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    Is Gold ethical?

    A few months ago, there was an accident aat an abandoned Gold mine in southern Colorado that sent millions of gallons of toxic waste into the headwaters of the Animas River. The Animas looked like this for a while: Lots of damage to the river and to the water supply for many communities in...
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    How ethical is buying aluminum?

    I was watching a TV show the other night about Louisiana. During the show the offered drone video of a Bauxite settling pound out on the Mississippi Deltal near New Orleans. Kinda like this. This one happens to be breached. I suspect that this red sludge is about as toxic as it gets...
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    Words of wisdom ...

    http://www.lionsroar.com/dzongsar-khyentses-social-media-guidelines-for-so-called-vajrayana-practitioners/ Although aimed at social media Vajrayana "practitioners", there is wisdom for all in Rinpoche's teaching.
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    Is Using Leather Ethical?

    We spend/waste a lot of time discussing the eating of meat in the context of Buddhist practice and ethic. How about leather? An animal has to die so you can have belts, shoes, clothing, apolstery, etc? Certain glues and wood finishes are made from animal by-products. Fertilizers made from...
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    Anyone else an Apatheist?

    Is there anyone else out there who simply doesn't give a rats patootie if there's a god or not? The question seems so utterly pointless - so pointless, that I gave up caring, one way or the other. Anyone else?
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    The Next Buddha - Sangha?

    I recently read something by Thich Nhat Hahn - “It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community – a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most...
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    Christian Influence

    I sometimes marvel at how the religion I was raisedin, Christianity, continues to intrude on my Buddhist path, even though I haven't identified as a Christian for decades. Christmas is a prime example. I still celebrate Christmas. My wife and I have a tree and exchange presents. When we...
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