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Chinese Proverb..repost from the Buddhist Blog

When the genius points at the moon, the idiot looks at the finger.

-Old Chinese proverb.


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Rally For Economic Survival - Lafayette Louisiana

Today there was a rally in Lafayette Louisiana at the Cajundome. The very fact that a rally occurred speaks to the anger and frustration of Louisiana natives. Normally a lazy blue-collar state that has not protested to this extent in decades, today the people spoke. The final count according to their site put attendance at 11,000 in the Dome, 11,000 different viewers (IP Addresses) online, 3700 at one time on line in 40 different countries.

Is that clear enough for you Washington? If not there is also the petition that now has 171599 people and counting....BTW if you'd like to sign the petition you can find it here. Twice so far the moratorium has been struck down in a court of law. Once when first issued and again in appeals court. The response of our government? To put in place another moratorium under a different name. (Ummm...I think I heard something about the spirit of the law and letter of the law...guess who's not following the spirit of the law here?)

In response, the people of Louisiana rose up in an out cry of solidarity and contacted all major media outlets. The media's response? To post articles of Klingons (CNN) and stone age sex toys (FOX) on their main pages and ignore this historic moment. Sounds like freedom of the press only applies when it's not owned by big government.

The Rally also has a facebook page that can be viewed here. To view the rally, the full video is available here.

Please support the local economy and the will of the local people.

Thoughts on Happiness

Happiness is more than what one does or how much money or even popularity a person has...if happiness were tied to personal achievement, than no one would ever be happy except the super-stars. And, if the number of rock star suicides is any indication, even they aren't happy. When I went on mission trip to the Yucatan, I was struck by how happy the people were. They lived in a one room hut, there were maggots in the food, and the floors were dirt with no running water, and...they were happy. In essence the story of the Buddha is a story of seeking happiness. It is not tied to our physical state, or even our emotional state, but rather how we choose to perceive the world around us.

If I achieve all I set out to achieve, will that make me happy. The answer is no. If I make tons of money will that make me happy? No, although it will ease some of the worry about caring for family, etc. In meditation there are two main sutras practiced at the Tibetan Center regularly. One is the heart sutra and the other is one on compassion. While I enjoy the compassion mediation, I do not enjoy it nearly as much as the heart sutra. I think that is because I feel that the heart sutra is about compassion and happiness as much as the compassion one.

While I've gone to meditation for several weeks, I have not asked any questions yet. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I "know it all" or "understand it"...that would be beyond arrogant and approaching delusional. I just don't think my questions can be answered with words. If they could, everyone would know the answer.

Last day

It's my last day at work. I may look into doing something part time on the side. But for right now, this is going to help a lot with my stress lvl and school work. I'm going to be a little sad to go. I've worked here for 3 years. In many ways, it's been a second family to me.

I went to meditation last night. The monk told me there might be an opening at the local center for the blind. I'm going to get a resume together and check it out on mon or tues.

Tomorrow I'm suppose to go a hot tub party. Right now I'm wondering if all this rain might cause it to be cancelled. Poor guy. I know my neighbor had even hired a band to play for the party.



(frog at car lot, a parting pic at my current work)

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