Monthly Archives: February 2007
Do you believe that you are complete and have the potential to fully develop yourself?
Do you believe that you are complete and have the potential to fully develop yourself? Do you believe that everyone else, the same as you, is complete and has the potential to fully develop himself/herself? If you do, please … Continue reading
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Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society People are always scared of death. It is sad to think that we cannot smell any more, listen any more, and watch any more. But while we are alive, are we really listening, seeing, and smelling the … Continue reading
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Wish you happy every day
Wish you happy every day Today is Valentine day. I went to do the meditation. It was the guided meditation. The host Ethan guided practitioners to wish happiness for various kinds of people in their lives. It is really a … Continue reading
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Where does the self disappear
Where does the self disappear Not in a very good mood today, and thus didn’t want to do anything. So I went to Grassroots Nonviolent Resistance to Israeli Apartheid in Palestine. Of course I think this is an important event. … Continue reading
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Maradona–He is the king
He is dancing there. Argentina is my most favorite football team. They have skill, speed, strength, and strategy. As a man, when you are young, you need to live like Maradona, fighting with your countrymen, with your friends, to experience … Continue reading
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Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
Thinking after reading Dumbing us down. No one can do a good job on education without reading Mr. Gatto’s books. Reading his book, you will have a feeling that education is the root of nearly all problems of our society. … Continue reading
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Community VS. Network
Thinking after reading http://www.spinninglobe.net/lesschool.htm Reading John Taylor Gatto’s speech “WE NEED LESS SCHOOL, NOT MORE”, it is a different feeling from reading his other essays in the past. When reading those essays, my reaction was usually: yes, right, I agree. … Continue reading
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