Apartment City

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The preliminary report has been released for an explosion and fire that killed seven and injured dozens last year at a Silver Spring apartment . Some questions now have answers, but a big question still remains. One year ago, an explosion and fire blasted apart the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring. Firefighters managed to rescue some trapped by the flames, and rushed three dozen injured to area hospitals, but seven residents were killed when a large section of the building gave way beneath their feet: “Ah, it just collapsed man. There was no getting out of that,” one witness said. Last November, survivors filed lawsuits to, as one lawyer put it,”finally give us a straight answer to this tragedy.” ATF and NTSB investigators are still seeking a definitive cause, but a preliminary report makes some findings. Investigators say no gasoline was spread inside the building, and there was no drug lab that could have caused a blast. Natural gas odor was reported s...

A common teaching in Tibetan Buddhism suggests that, “if a lama or rinpoche says something wrong, you MUST point it out as wrong.” They might be pure beings, perfect Buddha ’s etc, but right there, right then, they were, “manifesting an opportunity for you to correct them.” This and similar teachings permeate the Buddhist tradition, which is built upon harmonious behavior, careful instruction, reflection, reason, and debate. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche - Bodhgaya 2014" width="696" height="438" /> Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche – Bodhgaya 2014 With that in mind I point at a few things in Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche ’s recent statement about Sogyal and Vajrayana Buddhism that seem wrong to me. (First, if you haven’t already, go read the statement in full, as per his wishes.) Can’t trust journalists or ‘Buddhist’ magazines Dzongsar Khyentse begins by writing that: Unfortunately, journalists always cut up texts, then pick and choose the bits and pieces that fit ...