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Is there no place like home? A 3000 word essay for a chance to win $100,000 for the 2019 NIne Dots Prize.

Posted on November 4, 2019 1:10 pm by Christopher Comment

Dear Friends,

I entered an international competition called the NIne Dots Prize early this year (2019) to write a 3000 word essay on the theme: Is there no place like home? Continue reading →



Sir Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones sing 12 ’Buddhist’ Songs.

Posted on July 7, 2019 7:56 am by Christopher 1 Comment

 

We could consider the 12 songs of the Rolling Stones among the rock anthems.

There is a regular theme with Mick of his struggles with desire for pleasure and then finds he experiences love in his heart and then the love fades. Continue reading →



The Buddha taught the Way to God. Part Two

Posted on March 18, 2019 11:07 am by Christopher 1 Comment

PART TWO of TWO

Heart Meditations

  • Meditation on Love/Friendship/Kindness
  • Meditation on Compassion
  • Meditation on Appreciative Joy
  • Meditation on Equanimity

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Wendell Berry, a living USA poet. Short extracts from some of his precious poems on animals, land, trees, nature, spirituality, suffering, war and politics.

Posted on November 24, 2018 9:20 am by Christopher Comment

Here are short extracts from some of the major poems of Wendell Berry, 84, the much-loved American poet, farmer, critic and activist.

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Rainer Maria Rilke. Who is Lou Andreas Salome, his first lover?

Posted on October 13, 2017 3:21 pm by Christopher Comment

Born in St. Petersburg, Lou Andreas Salomé (1861-1937) combined erotic sensuality, exceptional beauty and a sharp intelligence that enchanted men and women who spent time in her company. Continue reading →




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