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The Buddha’s parable of the burning house – Brecht

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Sean Thompson

Guatama the Buddha taught The doctrine of greed’s wheel to which we are bound, and advised That we should shed all craving and thus Undesiring enter the nothingness that he called Nirvana. What is it like, this nothingness, Master? Every … Continue reading →

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Shock news from the trenches

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sean Thompson

There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning. Warren Buffet

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Tony Benn on democracy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Sean Thompson

If you meet a powerful person – ask them five questions: What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid … Continue reading →

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