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Saturday, January 4, 2003
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The problem with ego...
Is that it makes you think you really did something. The fact is that all we can do is 'dig our ditches' (though dilligence in doing this is a factor), but we can not control when the rain will fill them.
- Caleb
5:33:14 PM 
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New Daily Feature: A Para-Gram by Paramahansa Yogananda
Balance
The material and the spritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other, man fails to achieve the balance necessary for harmonious development. Life is expressed in a threefold way: through thoughts, desires, and actions. Rightly guide all three forms of expression and they will lead you to a higher state of consciousness. In your activities you are the creator, the preserver, the transformer; your will is the director. Practice the art of living in this world without losing your inner-peace of mind. Follow the path of balance to reach the inner wondrous garden of Self-realization.
4:39:17 PM
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Almost forgot:
I too maintain that Truth is a pathless land. Perhaps this helps you to understand my problem with the arrogance of Ms. Shinn in declaring her "rules" of her game.
Christopher Filkins
The problem with Christopher's statement is that he's assuming her reference to "rules" is subjective. What if these rules were not subjective? The law of gravity for instance is a "rule" - does this mean that anyone who "believes" in it is religious? What if there really are "rules" or "laws" that governed the universe? You are showing ignorance by condemning something that you are totally taking out of context. Read some more and then by all means come back and flay me over something new.
2:37:13 PM
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From the 'I couldn't have said it better' files - Semi Truths - The Radio Active Salon
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
You cowards. You have spent the past two years scrambling for all the same voters that the Republicans had already scared into voting for them. When "President" Bush stole the White House and immediately set about fulfilling his one and only campaign promise, his massive tax break for the wealthy, you enabled it. As our economy whiplashed from projected surpluses to colossal deficits, you merely clucked your tongues in mock recrimination. And when Bush pressed for Congressional approval of his strategy to invade Iraq and steal its oil, you put up token resistance, then caved in faster than a Pennsylvania mineshaft. Now take a look around you. Where are those Democrats who endorsed Bush’s saber rattling? Most of those that were seeking reelection are looking for new jobs right now.
Where were you when we needed you? What happened to "the good fight" defending civil liberties, open government, the environment, the economy, corporate accountability, separation of church and state, privatization of Social Security, or affordable health care?
"If we just go along with what the Republicans want," you cry "maybe the voters will like us more." Well, we don't. We're tired of your pandering to the narrow right and deserting your traditional base. You claim to be targeting the political center, but what you define to be the middle ground is so far off center that your leaders appear to the American public to be nothing more than recycled Republicans, reactionaries without the rhetoric.
Echoing the caution that I sent to the "President" above, I hope you recognize that you cannot blame this electoral repudiation on Ralph Nader. You lost this one on your own.
The results of this election have persuaded me to do something that goes against generations of family convention. I am leaving the Democrats and registering with the Green Party. Across the board, the positions that the Greens stand for — environmentalism, sustainability, non-violence, social justice — speak to the progressive principles that your "leaders" have abandoned. The Greens are the fastest growing political party in this country, each year they are getting more candidates elected, and all without corporate sponsorship.
I do not take this step lightly. I am hopeful that if you finally notice that your numbers are languishing, while alternative and progressive political parties like the Greens continue to grow, you will finally step away from trying to compete for the narrow right and return to your liberal roots. We would love to have you back.
2:01:41 PM
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