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the most ecologically virtuous way to read a book starts by walking to your local library

By ostii, on April 4th, 2010%

In their New York Times article, How Green Is My iPad?, DANIEL GOLEMAN and GREGORY NORRIS evaluate the ecological impact of e-readers versus the good old-fashioned book.

They finish the article…

So, how many volumes do you need to read on your e-reader to break even?

With respect to fossil fuels, water use and mineral consumption, the impact of . . . → Read More: the most ecologically virtuous way to read a book starts by walking to your local library

The moment I heard my first love song

By ostii, on July 26th, 2009%

The moment I heard my first love song I began searching for you, not knowing how blind I was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere; they are in each other . . . → Read More: The moment I heard my first love song

Love what you don’t understand

By ostii, on July 23rd, 2009%

Your task is to love what you don’t understand.

Rainer . . . → Read More: Love what you don’t understand

I Was Dead

By ostii, on July 16th, 2009%

i was dead
i came alive
i was tears
i became laughter

all because of love
when it arrived
my temporal life
from then on
changed to eternal

love said to me
you are not
crazy enough
you don’t
fit this house

i went and
became crazy
crazy enough
to be in chains

love said
you are not
intoxicated enough
you don’t
fit the group

i went and
got drunk
drunk enough
to overflow
with light-headedness

love said
you are still
too clever
filled with
imagination and skepticism

i . . . → Read More: I Was Dead

weekend yoga retreat at hepburn retreat centre

By ostii, on May 3rd, 2009%

I am holding a weekend yoga retreat at Hepburn Retreat Centre – about an hour and a half drive from Melbourne in Victoria’s spa country.

The weekend program includes yoga, meditation, pranayama, as well as kirtan and bhajans (chanting) on saturday afternoon followed by Hepburn Retreat Centre’s legendary vegan banquet.

The retreat includes delicious, home cooked, wheat free, . . . → Read More: weekend yoga retreat at hepburn retreat centre

it is now already

By ostii, on April 6th, 2009%

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Lost Generation

By ostii, on March 22nd, 2009%

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Falling Slowly for Jo

By ostii, on March 20th, 2009%

Falling Slowly, sung by Glen Hansard of the Frames and and Markéta Irglová from the beautiful film, Once.

I don’t know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can’t react
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play . . . → Read More: Falling Slowly for Jo

Buddha’s Wheel of Life

By ostii, on December 23rd, 2008%

Legend has it that Buddha only ever made on drawing. In the sand, he traced a wheel that described the six stages (or realms) of life.

Realm of Gods
Realm of Humans
Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Realm of Hells
Realm of Animals
Realm of Titans

Buddha's Wheel of Life

Buddhists believe that much of time is spent migrating among these realms, and . . . → Read More: Buddha’s Wheel of Life

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