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Spring crafts

James M Lens, Blanko Freedom13 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

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Bluff Point

James M Lens, Blanko Freedom13 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

#picfx #amazing #awesome #CapturedMoment #PicturePerfect #Random #sailing #bethsapps (from @BethHayes on Streamzoo)

#Sailing the #seven #seas — #ship #sunset #stormy #clouds #cannonballx (from @CannonballX on Streamzoo)

#asia #Japan #beautiful (from @sifunik on Streamzoo)

#asia #beautiful #Japan (from @sifunik on Streamzoo)

#andrography #2012 #bored #CapturedMoment #photography #streamzoo #store #Japan #lights #Life (from @frawsti22 on Streamzoo)

: Arabia Finland Rice Porcelain

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The Rice pattern was developed for Arabia Finland by Friedl Holzer Kjellberg. The pattern, designed in the style of some Chinese ceramics, is made by hand-cutting designs in clay and putting the piece through a double-firing. The end result is quite lovely white pottery with translucent…

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高台寺　koudaiji temple
#kyoto #temple #andrography #android #fotodroids #Japan #photography #Random #streamzoo #CapturedMoment
(from @pi62 on Streamzoo)

Light my path.. Kyoto revisited..
#beautiful #CapturedMoment #iPhone #photography #HDR #blackandwhite #Japan #Kyoto … Just love Kyoto..
(from @nonhorva on Streamzoo)

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夕暮れサクラちゃん♪( ´▽｀) #2012 #iPhone #Japan
(from @CACO on Streamzoo)

The basic problem in sexual ethics, addressed in the third precept, is betrayal. ‘Sexual misconduct’ is sexual behaviour that causes harm by breaking the trust that a loved one has placed in us. The Buddha was compassionate, and he never laid down ethical rules that caused harm or distress. Making a moral proscription against homosexuality marginalises and harms people who have done no wrong, and it is against the basic principles of Buddhist ethics.

It’s so important to keep this essential ethical question in mind. In discussions on homosexuality, as with just about any other controversial ethical issue, there is a pervasive tendency to confuse the issue. Why do we find it so difficult to look at an ethical question rationally? It is true, there are some issues that are complex and the details can be difficult to work out. But this is not one of them.

Why Buddhists Should Support Marriage Equality « Sujato’s Blog

This is a fantastic essay.

(via sharanam)

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