What one develops in a period of time like that is a strong sense of community and of relating to people. There’s a common activity because the life of community is cooperative not competitive. There is no ‘I want to get to nibbana before you and if you get ahead of me I’m going to trip you.’ I know that if I work on myself, practice in this particular way, live morally and uphold the principles of the retreat and the teaching, then that encourages you to do the same thing. And if you do that too it encourages me. There’s a reciprocity of encouragement, affection and aspiration.
This of course is something that is often lacking in a society which is geared to competition, money and ease, where life is a vicarious existence of watching rugby games or other forms of entertainment. Community life is I think an art form which is being much lost these days. It is hard to do if one has been conditioned to individuality. I certainly was. I had my own room. My brother had his own room. I had my records. He had his records. If he touched my records he’d be finished.Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/affectionate-living/

GOOGLE was created in a garage by two students and is now the world’s most used search engine.
Its creators are celebrating the phenomenon’s 19th birthday with a series of surprises for users. Here’s all you need to know.





Google is celebrating its 19th birthday with a Google Doodle

How is Google celebrating its 19th birthday?Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/google-birthday-surprise-spinner-birthday-doodle/

Once upon a time, a beautiful woman was unfaithful to her husband and had an affair with another man. During those days, it is not possible to divorce one’s husband by simply declaring “I don’t love him any more” and remarried to someone else. So she devised a scheme to separate from her husband legally.
She had a friend who worked at the village funeral home. One day, while her husband had gone for a trip elsewhere, she created an “accident” at home and asked her friend to arrange a dead body of another woman to put in her home. Somehow the body was destroyed beyond recognition.
When the husband returned home, he was shocked to find that his house had an accident so severe that the body of his “wife” was destroyed beyond recognition. He was so mournful that, after he had cremated her body, he carried the ashes with him all the time.Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/the-unfaithful-wife/

Dally M Medal, Awards 2017: Time, date, TV, Cameron Smith, favourite, odds – everything you need to know in our Ultimate Guide!

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THE NRL’s night of nights is almost upon us.

On Wednesday the best and fairest player of the 2017 season will be awarded the Dally M medal.

A host of other players will also be recognised for their achievements throughout the year.

Here’s everything you need to know in our Ultimate Guide.

WHEN AND WHERE

Players will converge on The Star casino in Sydney on Wednesday night for the ceremony.

The red carpet festivities will kick off around 6pm before attendees file in to begin the official proceedings.

HOW DOES IT WORK? Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/dally-m-medal-awards-2017-time-date-cameron-smith-favourite-odds/

WWE handed another yet another anti-climactic signature victory to Roman Reigns as he defeated John Cena at WWE No Mercy.

Reigns is undoubtedly WWE’s biggest full-time star, with the ability to turn a hostile crowd in his favor on a dime. He usually does this with his wrestling, but when given a rare opportunity to cut a promo on a go-home show, Reigns did so with his mic work when he tore down Cena as a hypocrite.Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/wwe-no-mercy-2017-results-roman-reigns-vs-john-cena/

Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L’Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed.

A statement said she had died at home “peacefully” overnight.

With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn), she was the world’s richest woman.

She left the company’s board in 2012 and was rarely seen in public afterwards, but remained in the news because of a high-profile exploitation case following her dementia diagnosis.

In a statement, the company’s chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Agon said: “We all had a deep admiration for Liliane Bettencourt who has always watched over L’Oreal, the company and its employees, and who was very attached to its success and development. Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/loreal-heiress-liliane-bettencourt-dies-94/

Andre Ward, boxing’s pound-for-pound world No1, announces shock retirement

Undefeated pound-for-pound king announces his retirement at 33
Ward says ‘my body can no longer put up with the rigors of the sport’
Olympic champion had not lost as a pro or amateur since he was 13

Andre Ward, the unified light heavyweight champion widely recognized as the world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, announced his retirement from the sport on Thursday.
The Olympic champion attributed a physical toll and waning desire to his decision to walk away at the relatively young age of 33.
“I want to be clear – I am leaving because my body can no longer put up with the rigors of the sport and therefore my desire to fight is no longer there,” Ward said in a statement on his website. “If I cannot give my family, my team, and the fans everything that I have, then I should no longer be fighting.”

Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) was coming off an eighth-round knockout of Russia’s Sergey Kovalev in June, a rematch of their November bout which the American won by a controversial unanimous decision. Those pay-per-view fights came after a host of injuries and a promotional spat that conspired to limit him to four fights in the previous 50 months.Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/andre-ward-announces-shock-retirement-boxings-pound/

Kenyan actress dies during childbirth A popular Kenyan actress, Maureen Wanza died due to complications from childbirth at the Kilifi County, Kenya on Tuesday, September 19th as public health workers in the country continue to strike. Maureen Wanza who is most popular for her role as Sasha from the hit local show 'Sumi' that
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So you want to create art? Become a true artist? Maybe you thought of going to art school or university? Sometimes we get blocked. Maybe life gets a little hectic. Maybe we don’t feel good enough. Maybe we feel stuck in the same old routine. I know that once I find something that works that I love, I tend to stick with it for months at a time, creating a large number of pieces using the same technique because it works and it’s exciting. That excitement eventually wears off and I end up feeling a little bored and stuck. Before you spend tons of money on expensive art classes, try these 6 steps.Read more...http://www.newsyvoice.com/6-easy-ways-to-become-an-artist-create-amazing-pieces-of-art/

In the world of celebrities, there are diseases such as HIV/AIDS and breast cancer that are very “popular” and well understood, thanks to years of fundraising and awareness campaigns by stars. And there are those diseases that are less so. Lupus, an autoimmune disorder that can damage organs, is in the second category.

When Selena Gomez shocked her 126 million Instagram followers on Thursday by revealing that she had disappeared from the public eye this summer because she was getting a kidney transplant because of lupus, her fans had many questions.

Many wondered how someone so young and seemingly healthy — Gomez, 25, made numerous appearances this spring and looked radiant — could suddenly need such a radical surgery. Some commented that perhaps her case was atypical.


It’s the opposite. Lupus, in which the body’s immune system turns against itself, strikes women of child-bearing age at the highest rates. Those who are minorities are especially vulnerable. Only about 10 percent of white women with lupus progress to kidney failure; about 20 to 40 percent of African American or Hispanic women do so...http://www.newsyvoice.com/cologne-fans-storm-emirates-stadium/

In the world of celebrities, there are diseases such as HIV/AIDS and breast cancer that are very “popular” and well understood, thanks to years of fundraising and awareness campaigns by stars. And there are those diseases that are less so. Lupus, an autoimmune disorder that can damage organs, is in the second category.

When Selena Gomez shocked her 126 million Instagram followers on Thursday by revealing that she had disappeared from the public eye this summer because she was getting a kidney transplant because of lupus, her fans had many questions...http://www.newsyvoice.com/selena-gomezs-kidney-transplant-young-minority-women-disproportionately-affected-by-lupus/

Awaiting NECO May/June 2017 Result Candidates To Be Considered For Admission

Good News to all NECO May/June Candidates Awaiting the release of their results as will be considered for admission during the 2017/18 Admission Exercise.

This is to inform all students who enrolled and sat for the 2017/18 NECO May/June examinations that they will be considered for admission process in their various preferred choice of institution...http://www.newsyvoice.com/3945-2/

I'm new to Nairaland.

what benefit do I have as a member?
Please fellows, answer me.