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Who will stand with Leonard and fight this Evil entity called the US Government! You who voted for Obama and still stand with him might inquire why he has not righted the incredible wrong done to our Brother! Savin' Leonard Peltier by WoMenHead U.S. Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier was denied parole in August 2009, after spending 33 years in prision for the alleged murders of two FBI Agents. Leonard's story is based on the movies Thunderheart, and Robert Redfords, Incident at Oglala. His story is well documented and supports alligations of corrupt behavior within the FBI's presentation of the evidence, as well as the U.S. Governments criminal behavior towards the extiction of Native America.

Spiritual Materialism & Disappointment - Chogyam Trungpa http://www.shambhala.org/ As long as we follow a spiritual approach promising salvation, miracles, liberation, then we are bound by the "golden chain of spirituality." Such a chain might be beautiful to wear, with its inlaid jewels and intricate carvings, but nevertheless, it imprisons us. People think they can wear the golden chain for decoration without being imprisoned by it, but they are deceiving themselves. As long as one's approach to spirituality is based upon enriching ego, then it is spiritual materialism, a suicidal process rather than a creative one. All the promises we have heard are pure seduction. We expect the teachings to solve all our problems; we expect to be provided with magical means to deal with our depressions, our aggressions, our sexual hangups. But to our surprise we begin to realize that this is not going to happen. It is very disappointing to realize that we must work...