(Untitled)- August 26, 2007 Realisation: How to Handle the Most Difficult Person(s) in Your Life some tricks to see past the delusion of anger I found this post in my weekly thedailyenglightenment.com email, which often has interesting dharma movie bits and fine zen quotes. I repost here without permissions, thus happy to take it down. It is a most ironic "illusion" that there are many difficult people in our lives outhttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/08/realisationlife-how-to-handle-most.html no war with iran--an important message about reviving public debate in our republic- August 23, 2007 Dear friends, This Harper's article presents convincing evidence that our executive branch and our chief executive's ideological handlers are using Fox News to quicken our nation's pace toward war with Iran, just as they did in the lead-up to Iraq in 2003. For the fast, dirty evidence and an online petition asking other networks not to follow Fox New's lead, check out this page.Let us do morehttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/08/no-war-with-iran-important-message.html (Untitled)- August 22, 2007 Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties ...is the third in a series of Public Interest Pictures films ... Unconstitutional provides the facts and stories that illuminate administration lies, wrongheaded policies, and the real victims of these actions--the American people. Here, you'll get the real story behind the USA PATRIOT Act and other administration policies and the gut wrenchinghttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/08/unconstitutional-war-on-our-civil.html (Untitled)- August 18, 2007 the last days of guqin camp at the Royal Academy of Music London Following from this post. I could write a lot about my week at the Royal Academy of Music's summer school, but I won't. I enjoyed the people I met and being in that atmosphere of exploration and excitement about Asian music. There were many people who had never seen a qin before, and others who had practiced half a lifetime. Thehttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/08/last-days-of-guqin-camp-at-royal.html (Untitled)- August 9, 2007 Future Mediascape Don't say you weren't warned... Admittedly a bit sensationalized, but still a decent video that adds something to the debate and wonder of our emerging mediasphere.http://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/08/future-mediascape-dont-say-you-werent.html |