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Saving Nature: In Praise of Frugality - James L. Bull    
... According to Wendell Berry, frugality may be appropriately paired with abundance. This notion may strike us as odd, in today's commercial world—frugality and abundance? Properly considered, frugality is simply the sensible management of limited resources. It is through frugality that we can achieve sustainable abundance. All freedoms exist within boundaries, and sensible abundance takes into account the natural limits of resources.
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Environment

 

 

What is Our Role in Education? - Rekha Nahar, TOS Philippines
... Through the TOS, we have systematically undertaken projects to meet needs in health and nutrition, to develop livelihood skills, and so on.  These projects help improve the material conditions of the underprivileged.  Something more is necessary, however, something that addresses the selfishness and sense of separateness at the root of social problems. ...
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Education
  A Human Approach to World Peace - The Dalai Lama
...Even in these modern times it is clear that one's precious life is not safe. No former generation has had to experience so much bad news as we face today; this constant awareness of fear and tension should make any sensitive and compassionate person question seriously the progress of our modern world. ...   ( more ) 		Peace
 

Wings of a Dove - Deni Gross
If you had to list some great concerns you have for the planet today, what would they be? The chances are that you would mention the lack of global peace amongst them.  Yet most often we feel powerless to do anything about it, don’t we? So is there anything we can do to help build a safer planet? ...  ( more )

Peace
 

TOS in Chennai
...The Olcott School, The H.P.B. Hostel, the Social Welfare Centre, the Besant Memorial Animal Welfare Dispensary... The Chennai TOS’s biggest challenge came when the tsunami hit on December 26, 2004... ( more )

Social welfare & justice
 

Do you care about animals? - Dr Geetha Jaikumar
 The issue of animal welfare can be addressed from broadly three fronts: As always, we can begin with ourselves...  our diet, our attire; our cosmetics… The second front is direct service...  The third front for personal action is the creation of awareness about the widespread animal cruelty...  ( more )

Animal concerns

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