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 Thursday, 18 June 2009 07:57 | | 
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Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford University and Professor Mary Kaldor of the
LSE explore the current status of the
military dimension of Britain's oil security strategy, and look at ways in which the UK can work to avoid future involvement
in oil-related conflict
Paul Rogers: First question: August 1990, the Iraqis under Saddam Hussain overran Kuwait very quickly. Within about four or five weeks a very large coalition, which you may recall included eventually an Egyptian and a Syrian division, was being established to evict the Iraqis from Kuwait.
Published on Monday, 15 June 2009 19:00 | | |
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In this article I am going to set out the framework and content of a series of articles on the topic of Science and Buddhism.
The intention is to encourage dialogue between the two communities of people interested in one or both of these topics, by comparing and contrasting the different approaches that each takes towards a description of 'The Reality of Life'.
So sharpen those e-pencils and get ready to contribute. I don't have any particular agenda and hopefully this will go in several different directions simultaneously.
Published on Sunday, 14 June 2009 19:00 | |
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Barak Obama Entering 10 Downing Street
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Published on Friday, 12 June 2009 19:00 | |
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Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Hindu or Atheist, we’re all capable of
experiencing peak moments – epiphanies of peace, calm, interconnectedness and
unity, writes Hannah Orchard. What’s surprising is that they often feel
more real than real life.
Published on Thursday, 11 June 2009 08:38 | | |
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It’s interesting to observe how often the media reports one health alert telling us to avoid something, while a few days later, we hear that the food or activity to be avoided could also be good for our health, writes Louise Ellis.
Published on Tuesday, 09 June 2009 19:00 | | |
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The Buddha was a businessman. But don't take anyone's word for it - it's written in stone.
Of all the iconic scenes found in the earliest Buddhist art from India, none are more striking than the sculpted representation of a title deed involving one of Buddhism's most venerable monasteries: The transaction, involving 10 million gold coins, clearly shows that, far from being an ascetic, other-worldly religious tradition, Buddhism was, in fact, 'deeply entangled with money – and a very great deal of it at that,' according to Gregory Schopen, chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and an authority on ancient Indian Buddhism.
Published on Monday, 08 June 2009 19:00 | | |
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On June 2nd, clouds over Stuttgart, Germany, parted to reveal what has become a relatively rare sight, spots on the Sun. This 11 year solar activity cycle is still in a surprisingly deep minimum.