The emotional and physical scars from the eight day bombardment this month will long linger on with the impoverished Gazan citizens with 104 civilians killed – a third were children. Another 970 civilians were maimed or wounded including around a third of them children. …
The world has finally granted a birth certificate to the people of Palestine. It has been a long wait. At the end of a democratic vote, 138 nations at the general assembly voted to give the Palestinian authority a non-voting observer state status while only nine countries voted against with 41 abstentions. …
The world is changing. USA and Israel needs to wake up…..Read More »
The world is changing. USA and Israel needs to wake up….. Read More »
I vow to observe and respect the following:
1. I vow to dissociate myself from all destruction of life including military actions, acts of terrorism, initiated by the State, the political organisation or individuals. …
The People’s Peace Treaty Read More »
I recall several years ago arriving on a flight from London at Logan International Airport, Boston. The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and Spirit Centre in Marin County had kindly arranged for me in the 1990’s to use an R-1 (Religious) visa to offer my retreats in the USA.
The immigration officer asked me about my work. I said I was a teacher. He asked who I worked for. I replied I was self-employed (slightly odd for a teacher of non-self, of dependent arising). …
President Obomber: Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Read More »
President Obomber: Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Read More »
Along with millions of others last week, I have spent most evenings watching the extraordinary Paralympics in London on television. At times, I found myself jumping off my sofa (what a privilege to move in such a way) shouting “go on, go on!” as athletes, with the most severe disabilities, competed against each other. It has been a privilege to watch these men and women transcend the limits of their human circumstances. …
The Olympics and Paralympics. Where women and men transcend their limits….Read More »
The Olympics and Paralympics. Where women and men transcend their limits…. Read More »
