http://www.celticbuddhism.org/

This sounds like the sort of Buddhism I could espouse. They encourage everyone to develop a daily meditation practice. But overall the religion is so "unstructured" that other Buddhist groups are concerned. And the Celts are known for their paganism.


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Big news in Europe: the Swiss have consitutionally banned new minarets ( Read more... )

"I trust him. I don't need guarantees. I trust him. I trust his word. And I trust his intelligence," Sarkozy said of Obama.

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Pelosi has told Shrub we should boycott the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in China to protest their poor human rights record. Merckel (Germany) and Sarcozy (France) are already planning to boycott.
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The folks of the UK are even less likely to be willing to give up their burgers and fries than we are! And obesity is on the upswing all over the world, except in a few parts of Asia. Read about it on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7165990.stm.
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Shakti the ferocious feline is sprawled on one of my two desks, watching me sort through my papers. She is long haired with a white chest and belly, and black and gray mottling over her back and sides, with a huge coon tail. She is satisfied as long as she is in the middle of everything. I have had to knock her off the desk a couple of times ( Read more... )