Some months back I was looking for a Buddha to take pride of place in my little shrine. This would have been ideal, if a little on the large side. Right action for the environment! [via: Make]
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Oct
15
Blog Action Day: being the change
Posted by zen . Published on 15 October 2007, 3 Comments Received
It’s Blog Action Day, a day when thousands of bloggers from all over the world are blogging for one common purpose: our planet. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Gandhi The environment has been a priority in my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve always [...]
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Jul
31
Neglect, neglect and thoughts on veganism
Posted by zen . Published on 31 July 2007, 4 Comments Received
If I was this blog, I’d probably be feeling a bit neglected. I’d feel the same way if I was my home. I’m remedying the blog issue tonight, tomorrow is another day. Perhaps my home will get a good once over tomorrow. Where is all the time going? It’s the summer school holidays, we’re pretty [...]
Filled Under: right action, right effort
A powerful look at how we influence our children, and how advertising and television can influence our children. There have been a series of ads playing on TV recently for a furniture retailer (I can’t remember which now) where there’s a lot of shouting and bad behaviour. Not only do I not want my children [...]
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Jun
7
Book review: How to live off-grid
Posted by zen . Published on 07 June 2007, 1 Comment Received
“Have you ever wanted to unplug from the rat race and free yourself?” asks Nick Rosen in his new book How to live off-grid. In it he provides not only the inspiration to get off the beaten track and find your own space, he also provides countless resources to help you do just what he [...]
May
19
Where will our granchildren play?
Posted by zen . Published on 19 May 2007, Comments Off Received
This one goes out to all the moms and dads. What are we leaving behind for our children’s children? I found this video on Celsias blog.
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To live an honest, decent life we must take responsibility for our actions, and live with an ethic of right action and right effort. It is up to us to decide what right action and right effort is for us. For me, continuing to pour poisonous cleaning solutions down my drain and spraying them all [...]