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Past Encounters: Buddhist Teachings and the Concept of "Scripture"
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Thursday, March 15, 2007. Buddhist Teachings and the Concept of "Scripture". Perhaps this is what appealed to me about Buddhism. As a non-theistic religion, it isn't centred around belief in a supreme being. It is, instead, a set of moral practices to live by. Ever since Alan Watts told me in the early seventies that "as the ocean waves, the universe peoples", I have been drawn to this non-dualistic way of perceiving reality. Here is an excerpt from the first page of Touching Peace that spoke to me today:.
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Community Commentary: Snowing us on the budget
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Thursday, March 20, 2008. Snowing us on the budget. Snowing us on the budget. The budget forged last December was less a budget and more a series of wishes. It did not take into account money for a snowy day.". The Ottawa Citizen, Published: Thursday, March 20, 2008. We simply need better city budgeting and a better tax system. Property taxes just don't work. They leave cities in constant shortfall. Premier Dalton McGuinty. Canada stands out amongst OECD. Countries in how it expects urban centres to be f...
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Past Encounters
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Thursday, March 8, 2007. As Zen Master Lin Chi told us over a thousand years ago,. The Miracle is to Walk on Earth". My name is Leonard Poole. I live in Ottawa. I want to tell you about. My Vision of a Greening World. Understands the consequences of their consumption and is actively engaged in reducing its effect. Commits to the goal of consuming no more than his or her fair share. Knows that to do otherwise will lead to tragic consequences for life as we know it. There is much work to be done. Economy t...
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Community Commentary: Reporting my "Low-Ebb Experience
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008. Reporting my "Low-Ebb Experience. January 2, 2008. Mr Pierre H. Lessard. President and Chief Executive Officer. 11 011, boul. Maurice-Duplessis. Dear Mr. Lessard. Forgive me if I view with skepticism the claim on your website that your "… employees go through a rigorous training program where they learn how to provide professional, courteous customer service. At about this time, a young man in a dark jacket approached me. Might someone be offering me some help? I'm just trying...
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Past Encounters: March 2007
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Monday, March 19, 2007. The Political Conundrum, or. How Do We Encourage Enough Voters to Think Long-Term? If you are reading this, then you may share my concern for our over-dependence on non-renewable energy sources. You perhaps have begun to conclude that in the near to mid term (within twenty years), we are going to be confronted with rapidly escalating costs of energy. You may also share my concern of the economic and social implications such costs will impose on our society. Over the past year I ha...
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Past Encounters: January 2008
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Friday, January 11, 2008. As many of you may know, I gave up car ownership some years ago, in an effort to reduce my ecological footprint. I love this unencumbered lifestyle. Some may think it restricts one's freedom, but my experience has been quite the opposite. January 2, 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer. 11 011, boul. Maurice-Duplessis. Instead I recently found myself subject to what I consider to be nothing other than exceedingly disrespectful and humiliating treatment. Realizing that I n...
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Past Encounters: The Political Conundrum, or
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Monday, March 19, 2007. The Political Conundrum, or. How Do We Encourage Enough Voters to Think Long-Term? If you are reading this, then you may share my concern for our over-dependence on non-renewable energy sources. You perhaps have begun to conclude that in the near to mid term (within twenty years), we are going to be confronted with rapidly escalating costs of energy. You may also share my concern of the economic and social implications such costs will impose on our society. Over the past year I ha...
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Past Encounters: A "Lo-ebb" Experience
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Friday, January 11, 2008. As many of you may know, I gave up car ownership some years ago, in an effort to reduce my ecological footprint. I love this unencumbered lifestyle. Some may think it restricts one's freedom, but my experience has been quite the opposite. January 2, 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer. 11 011, boul. Maurice-Duplessis. Instead I recently found myself subject to what I consider to be nothing other than exceedingly disrespectful and humiliating treatment. Realizing that I n...
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Past Encounters: We Vote With Our Dollars
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Friday, March 16, 2007. We Vote With Our Dollars. I recently came across the following quote from John Robbins at http:/ www.foodrevolution.org/commonground.htm. Says on her blog:. In other words, we have met the enemy, and it is US! Trying to shop our way out of this problem is a contradiction in terms. Posted by Leonard Poole. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Where My Blogs Are. My Old Website at NCF. Personal, or Whimsical. Talking About The News. View my complete profile. It is by riding a bicycle...
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Past Encounters: May 2007
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Monday, May 21, 2007. Awakening to the Threat of Excessive Material Consumption. There are signs of a new awakening in post-industrial society. Increasing numbers of us are recognizing that the encouragement of over consumption of material goods is a fundamental problem for humanity. The belief that continual growth in consumption is essential for our well-being is now being called into question. A worldwide-annualized growth rate of 3% quadruples our collective output in fifty years. Yet, in spite of al...
