I have been accepted by SOAS, University of London and I am having to apply to various institutions for scholarship and grants. Does anyone have advise? Thank you.

Dear friends at Gaia,

I am happy to inform that after several sleepless nights, a site from google group has been set up by the name of "Friends of Assaji Tanchangya". This group was established in order to ensure the academic success of Assaji (that's me), as I journey to the West in pursuit of my graduate studies.

I'd love to express gratitude to Samme who inspired us to create this site and also to all those who have been consistently encouraging – we do not mention all your names as there are too many, but you know who you are... Samme is willing to contribute small amounts of income for my incidentals. Please share http://assaji.gaia.com/blog/2008/5/any_advise#comments

HummingBird (mom) is the group owner of the site, meaning she has started the site and now we both managed it. I am deeply thankful to her for a numberless things, but just to mention without her this would not have been accomplished. She has tirelessly worked in putting up this site to the last minute that she almost missed her dinner at a friend's place tonight.

In this site, everybody will be automatically emailed directly on anything I write about on the site and your comments, advice and connecting will always be valued and treasured by me.

Friends, if you feel this is for a good cause, we would appreciate your participation and presence to keep us motivating and inspiring.

Membership can be either voluntary joined from the site http://groups.google.com/group/assajisfriend or giving us your gmail or any email, we will send you an invitation.  At first, we may not have much members, but over the years we hope to grow into a bigger group to be a force in serving others in need.  

Wesak is a day to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and great demise of Buddha Shakyamuni. It is also a day to reflect his wonderful teachings...

"Rely on the teaching, not on the person;
Rely on the meaning, not on the words;
Rely on the definitive meaning, not on the provisional;

Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary mind "My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience...
My teaching is a means of practice, not something to hold onto or worship.
My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river.
Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation."

Courtesy of HummingBird