tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248361592011-11-17T19:01:25.116+11:00Join me as I observe the country and travel the world in search of sense and reason and a good few laughs ...........Big Red Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868464747740233316noreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24836159.post-87413274071339062542011-05-09T21:08:00.004+10:002011-05-09T21:20:51.776+10:00

"It is a defect in language that words suggest permanent realities and people do not see through this deception. But mere words cannot create reality. Thus people speak of a final goal and believe it is real, but it is a form of words and the goal as such is without substance. The one who realizes the emptiness of objects and concepts does not depend on words. Perfect wisdom is beyond definition,

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What is method, within the context of the unity of method and wisdom? It is a dedicated heart of bodhichitta, based on love and compassion. It apprehends its object, enlightenment, with the intention to achieve it in order to benefit others. Compassion, as its basis, apprehends its object, the suffering of others, with the wish to remove it.Wisdom, on the other hand, is a correct view that

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I found this great article on the science of Compassion which suggests that we all have the capacity but are influenced by both biology and environmental factors and altruism tends to be stronger than self-interest."Think humans are born selfish? Think again. Dacher Keltner reveals the compassionate side to human nature.Humans are selfish. It's so easy to say. The same goes for so many assertions

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The most important thing for this life’s happiness, especially for the sentient beings you meet, is to have the thought: “I’m the servant and they are the masters, I’m the servant and they are the kings, they are the masters and I am like the dog. Sentient beings are the ones from whom I have received all my happiness. They are the dearest and most kind. They are the ones from whom all

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A new social modelWe must attempt the impossible. I am convinced that if we continue to follow a social model that is entirely conditioned by money and power, and that takes so little account of true values such as love and altruism, future generations may have to face far worse problems and endure even more terrible forms of suffering....Each one of us lacks one thing or another. I am not

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The general procedure of narrow-minded worldly life is summed up by what are called "the eight worldly concerns":like/dislike gain/loss praise/blame fame/disgraceThe worldly way of life is to be unhappy when the four unfavorable ones--dislike, loss, blame, and disgrace--happen to you or your friends, but to be pleased when these happen to your enemies. These results are all based on how people

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Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet on 50th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising DayToday is the fiftieth anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising against Communist China's repression in Tibet. Since last March, widespread peaceful protests have erupted across the whole of Tibet. Most of the participants were youths born and brought up after 1959, who have not seen

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I am deeply saddened by the extreme suffering of those who have been affected by the bush fires around the country. It is always in these times of adversity that communities bond together and people offer their generosity and compassion. I think this quote from His Holiness puts into perspective how we can change our perspective on the interconnectedness we share, not just in these times of

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Not difficult to believe that a recent UN report said that organic communal farming could easily solve the current world food shortages. It says, " Organic farming can often lead to polarised views, with some viewing it as a saviour and others as a niche product or something of a luxury... this report suggests it could make a serious contribution to tackling poverty and food insecurity. "And what

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" There is often a big disparity between the way we perceive things and the way things really are. For instance, when we see an object we think, 'Oh, this is the very same object which I saw two days ago.' This is a very crude way of talking about reality. What is actually happening here is a kind of a conflation between an image or a concept of an entity and the actual reality of the moment. In

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Can you believe that just as a statue is erected to that Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush, the Iraq government has ordered it taken down. Must be a payback for all the "good" that Bush perpetrated against the good people of Iraq.Apparently the shoe guy has become a cult figure to these people who have suffered so much since their "liberation" and to those in the Arab world who

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" It is said that if you want to know what you were doing in the past,Look at your body now;If you want to know what will happen to you in the future,Look at what your mind is doing now. "His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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" Superficial observation of the sense world might lead you to believe that people’s problems are different, but if you check more deeply, you will see that fundamentally, they are the same. What makes people’s problems appear unique is their different interpretation of their experiences. "–Lama Thubten Yeshe.What I really take from this quote of the great teacher Lama Yeshe is that we suffer

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Being an Ox myself it is with great anticipation that I approach this New Chinese Year with great anticipation of what's in store!

