Navam Full Moon Poya Day is on Tuesday:
Leading a life without greed, aversion and delusion
It appears as if our actions - what we do, say or
think - simply arise and then disappear without any trace except for
their visible or physical impact on other people and the
environment. However, according to the Buddha, all motivated
actions,
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Vignettes
Life, a carnival for soulless bodies
Drug dealers, rapists, child abusers, fraudsters
and others of their ilk appear to be soulless creatures who are bent
on satisfying their material needs. They want beautiful women, drive
luxurious vehicles, eat sumptuous meals and listen to lilting music.
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Thorns on the Side
Auschwitz - 70 years on
Auschwitz. The very name still sends a shiver
down the collective spine of the world, 70 years after Soviet
soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp on January 27, 1945.
It is easily the darkest chapter in human history - up to 1.1
million people were “exterminated” at this camp in Poland alone,
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