News of the Day: Spiritual movies (video)

Seven, Pat Macpherson, Irma Quintero, Wisdom Quarterly, News of the Day, Nov. 2012Calming prints on the streets of Chiang Mai, Thailand's second city (WeGoTwo/flickr.com)Obama drops in on Cambodian dictator Hun Sen after visit with Burma's rulers 10,000 Days of Hun Sen: “I not only weaken the opposition, I’m going to make them dead...and if anyone is strong enough to try to hold a demonstration, I will beat all those dogs and put them in a cage.” WalMart and others kill Bangladeshi workers...

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Bigfoot is a kind of "human," DNA shows

Dr. Melba S. Ketchum; George Knapp, David Paulides; edited by Wisdom QuarterlyDNA moves in an aqueous environment (istockphoto.com/rustycloud/esciencecommons)  "Bigfoot" DNA sequenced in genetics studyFive-Year genome study at DNA Diagnostics yields evidence of Homo sapiens/unknown hominin hybrid species in North America.  DNA wall (John Goode/Flickr/Wired.com)DALLAS, Texas (PRWEB, Nov. 24, 2012) - A team of scientists can verify that their five-year long DNA study, currently under...

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Vegans in Space (NASA)

Rose Y.Colón (finedininglovers.com, July 24, 2012); Seven, Wisdom QuarterlyWorlds in space/sky (Sanskrit, akasha) are best visited by vegans (wallpapervortex.com). Below Mars image from Shutterstock engineers at NASA’s Synthetic Biology Initiative using life to create building blocks of life instead of shipping them (via inhabitat.com).Mars is really more hospitable than trip there We have Buddhists in space, Buddhists from space, Buddhists sending messages from space, so why not smart, compassionate,...

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Detachment and Compassion in Buddhism

Elizabeth J. Harris,* Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism; Wisdom QuarterlyWisdom Quarterly: Think detachment and non-clingy compassion go together?  Bodhi leaf hearts (Gabrielgs) To people looking at Buddhism through the medium of English, the practice of compassion and detachment can appear incompatible, especially for those who consider themselves to be socially and politically engaged.   In contemporary usage, compassion brings to mind outward-moving concern for others,...

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