stupid within
October 31st, 2005 by DhammaSeekerIn an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skill but, because here is something he prizes, he allows outward considerations to weigh on his mind. All those who consider external things important are stupid within.
~ Chuang-tzu
Mental stretching
October 28th, 2005 by DhammaSeekerA mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Do we need any more reason to believe that we are in danger?
October 28th, 2005 by DhammaSeekerArab States Silent on Iran’s Remarks
CAIRO, Egypt Oct 27, 2005 — Arab governments remained silent Thursday as international condemnation grew over a call by Iran’s new president for Israel to be destroyed….
Iran’s President Calls His Anti-Israel Comment `Right and Just’
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood by his comment that Israel “must be wiped off the map,” ignoring condemnation from the European Union, U.S. and Russia….
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This just makes me boil. What responsible nation-state calls for the complete erasure of another nation? What kind of culture stands idly by when another member state of that culture makes such an assertion. A very dangerous one. That’s what.
death by definition
October 28th, 2005 by DhammaSeekerThat which has been successfully defined has been successfully killed.
~ Christmas Humphreys
