Friday, April 29, 2005

The Places I've Been

Outside the U.S.
Perth, Australia
London, England
Paris, France
Florence, Italy
Rome, Italy
Geneva, Switzerland
Singapore
Hong Kong
Aqaba, Jordan
Jabal Ali
U.A.E.
Bahrain
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
Canada
Mexico

Inside the U.S.
Manhattan
Oahu
New Orleans
Orlando
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Nashville
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Chicago
Jersey City

The Places in Texas
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Galvaston
El Paso
Fort Worth
College Station
San Marcos
Padre Island
Lubbock

Actually, I've been to more places than this, but these are the places I can think of right off the top of my head.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

An Ejimication in Film

A list in compelling political films

The Corporation
The "Yes" men
Wag the Dog
Bowling for Columbine
The Insider
Farenheit 9/11
Roger & Me
Traffic
City of God
A Civil Action
Hotel Ruwanda
Wall Street
Boiler Room
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Citizen Cain
Outfoxed
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices
The Future of Food
Thank You For Smoking
An Inconvenient Truth

These are the films which I believe are the best films to clue you in to what's going on in the world. These films depict how corruption is ruining things in the world.

Also, these are not necessarily my favorite films. I just think they should be viewed.

Thursday, April 21, 2005

Buddhism Basics

In Buddhism, there are Four Noble Truths:
(1) Life is suffering.
(2) All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality and the craving, attachment, and grasping that result from such ignorance.
(3) Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment.
(4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path

Noble Eightfold Path consists of:
1. right views
2. right intention
3. right speech
4. right action
5. right livelihood
6. right effort
7. right-mindedness
8. right contemplation

These eight are usually divided into three categories that base the Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration. In Buddhism, there is no hierarchy, nor caste system; the Buddha taught that one's spiritual worth is not based on birth.