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Bump of Chicken... KARMA on GUITAR HERO
Bump of Chicken is another one of my favorite Japanese bands.
This first clip of Karma is a guitar remix...
It shows how bad-ass their guitarist can be (smiles).
Under this I will post the entire song that includes (rare) english subtitles.
Enjoy Karma! Bump of Chicken is another one of my favorite Japanese bands. This first clip of Karma is a guitar remix... ... more -
The Politics of Karma, the Karma of Politics
Politics can eat at the psyche. It's part of my work, so I can't escape it - even in my thoughts. Once I tried relaxing with a Tibetan Buddhist text which said that, because of numberless rebirths, everybody was once your mother. In a past life they gave you a mother's love and care. It's a beautiful image, but I could only picture one person:
Dick Cheney.
This just in ...
"Victory creates hatred," said the Buddha. "Defeat creates suffering."
Early exit polling indicates ...
"The wise ones desire neither victory nor defeat."
There are charges of vote-counting irregularities ...
"He who wins will be defeated." The Buddha said that. "Election years wreak emotional havoc." I said that. They turn your world inside out and drag you through tortured psychic landscapes, as if the cable news networks were broadcasting from inside a Hieronymus Bosch painting. It's a nonstop barrage of scarring images and manufactured emotions: war, disaster, sorrow, love, hate, fear, anger, resentment ... pain.
And this election's been going on for two long years.
Traditional Buddhist images of hell seem all too familiar in a campaign year. Realms of ice and fire? Sounds like the New Hampshire and Arizona primaries. Demons, hungry ghosts, cursed spirits who hack at one another with iron claws? They're all on Meet the Press.
Spirituality may be about reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing, but politics is about battle. And where other political systems are parliamentary and consensus-driven, the American two-party system is binary, zero-sum. One side achieves total victory and the other loses everything. It's hell on a person's karma. So, as a spiritual novice, it seemed like a good idea to seek guidance from wiser heads. But like many men, I have to be pretty desperate before I ask for directions.
Things were getting desperate. Democrats, onetime allies, had divided themselves into warring Obama and Clinton camps. Bitterness and resentment were rampant. I was particularly frustrated by "identity politics" - if there is anatta, "no self," why should it matter if the candidate looks like you? - but my own reactions were getting excessive, too.
(Side thought: If you achieve the realization of "non-self," do you still get one vote?)
The mind is burning, said Shakyamuni. The eye is burning, the ear is burning - burning with the fire of hate, the fire of delusion. Burning with lamentations, grief and despair. To which I might have added: Burning with attack ads. Burning with sexually and racially biased reporting. Burning with pointless debates ...
I was - literally - "losing my cool." I wanted to run away, to find a quiet place. So I finally sought some advice. On a static-filled phone line from rural Thailand, teacher and activist Sulak Sivaraksa warned against isolation. "Many Western Buddhists think of meditation as peaceful escapism," he told me, "a way of leaving society. But you must try to help each other fight structural violence."
"It's not Buddhist to pursue a selfish Nirvana."
Next I called Wes Nisker, a Vipassana teacher who once hosted a San Francisco news broadcast. I'd always appreciated his tagline: "If you don't like the news, make some of your own." I told him of my frustration with political polarization. "That's why I think so many people are drawn to Obama's candidacy," he said. "Part of his appeal is that people see his attitude and presence as healing and non-divisive."
He continued: "That leads into the fact that there really isn't a line between activism and spiritual life. Whatever you do in the world is a reflection of your realization and your practice, and the sincerity and depth to which you've taken it."
~Continued... Politics can eat at the psyche. It's part of my work, so I can't escape it - even in my thoughts. Once I tried relaxing with... more -
How karma works
If people don't know, please read!
Karma is an important concept, and seems to be forgotten quite often in today's world.
Don't forget to love each other!
