Feb 9,
Name not displayed, Florida
Please stop this!!I support all animals and one of my many favorite animals is the Tiger!!I respect and love all animals though I have favorites over others but please stop this for all animals!!!
Please stop this!!I support all animals and one of my many favorite animals is the Tiger!!I respect and love all animals though I have favorites over others but please stop this for all animals!!!
# 34,888:
4:55 pm PST, Feb 9,
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# 34,887:
4:31 pm PST, Feb 9,
Dianne Lien, Wisconsin
# 34,886:
4:22 pm PST, Feb 9,
Philip Winkels, California
# 34,885:
2:10 pm PST, Feb 9,
Marcy Klapper, Massachusetts
# 34,884:
1:41 pm PST, Feb 9,
Alfred Montgomery, Georgia
# 34,883:
11:48 am PST, Feb 9,
Daniel Edgar, Washington
# 34,882:
10:50 am PST, Feb 9,
Luanne Serrato, Illinois
# 34,881:
10:28 am PST, Feb 9,
Adam Hickman, Washington
# 34,880:
8:27 am PST, Feb 9,
Cynthia Garza, Texas
# 34,879:
8:15 am PST, Feb 9,
Kate Kenner, Massachusetts
# 34,878:
8:03 am PST, Feb 9,
Erin Moore, New York
# 34,877:
4:10 am PST, Feb 9,
Susan Darragh, New Jersey
again words cannot describe what i feel about this....horrifying....
again words cannot describe what i feel about this....horrifying....
# 34,876:
10:15 pm PST, Feb 8,
St Chris, New Jersey
# 34,875:
5:35 pm PST, Feb 8,
Michelle Mak, Canada
# 34,874:
4:28 pm PST, Feb 8,
Anna Clayton, Massachusetts
# 34,873:
2:52 pm PST, Feb 8,
Mary Truelove, Indiana
# 34,872:
9:14 am PST, Feb 8,
Name not displayed, California
# 34,871:
5:33 am PST, Feb 8,
Steve Fuchs, New Jersey
# 34,870:
11:03 pm PST, Feb 7,
Diana Greer, United Kingdom
# 34,869:
9:20 pm PST, Feb 7,
Tina Blacksmith, Oregon
# 34,868:
2:20 pm PST, Feb 7,
Jakkie Pp, Canada
# 34,867:
1:10 pm PST, Feb 7,
Karen Brozek, Maine
# 34,866:
7:27 pm PST, Feb 6,
Name not displayed, Nevada
# 34,865:
7:02 pm PST, Feb 6,
Tracie Van Den Houten, Nevada
# 34,864:
6:16 pm PST, Feb 6,
Janice Lawrence, Tennessee
You'll be putting billions of pounds of CO2 into the air. Great idea.
You'll be putting billions of pounds of CO2 into the air. Great idea.
# 34,863:
5:57 pm PST, Feb 6,
Ellen Franzen, California
If you lose this part of your country, you will never get it back again. You are so fortunate to have it--please don't waste it.
If you lose this part of your country, you will never get it back again. You are so fortunate to have it--please don't waste it.
# 34,862:
5:36 pm PST, Feb 6,
Scott Burbridge, Maryland
# 34,861:
4:54 pm PST, Feb 6,
Phoury Chhun, California
# 34,860:
3:29 pm PST, Feb 6,
Ann Ewing, Tennessee
# 34,859:
2:54 pm PST, Feb 6,
John Ladd, California
# 34,858:
2:06 pm PST, Feb 6,
Rob Nobrega, Florida
# 34,857:
12:04 pm PST, Feb 6,
Gretchen Gottwald, California
# 34,856:
10:55 am PST, Feb 6,
Maxine Johnson, Florida
# 34,855:
10:28 am PST, Feb 6,
Phylis Rossi, New Jersey
# 34,854:
10:05 am PST, Feb 6,
Maureen Cohen, California
# 34,853:
8:40 am PST, Feb 6,
Alicia Todd, Virginia
# 34,852:
8:36 am PST, Feb 6,
Joseph Buhowsky, California
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7:51 am PST, Feb 6,
Lynne Van Alstine, Wisconsin
