Saturday, November 1, 2008

Israel lobby, a documentary



This documentary is useful in highlighting the workings of maybe the most powerful lobby in the world. Major academics and figures analyze the topic.
Note Biden appears in the AIPAC footage. Overall, I gathered that the jewish were not a minor reason in selecting Biden as running mate.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

mindundis

The flaming lips -- Race for the prize

La buena nueva, movie



The movie is produced by a friend and directed by his mother, a very sensitive director. I encourage you to see it if you are interested in Spain and the Basque people or if you simply want to watch a carefully crafted movie.
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La peli esta producida por un amigo y dirigida por su madre, que dirigio tambien Yoyes, y otras que quiza conozcais. Una oportunidad para ver buenos actores y, con toda seguridad, una buena historia.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Slaves to our minds, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche


Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to people we love, but then we forget and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect to see quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We're left feeling helpless and discouraged. We all have the potential to awaken from the sleep of ignorance. We can create an alliance that allows us to actually use our mind, rather than be used by it. This is a practice anyone can do

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The call to teach by Bill Ayers

for Alicia, Felipe, Willis and Zurine.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Inquisitiveness, by Chogyam Trungpa



The notion of looking at things as they are is a very important concept. Look! Why do we look at all? Or we could say, Listen! Why do we listen at all? Why do we feel at all? Why do we taste? The one and only answer is that there is such a thing as inquisitiveness in our makeup. Inquisitiveness is the seed syllable of the artist. The artist is interested in sight, sound, feelings, and touchable objects. We are interested and we are inquisitive, very inquisitive, and we are willing to explore in any way we can.Such tremendous inquisitiveness is the key point in the way we look at things, because with inquisitiveness we have a connection.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Gold

I've seen them in expensive restaurants,
with a bottle and a glass,
with people at their command.

with gold in their hands,
gold hanging from their neck,
their face wrecked.

they live enslaved,
enslaved by what people say,
their gold rope tight at their neck.

they don't breathe,
someone would do that for them.
they're nobody but they pretend,
all too well, they pretend.

but but but,
a burst in the restaurant,
i'm here, we are back,
you are going to die,

standing on the table,
we fuck, fuck your mother,
sh, sh, shoot your father.