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The Media Stovepipe

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

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Matt Osborne

We've seen this pattern before. A non-sourced, anonymous story enters the right-wing blogosphere and gets picked up by mainstream media, allowing the right to stovepipe their insanity.

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The Four Noble Truths

Noah Levine | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Vipassana, Jack Kornfield, Dharma Punx, Teacher, Living News, Steven Levine, Psychology, Meditation, Nirvana, Mahayanan, Theravadan, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Noah Levine, Belief, Againt the Stream, Punk Rock, Rebel, Insight, Mindfulness, Spiritual Practice, Samsara, Buddhism, Suffering, Recovery, Living News
Noah Levine

The Buddha taught that life by its very nature is unsatisfactory, that some level of difficulty exists for all unenlightened beings in creation.

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The Four Noble Truths of the Revolutionary Path to Freedom

Noah Levine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Jack Kornfield, Dharma Punx, Vipassana, Steven Levine, Punk Rock, Nirvana, Rebel, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Psychology, Noah Levine, Teacher, Spiritual Practice, Againt the Stream, Insight, Suffering, Mindfulness, Meditation, Samsara, Buddhism, Belief, Recovery, Mahayanan, Theravadan, Living News
Noah Levine

The first teachings the Buddha gave after his enlightenment were the four noble truths. This giving of the truths is often referred to as the setting in motion of the wheel of Dharma.

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Varanasi: The City of the Dead (xi)

Karin Badt | Posted 10.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Women Travelers, Samsara, Primo Levi, India, Cremation, Death, Varanasi, Kieslowski, Ganges, Gangesview Hotel, Living News
Karin Badt

Varanasi, the holy city of the dead, is a blast of life. Right from the train station, the roads are dense in clanking bicycles, women in black veils...

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