These two quotes from two different Buddhist teachers are quite helpful. One explains the problem that we face, the source of our discontent. The other tells us how the problem is solved.
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After I left Arcosanti, Arizona, I eventually reached The Sycamore Ranch in New Mexico. I worked there as a ranch hand for a little over a year. At the ranch I started working on the manuscript for, The Eye of the Dragon, Stalking Castaneda.
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In a simple way, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz show us how human beings distort our reality trapping ourselves in negative beliefs, which we never challenge.
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I had heard people talk about the movie Door to Door and recently came across a post at the Mawhinney blog reviewing the movie.
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On my last visit to the gym this past week, I found a note on the shower room refering to the fact that new shower heads had been installed which reduced the flow of water in order to conserve it.
Filed under: Current Affairs | Tagged: Desalination, Desalinization, San Diego CA, Water Shortage, YMCA | 4 Comments »
