Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 19:00 | | 
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'It’s hard to believe now, but not long ago economists were
congratulating themselves over the success of their field,' writes Paul Krugman, himself a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
And according to Krugman, 'the economics profession went astray because economists, as a group, mistook beauty, clad in impressive-looking mathematics, for truth.'
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Published on Monday, 14 September 2009 19:00 | | |
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Published on Sunday, 13 September 2009 19:00 | |
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Donner und blitzen! Followed by bright periods and scattered showers...
Now from the sublime to the ridiculous: click 'Read More' to find out where women's money goes!
Published on Saturday, 12 September 2009 19:00 | | |
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Many people thought we were mad keeping chickens on our small London roof, writes Julia Stephenson, but three months on our girls are thriving and laying delicious eggs that are keenly appreciated by all. So, what’s next?
Well, keeping bees of course! The Queen’s grocer, Fortnum and Mason, has set a trend with hives on their roof that are producing delicious honey with, according to Fortnum’s resident bee expert, notes of 'chestnut and lime, to reflect the trees in the city. Our bees will have feasted on buddleia, lavender and bergamot.'
It sounds irresistible.
Published on Friday, 11 September 2009 19:00 | |
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Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus flower, has been a sacred symbol for thousands of years, writes Diane Southam
In the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo some years ago I was entranced to see gigantic sculptures of a Pharaoh and his consort, each cradling a lotus in the palm of their hand, smiling peacefully as they gazed into eternity.
Published on Thursday, 10 September 2009 19:00 | |
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Who
is the third who walks always beside you?
When
I count, there are only you and I together
But
when I look ahead up the white road
There
is always another one walking beside you.
T.S.
Eliot The Waste Land
The Third Man is the name attached to the unseen being experienced by people - often adventurers, mountaineers and explorers – in situations of extreme deprivation and near-death. Scientific researchers call it variously a 'sensed presence', a 'vivid physical awareness' or the 'illusory shadow person'.
Published on Tuesday, 08 September 2009 19:00 | | |
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Dr Alex Lickerman is a physician and former Director of Primary Care at the University of Chicago. He’s been a practising SGI Buddhist since 1989