I have firsthand experience of major corporations’ determination to make huge profits with little costs. I rented a dongle, a small gadget from the Orange telephone company to download my emails while abroad. When I returned home from Australia I received a bill from Orange for £2250 ($3500, €2700 Euros) for the use of the dongle for less than 90 minutes use in four weeks. …
A Dongle, $3500 bill from Orange. A Soya Latte. Read More »
East and West, Buddhists have often failed to recognise the importance of a vegetarian or vegan diet as a real contribution to the reduction of suffering for animals, birds and fish. Many people assume Buddhists are vegetarian as part of their philosophy of kindness and compassion for all creatures. Sadly, this is far from the truth. …
WHY BECOME A VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN Read More »
I hear the words “tired” and “stress” far more often that I hear the words “energy” and “happiness.”
Has home sapiens become home stressiens? …
Are you tired? It may not be due to work and family lifeRead More »
Are you tired? It may not be due to work and family life Read More »
The brutal interruption of a precious life impacts upon all of us. It seems a cruel severance of the contact, a denial of the opportunity for the continuity of our love, of our friendship. We are left with the warmth of our memories and our gratitude for the opportunity for the time shared. …
An Appreciation: NADAMO: May 22nd 1956 – September 2nd 2011.Read More »
An Appreciation: NADAMO: May 22nd 1956 – September 2nd 2011. Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, I went with a friend to watch William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth in the open air at Dartington, near Totnes, Devon, UK, where I live. We, the audience, were cast into the 16th century Elizabethan period and the dramatic story of Scottish war hero Macbeth , who, with his scheming, power hungry wife, murdered the kindly King of Scotland. The play reminds us: …
Is information and entertainment technology making our daily life superficial?Read More »
Is information and entertainment technology making our daily life superficial? Read More »
