Monthly Archives: February 2009

Trillion Dollar Meltdown

Posted on 28 February 2009 by

I’ve been reading A Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris. The author is clearly a committed capitalist, but also one who has read Adam Smith and gets the need for transparency, honesty, and ethics if capitalism is to begin … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan surge a mistake

Posted on 28 February 2009 by

Tho I had a strong preference for Obama over McCain, and am not tremendously disappointed by the Obama presidency (so far), I never expected him to doing anything radically peaceful viz mainstream US foreign policy (aggressive imperial capitalism at the … Continue reading →

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rare snowy day

Posted on 18 February 2009 by

February this year, and most of January, too, has not brought much snow, after the record falls in December 2008. Today was one of the few exceptions: some fresh images. Come visit when you can.

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Talks on Noble Truth

Posted on 8 February 2009 by

Latest audio installment in the series on Practicing with the Ariya-Sacca is here. Also, progress is being made on the substantial translation project exploring paticcasamuppada. We seem to get a big thaw each month and a very big one is … Continue reading →

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Hurt feelings

Posted on 7 February 2009 by

Our feelings get hurt because there is somebody having feelings. Who is this somebody? How did he or she come to be born? Just a little while ago!

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