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- I was raised in a violent culture as an Army BRAT. I served in the Tonkin Gulf during the Viet Nan war, so I know the horrors of war. I'm ready for some peace.
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STUDENTS GET A VALUABLE LESSON OF PEACE
Posted on October 3, 2011 at 4:54am 0 Comments 0 Likes
In May of this year a group of our middle school students and teachers were fortunate enough to be able to hear a speech by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Shortly after the visit, a letter to the editor appeared in the local paper. In a nutshell, the author didn't appreciate the use of taxpayer money for such a trip since; as he put it, "there are Christian leaders that have larger followers than the Buddhist, yet I doubt that our school would…
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Hello
jovita is my name
i was moved to write you for a heart2heart discussion when
i came across your page.so If u dont mind,write me directly with this mail ID,
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I am a gandhian scholor & have a deep knoledge of Gandhian philosphy. Now I am working in Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon. I am editor of bio monthaly magzine 'Khoj Ganhiji Ki' I want a friendship for the peice of the world.