23 August 2007
One minute wisdom by Anthony De Mello
Most people tell you they want to get out of kindergarten, but don't believe them. Don't believe them! All they want you to do is to mend their broken toys. "Give me back my wife. Give me back my job. Give me back my money. Give me back my reputation, my success." This is what they want; they want their toys replaced. That's all. Even the best psychologist will tell you that, that people don't really want to be cured. What they want is relief; a cure is painful.
Waking up is unpleasant, you know. You are nice and comfortable in bed. It's irritating to be woken up. That's the reason the wise guru will not attempt to wake people up. I hope I'm going to be wise here and make no attempt whatsoever to wake you up if you are asleep. It is really none of my business, even though I say to you at times, "Wake up!" My business is to do my thing, to dance my dance. If you profit from it, fine; if you don't, too bad! As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens."
21 August 2007
20 August 2007
Time Comes
Once
Time comes
With Fate's touch
You detach
Like a leaf
Falling softly
To the ground
From a branch
Another side to the Green Fakers
The Green Hypocrisy Conundrum
I came across a post at Hugg this morning that really intrigued me. It reminded me of an overall question that’s been rattling around in my head for quite some time. Essentially my query is this - if a person/organization inspires positive change on the environmental front, yet falls somewhat short in their own activities, should their ‘hypocrisy’ outweigh all the good things they have accomplished?
read the rest at http://www.ecosherpa.com/green-commentary/the-green-hypocrisy-conundrum/
I came across a post at Hugg this morning that really intrigued me. It reminded me of an overall question that’s been rattling around in my head for quite some time. Essentially my query is this - if a person/organization inspires positive change on the environmental front, yet falls somewhat short in their own activities, should their ‘hypocrisy’ outweigh all the good things they have accomplished?
read the rest at http://www.ecosherpa.com/green-commentary/the-green-hypocrisy-conundrum/
Green Fakers: Why eco-hypocrisy matters
By Jeff Bercovici
A few weeks ago, I wrote an item about Barbra Streisand, who was on tour in England. Though she's a big backer of environmental causes, and even offers tips for low-carbon living on her personal website, she was busted by the British press for touring in a private jet with a massive entourage that required 13 trucks and vast amounts of laundry—in other words, for sponsoring a traveling CO2 extravaganza.
I e-mailed my item to an editor at Grist, a popular environmental website and blog. The editor promptly sent back a sarcastic reply accusing me of "trolling for links by carrying right wing water." In his view, only conservative blogs would be interested in a snarky item about a liberal totem like Streisand; left-leaning sites protect their own. And here I thought hypocrisy was a non-partisan punch line.
Read the rest at http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/global-warming080607.htm
A few weeks ago, I wrote an item about Barbra Streisand, who was on tour in England. Though she's a big backer of environmental causes, and even offers tips for low-carbon living on her personal website, she was busted by the British press for touring in a private jet with a massive entourage that required 13 trucks and vast amounts of laundry—in other words, for sponsoring a traveling CO2 extravaganza.
I e-mailed my item to an editor at Grist, a popular environmental website and blog. The editor promptly sent back a sarcastic reply accusing me of "trolling for links by carrying right wing water." In his view, only conservative blogs would be interested in a snarky item about a liberal totem like Streisand; left-leaning sites protect their own. And here I thought hypocrisy was a non-partisan punch line.
Read the rest at http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/global-warming080607.htm
A Hummer on the slopes of Mount Everest- Is nothing sacred anymore?
Dear All,
I recieved this mail below some days ago. I would be extremely grateful if everyone left their comments or mailed me their response to it. I was horrifed that the ministry of tourism is actually permitting this.
Thanks
Madhavi
As you might be aware, we at OutThere Adventurers are venturing out into the unknown. An attempt at a Guinness World Record. A ride to an altitude of more than 23,000 feet on the north slopes of Mt Everest. A successful attempt will beat the current record of 21,942 feet set by two Chilean adventurers on a volcano in the Chile-Argentina border in April this year. The attempt is going to be made on one Hummer H3 and two dirt bikes. In fact this will be the third World Record effort undertaken by Team OutThere and by far the biggest and most ambitious to date. More details on our expedition (which we call The Longest Mile) are available here - http://outthere-adventurers.com/TheLongestMile/thelongestmile.htm.
National Geographic is our television partner and will be telecasting the expedition over six hours through multiple episodes. And then there will be repeats.
A lot of people have approached us wondering how they can support us in our efforts. Well, this is an opportunity for you to share in our dream, support the effort and reap rich benefits out of the association. For just Rs 5 lakh, we will put up your brand logo on the Hummer. The benefits you will get out of this are as follows:
1 Your logo on the Hummer
2 Logo visibility during telecast on National Geographic
3 Credit in the end titles of each episode of the documentary
4 Logo on the backdrop during the press conference(s)
5 Acknowledgement on our web portal with link to your home page
We trust you will find this opportunity of benefit to your brand and moreover, join us celebrating not only the grit, spirit and determination of the Indian adventurer, but also sixty years of Indian independence. It will be a proud day for every Indian when the three adventurers hoist the flag on North Col and become the only people in the whole wide world to have taken their machines to such an incredible altitude.
Do let us know when we could come across and formalise your support towards this humungous effort.
www.OutThere-Adventurers.com
I recieved this mail below some days ago. I would be extremely grateful if everyone left their comments or mailed me their response to it. I was horrifed that the ministry of tourism is actually permitting this.
Thanks
Madhavi
As you might be aware, we at OutThere Adventurers are venturing out into the unknown. An attempt at a Guinness World Record. A ride to an altitude of more than 23,000 feet on the north slopes of Mt Everest. A successful attempt will beat the current record of 21,942 feet set by two Chilean adventurers on a volcano in the Chile-Argentina border in April this year. The attempt is going to be made on one Hummer H3 and two dirt bikes. In fact this will be the third World Record effort undertaken by Team OutThere and by far the biggest and most ambitious to date. More details on our expedition (which we call The Longest Mile) are available here - http://outthere-adventurers.com/TheLongestMile/thelongestmile.htm.
National Geographic is our television partner and will be telecasting the expedition over six hours through multiple episodes. And then there will be repeats.
A lot of people have approached us wondering how they can support us in our efforts. Well, this is an opportunity for you to share in our dream, support the effort and reap rich benefits out of the association. For just Rs 5 lakh, we will put up your brand logo on the Hummer. The benefits you will get out of this are as follows:
1 Your logo on the Hummer
2 Logo visibility during telecast on National Geographic
3 Credit in the end titles of each episode of the documentary
4 Logo on the backdrop during the press conference(s)
5 Acknowledgement on our web portal with link to your home page
We trust you will find this opportunity of benefit to your brand and moreover, join us celebrating not only the grit, spirit and determination of the Indian adventurer, but also sixty years of Indian independence. It will be a proud day for every Indian when the three adventurers hoist the flag on North Col and become the only people in the whole wide world to have taken their machines to such an incredible altitude.
Do let us know when we could come across and formalise your support towards this humungous effort.
www.OutThere-Adventurers.com
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