The Dalai Lama on Happiness

clipped from mail.google.com The problem isn’t materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone. Unlike animals whose quest for happiness is restricted to survival and to the immediate gratification of sensory desires, we human beings have the capacity to experience happiness at a deeper level which, when achieved, can overwhelm unhappy experiences. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Piracy in Somalia

Piracy, one of the worlds’ oldest professions, is still alive and well in parts of the world, including Somalia.  Nearly three months ago, Somali pirates took as hostages the crew of a Danish cargo ship.  Ransom has been paid and the crew has finally been freed.  Thank goodness they are all safe and well.

I wish I were capable of hunting down pirates like this.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/23/somali.pirates.ap/index.html

Outward Bound, Looking In – Iraq/Afgan Vets & Outward Bound

Audio Slide Show: Journey in Colorado
A self-discovery course takes combat into the Colorado mountains to help heal emotional scars.

Blog Flux

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Thought for the day

“He insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me.”
Those who think such things will not be free from hate.
-Buddha

The same color illusion

 

The Same Color Illusion
Credit: Edward H. Adelson, Wikipedia

Explanation: Are square A and B the same color? They are. Are too. To verify this, click on the above image to see them connected. The above illusion, called the same color illusion, illustrates that purely human observations in science may be ambiguous or inaccurate. Even such a seemingly direct perception as relative color. Similar illusions exist on the sky, such as the size of the Moon near the horizon, or the apparent shapes of astronomical objects. The advent of automated, reproducible, measuring devices such as CCDs have made science in general and astronomy in particular less prone to, but not free of, human-biased illusions.

I am actually worth something!

$3915.00

That’s how much I’m worth dead, according to the Cadaver Calculator.