Category: ahimsa

WESTERN MEDICINE

I was motivated to re blog this post by an ad about giving blood I am O negative And I was constantly called in to give blood They acted as if had no right  to refuse There are excellent doctors and nurses but generally… Continue Reading “WESTERN MEDICINE”

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND

It is decades since I read Robert Heinlein’s “STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND” This isn’t a critique on the novel — I just wanted to use the title I spent an half century wishing I fitted in to our culture but in my old… Continue Reading “STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND”

“Let them eat cake”

Seeing James Cromwell on “Sunrise” —morning television – motivated  me to re post this He was saying how visiting an abattoirs in the mid 1970s  caused him to become vegan Wiser and well known people have  advocated for other life forms and the ecology… Continue Reading ““Let them eat cake””

TO “SEE” OR NOT TO “SEE”

I believe that everyone is clairvoyant – the ability atrophies because our culture tells us it doesnt exist My mentor said that it was just a naural extension of our five senses In the 1970s most people considered us the lunatic fringe In the… Continue Reading “TO “SEE” OR NOT TO “SEE””

AHIMSA – In a culture that believes only humans matter

I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters I Have fed the local birds ever since I moved here Mindless automatons tell me… Continue Reading “AHIMSA – In a culture that believes only humans matter”

BIRDS/AHIMSA

I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters I get upset when people kill insects I stopped being friends with a man who… Continue Reading “BIRDS/AHIMSA”

Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended

This re blog was motivated by someone trying to convert me to their religion I respect peoples religious beliefs and won’t argue – several decades ago I made a Jehovah’s Witness lady cry – so promised myself I wouldn’t argue in future The man… Continue Reading “Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended”

“Let them eat cake”

Seeing James Cromwell on “Sunrise” —morning television – motivated  me to re post this He was saying how visiting an abattoirs in the mid 1970s  caused him to become vegan think i will repost my vegan post too Wiser and well known people have … Continue Reading ““Let them eat cake””

EASTER WAS A PAGAN FERTILITY FESTIVAL

The Church of Rome adopted all the pagan festivals because the people wouldn’t give them up. Christmas was midwinter: Yule: Easter, spring equinox. A sabbat dedicated to the goddess Eostar. Every church festival was originally a pagan festival. The Wheel of the Year from… Continue Reading “EASTER WAS A PAGAN FERTILITY FESTIVAL”

EASTER WAS A PAGAN FERTILITY FESTIVAL

The Church of Rome adopted all the pagan festivals because the people wouldn’t give them up. Christmas was midwinter: Yule: Easter, spring equinox. A sabbat dedicated to the goddess Eostar. Every church festival was originally a pagan festival. The Wheel of the Year from… Continue Reading “EASTER WAS A PAGAN FERTILITY FESTIVAL”