<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:08:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ericr/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Healing Our World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through its win-win approach, Healing Our World illustrates how the rules of social interaction which we learned as children hold the secret to universal harmony and abundance. I read this years ago. It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@ericr/healing-our-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@ericr/healing-our-world</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYoi6wNd6uwh3UUbra6mtud41jxXTPE7Zw2bLjUuUCzqDf89CLx1uFTv2L9DjDZ7kPQqYZmxGpLyCBBUrrfwGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom and Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freedom and Love No one who seeks power to take away the liberty of others can legitimately claim to love their neighbours. Liberty, on the other hand, is consistent both with self-love and love of others,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@ericr/freedom-and-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@ericr/freedom-and-love</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:30:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WAhudWwUS6vSkY5J6VQv2NdgmqrbtKugvxDv7xEdtJb7yjcq8yX6D6d1kNfAiUQ1iSvEBTWjMSNgbQfQWXti?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving eveything to new media]]></title><description><![CDATA[In light of the recent removal of Alex Jones from the major online media, I feel compelled to act. While my own content is not going to be particularly edgy, how long will it be before it too comes under]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/censorship/@ericr/moving-eveything-to-new-media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/censorship/@ericr/moving-eveything-to-new-media</guid><category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYDJxtGHuLkQfEVNTL9MSUy2a5HAWddhazmd1ZQRemKbZznmd3Ns9Wds8EZR3jXRrH68mirgKZy2npBKH8XbqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone else fascinated by Rene Magritte?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my youth I didn’t really gravitate to artists of the canvas, with a couple of exceptions. As the zeitgeist in the early 70s was the tail end of the psychedelic age, surrealism was all around. I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@ericr/anyone-else-fascinated-by-rene-magritte</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@ericr/anyone-else-fascinated-by-rene-magritte</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 15:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnW8daBiJG7hbr1TxHGdFGE5PZoV28gEoZiyN6qzzDSyCrfTevWYmb7cDaNvjaDamT2477uup4oPZpL3UZP1fs9GiTPc8C37YqHbR7ue6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mouths of Babes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your smile for the day. A friend related this story to me a while back. He was witness to this. A young mother was traveling by train with her 5 year old son. This was back in the days when there were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@ericr/the-mouths-of-babes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@ericr/the-mouths-of-babes</guid><category><![CDATA[humour]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 13:12:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone getting weary of the hatefest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several months ago I joined social media platforms promoting themselves as free speech supporters. Specifically, Gab and Minds as they were the ones getting the most attention. Technically, they are very]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ericr/anyone-getting-weary-of-the-hatefest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ericr/anyone-getting-weary-of-the-hatefest</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 10:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChTuL5xp5JU6L9RwnCTSaLEcUbVCP4kuYRJd7Svom8yu2CEKdzQCUXYG76UqCwXzWzX6jvX352Tqc5BUJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What day is it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the simplest idea is the clearest.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meditation/@ericr/what-day-is-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meditation/@ericr/what-day-is-it</guid><category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtyP4LMzQ6X3NdH7vxEsyi6H1Fm2jFMjGtyYxeQPcc9xBChubzD47aZ5xbLTBfXYkwLRWtXXvmq9FGK8Yth2ePFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiration from Tibet]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love this and hope it's a real saying from Tibet. The few Tibetans I've met embodied these simple ideas, despite the devastation of their culture at the hands of Communist China. May your day be a little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tibet/@ericr/inspiration-from-tibet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tibet/@ericr/inspiration-from-tibet</guid><category><![CDATA[tibet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:40:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2g9dNS71y5PGr63aA52A8ZPqQkTgHCnxFNt89b3R8D4xVj5BS1peQemEDWZis3AbykUcKzXdamLpc5Dg1xtfo72e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Different Roads to Fulfillment]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know this bothers those who think their way is the only way. But surely this is the foundation of "live and let live", which is the foundation of peace.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meditation/@ericr/different-roads-to-fulfillment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meditation/@ericr/different-roads-to-fulfillment</guid><category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgaTYqNsdXQ57gbzMy73H8cRDWGRDTriJAmkSqtSjW9wL3N5febFKCytJLaaAxJAd1kEqbM4aDbhjNW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your life is rare]]></title><description><![CDATA["The more you sense the rareness and value of your own life, the more you realize that how you use it, how you manifest it, is all your responsibility. We face such a big task, so naturally we sit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ericr/your-life-is-rare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ericr/your-life-is-rare</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtiFWAbhJ31dy5rmRgh4dTExpkJkkgdZeXQW18CS9TdKuYtY6axyZv6LZsaG5kReBykfnt38bQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karma]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meditation/@ericr/dcenq-karma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meditation/@ericr/dcenq-karma</guid><category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:44:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5ypBGubdS5Co3bfRgsfKwHRiC5aJaWp75ufmtvpPwiuYo4nf5neDbqSvKUV8W4rEEKfjwy2MLm2HUoD6DpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing Civility]]></title><description><![CDATA[If ever there was a time when a book like this was needed, it is now. 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I can be knowledgeable about the events of the day while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/media/@ericr/nightly-news-no-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/media/@ericr/nightly-news-no-more</guid><category><![CDATA[media]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMspbVRra2aMQqkGFwnMsHnHSPq2YPbeRnJUZ3gm28i3mQPM5nxA6yYKHGF3Uovd14LTG5MBoDHxrhX6nZR8TrfV4sEgzHhTHXC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Can Arise from Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knowing the crucifixion story with its depiction of profound suffering and ultimate release, I wanted to share a personal lesson from it. 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There is a very strong current of tribalism infecting many people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ericr/wading-into-political-discussions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ericr/wading-into-political-discussions</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA33TJJ8oeodX6orgscwxvnYPdXMS2VBvshvxC3kmKYXGwHu5e5VJ7QYUhyasQvo9SAfvCSemHz4NuFYa37WWR3aPEiGrMcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr. Awareness or How I learned to take myself less seriously]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inner peace is a serious pursuit and as I’m sure many readers have found, it is not easy to obtain. 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