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Feelings and Perceptions - Thich Nhat Hanh

This was an article that was a requirement for my Ethics class in CJCR 5005. I enjoyed the class taught by Dr. Braswell and I have incorporated this article in my COBH 3330 course.  Feelings and Perceptions                 I was very glad to see Thich Nhat Hanh as the author of one of the selections in this course book.  I have had the pleasure of reading articles written by the author and had wondered if he would be included in the discussion of nonviolence.  The article included here is a goldmine.                He begins by discussing the challenge of perception. What we often see is not often add up to true perception. For example, we never see the sun as it truly is. We see the sun always through the past as it takes over 8 minutes for the sunlight to travel the immense distance from its surface to our planet....

The Answer to the Question that Wings Ask

My mid morning nourishment for my atman - this speaks to me rather loudly today. Are we addicted? Cultivating addiction? Should we replace weed with tobacco, or tobacco with weed? Water with wine, wine with water? Sugar with honey or agave? Meat with tofu? Ridding ourselves of toxins, is that it? Ridding ourselves of the unwanted, the undesirable, the unhealthy? Are your thoughts simply an echo of how you feel? Are your feelings as good as thoughts? Can you distinguish between the two? ~ Saul Williams The Answer to the Question that Wings Ask