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YOU Are Responsible for the VA Tech Massacre

Posted on May 2nd, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

Reportedly, when Gandhi was assassinated, several people in India approached Krishnamurti and asked him who he thought was responsible for that terrible act.  "You are," he said.  Understandably, his response was not well received. Recently,... More »

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Meeting Violence Where It Grows (Part 3)

Posted on Mar 8th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

  BUDDHIST APPROACHES TO ANGER AND VIOLENCE             Because Buddhism is not a monolithic tradition, but rather a rich collection of schools of thought and praxis organized around the central insights of the Buddha Shakyamuni,... More »

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Meeting Violence Where It Grows (Part 1)

Posted on Mar 6th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

Following on the theme of dealing with the problem of violence, which I think is implicit in Krishamurti's and Harris' critiques, I wanted to post some thoughts on cognitive therapeutic approaches to anger and aggression, situating them... More »

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Krishnamurti and the New Atheists

Posted on Feb 15th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

There has been a lot of buzz recently about the "new atheists," in the media and in the blogosphere .  There are only a handful of prominent voices, but they are all delivering a similar... More »

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