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- Russell Simmons: Consciousness Rising (HuffingtonPost)
Obama's spiritual concern underlies a deep compassion and toughness that comes from being in touch with and at ease with himself. This is what mindfulness is all about. It makes you strong in every way. - Paul Rockwell: Welcome home, soldier. Now shut up. (UN Observer)
2008-06-30 | There are two kinds of courage in war - physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is very common on the battlefield. Men and women on both sides risk their lives, place their own bodies in harm’s way. Moral courage, however, is quite rare. - Events (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
Summit Branch of Boyd County Public Library, 1016 Summit Road, Ashland. - George Porter Jr.: My Bonnaroo Day (With a bonus Bon or Oo from Brian Stoltz) (jambands.com)
George Porter Jr. closed out Something Else New Orleans along with Russell Batiste and Brian Stoltz for an extended performance that carried into the wee hours of Friday morning. Porter then returned on Friday, lending his bass to the late night New Orleans SuperJam. - A Rare Collaboration Between Three of China's Most Prominent Museums at The Asian Art Museum (Art Daily)
Covered box with flowers, reign of the Yongle emperor (1403-1425). Red lacquer with carved designs (tihong). The Avery Brundage Collection, Asian Art Museum, B60M309. Photograph by Kaz Tsuruta. - I often feel trapped in the web of samsara (Express India)
Rajiv Mehrotra has been a familiar face on public television. A personal student of the Dalai Lama, he also heads the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