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What an armchair of emotions it is that His Holiness rides in stating his case for the Middle Way approach to negotiating with China. It is true to his amazing compassion and honesty that he could deliver a sincere message such as this for the Chinese New Year.“ On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, I extend my affectionate greetings to all our Chinese brothers and

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" Even though supreme awareness is the basic nature of reality, because we do not realize this, as sentient beings we develop dualistic thinking. We start making distinctions between subject and object, near and far, and so forth, and then we cling to those as real. The twelve links of interdependence arise, and, beginning with ignorance, we develop the notions of "me" and "mine," and all sorts

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“Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.” Denis Diderot quotes (French man of letters and philosopher, 1713-1784)“In political discussion heat is in inverse proportion to knowledge.”The concept of Heat and Politics is certainly topical, considering the critical

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“In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” - Eric HofferThese are certainly times of change and let us all hope that new "Obama" revolution may be governed by the "learners" and not the so-called "learned", GW was no student of history but may the rhetoric be converted to

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I was sent this moral tale and thought it captured wonderfully the Buddhist concept of Interdependence. The mouse's story shows that whether we acknowledge it or not, our actions are inter-related and we should be mindful of the consequences of our body, speech and mind.The link in the title is to an article on Tibetan Medicine referring to how the "Buddhist teachings tell us that we have

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A report released recently, "identifies loneliness to be a potentially very serious and widespread problem with profound implications but it also highlights the most ‘at risk’ groups and the pattern of loneliness across the life course. It strongly suggests that loneliness has reached unprecedented levels and that it may have as much to do with reduced social connectivity and networks as the

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Kisa Gotami has led a sheltered life, according to the Dhammapada. Married to the son of a rich merchant, she feels immune from death. But then her son dies before he can walk. Deep in shock and denial, she refuses to let the body be burnt. Slinging the tiny corpse on her hip, she rages through the neighborhood, asking if anyone knows where she might find medicine to bring him back to life. Most

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Apparently procrastination happens to us all but now research says that concrete is better than abstract, when it comes to planning. The study suggests it's easier to handle a question of how than one of why. "Merely thinking about the task in more concrete, specific terms makes it feel like it should be completed sooner," which reduces procrastination, the researchers write.American writer Don

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An undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has occurred at 06:27 PM EDT onThursday 15 January 2009 near LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION.THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND, ISLANDS OR TERRITORIES.Now that's a relief, but surely the climate is changing!The first Summer Heat strikes and everyone is out with, "what about this heat!", we certainly don't get the big southerlies we used to, that

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" Pig-in-a-poke is an idiom that refers to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce but apparently rats and cats were not.The scheme entailed the sale of a "suckling pig" in a "poke" (bag). The wriggling bag would actually contain a cat — not particularly prized as a source of meat — that was sold to the victim in an unopened bag. The French term acheter (un)

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~ A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. ~ Kahlil GibranIn the lead up to the inauguration of Barack Obama and the sentiment of hope that follows him I decided to pull out the "Yippie Manifesto" which summed up the radical feeling of the Youth International Party who were "a highly theatrical and anti-authoritarian political party established

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The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan may not register immediately on the geo-political map but it's place in the world, wedged as it is between the powerhouses of China and India, may be increasingly significant given China's continues its occupation of Tibet.Bhutan's observance of Gross National Happiness, a policy instituted by the Fourth King in 1972, is a measurement of happiness just as important

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So I've just sat through this new fangled Twenty20 style cricket, bought to you by the barrel in the sky, and I don't know what to make of the hype! It's like the powers of the establishment have seen the writing on the wall and adopted an American fast food approach to the old bat and ball game. It takes me back to a song by a long since defunct Gold Coast ban called Thrust, whose defining

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" Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality. "- Pema Chodron

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I discovered a blog called The Worst Horse which calls itself a Buddhist sub & pop-culture site. They get stuck into the world of exploiting all things Buddhist, it's called the "Dharma Burger" culture and anything is allowed in the name of commerce. Take for example Dalai Lama statuette, (pictured) which was conceived by a German company in 2005 to celebrate His Holiness' 70th birthday, and sold

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" All the different religious faiths, despite their philosophical differences, have a similar objective. Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion has more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal. "- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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The shocking news has been revealed that the great ceramic glass conglomerate Wedgewood Waterford, also makers of Royal Doulton, is under the hands of receivers. Apparently around 2,700 jobs are risk if the whole box and dice goes under, but"Politicians on both sides of the Irish Sea warned that the collapse of the company had severe implications for communities where china and glass have been

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During another morning spent on the lounge watching cricket and cruising the net I stumbled upon the critical theory of 20th Century French social critic Jacques Ellul, who looks suspiciously like an ex-cricketer from Yorkshire in his photo.I was getting swamped by the advertising for a new McCrap product on the telly featuring two young chaps exchanging disinterested glances and calling each

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Had some flashbacks today while indulging that great summer past-time of watching cricket, passed out on the lounge with the fan on full tilt. I remembered some cricket I played on my first trip to India 9 years ago and how it changed my view of the Indian people and the way I interacted with them, as a cricket playing Aussie, and it introduced me to the profound colonising affect of the game in

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I've been following the situation in the Gaza Strip and lamenting the ability of either side to find a resolution to the their ongoing conflict. I've also been browsing the perverse world of English Football where no news is bad news and so talk has turned again to former English player Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne who has admitted, not for the first time, that if he doesn't quit the bottle this time

