News of the Day: Suck a Lemon

Ashley Wells, Xochitl, Pat Macpherson, Wisdom Quarterly (Armistice Day/Veteran's Day 2012) Rap has nothing on quirky indie rock like moe.Demolition of Buddhas approaching!KABUL (Reuters, Dec. 5, 2010) - Ancient Buddhist relics may temporarily delay huge Afghan copper mine. Safeguarding ancient Buddhist relics at a huge Chinese-run copper mine [MCC] in Afghanistan could take three years and delay the country's biggest foreign investment project, the Afghan mining minister said on Sunday. Archaeologists...

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KOAN: Nanyo's Wash Basin (Vairocana)

Koan Study Group, Roshi Albrizze, Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; Book of Equanimity (BN)A wash basin is a base thing. Today, it would be as if a master asked one to fetch a roll of toilet paper in answer to a question about the nature of the Great Illuminator.   Case 42: Nanyo’s Wash BasinPREFACE TO THE ASSEMBLY Vairocana (users.skynet.be)Washing bowls and filling the wash basin are both Dharma gates and Buddha's affair.Carrying firewood and drawing water are nothing but marvelous activity...

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