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18245) The PhD factory: training and employment of science and engineering doctorates in the United States
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The great cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar will end in 2012. How does the story end? Do the oceans collapse? Does the sky fall as the last tree is cut? The remote homelands of the present day Maya in Mexico and Guatemala present a perfect microcosm to show how unhindered globalization is already destroying the Earth and indigenous cultures. The stories and the cosmovision of six young Maya are juxtaposed with our shortsighted exploitation of the...
18247) Mephisto
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"Mephisto the black cat lives apart from other cats. Shunned by the townspeople for being a harbinger of bad luck, he never gets to sit inside by the fireplace like the tomcats do. Instead he dodges constant insults and abuse. He decides to leave behind the world of humans for a peaceful life in the country, but once winter comes and he returns to the city, the townspeople find that they need him, after all. Still, nothing is as important to Mephisto...
18259) The Tibetan wheel of life
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Also called the Wheel of Samsara or Dharma, this image is perhaps the most common picture in Buddhist art. Closely aligned with the teachings in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the complex image portrays the ordinary world as something to be transcended. The speaker discusses various perspectives from which the image can be understood and how this understanding can provide insights into spiritual growth.
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A hidden wholeness is said to embrace and inform all creation, a unity symbolized as divine life, light and love. We may discover that undivided unity as the future unfolds within and through us. Thus we open a way for the sure guidance of wisdom, compassion and peace.
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