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| 18th August 2008 dog gone | stirred, not shaken! - From: We Shall See thank you for your stirring thoughts! |
| 29th June 2008 Robert Vermeers | Progress and happiness - From: Growing Season It seems to me that, while all the progress in each category is remarkable, it is still important to involve groups that emphasize non-material categories like GNH. As is the case everywhere if the population is not happy no amount of material goods will matter in the long run. Keeping material welfare in perspective with a firm spiritual foundation is what I see as one of your goals. |
| 26th May 2008 scot | hello - From: Ladakh tell that beautiful land JULAY! for me, I hope you are well, smiles from the ham Scot |
| 20th April 2008 Robert Vermeers | Fledgling Democracy - From: Bhutanese Elections It is fascinating and instructional to learn about alternative democracies. They provide an excellent counter-point to our own system. I believe we can better understand our own system by studying other democracies the same way I learned more about English grammar by taking Latin, with its different structure, than just studying English grammar. You gain a better perspective by viewing and understanding other systems. These alternative systems might be understood as you would comprehend one color viewed as a contrast to others in the same picture. |
| 3rd April 2008 Bob Vermeers | Your view is... - From: George Bush bought me a fine Thangka ... a scintillating mix of culture and experience. To become so immersed in such a diverse environment has to be a magnificant trip. As you probably have found, writing about these things give them a much deeper dimension. Revealing the intricacies of local politics further broadens my perspective of how people relate to their environment and each other. You also touch on economic factors that are part of the big picture that is painted in the book "The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Times" by Jeffrey Sachs. A very essential element of any economy is the infrastructure designed to enhance it. We are looking forward to more of your writings. |
| 19th March 2008 Gabrielle Roesch | Thank you - From: Rukha: The Heart of Lightness You are doing great work. thanks for your in-depth discussion and explanation of what you are doing and what is being done. You are thorough and very thoughtful with great insight. Those pictures are gorgeous. Much love and many blessings and indeed Happiness for you Eric... |
| 19th March 2008 crystine | - From: Rukha: The Heart of Lightness Hello friend. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading your entries and then hearing first hand when/if you return home. I know that writing about such a vastly different culture that you have only just come to can be monumental...just take it all in. XO |
| 17th March 2008 Alia Parker | Tarayana entry - From: Rukha: The Heart of Lightness Dear Eric, Rukha looks stunningly beautiful. Your paragraph on communal construction of homes in Tarayana brought back memories from Santa Anita La Unión (Guatemala), the small community I spent some time in. In the late ´90s all of the families came together to organize the construction project, and then drew family names out of a hat to decide which family would get which lot. They traded with each other if they were unhappy with their pick, and it seems to have worked out great. Everyone is very proud of their respective houses, yet that element of equality remains. Anyway, it was really great to read your Rukha entry. You do a great job of sucking the reader in and making us feel as if we are right there with you. Take care, hope you´re well. Sincerely, from Peru, Ali |
| 17th February 2008 melina | neat-o - From: Transformers: More than meets the eye hello friend, i am glad you are having such amazing adventures. |
| 15th February 2008 Petr from Melbourne | good on you - From: Transformers: More than meets the eye Hey Eric. Good to see you visiting all these places and people. I hope you are not too homesick. I was wondering how is Bhutan implementing GNH now that it is 'in centrestage' and our gnh-movement.org website advertises. Take good care Petr |
| 26th January 2008 Bronwynn | HOLA - From: Transformers: More than meets the eye Hey Eric, I love reading about your adventures and discoveries....and am glad you are getting about and getting involved....look forward to hearing more soon....safe travels, B |
| 20th January 2008 ali parker | - From: Transformers: More than meets the eye Eric, thank you for all of your insight. I liked your explanation of individualism vs. communalism and how this plays out in your everyday interactions with others. I am glad you are finding that your path, whether linear or not, is taking you in amazing directions. I hope this finds you well. Sending good wishes from Peru-- Ali |
| 25th December 2007 Eric | Actually... - From: Tarayana Scot, sorry to give you the impression that there's not much hassle. Actually, it took quite a bit for Tarayana to get me the visa to actually be in Bhutan and there was a special permit to get me to Samtse. The first Queen is the President of Tarayana, so I think that helped me get around. You could probably wander around the Phuentsholing border area, but any extensive travel throughout Bhutan is pretty well regulated. Enjoy Texas. -Eric |
| 23rd December 2007 scot nichols | from txas in xmas - From: Tarayana Great to hear your stories of Bhutan, sounds like it could actually be possible to travel there without much hassel. Well I am craving a bit of the 1800's right now, as I am in the heat of religious spending and silent cultural tryanny-texas in christmas. Your journey sounds beautiful, thanks for sharing. bewell Scot |
| 6th December 2007 Valeri Wade | economic sanity - From: The dream like quality of truly living It's great to hear about an economic structure based on honesty, integrity and patience. How civilized! Your descriptions of how it affected you personally are particularly interesting. Thanks for sharing. |
| 4th November 2007 Ashaman Gray | - From: Hit the ground running Not too long, thanks for the thoroughness. Looking forward to more. |
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