Concerned Voices from Palestine. ‘Sounds of screaming children (in Gaza) were louder than the missiles.’

Here are responses from people in Palestine I have read in the past week on social media and in several links in an email message from a Palestinian activist and friend. At times, I have drawn two or more extracts from the same person(s).

Concerned Voices from Palestine. ‘Sounds of screaming children (in Gaza) were louder than the missiles.’ Read More »

The Buddha on War. To mark Full Moon of May 2021. Day marks Buddha’s Enlightenment.

The Buddha on War. To mark Full Moon of May 2021. Day marks Buddha’s Enlightenment. Read More »

Zoom Retreat. India Time Zone. Suffering and its Resolution. Friday June 18 to Wednesday 23 June, 2021. With Christopher (UK) and Suchitra (India).

TIMETABLE FOR FIVE DAY ZOOM RETREAT

THEME; THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING AND ITS RESOLUTION

With Christopher Titmuss (UK) and Suchitra Shenoy (India)

Zoom Retreat:  Mindfulness, insight meditation (vipassana), instructions, talks etc.

Timetable Suitable for India. …

Zoom Retreat. India Time Zone. Suffering and its Resolution. Friday June 18 to Wednesday 23 June, 2021. With Christopher (UK) and Suchitra (India). Read More »

A 6-day Residential/Zoom Retreat in Germany. Saturday 26 June – Friday 2 July 2021

GERMANY (Residential and Zoom)
An Insight Meditation Retreat (Pandemic, Germany/UK travel regulations permitting). One hour drive from Munich.
All are welcome. Beginners and Experienced Meditators
With Christopher and Ulla Koenig.

Saturday 26 June – Friday 2 July 2021

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Does a country have the right to defend itself? A Reflection

It has become an article of faith that a country has the right to defend itself. Many hold to this view as if it carried an unshakeable and irrefutable truth.

Countries worldwide use the slogan. We heard it again daily from Israel’s Prime Minister and then from US President Biden – “Israel has a right to defend itself.”

This specific statement means the nation state has the right to wage war on another country.

Is this the only way for a country to defend itself? …

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