- April 13, 2009
- Humphrey Hawksley and the Chip Fat Conundrum
- Posted by Strangely
- Environment
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Humphrey Hawksley in an article on today’s BBC News website has reported the (blindingly obvious, some might say) results of a 25-year American study into the effects of air pollution (specifically vehicle and industrial) on life expectancy. City air pollution ‘shortens life’ Basically, it’s bad! I live next to an A-class road, busy with holiday [...]
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- March 31, 2009
- Why I Recite bits of the Lotus Sutra
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- Buddhism
- Tagged with: Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, creative, Daisaku, Daishonin, enlightenment, eyes, Great, Human, Ikeda, Jill, Lotus, lotus sutra, Makiguchi, mind, nam myoho renge kyo, Nichiren, SGI, Shakyamuni, soya, Sutra, Times, vehicle, water
As part of my Buddhist practice I recite two bits of prose and chant some Daimoku, which is the words “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” over and over again. I recite these two bits of prose, called the “Expedient Means” chapter and the “Life Span” chapter because Jill, the person who introduced me did so. Jillian [...]
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- February 11, 2008
- Fuel Costs Red Herrings
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- Environment, Freedom
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Introduction There’s a lot in the news about the terrible cost of road fuel. See here for example. The truth is that the whole system is shite and people, by their very actions PROVE that they can afford fuel AT ANY COST. Here’s how (from my trip experience). Yesterday I came back from Northumberland, a [...]
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