Become aware of the cycles of happiness and grief and do not be arrogant,
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Psychiatry as a Violation of Human Rights
Although there has been scientific advances and definite benefits developed through the study of psychiatry as an academic subject, nevertheless, there remains a number of scientific and ethical issues that need to be explored concerning its application as a medicine, and the culture of patient disempowerment it represents.
Cultivating Dao and Developing Mind is True Self-Cultivation
Genuine self-cultivation can only be achieved after the mind has been developed through discipline. The mind is developed in two ways – by cultivating the permanent states of virtue and selflessness. Cause and effect is entirely dependent upon our own physical actions which produce either blessings or misfortune – but only the realised state of wuwei (non-action) in the mind and body is considered real. Even spirits and ghosts have their method – but their cycle of endless transformation is difficult to discern.
Revolution as an Act of Mind
The psychological and the material are inherently linked at source, with one influencing the other, but with human intention (as structured and directed thought) having the decisive factor for modern human beings. This is despite the fact that during the millions of years of human evolution it has been physical change that has had the upper hand. This change, premised entirely upon environmental pressure and the need to survive, has created the physical structure of the brain that eventually became aware of its own existence.
Soviet War Memorial – Metta Meditation (17.5.15)
This invasion took the German military emphasis away from the UK (and the USA) – who had been encouraged by British diplomats (and others) to attack the USSR prior to the start of WWII. The duplicitous Winston Churchill, for instance, was quite happy for Nazi Germany to destroy the Soviet Union – until Britain itself fell prey to the Nazi menace.
Protecting Life Painting Collection: Equality
Furthermore, for reasons not explained in the original Chinese language article, there is a quote attributed to ‘Turgeniev’ in English, which I assume is actually the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883). At first glance this seems an odd association, as Turgenev was a renowned hunter of animals.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 