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Glassman's Approach to Social Justice
by Julie Grabel

Roshi Glassman uses his many different roles--teacher, layman, clown, businessman, and social activist--to express the use of Zen in all of life. This, at times, can be confusing to those who follow him and who expect to see him in a more traditional role.
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The Dalai Lama's Journey for Peace and Compassion: Commemorates 70 Years
by Rasoul Sorkhabi
The Dalai Lama has become a celebrity around the world especially after he was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1989, and after the movies, "Seven Years in Tiber," "Little Buddha," and "Kundun," were released in the 1990s.
He deserves this popularity; his life has been a long, courageous, tragic, and spiritual adventure. His journey is not only the life journey of a single remarkable man, not only the historical journey of a religion and people, but also an inward journey beneficial to all humans.
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Eating for Health and Enjoyment
by Solange Monette
There is a price to pay for the nutritional knowledge we have gained. We have stopped trusting our instincts. The typical American attitude towards food is "that one should not simply eat what one enjoys," wrote historian Harvey Levenstein. The notion of pleasure is missing, a consequence of their Puritan heritage.
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The Prison Library Project
by John Smethers
The Prison Library Project under the auspices of the Claremont Forum of Claremont, California is making Herculean effort to provide reading material to inmates in state and federal prisons.
Whereas Rick Moore, the director of the project, is mainly interested in providing reading material focusing on spiritual conditions emphasizing personal growth, self-esteem, various religious traditions, metaphysics, and self-exploration, he also makes an effort to supply a wider range of interests, such as books on poetry, literature, fiction, and suspense--true crime excluded.
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Bad Theater at the White House
by Marie Ramey
It was back to school for an ethics refresher course for nearly 3,000 White House employees in the wake of recent scandals involving high-level executive staff.
What's on the blackboard? Harvard educated Chief White House Ethics Officer, Richard Painter, reminded staff about required reporting of their finances, procedures for dealing with classified information, and general ethics conduct issues.
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