Word: nirvana
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...themselves," Donkin writes. Less predictably, he argues that barriers between work and leisure will blur, cooperatives will flourish and a new work ethic will develop based on personal choice and the needs of society. Given current Western views about work - broadly defined as "living for work" - and Donkin's nirvana in which toil offers the hope of something better, the question arises of how society will move from A to B. The key, as he sees it, lies in ourselves as we cut free from single sources of income and employers-for-life. "Work will need to earn its place...
...Today the monastery continues to preserve and promote Tibetan culture. The monks, with their lifelong study of the Buddha's teachings, have always been at the heart of Tibet's religion. Living in isolation from secular concerns and dedicating themselves to meditation, they are able to achieve the salvation - Nirvana - necessary to understand the spirit. Parts of the Basel exhibition offer a look at the monks' lives, spiritual practices and rituals, which include astrology, medicine, music, dance and painting. One musical instrument featured in the exhibit, the stemmed drum, was used to invoke deities or to accompany the monks' singing...
...those seeking a non-intestinal route to Nirvana, two long-running Buddhist meditation centers in the area run regular retreats. On the southern Thai coast, Wat Suan Mokkh runs monthly 10-day meditation courses led by resident monks and visiting teachers. The $28 fee covers food and lodging. Meditators sit for a series of 30-minute sessions, listen to talks, chant and relax in nearby hot springs. Find more details at suanmokkh.org. An hour from Samui by boat is Koh Phangan, home of legendary Full Moon parties and the austere Wat Kow Tahm meditation center. Rosemary and Steve Weissman...
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...Harvard thinks it's going to do this and every student is going to...say, 'This is Nirvana', the administration is going to be disappointed," says Todd Anderson, a 1997 graduate who now works at a firm in Washington...