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Buddhist Anarchism by Gary Snyder

Buddhism holds that the universe and all creatures in it are intrinsically in a state of complete wisdom, love and compassion; acting in natural response and mutual interdependence. The personal realization of this from-the-beginning state cannot be had for and by one-“self” — because it is not fully realized unless one has given the self up; and away. In the Buddhist view, that which obstructs the effortless manifestation of this is Ignorance, which projects into fear and needless craving. Historically, Buddhist philosophers have failed to analyze out the degree to which ignorance and suffering are caused or encouraged by social factors, considering fear-and-desire to be given facts of the human condition. Consequently the major concern of Buddhist philosophy is epistemology and “psychology” with no attention paid to historical or sociological problems. Although Mahayana Buddhism has a grand vision of universal salvation, the actual achievement of Buddhism has been the development of

Who was Henry Kissinger?

Henry Kissinger died at his home in Kent, Connecticut, on November 29, 2023, at the age of 100.  In 1973 he received the Nobel Peace Prize. But the following documentary reveals that the former U.S. Secretary of State has been steering world politics for decades in association with other global strategists and is mastermind of a global shadow government. Who was Henry Kissinger?  What is and was his significance for the world and the world’s politics? Henry Kissinger, originally Heinz Alfred Kissinger, was born in Fürth, Germany on May 27, 1923. His was one of many Jewish families which fled persecution in Germany to arrive in America in 1938. According to the official data, one of the outstanding stages in his life was that he was Secretary of State under U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1977. In 1973, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for the Vietnam War peace treaty. In 1980, he supported Ronald Reagan’s presidential candidacy and, according to Wikipedia, later reportedly r

L’OMS veut pouvoir dicter son agenda aux populations du monde entier. Par quels moyens et dans quel but ?

Loin du regard médiatique et des inquiétudes des citoyens, il se trame à Genève l’une des révolutions de palais les plus décisives de toute l’histoire de l’humanité. Si vous avez aimé la pandémie, si vous avez aimé les confinements et les campagnes massives de vaccination, vous allez être servis. Il y en aura d’autres.   (1) L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), dont le siège est en Suisse, veut imposer un nouveau traité sur les pandémies et les urgences sanitaires qui lui donnerait un pouvoir exorbitant. Grâce à cet accord international, l’OMS serait la seule organisation dans le monde ou, au moins en Occident, à pouvoir décréter quand les habitants de la planète sont en train de vivre une catastrophe sanitaire.  (1,2) L’OMS veut pouvoir dicter son agenda aux populations du monde entier. Par quels moyens et dans quel but ? Un champ d’action illimité pour l’OMS L’avocat suisse Philipp Kruse a été l’un des premiers à tirer la sonnette d’alarme lors d’une réunion du Parlement europé

The Two Big Myths about the Middle East

Propagation of myths has consequences.  Let us examine a couple and see where they have led.   Myth 1. The State of Palestine This so-called state is like Brigadoon, with two exceptions:   A. It never appeared.   B. It refuses to go away.   Neither a country nor a state of Palestine has ever existed.   The Kingdom of Judah is named after Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah.  The Kingdom of Judah was formed after the death of King Solomon, when the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled against Solomon’s son, Rehoboam.  The two southern tribes, Judah and Benjamin, remained loyal to Rehoboam, and they formed the Kingdom of Judah.   Etymologically, “Jew,” Judah,” and “Judea” are related.   Llate 12 C., Giw, Jeu, “a Jew” (ancient or modern), one of the Jewish race or religion,” from Anglo-French Iuw, Old French Giu (Modern French Juif), from Latin Iudaeum (nominative Iudaeus), from Greek Ioudaios, from Aramaic (Semitic) Jehudhai (Hebrew y’hudi) “a Jew,” from Y’hudah ”Judah,” literally

Ego-Trip of The Left Brain

The Arts Balance The Left Brain’s Ego-Trip Recently there was a state-level debate about funding for the arts. I think most of the arguments in favor of funding were valid. But there’s an even deeper argument for the arts from science itself that has never surfaced. That the legislature has overturned Haley’s veto does not reduce its importance. The availability of the arts may be the only thing standing between us and a cultural epidemic of narcissism. In the west, especially America, we’ve given our allegiance to the functions of the brain’s left hemisphere, and dismissed the right’s. But a mind-blowing book by Jill Taylor called “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey” points to a dangerous problem with this choice.  Dr. Taylor, a Harvard-educated, world-renowned expert on the human brain, woke up one morning having a stroke. By the end of the morning the left hemisphere of her brain was totally “offline,” as she puts it. She had no sense of personal identity; sh

What exactly is "not all men"?

"Not all men" can be the shortened version of "Not all men are like that" or NAMALT, which appeared on the chat forum eNotAlone in early 2004. It's a common rebuttal phrase usually used by men in conversations regarding gender to be excused from criticism about common or certain male behaviours.  For example, when someone comes to you with their story of a sexual assault, and you assure them not all men like that, you are invalidating their story. There's obviously no need for a defense when someone is telling their personal experience. Then again, why's it so bad? Well, when a man interrupts a conversation about some feminist issue to remind the speaker that "not all men" do that, they actually derail, and even ignoring the fact that is actually happening.  Not only do they become the center of the conversation, but they also exclude themselves from any blame or responsibility. Pointing out individual exceptions won't help us understand or

La Duperie Des Retraites

Le Sénat vient d’adopter le projet de loi, voté déjà à la Chambre. Les ouvriers auront des rentes ! C’est la République qui leur fait ce cadeau — depuis si longtemps attendu. Quel chœur d’éloges et de louanges entendons-nous monter vers la Marianne miséricordieuse ! Seul le régime démocratique a fait quelque chose pour la classe ouvrière, pour le peuple — ce pauvre peuple ! Et c’est une occasion de plus pour insinuer aux prolétaires que c’est dans le calme de la paix sociale que pourront se réaliser les réformes ouvrières. Pas d’impatiences enfantines, méfions-nous des violences puériles, laissons agir les législateurs républicains et faisons leur confiance ! Il est bien regrettable que ce concert glorificateur soit entonné par les arrivistes et les arrivés du parlementarisme, au moment précis où il est question de quémander une fois de plus les suffrages populaires. Il est nécessaire à nouveau de rouler l’électeur, de berner l’ouvrier et la poudre aux yeux dont les gouvernants vont se