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Adichanallur Excavation

A brief introduction to Jean -Jacques Rousseau

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(I had gone to the KGS grocery store in Madagadipattu with Kandavel (it was Kandavel who knew of that Chettiar’s shop and took me there). A photograph of a man was hung on the wall of the shop. I glanced at the picture naturally; I had indeed bought goods from the Chettiar depicted in it. The image bore a resemblance to the French philosopher Rousseau. Seeing this, I wondered if a discussion regarding the article on our website was perhaps underway. (I had posted a note about Rousseau, along with a picture showing his head and shoulders, on my blog). That night, I dreamt of a large wedding hall. I saw many people lying down, sitting, and standing there. As I looked for a spot to lie down, Rousseau smiled and said something. I understood his words to mean, "Here is a space; lie down." In this dream, I encountered Rousseau, the voice for human rights. In many of my dreams, I understand what people say; even when foreigners appear and speak, I am able to comprehend them. It give...

Walk for Peace-Buddhist monks from Texas to Washington

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  The 2025-2026 Walk for Peace is a 2,300-mile, 120-day pilgrimage by Buddhist monks from A g r o up of monks , l e d by Bhikkhu Paññakāra, is wal k i ng from Texas to Wa s h i ngto n , D.C. w i th a m i s s ion to pro mo te p e ac e , lov i ng-kind n ess , and compassion . T he i r jo urn e y focu ses on in spir i n g un it y and h o p e in a di vid e d wo r l d rat her t h a n s e r ving as a n ac t of pr o t e s t. Th e re a r e sever a l k e y mot i v atio n s be h ind this W a lk for Peace: Encouraging Inner Peace and Kin d n ess : T he mo n ks ai m to r e m in d in divid u als of the imp orta n c e o f n urtur i ng p e a ce an d co mp a ss io n wi t hi n th e m sel ve s . B y d o i n g s o , t hese valu es c a n extend to fa m i lie s a n d c o mmun i t i e s , cr e atin g a r ipp l e e f f e c t of posi ti v i ty . Pr a ctici n g "Tudo n g " : Th i s wa l k i s d ee ply ro ote d in t h e Theravada tradition of tudong, a...