Australian Buddhists

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Comment by Lizzie on August 15, 2008 at 6:55pm

I was interested in Rudd's apology after he got in to power. I lived in Sydney for 5 years in the 1980s and I was appalled by the casual and all pervading racism towards the indigenous poeple. Having come from NZ where we were working on righting wrongs and acknowledging past hurts, this was deeply shocking and I felt complicit simply because I lived there. I was not Budhist then so did not know what to do other than ignore it (blame my youth!) becazue it was too hard to look at. Anyway ... to my question ... how do you think the apology has changed Australia? Do you think it was a fundamental and irrevocable change of direction that means the Australian people will change too or do you think it is largely a political 'plaster'? I'd appreciate your thoughts from the inside.

Comment by Lizzie on August 14, 2008 at 8:49pm

I am prety much over travelling. I don't need to seek anything anymore!

Comment by Moona Perrotin on July 2, 2008 at 10:05pm

Of course you can! I now live in Cairns and there are so many people from NZ here! Would like to go and visit NZ again one day as well, but there are so many places to visit in the samsara of this world. So really the best thing is still to sit and go within.

Comment by Lizzie on May 5, 2008 at 3:29am

Hi Ross and Moona. I am a fraud because I actually live in NZ. Don't hate me! Can I please be a token Aussie?

Comment by Moona Perrotin on March 31, 2008 at 12:45am

Hi Ross, remember me, we exchanged some comments earlier. We have now returned to Australia and live in Cairns. It is lovely up here and there are Buddhists about. Like Khacha Yuloling a Tibetan group with Lama Choedak Rinpoche as leader. Dominique, my husband, is thinking of starting a Thien group (Truc Lam Zen). He joined engaged buddhists yesterday. One Person whom I contacted via engaged Buddhists has joined the Upeksa Village meditation group in Adelaide and may become the co-ordinator in our absence. That is a very positive outcome from this venture. Now how do you envisage Australian Buddhists to work? I'll add this comment and then I'l go to your page. Hope to hear from you soon. Moona