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TO OUR LAND. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s National Poet

Poems and Prose / /

Today, 15 May, marks Nakba Day – the Day of Catastrophe. Every year, on May 15, Palestinians remember their 1948 military expulsion from much of their land. This followed the end of the British Mandate over Palestine. In 1988, the Palestinian Parliament-In-Exile accepted the state of Israel. The Israeli government does not accept the state of Palestine. Only a handful of countries in the UN do not recognise the state of Palestine. …

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Why do some of our precious performing artists, singers, dancers and actors, have to go through so much suffering?

Business, Science Critiques / /

Gwyneth Paltrow, who won an Oscar in 1998 as best actress of the year, said this month (May 2021) she had gone “totally off the rails” during the pandemic drinking whisky to get through quarantine.

“I was drinking seven nights a week and making pasta and eating bread,” she told the press. …

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Those who are vaccinated and those who decline a vaccination need to unite

Articles, Business, Science Critiques / /

 I support vaccinations but there seems to be a growing intolerance of those of us who decline the jab and a similar intolerance to those who opt for the jab.

The vaccinated majority and the unvaccinated minority need to join together to tackle the sickness in the way of life that led to the growing spread of pandemics of which Covid-19 and its variant/mutations are the latest and most virulent expression so far. …

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Towards Recovery from Covid 19. Starting with Diet. Plus 30 Points to Remember and Apply

Mindfulness / /

I received an email yesterday from a beloved friend in India. She wrote 13 words:

“a quick note to say i am now down with Covid, love ….” …

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In 2014, I wrote a blog. “Eckhart Tolle is on the rich man’s list. Is this the price of enlightenment?” I have added a further comment.

The Buddha, Spiritual / /

In 2014, I wrote a critique on the wealth of Eckhart Tolle, the well-known spiritual teacher and author of THE POWER OF NOW, one of the mostly widely read spiritual books in the last two decades. …

In 2014, I wrote a blog. “Eckhart Tolle is on the rich man’s list. Is this the price of enlightenment?” I have added a further comment.Read More »

In 2014, I wrote a blog. “Eckhart Tolle is on the rich man’s list. Is this the price of enlightenment?” I have added a further comment. Read More »

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