October 2011 Blog Posts (5)

I was trying to tell Larissa why hard work is the key to succeed. “What will be the point of waking up early in the morning, trying to dream when I know I will never get there? I don’t have any relative in a high position”. She said.

Larissa is not alone ,this is what goes through many young Africans’ mind because of what they see in their daily lives.indeed,they have been affected  negatively as a result of not having jobs, be admitted to schools, have access to basic public goods…

Earth Ethics of Gandhi and Holy Mother Amma ( Mata Amritanandamayi)

October 2, 2011 Uppsala, Sweden

Introduction…

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…