Just as they were feeling so cheerful a great mountain came into view, blocking their way. Reining in the horse, the Tang Priest said, “Disciples, see how high that mountain is. You must be very careful.”“Don’t worry,” said Monkey with a grin, “don’t worry. I promise you nothing will go wrong.”“Don’t say that,” Sanzang replied.…Read more Journey to the West, on Cultivating the Heart
Shocking video about a 12 year old boy, who lost his dad, grandparents. The mum left and remarried, taking his younger brother with her. For 5 years since the age of only 7, he has been living by himself, finding whatever food he can to survive. How can we even begin to understand? Those of…Read more Shocking video about a 12 year old boy in China
Put together two quite separate news stories of recent weeks and we see yet another terrifying example of just how dysfunctional our system of government has become. The first story, accompanied last week by startling pictures, concerns the mountains of waste paper collected for "recycling" now piling up in warehouses and dumps across the country,…Read more Why are we not using waste as fuel to generate heat and power?
In my prayers, I am remembering the victims of the Wenchuan Earthquake, and the cyclone in Myanmar. The relief efforts to rebuild these areas, helping residents return to some degree of normality, will be ongoing. Hopefully the worst destruction is now over, but the plight of survivors is only just beginning, they need our help…Read more Earthquake and Cyclone Appeals
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 