Is the Swastika a "Universal" Symbol of Hate?

The swastika now shows up so often as a generic symbol of hatred that the Anti-Defamation League, in its annual tally of hate crimes against Jews, will no longer automatically count its appearance as an act of anti-Semitism. “The swastika has morphed into a universal symbol of hate,” said Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy organization. “Today it’s used as an epithet against African-Americans, Hispanics and gays, as well as Jews, because...

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Proteksi Folder Windows Tanpa Software Khusus

Folder-folder penting dan rahasia agar tidak mudah diakses oleh orang lain sebaiknya diberikan perhatian khusus berupa pemberian proteksi demi keamanan data yang ada di dalam folder tersebut. Apalagi proteksi ini untuk melindungi hak akses seorang anak ke folder khusus orang dewasa.Cara memproteksi folder pada windows cukup gampang yaitu hanya dengan menggunakan perintah dari prompt drive...

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You Left Hand Isn't Superior to Your Right.

The sound in this video is of poor quality so you'll want to turn up the volume.James: I call Thich Nhat Hanh my teacher for many reasons: He's straightforward, uses simple explanations that explain deep concepts, has a knack for knowing how to teach the western mind, has a great sense of humor and is very kind and compassionate. His left hand, right hand analogy was a revelation to me when I was first studying Buddhism because it really helped me see the big picture of interdependence, interconnection and no self. I hope you enjoyed it too!!~Peace to all bein...

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World Cup Buddhist.

Phayul, July 10, 2010 Dharamsala, India -- Barcelona and Spain defender Carles "Tarzan" Puyol who scored the only goal of the semi final against Germany to send his country into the first ever world cup final has a keen interest in Buddhism, according to his friend Ven. Thupten Wangchen of the Casa del Tibet, Barcelona. Ven Wangchen told VOA that Puyol's interest in Tibetan culture and Buddhism started after reading Sogyal Rinpoche’s book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying which helped...

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The Moon and the Idiot.

When the genius points at the moon, the idiot looks at the finger. -Old Chinese proverb.PHOTO CREDIT: Moon over Beijing, Chi...

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The Worms Crawl in and the Worms Crawl Out.

When I was a young boy I spent some years in the Boy Scouts, which is a survivalist organization that trains young men on how to live in the wilderness. As well as teach them other life skills. When the leaders weren't around we kids would sing songs that, naturally, were deemed by our elders as, "gross." You know how kids are. The one that comes to mind today is something called, "The Hearse Song" which is about death and stems from the 19th century when it was documented among British soldiers...

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When Meditating, Let Go of Expectations.

It is important to sit with the clear intention to be present. At the same time, we need to let go of expectations. In a very real sense, what happens when we sit is none of our business.The practice is to accept whatever arises instead of trying to control our experience. What we can control is our wise effort to be present with what is. We can spend a lot of our sitting time dwelling on memories of past sittings or fantasizing of those to come.When we read or hear about the benefits of...

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Format Drive C Windows

Perintah FORMAT adalah perintah untuk membentuk hanrddisk agar bisa digunakan sebagai media penyimpan data. Harddisk yang belum fiformat tidak bisa digunakan untuk menyimpan data, oleh karena itu sebuah hardisk perlu diformat sebelum digunakan.Perintah dalam melakukan format drive harddisk adalah sama, akan tetapi apabila memformat harddisk yang tersimpan sistem operasi, hal ini akan tidak...

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Adapting to Rising Heat.

This post started as a comment in regards to Genkaku's post about the current heat wave on the East coast of America. Thanks Genkaku for the inspiration:The Earth is our only home but for too long humans have forgotten our close interdependent relationship with her, which has led us to neglect the relationship and abuse her. Yet as we know well from studying the Dharma, we can not hurt the environment without hurting ourselves. We can ignore science all we want but the reality is that it's been...

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Reviewing "Not in God's Name" by Paula Fouce.

India. The cradle of Eastern spirituality (if not the capital of world religion) is where the documentary, Not in God's Name begins. And the nourishment of that spiritual child is the Ganges river. The beginning scenes on this mystical and legendary body of water are stunning in color, lighting and scope. Truly the imagery evokes sensations of viewing a unique and sacred place.However, we are also reminded in these initial moments of the dark side of religion--hatred and violence. We are guided...

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Mencegah Baterai Laptop, Handphone Drop

Sebenarnya sebelum saya menuliskan artikel ini saya sendiri sudah kena juga karena laptop saya sekarang hanya bisa bertahan 1800 detik alias 30 menit. Meski sebelumnya saya sudah tau tipsnya tapi kadang "Males" itu datang meski hanya melepas koneksi listrik saja ogah..akhirnya begini jadinya.Baterai laptop maupun handphone (hp) sama-saja dalam penggunaannya, apabila sering digunakan maka...

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