Buddhist thought has the idea of suffering, that we are all born to suffer and there is some truth to that, but we are also born to love, live and be content. There is certainly truth in the fact that we should live our lives in the best possible way but also we...
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I saw a dragonfly today the size of a child's hand. On the river banks it was no doubt perfect for its surroundings a true predator of the air. But it flailed and struggled on the high-street until out of sight. It just goes to show when you are highly...
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To try and focus on what I needed to look at I went through all the different question words and asked myself al the questions I was trying to avoid, all the things people might ask me, or had asked me. Ultimately I decided I had to try and answer all these sorts of...
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The question of When; When can the first community be founded? When, after joining, can someone be expected to become an advocate? When will members have leisure time? When does 'retirement' occur? When are students moved between levels? When are holidays...
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The question of Where; Where should the first community be founded? Where will the initial funding come from? Where will new members be found? Where would ownership begin or end for a member? Where would meetings, exercises, meditation and work take place? Where...
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The question of How; How should new members be found? How are decisions made in the community? How do we define dialogues and dialectics? How are people organized? How are members elected to different positions? How does education occur? How are outside contracts...
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The question of what; what is the purpose of the community? What do the members do? What are the rules and regulations of the community? what are the systems of hierarchy and methods of decision making? what are the principals behind the community? What balance of...
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The question of Why; Why form a community? Why would people join? Why would the community succeed? Why should people be motivated by such an organisation? Why would the community have a positive impact on the world? Why is the community different to existing...
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The question of Who; Who makes up the community? Who cooks, cleans, administers, the community? Who trains the members? Who wants to be a member? Who decides the initial rules for the community? Who is responsible for the safety, well being and health of the...
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What is a community? What is it that creates 'community' there is a clear difficulty in definition. What is the connection between an Amish community and an online community of photographers or between a village or a city.Can a community be built on a...
