The sound of silence in a world of noise

Even if you don’t have a meditation or prayer session, take 15 to 20 minutes per day to close your eyes and observe your breath. Notice the noise around you and how it continues without your interference. The more you focus on your breath, the more the noise fades into the background.

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Vignettes

Finding solace in philosophical Marxism

Once in a while at least we must take time off to consider our plight in the world. How many of us are satisfied with our jobs, income, lifestyle and education? However much we try, most of us cannot achieve higher goals in education and employment.

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Thorns on the Side

Lessons from MH 17

We commented earlier on the MH 370 tragedy, which still remains a mystery with no trace of the plane or passengers found to this day, even four months later. Now Malaysia Airlines has faced another tragedy with the downing of its Flight MH 17 (A Boeing 777) flying to KL from Amsterdam.

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