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Thursday, June 28, 2007

      A Poem: Dualism And Where to Start As A Meditator

your body is your sole supply
stop looking to the mind
the mind follows the body
did you think your leg into being?
of course not
your mind realised there was a leg
the mind follows everything
finding feeling in the body
letting go of thoughts in the mind
breathing deep and long and slow
first find all of your body
this may take a very long time
before again turning mind on mind
to untie the final knots that bind
wherein that certain answer that you seek
you will find

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Filed under: Buddhism, Poems, Life Stumble it! zigzagzen @ 1:11 am
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Saturday, June 23, 2007

      What Is Wrong With The NHS?: Ask A Nurse.

“It has been my sad experience throughout my career to find that whereas doctors tend to close ranks and look after each other during times of trouble, nurses act in completely the opposite way”. from Life in the NHS, an excellent nurse written blog.

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Filed under: Medical History, Life Stumble it! zigzagzen @ 10:03 am
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Friday, June 22, 2007

      Summertime Is Coming Again.

Bees are dying. We may not have enough food in rich countries in five years. We may know hunger. We still do not act. The powerful do not lead us because they have everything to lose from peace prevailing and everything to gain from strife and famine. They will have enough food. The meek shall inheret the earth? Not unless they decide to inherit it and do something about it.

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Filed under: Uncategorized Stumble it! zigzagzen @ 10:00 am
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