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Riconosciuta la salma di Domenico Riso
RICONOSCIUTA LA SALMA DI DOMENICO
Disastro aereo Madrid. Riso identificato dal Dna
lunedì 25 agosto 2008
Disastro aereo Madrid. Tutti i pezzi
25 agosto 2008 - E' stata riconosciuta la salma di Domenico Riso, l'unico italiano morto nel disastro aereo del Md-82 della Spanair a Madrid. Nel corso della notte l'ufficio di gabinetto del ministero degli Esteri del governo Zapatero ha informato l'ambasciata italiana a Madrid sull'esito positivo dei riscontri tra il Dna prelevato ai familiari della vittima e quello di uno dei cadaveri non ancora identificati. L'ambasciata ha avvertito i familiari dello steward, le sorelle Marianna e Concetta, Antonino Croce e un nipote, che da venerdì sono nella capitale spagnola. Stamattina i parenti hanno raggiunto il cimitero di Madrid, dove c'é stato un momento di raccoglimento davanti al feretro dello steward. "Non abbiamo potuto vedere Domenico - dice Antonio Croce - ma abbiamo pregato per lui". Il corpo, come quello delle altre vittime, è carbonizzato. I familiari di Domenico Riso ripartiranno domani da Madrid con un volo dell'Alitalia dove sarà imbarcata anche la salma. Con loro porteranno anche alcuni effetti personali del proprio congiunto, ritrovati nei bagagli che la vittima aveva portato con sé nel volo della Spanair e in parte recuperati dalle autorità spagnole. L'arrivo nell'aeroporto Felcone e Borsellino é previsto nel pomeriggio, da qui il trasferimento a Isola delle Femmine, città d'origine di Domenico Riso, dove vive la sua famiglia. Non si sa ancora quando saranno celebrati i funerali. (Ansa).
Ultimo aggiornamento ( lunedì 25 agosto 2008 )
I FUNERALI SARANNO CELEBRATI NELLA GIORNATA DI DOMANI MARTEDI’ 26 AGOSTO ALLE ORE 18,30 ALLA CHIESA MADRE DI ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE LA STESSA OVE VENNE BATTEZZATO IL DOMENICO.
http://www.fondazioneitaliani.it/index.php/Disastro-aer...
Il sangue torna a riscaldare. Non meno di un paio di giorni per razionalizzare e aspettare svanisse che il gelo che mi ha preso per la morte di quella che possiamo considerare la prima famiglia arcobaleno vittima ufficiale di un doppio disastro, umano e tragico, mediatico e meschino.
A Domenico Riso, a Pierrick Charilas ed al figlioletto Ethan un pensiero affettuoso, personale, intimo e commosso. Loro adesso non hanno più di bisogno di altro. Hanno trovato una pace definitiva ed un’eternità, che probabilmente in questo mondo avrebbero faticato a costruire. Il loro progetto di vita, la loro affettività, il loro amore si sono dissolti nel fuoco di quell’aereo maledetto.
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Isola delle Femmine Una Storia Una Cultura Un Amore Una Vita
ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE UNA STORIA UNA CULTURA UN AMORE UNA VITA
Restituiamo dignità a Domenico Riso
Il dolore per la scomparsa di un giovane uomo in modo cosi assurdo richiede sempre il massimo rispetto e la capacità di fare un passo indietro, di coltivare il silenzio come atteggiamento adeguato e rispettoso. Ci abbiamo provato per due giorni e abbiamo mantenuto, nonostante la drammaticità dell’accaduto, l’adeguata distanza di chi non è in prima persona coinvolto.
Ma i servizi tv e la rassegna stampa di ieri e di oggi ci hanno ancora una volta indignato.
La vita di Domenico Riso è stata avvolta da una cortina fumogena tragicamente ridicola, e ci siamo chieste e chiesti, quando in questo paese si avrà il coraggio di chiamare le cose con il proprio nome? Quando un gay siciliano che è emigrato, si è costruito una vita nuova, una propria famiglia, potrà ottenere il rispetto dovuto almeno dopo morto? E’ possibile che la sua famiglia completamente distrutta in un tragico incidente non sia uccisa una seconda volta dall’ipocrisia, dall’omissione, dal perbenismo? E’ dovere per chi dovrebbe informare correttamente, dare conto di una storia che purtroppo è stata bruscamente interrotta, e che propone una riflessione ampia sulla condizione di milioni di gay e lesbiche in questo paese.
