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Tag Archives: justification
One Cause Alone: envelope sonnet
One cause alone cannot sustain our reason. Quite surely in one lifetime are enough good reasons to press on; that is the stuff of all our myths and legends, in their season. Besides, one grows and passes out of childhood; … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged #BookofForms, causes, envelope sonnet, justification, poetic forms, sonnet, stamina, sustainability
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Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause
Something to think about in the context of today’s America and unrest around the world (emphases mine): Hitler was able to enslave his own people because he seemed to give them something that even the traditional religions could no longer … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Statements
Tagged activism, degradation, Der Fuehrer, emptiness, fascism, justification, Konrad Heiden
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Thoughts on Vegetarianism
Here’s a quote from something I received today: Vegetarianism is a natural and obvious way to live with a minimum of hurt to other beings. Hindu scripture speaks clearly and forcefully on vegetarianism. The Yajur Veda (36.18. ve, p. 342) … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged hypocrisy, justification, karma, killing, vegetarianism
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Question Posted to the Ishmael Community
Posted this evening to the Ishmael Community, a web community devoted to the principles set forth by Daniel Quinn in his books Ishmael, The Story of B, and Beyond Civilization, among others: My question is the result of a conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged Abel, Beyond Civilization, Cain, Daniel Quinn, history, Ishmael, justification, parables, spirituality
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W.M.D.
wealthy men decide worldwide military dependency whitehouse motives dubious war means death without meaningful direction wholesale media duplicity wanton mercenary demonstrations willful misinformation dissemination wrongful misuse doctrine winner molded demographics warped mission definition wholly moronic defense whitewashed mind denial well … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged coersion, deception, fear, George W Bush, Iraq, justification, mass media, war
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Sometimes We Forget
The world is often close around, its taste upon our breath filling our dreams with noble schemes of unknown width and depth. It gives us of its bounty and leaves us deep in a debt that we must somehow then … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged amnesia, daily poems, forgetfulness, justification, memory, responsibility
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