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The Cookie Thief

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

A woman was waiting at an airport one night With several long hours before her flight She hunted for a book in the airport shop Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop She was engrossed in … Continue reading →

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A Letter From The Past

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

Bruce Farrer gave an unusual assignment to his students. He asked them to write a 10 page letter to themselves that would be mailed to them 20 years later. What made this unique was that Bruce kept his promise. He … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Cat

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

Teacher: “If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?” Johnny: “Seven.” Teacher: “No, listen carefully… If I gave you two cats, and another two cats, and another two, how many … Continue reading →

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Beware Of False Memories

Posted on February 15, 2015 by admin

In this daring talk, Professor Elizabeth Loftus, brings to light the fallible nature of our memories. Rather than thinking of memories as recordings we must view them as “reconstuctions”. These reconstructions can be both creative and fallible leading to false … Continue reading →

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Shantideva’s Prayer

Posted on February 15, 2015 by admin

The idea of Avalokitesvara resides with the notion of a Buddha postponing his own enlightenment for the sake of humanity. This Buddha is very close to enlightenment but remains attached to this world and helps us. This is one of … Continue reading →

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