Posted on August 27, 2017, in Poem With Image, Senryu and tagged Evil, Hatred, Ignorance, Prejudice, Racism, Sickness, Social commentary, Sorrow, Violence. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
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“You should stop words and letters, and learn to withdraw and reflect on yourself. When you do so, your body and mind will naturally fall away, and your original Buddha nature will appear.” – Dogen.
Now, where can I find . . . ?
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Stacked in the back room
Filed but not forgotten
Admissions of a structure junky
Stringy theories . . .
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Interesting analysis in this article:
http://act.alternet.org/go/90733
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Pretty much my take on events and it’s terrifying. 😕 Thanks for the link, Ben.
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Yes. Very clearly argued.
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Amen and agreed.
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May they find healing.
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I totally agreed , Ben. They are crawling more and more out of their dark places. Disgusting attitude.
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How to deal with such people without being tainted ourselves: that is our conundrum.
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True, we should not stoop down to their level. However we should not look away either, that does not work either as history has proven us some 75 year ago. The media has to bring this in the open, maybe they should not give them such a big podium and by doing so giving them an ego boost.
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The media can be a fickle friend, I’m afraid, and is too often the lackey of those who “own” it, who have their own, frequently dark, agenda.
You will have by now received my Guest Page submission. This was the runner-up:
https://bennaga.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/too-paranoid-republished/
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