The World Other Than As

The Great Weakness Of The West Is That It Has Nothing With Which To Inspire Loyalty Except Wealth. But What Is Wealth? Another Washing Machine, A Bigger Car, A Nicer House To Live In? Not Much To Feed The Spirit In All That.

I Am Moonlighting For The Buddha.

To A Buddhist, Contradictions Only Exist In A Mind That Has Been Forced To Cultivate Them.

Expecting To Be Wrong About Most Things Most Of The Time Brings, Finally, The Kind Of Humility That Leads To Peace. I Think.

In Southeast Asia The World Is Understood To Be A Vast, Complex Network Of Interdependent Relationships. So When Global Capitalism Makes It Impossible For Small-time Rice Farmers To Feed Their Families And Make A Living, It Is A Natural Thing For Anyone In The Family Who Can Find An Alternative Source Of Income To Do So.