Remembering War
by Geoff Olson On December 24, 1914, strange things were happening in the battlefield trenches. In the region of Ypres, Belgium, German troops propped Christmas trees on their parapets and…
Hidden wisdom of the Tao
interview by Laurie Nadel Q: What is the Tao Te Ching? A: The Tao Te Ching is the wisest, most influential book ever written. It was written 2500 years ago,…
True surrender
THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle If we always accept the way things are, we are not going to make any effort to improve them. It seems to me that…
Release attachment
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Forever is composed of nows. – Emily Dickinson According to Buddhist philosophy, there are two major causes of all human suffering. The first is attachment and…
Blue Gold and other VIFF gems
FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead In recent years, there has been a spate of documentaries on the subject of water – its increasing commodification and the greed, corruption and…
The plastic prison
by Geoff Olson In a 2007 Saturday Night Live skit, a book-selling huckster appears before a couple sitting at a kitchen table, picking through their credit card bills. “You’re not the only…
Give me some truth
by Joseph Roberts I’m sick and tired of hearing things From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocrites All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth I’ve had enough of reading…
The light of the world
THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle When you are fully present and people around you manifest unconscious behavior, you won’t feel the need to react to it, so you don’t…
Loving from soul
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Love begins at home and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in that action. – Mother Teresa Love is…
Let me share a secret
documentary screenings at the Vancouver Internationlal Film Festival FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead Among the 100 or so documentaries at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (September 25-October 10)…