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In Desperate Times, Burmese Turn to their Monks

May 31, 2008 – 2:52 pm

From IHT.
It is a scene Myanmar’s ruling generals are unlikely to see played out for themselves: As a convoy of trucks carrying relief supplies, led by Buddhist monks, passed through storm-devastated villages, hungry children and homeless mothers bowed in supplication and respect.
“When I see those people, I want to cry,” said Sitagu Sayadaw, 71, one [...]

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Squash Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence

October 12, 2007 – 9:39 pm

From CNN by Martha Beck.
Efforts to avoid embarrassment often keep us from imagining, let alone fulfilling, the measure of our destiny. To claim it, we need to develop a mental dimmer switch.
Gilovich and Medvec have found in other studies that, in the long run, people most often regret the things they failed to try, rather [...]

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