Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 24th, 2008
The Challenge of Self-Employment
I belong to the army of self employed – although I prefer non-self employed. In October, 2008, I gave a one day workshop at the Bodhi Garden in Brighton, Sussex, England on Right Livelihood and self employment.
Here are my notes for the workshop
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Who am I? Why am I here?
I receive regular requests to write a poem, review a book, write a few lines for the jacket of a book or write a few lines on a theme. I am happy to offer when possible. I received this e-mail inviting me to contribute around 100 words for a book that is due to be [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Dharma Reflections by Christopher
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Capitalism – a pathology of the mind
When I purchased my home in 1982, there were clear regulations to determine the agreement between the bank and myself. It was very simple. I had to provide the bank a minimum deposit of 20% and the bank agreed to allow me to borrow a maximum of 2 1/2 times my annual income in order [...]
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Responses to the politics of Barack Obama
In the Tuesday October 6, 2008 debate with the Republican candidate, Mr. Barack Obama, the presidential candidate for the Democrats, said:
