Relationships change, power dynamics shift, internally and externally. The flow and force of habit and negligence pummel up against the revealing light of awareness, and something shifts...
How does one actually practice dhamma when faced with hunger pangs? With jealousy, delirium and hunger pangs? With uncertainty as to the state of the world around you -- and jealousy, delirium and hunger pangs?
Part of my Buddhist practice lately has been an effort to step out of the world of unverified allegations, or taking things in "good faith", and looking more closely at the facts of my own experience.
..[T]his month, my effort is simply to do the homework, to do my best to avoid GM foods and see how it goes. What extra planning is needed? What foods should I avoid?
One day someone will write a history of this time and see how predictable it all was. "Well of course they started meditating, Barack Obama was their president, and the shores were receding...they couldn't fake it forever."
Navigating the social and environmental landscapes impacted by our consumption is a bit like following a single, long piece of thread through a thick forest -- there’s no sense of when and where it might end, and who knows if you’ll ever go back to...
Even though most of our value exchange occurs in concepts, our world of experience still comes from and effects the experiences of our other five senses
"..rich people don't create jobs, nor do businesses, large or small. What does lead to more employment is the feedback loop between customers and businesses.." - Nick Henauer
"What if...instead of creating another rule..Buffet and Obama got the ball rolling on economic equality by creating a “Pool” [of Capital] instead of a rule."
by Patrick Groneman
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“'Greedy Bastard' is not an identity, it is a behavior that is exhibited by all human beings everyday of their lives.." -- Dylan Ratigan
"The issue here is much more than financial reward: Most people never get the opportunity to be meaningfully involved in the working of the system."- Max DePree
