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 unable to communicate with his doctors or family. He could not move his head or weep, he could only listen. …

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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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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 bend our will to their demands. …

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