I find it terribly ironic that we have in places, such as Second Life, virtual reality Buddhist temples, when in fact the whole point of Buddhism is to remove the individual from the trappings of mentally projected virtual realities—typically emanating, in the literature, from ‘self.’
I am the average person; I am the typical American citizen. I go to work for under $40,000 a year, I live in a two-story suburban home in a metropolitan area, and I eat pre-cooked microwavable meals or fast food. I am in search of the next fad, trend, or fashion sense.
I just saw one of the more interesting 'can of worms opened' as I watched 'The Keith Olberman show' on MSNBC.. Erich "Mancow" Muller, a WLS radio host, agreed to be waterboarded last week. Taking up an offer Olberman made to Fox news 'host' Sean Hannity, in which Olberman would give Hannity 1,000 dollars a SECOND, for every second he underwent of waterboarding.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
