religion
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Being in a contemplative mood today a title of a book pops suddenly into my head: Harold Kushner’s “When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough.” I have to admit I have not yet read this book by Rabbi Kushner but somehow the title has intriqued me on more occasions than one. It’s a title that…
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The other day I had a chance to go to a temple unlike others in that the monk does not simply chant the buddhist prayers during the funeral, but instead he’ll spend roughly half an hour teaching us some of the philosophies in plain language for all to understand. I think it’s great and I…
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On holiday one goes to so many sites within the space of one day that after two days you feel like you’ve seen so much, experienced so many things and nourished your senses. Yesterday I went to visit Nara, founded in 710 as the first capital of Japan and it is definitely a site not…
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I love vacation. Who doesn’t right? From your childhood days, through your teens, college and later in working life, vacation seem to take on a whole different aspect. These days, an interesting and fascinating part of vacation seems to me to be the people we meet along the way. Of course if you’re traveling in…
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Many articles have been written about 9/11 in the last few days especially running up to its 9th anniversary. It’s definitely a day to remember not only for Americans but for everyone around the world. Lots of my closest friends were working in the area and some even lived a few blocks down from the World Trade Center. I’m…
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