Archive for November, 2009

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Belgium man in a “Coma” for 23 years meditated while trapped in body

For 23 years Rom Houben, 46, was ­imprisoned in his own body. He saw his doctors and nurses as they visited him during their daily rounds; he listened to the conversations of his carers; he heard his mother deliver the news to him that his father had died. But he could do nothing. He was [...]

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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

A Statement of Support for Ordination of Four Bhikkhunis

A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM INSIGHT MEDITATION TEACHERS
IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE FULL ORDINATION
OF FOUR BHIKKHUNIS IN PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Do I have any friends on Facebook?

Dear One and All,
I have not made any small offerings yet on Facebook but plan to in December. Meanwhile ….

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Welcome to “Stalinist” Britain

We have become hardly aware in Britain of the degree of intolerant indoctrination imposed upon the lives of children and adults in Britain. There is a systematic and gradual deterioration in the natural freedom of adults and children. Central government and the corporate world remain determined to control the lives of of all us and [...]

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