Added to the site’s eBooks… On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau – 1849 23 pages 2020-05-23 — An additional note: In concurrence with the political thought of those who founded this nation, Thoreau makes the point that it is our civic duty to not obey uncivil laws. Note also that Thoreau …
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“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster Fuller Those who traffic in force will often try to make this difficult, but the paradigm still stands. Keep moving forward. Keep your eyes on the prize. And remember, the means …
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1979 – From native Texans Dan Seals and John Coley. Of all the hits they produced, this was Coley’s favorite. Written by Todd Rundgren. 4:44 Love Is The Answer Name your price A ticket to paradise I can’t stay here any more And I’ve looked high and low I’ve been from shore to shore to …
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A number of years ago I listened to Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five as an audiobook. This was an additional track that followed at the end. It takes a small part of the book where Billy Pilgrim is experiencing time backwards, and reads it into a background of music. Some may find it moving. I did. …
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After many weeks of thinking about it I finally got Nextcloud installed on both my Linux systems last evening. It is working flawlessly so far. Nextcloud is backup and file syncing software, but it is more than that. I finally moved all my systems to Linux two years ago after many years of experimenting with …
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When I first started thinking about this site I assumed it would be mostly anonymous. Not so that people could hide behind some facade (people including myself), but so that we might speak freely without fear of repercussions by some real-life whack-job. Using pseudonyms has been done throughout the ages. That being said, I have …
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Satyagraha is a Sanskrit word that was coined by Mahatma Gandhi. It translates loosely as “insistence on truth,” “loyalty to truth,” or simply “Truth-force.” (satya “truth”; agraha “insistence” or “holding firmly to”). The theory of satyagraha is timeless, and sees means and ends as inseparable. The means used to obtain an end are wrapped up …
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I thought to title this “Gandhi’s REAL Views on Nonviolence,” but am trying to show some subtlety and restraint. Gandhi, like the Christ of the New Testament, I believe is one of the most misquoted – and misunderstood – men of all time. Whether it is “turning the other cheek” or “thou shalt not judge,” …
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