I saw a rat on the highway, it was dead, splattered on the asphalt, by car tyres and rain. I wonder, is it the same rat I saw the other day, in front of my wheels, on a dark late night near the same spot. I slowed down and watched it run, over unfamiliar surface …
Find the strength to follow the rhythm of your life
Listen. Listen. Listen. There is an ancient Dance in your veins a rhythm in your Heart – Sri YanchiGuruji 1 Why should it be only the privilege of artistic prodigies, the financially secure or even drop outs, to choose how they move through the day according to the rhythm of their own inclination? We …
Money is not the root of all evil. Unhappiness is.
Why do we allow trees to be cut down? Because it makes money (for logging companies and developers). Why do we allow the exploitation and killing of animals? Because it makes money (for the meat- and dairy industries). Why are seeds being patented, making the saving and sharing of seeds a crime? Because it makes …
Curriculum Vitae of “I” or Who needs water into wine
From my earlobe dangles a praying mantis and a family of rats nests in my nostrils. My pubic hair paves forests with moss, my toenails form bark and fungi. I grow trees from seeds, with deep roots in dark earth, only to snap their branches and trunks in my drunken, heavy storms. With or without …
To be born is to be inspired
Do you feel inspired? Our bodies are given the breath of life from a mysterious source. Until our final expiration we are continually, wonderfully and mysteriously inspired. What we do with inspiration is a different story. Upbringing and societal conditioning generally train us to use inspiration for personal gain from a very young age. The …
Sexual betrayal redefined
Today, I saw two young boys “shooting” each other. They had a machine gun each, made out of white plastic tubes, pieces of wood and duct tape. I wondered, do their parents also actively encourage them to freely play with their genitals, meanwhile wisely guiding them to not use their body for consolation? Parents don’t …
The Cosmology of Islam
The Egyptian-Dutch author Nahed Salim is someone who criticises aspects of Islam and the Koran that no mere human is supposed to touch. In her book “The Prophet’s Wives”, she calls for a fresh interpretation of the holy scripture, in order to fully incorporate contemporary realities. Certain verses of the Koran are no longer regarded …
On behalf of the cow
A holocaust is taking place in your backyard. I’m not exaggerating, scaremongering, being melodramatic or “green”. And I’m not being disrespectful. Prior to writing this article, I didn’t know that my idea of cows milk was very naive and largely based on pure propaganda, fed to me from the day I was born in the …
Suppressed facts about antidepressants in Aotearoa and the world
The irresponsible prescription and use of antidepressant medication is one of the great tragedies of humankind unfolding before our eyes, internationally and in Aotearoa. For years now, scientists specialised in psycho-pharmacy yell out that most of these chemicals don’t work, and are often dangerous. The status and commercial success of antidepressants is based on inadequate …
Morning-afterpil verkrijgbaar zonder recept
Een poging van een conservatief Hogerhuislid om de verkoop van de morning-afterpil in Groot-Brittannië zonder recept terug te draaien, is gestrand. Collega”s van Barones Young verwierpen haar motie met een meerderheid van 82 stemmen. Apothekers, verpleegsters, huisartsen en de British Medical Council schaarden zich in een open brief achter verkoop over de toonbank, in navolging …