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Thanks Greg.

Dhammapada verse 46: One who knows that this body is impermanent like froth, and comprehends that it is insubstantial like a mirage, will cut the flowers of Mara

In the film Limitless  long-time no-hoper Bradley Cooper turns his life around when unexpectedly finding himself the holder of a stash of an illegal pharmaceutical that exponentially increases one's intellectual faculties. It's a terrific thriller but by far the best scene for me is early on, when he first tries it, and cleans up his flat .

What Do You Think of Colin Kaepernick Now? It shouldn't have taken this, but a weekend of violence has forced a new perspective on his peaceful protest of four years ago. Now: Imagine if he first knelt today, after George Floyd's killing by a police officer. And try to imagine what happens next MICHAEL ROSENBERG 7 HOURS AGO America is on fire, and Colin Kaepernick tried to warn us. He saw what many white people did not want to see four years ago, and he said what many prominent white coaches and athletes are saying today. Some truths make people uncomfortable until we hear them enough, and that is really all Kaepernick did: He told the truth and made people uncomfortable. He didn’t even really raise his voice. Contrast our current national civil unrest with Kaepernick in his last NFL season: a man, before a football game, kneeling during the national anthem. It seems so quaint. Mainstream white America is going to reconsider Kaepernick at some point—t