out here in england on monday. will definitely be getting it. congratulations :-)

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"Nations deny causality by ascribing blame to other terrorists, rogue nations, and so on. Singling out an enemy, we short-circuit the introspection necessary to see our own karmic responsibility for the terrible acts that have befallen us. Until we own causes we bear responsibility for, in this case in the Middle East, last week's violence will make no more sense than an earthquake or cyclone, except that in its human origin it turns us toward rage and revenge."
- part of a recent statement from the Buddhist Peace Fellowship