Omlang villagers of Kompong Speu Province collectively marched towards to the provincial court in order to protest the court for its abusing of power in a land dispute between the investors and the farmers. Apparently, courts in Cambodia are notorious for its corruption and biases. Many decision makings by the courts, the winning will be rich people, powerful entities, foreign investors and Oknha or tycoons etc. For farmers and poor Cambodians, they have repeatedly disappointed by the court if their complains or legal procedures handed to the courts. If the Cambodian government which has been hybridized by half communist and half democracy is going to use legal domination to oppress on the weak by favoring the strong in its new face of political orchestration of instilling political supremacy in this very immature nation, the justice and peace will never prevail. Buddha advised us to lead a life with heedfulness, not carelessness. With this heedfulness, Omlang villagers who marched to the provincial court are admirable.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Omlang villlagers who marched to the provincial court are admirable
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Dear friends,
ReplyDelete"And what is right mindfulness? There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. He remains focused on feelings in & of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. This is called right mindfulness...
"This is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrow & lamentation, for the disappearance of pain & distress, for the attainment of the right method, & for the realization of Unbinding — in other words, the four frames of reference."
— DN 22
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