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Our daily conveniences are somebody else’s suffering

By Staff Reports | August 2, 2013

Jain nun

I grope my way up the stairs in near-complete darkness, unaccustomed to the uneven concrete floors and unexpected corners of the building I first entered only a few hours earlier, following a seven-hour bus ride from Jaipur, India. My only guide through the dark, labyrinthine hallways is the flowing, spotlessly white robe of the young Jain nun walking ahead of me. Finally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Spirit Tagged With: ascetics, DIY, Fred Pearce, hydroelectric power, India, Jainism, Mark Boyle, nonviolence

Burn your cash before it burns you

By Erik Curren | February 26, 2013

"Moneyless Man" Mark Boyle, living as he does in the UK, has an advantage over Yanks like me in that he can survive without an income but still enjoy free healthcare through the British National Health Service. Gotta love that socialism. Yet, Boyle still argues against hospital-based high-tech medicine and for localized healthcare based on herbs and natural remedies because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Mark Boyle, post-money economy

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