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A Call to Action » Blog Archive » Corrupted by ‘innocence’
Posted in Uncategorized by anatman on December, 2 at 1:53 pm. Fr Christopher Jamison, the Abbot of Worth in West Sussex, England, has criticised Disney for “exploiting spirituality” to sell its products and turning Disneyland into a ...
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Dukkha of the first order
When we find a heroin addict trying to kick the habit suffering convulsions from withdrawal symptoms, do we try to help him/her cope with the pain, as hard as it is, or do we give him/her some heroin again? ...
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Alice Walker to Obama
I’d like to share with you a letter author and Nobel Prize winner Alice Walker addressed to US President-elect Barack Obama, which was forwarded to me by a dharma brother. Reprinted below:. “Nov. 5, 2008. “Dear Brother Obama, ...
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Wanted: work
Simplicity is no longer a matter of conscious, voluntary choice anymore; in today’s harsh socioeconomic climate, it’s become an involuntary necessity. There are those whose wealth has virtually disappeared as a result of the crisis, ...
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Ramana Maharshi on Atma(Self), Anatman, Paramatman
Question : What is Atman (Self), anatman (non-self) and paramatman (Supreme Self)? Ramana Maharshi : Atman is jivatman (the individual Self) and the rest are plain. The Self is ever-present (nityasiddha). Each one wants to know the Self ...
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A “Green New Deal”
US President-elect Barack Obama has promised to create jobs and improve the US’s energy security by investing in a US$150 billion, ten-year project to develop a new alternative energy economy and create five million new jobs. ...
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why the war needs to end now
the washington post has an excellent article that explains why the us is in the economic situation it is in today, thanks to george w bush encouraging people to consume – on credit – without having to make sacrifices for the “war on ...
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the media and its purpose
should a serious newspaper seek to unearth the truth and inform with a conscience, or should it, like the tabloids, make no bones about pandering to the tastes and preferences of its readers and advertisers? ...
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More News from the Banana Republic
A few of you have been asking me about what's going on here in Iceland. There are a lot of factors that play into our economy crashing in a week. Here are a few good links: Iceland's bank defaults: lessons of a death foretold ...
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Economics as if people mattered
“Every time an economic decision is made, kamma is made, and the process of fruition is immediately set in motion, for better or for worse, for the individual, for society and the environment.” So said the Ven PA Payutto in his book, ...
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