Un tempo, evidentemente non ancora troppo lontano, quando ci si riferiva all’omosessualità si parlava "dell’amore che non osa dire il suo nome" e oggi? Siamo ancora lì?
Quando la vita delle persone omosessuali non sarà più cancellata o trattata sui mass media solo nei casi di cronaca nera o nei pezzi di colore?
Vogliamo salutare a nostro modo Domenico, cui ci sentiamo legate e legati da un sentimento di fraternità e di sorellanza: la sua pur breve vita è la testimonianza di una ferrea volontà di non rinunciare a se stesso, di combattere la sua personale battaglia per la felicità, che in questo paese c’è ottusamente negata. Per lui e per tante e tanti, figlie e figli, amici ed amiche, continueremo a lavorare affinché anche nel vuoto della scomparsa, non sia mai più negata la realtà della famiglia omosessuale.
Andrea Benedino (Gay Pd), Paola Concia (Deputata Pd), Rita De Santis (Presidente Agedo), Riccardo Gottardi (Segretario Arcigay), Cristina Gramolini (Segretaria Arcilesbica), Franco Grillini (Presidente Gaynet), Giuseppina La Delfa (Presidente Famiglie Arcobaleno), Aurelio Mancuso (Presidente Arcigay), Paolo Patané (Arcigay Sicilia), Francesca Polo (Presidente Arcilesbica), Sergio Rovasio (Presidente Certi Diritti Radicali), Agata Ruscica (Arcigay Sicilia).
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NYC cop gets stripped for Critical Mass incident
The cop in the Critical Mass body slam incident that was caught on tape and put up on YouTube has been stripped of his badge and gun. Note to law enforcement: if you're going to abuse your power in front of a crowd of people, and then LIE LIE LIE about it, expect to be busted. Check out his fantastical criminal court complaint against the cyclist at the link. The cop reported that the cyclist "steered [his] bicycle in the direction of [the cop] and drove [his] bicycle directly into [cop's] body, causing [cop] to fall to the ground and causing [cop] to suffer lacerations on [his] forearms."
My favorite part is at the end of this form, it states "False statements made herein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor." Sorry Mr. Cop, you are not ABOVE the law. The cop in the Critical Mass body slam incident that was caught on tape and put up on YouTube has been stripped of his badge and gun. ... more -
Not so Foxy, Fox News..
Let's just say Karma's a biatch.
After some unkind opinions of the far right nutzos on Fox News were made by two NYtimes columists, the network retaliated with some unkind photos of the accusers.
Vanity Fair has defended their friends from NYtimes and made Fox reports uglier than... well....themselves. Let's just say Karma's a biatch. ... more -
25 ways to help a fellow human being today
"Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from the great mass of humanity, and in doing so to be dehumanized a little bit more with each step.
Cars have taken us off the streets, where we used to greet each other and stop to chat. Cubicles have taken away a bit of the humanity in working, as have factories and even computers to some extent. Television has planted us firmly in our living rooms, instead of out with other people. Even movie theaters, where many people get together, cut us off from true conversation because we’re staring at a big screen.
And while I’m not railing against any of these inventions (except perhaps the cubicle), what we must guard against is the tendency of that individuality to have us focused on ourselves to the exclusion of our fellow human beings. The tendency towards selfishness rather than giving, on helping ourselves rather than helping our brothers and sisters in humanity.
I’m not saying we’re all like that, but it can happen, if we’re not careful.
So strike back against the selfishness and greed of our modern world, and help out a fellow human being today. Not next month, but today.
Helping a fellow human being, while it can be inconvenient, has a few humble advantages:
It makes you feel better about yourself;
It connects you with another person, at least for a moment, if not for life;
It improves the life of another, at least a little;
It makes the world a better place, one little step at a time;
And if that kindness is passed on, it can multiply, and multipy.
So take just a few minutes today, and do a kindness for another person. It can be something small, or the start of something big. Ask them to pay it forward. Put a smile on someone’s face.
