19 October 2008
by Sean
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A couple of years ago, I heard an interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama where he discussed global economics from a Buddhist perspective. Aside from topics of interconnectedness and compassion for the poor, he made a remarkably simple point … Continue reading
21 August 2008
by Sean
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Have been pretty deep in thought lately, mainly about a comment made here last week by a dharmamonkey.com reader regarding the bainian guochi. Can’t really put my thoughts into words, because I also keep kicking around the little-noticed news that … Continue reading
10 August 2008
by Sean
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I said I wasn’t going to do it, and I honestly thought I could resist. But in the end, like most of the rest of the world, I caved. I watched the Olympic Opening Ceremony. Not once, but three times. … Continue reading
6 August 2008
by Sean
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BEIJING – Foreign activists unfurled pro-Tibet banners at a key Olympics venue Wednesday and spoke out against China’s rights record in Tiananmen Square, in the first attempts to use the spotlight of the games to raise other issues. One athlete, … Continue reading
5 August 2008
by Sean
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With the Summer Olympics now upon us, I’ve turned the question of Tibet over in my mind a hundred times, trying to reconcile the grievous actions taken there by the Chinese Communists with the fact that the world is now … Continue reading