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Namaste to Bodh Gaya and all its amazing eccentric pilgrims and seekers

Retreat Environments / /

It is probably not an exaggeration to say that millions have attended the various kinds of Buddhist retreats worldwide, ranging in length from weekends to years, in the past 35 years that the various traditions have made available.  Every retreat offers teachers and participants a challenge. Perhaps our retreats in Bodh Gaya have been unique in the sheer variety of challenges to teachers and participants compared to the West. …

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The Bodh Tree – a Symbol of Awakening or a frail Religion?

The Buddha, Spiritual / /

        Thousands of Buddhist pilgrims gather daily in front of the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India …

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A Dongle, $3500 bill from Orange. A Soya Latte.

Daily Life, Political / /

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. …

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A Dongle, $3500 bill from Orange. A Soya Latte. Read More »

The issue is not corporate salaries and bonuses but obesity

Business, Science Critiques / /

The Buddha described greed as a poison of the mind. He tended to choose his words carefully. Poison is a substance that slowly or quickly takes away life. It destroys. It kills. Greed is poison. …

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Do we live under corporate rule?

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Examples of Corporate Rule

  1. Corporations control our elected representatives through large donations. The corporate wealthy in the USA and elsewhere give substantial sums of money to their chosen political party. The government of the day then becomes subservient to their paymaster. …

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Do we live under corporate rule? Read More »

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