Don’t know where to start? Here’s an extremely incomplete list, just to get you thinking — I’m sure you can come up with thousands more if you think about it." "Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from the great mass of humanit... more -
Sharon Stone-walled from Shanghai film-fest
Authorities there are still outraged over her comments suggesting that the recent earthquake was 'karmic payback for its handling of Tibet'. Event organizers are even considering a lifetime ban against her. Authorities there are still outraged over her comments suggesting that the recent earthquake was 'karmic payback for its handling... more
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Dior drops Sharon Stone after quake comments
Sharon Stone used to be a great ad for fewer wrinkles, but the 50-year-old's outburst linking the Sichuan earthquake to bad karma because of China's policy on Tibet means Christian Dior posters are coming down all over the Chinese capital.
The French fashion house has issued an apology for Stone's comments and pulled her from its Chinese ad campaign for anti-ageing products. And in good time, it appears, given that the Xinhua news agency has described Stone as "the public enemy of all mankind".
Stone is reasonably popular in China, having appeared at the Shanghai Film Festival last year, and she was well received for her comments about life and love, as well as her praise for China's ancient civilisation. At the same time, the face-cream saleswoman did cause consternation for accusing people of being skin-deep in their thinking about wrinkles. But that was nothing compared to the bad karma comments.
Stone said she was "deeply sorry" for causing anguish and anger among Chinese people for her candid, ill-judged remarks about China's worst natural disaster in three decades. So far, the Sichuan earthquake has killed about 70,000 people and left five million homeless.
"My erroneous words and deeds angered and saddened the Chinese people, and I sincerely apologise for this," the Basic Instinct star said in a statement issued by Dior China. "I am willing to take part in the relief work of China's earthquake and wholly devote myself to helping affected Chinese people." Sharon Stone used to be a great ad for fewer wrinkles, but the 50-year-old's outburst linking the Sichuan earthquake to bad karma... more -
Eight reasons to rejoice when gasoline hits $8 a gallon
"Americans should be celebrating rather than shuddering over the arrival of $4-a-gallon gasoline. We lived on cheap gas too long, failed to innovate and now face the consequences of competing for a finite resource amid fast-expanding global demand." "Americans should be celebrating rather than shuddering over the arrival of $4-a-gallon gasoline. We lived on cheap gas too long,... more
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Myanmar: many Burmese attribute cyclone to karma
About 80 percent of Burma's estimated 52 million people are Buddhist, and many there rely on the principle of karma to explain the storm. Many of Burma's people believe cyclone Nargis is a karmic consequence of its military rulers' brutal crackdown on Buddhist monks last year.
The word "karma" is often misunderstood by Westerners as one's inescapable destiny, scholars say. In Sanskrit, the word means "action" and refers to the act that creates one's fate, not fate itself. For Buddhists, particularly those in Southeast Asia, karma regulates morality as firmly as Newton's law rules motion: to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. About 80 percent of Burma's estimated 52 million people are Buddhist, and many there rely on the principle of karma to explain th... more -
India's powerful message from Karmatube.org
the weekly winner.
very well done.
for me the tree has always been the budget. for many years now i have let the budget demands of each potential effort control my actions.
not anymore.
the key is to work together as a team. the weekly winner. very well done. ... more -
Deer Gets Revenge on Hunter
This is the ultimate Karma for you! Go Deer! Go Deer!
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Instant Karma's gonna get ya
A nice little animation on karma! What more can I say? Enjoy....
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Myanmar Prime Minister Dead at 59
All together now: "Instant Karma's Gonna Get You..."
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YouTube with meaning
I honestly believe that if you put out positive thoughts into the world, good things can happen and I think KarmaTube is a great place to go to restore your faith in humanity so that you can feel good enough to be positive.
It is easy to talk about how bad things are right now, but it is even easier to believe they can get better. I honestly believe that if you put out positive thoughts into the world, good things can happen and I think KarmaTube is a great place... more -
Bigwheels & Meatwagons
Driving. Is it a pleasure or a burden? Traffic, gas and parking tickets can drive people mad in ways few other things can. Luckily, Lonely Planet contributor Donovan Chan reminds us that you can have a lot of fun out on the road. His Bluelist shows you his three favorite places to have a blast on the pavement. Driving. Is it a pleasure or a burden? Traffic, gas and parking tickets can drive people mad in ways few other things can. Luckily, Lo... more
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