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So Basho asked after a visit to the zoo, "They were a society of flightless creatures, content, secure, well fed and well taken care of. But were they pink flamingos?" Good question! The cosmologist Brian... More »
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So last weekend we had a wonderful friend Andre Elsen visit our Zen Centre from Germany to lead a weekend event. In a sparkling dharma talk on 'Clarity of Intention' the deep question of "what... More »
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