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" To be aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else "- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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It occurred to me while reading a blog article in Ode Magazine called "Zen and the art of drinking beer", that in fact it can be an incredibly (in moderation of course) meditational experience.It takes me back to many a traveling moment when the cares of the world seemed far away, the location was perfect and only the taste of the local brew was having its hypnotic effect.As the writer says, "We

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I woke to the news today that Tibetan exiles in India have avoided New Years Celebrations in favour of praying for their brothers and sisters who continue to suffer inside Tibet.While I look forward to the privilege of another year free to write and think and enjoy my life in Australia, people such as the Tibetans continue to suffer in exile or under the occupation of the Chinese Government with

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The Happy Hour – for Lex Bramble who was much loved by all.He was a humble man,A man who served his country proudA man who raised a familyA man who sold the choicest cuts of meatA man who shed a tear;A man who fitted into any crowdA man who lived contentedlyA man who we were honoured to meetA man who shared a beer;And now that the happy hour has come to pass,I would propose this one last toast,To

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We left Lembongan on the supply boat back to Padang Bai on Bali, only 7 of us and a pile of bags, on a sailing boat about as big as a small car, but no time to think about the delicacy of this position if a big swell hit, as a wet sail carries us all the way to the mainland with the fish jumping and dancing beside us.From Padang Bai, we headed across to the island of Lombok. I made the decision

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“Keith’s Asian Odyssey” – August 12, 2004 to February 14, 2005.Keiths BiographyMy name’s Keith, the red kangaroo, I was born on Australia Day (January 26) 1970, I stand over two metres tall and can put a man on the ground with one good hit, not that I get into it, we’re pacifists really, us big reds.As I like to say, ‘the world is Keith’s Oyster’, and recently I left the country on a travel in

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Leaving the crisp morning breeze of a Newcastle winter, the intrepid adventurers set-off in the Falcon panno, cruising down the freeway to Sydney to set sail on the flying Garuda for the shores of that most topical of destinations, Indonesia, in search of summer dreams and those perfect tropical reef breaks that one hears talked about in surfing circles and of course another world of personal and

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The Fierce Festival - London, June 2. Aussie rock ain't dead and buried just yet, how about the platform of the Queens Golden Jubilee to show the Empire what the Commonwealth is good for. A procession of quality rock and roll to put it all into perspective. I've had so many misses with so many live gigs in recent times that I thought I was doomed to the CD dust heap forever. Bring on the Oils,

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From the High Country to the Craic in the GlassHello one, hello all, I see in the crystal that everyone is well; the pint glass never lies [especially when it's masquerading as a row of empty soldiers]. Hasn't the world changed recently? Is it just me or is there irony in the fact that Bushy keeps using God as his witness? Let me get this one in early, Go you Bloody Knights, kicked the arse of

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Old Blighty, Go LightyTo everyone on the receiving end of this one, Hope all's well in your various spaces on the planet. This report comes from summery Edinburgh, which serves up a tantalising serve of sunlight for several minutes each day and then slithers comfortably into drizzle and the distinct impression of an Aussie winter. Still what can I say; it's good to be up in the world literally,

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From the Transit LoungeHow's everyone going? Been out of touch for a while, in Laos for a month, a transit stop of sorts before the continent. Hanging out in the capital with the family who took me under their wing the last time around. A bizarre occurrence a few days there, drinking the local fire water and chatting with a member of the family one day, the next day she goes to the toilet and

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South East Asian OdysseyHello all and welcome to Wookiees travels mark 6. Today marks 6 months out of Australia, just 6 to go. Firstly I must apologise for a type-o error that has entered the correspondence up to now, apparently the Wookiee prefers to spell his name with two e's rather than one, I discovered this while reading a star wars novel recently, so for this I apologise. Well what to say

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The End of this LegViva la Email fans. Alas the time of the Wookiees Travels (the Indian leg) must end but on with the journey, next stop Singapore (and into the temptation zone for rabid conspicuous consumption), if I escape without a burnt pocket it will be a miracle. Since last we spoke I have ventured into the mountains once more for another speculative search for the Yeti, but what news? no

Big Red Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868464747740233316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24836159.post-1160971699803422311999-11-19T14:07:00.002+11:002009-01-05T15:58:49.551+11:00

Goin’ To Kathmandu"Here is all persons broadcast" Namaste, to anybody who gets this email. In those immortal words of Bob Seger, (Thanks John) "I'm goin' to Kathmandu and there's nothin' that I’d rather do". Well I'm here and molai Nepal man parcha. (I like Nepal) I'm finally out in the world and what a place to begin an adventure. To tell you what I have seen in only six days would take hours so

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