Gassho Ciaran,

A doctor friend of mine told me very candidly the truth about Hip replacements: "We have to be gentle as possible; but still must rip the joints apart like you would as you would enjoy a chicken leg at a barbeque". With that image in mind the picnic was still enjoyable.
I have not had chicken since though.

I also think the cronic pain I have been extra sensitive to Samsara in General. The Chinese cruelty toward their own brothers in Tibet sickens me. I resigned from the job I had that owns companies doing large constrution projects in China and Viet Nam. I feel our governments have been duped by the communist party into thinking China will be some kind of ecomomic boon to those doing business with them. It is still a partnership with a cruel corrupt government of ignorant devils.
Our Tibetan friends have given their lives so that we may understand their Right View of Dharma.
America hs sold out to the devil for a few dollars of cheaper manufactured products; now laden with lead and other poisons contaminating our dog and cat food and Children's toys.
I feel helpless and cowardly over these issues. I can't even imagine what environmental disasters have been perpetrated by the Chinese. Truly a country the size of China that spews communist ideaology to help feed their people can't believe we are so stupid (or are we) to see the same greed and delusion. I don't want to get worked up any more over the Great Lies. Mao, his power crazed wife and her gang of four have shown greed, delusion, lies, and the insanity for power drives their "peoples ideaology".

Metta,

Richard

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1. Hi Richard , posted by Ann , 03/23/08, 11:53:23.

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