Monthly Archives: May 2011

Grandma’s Thai Recipes

Posted on May 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

Cooking school is an interesting experience.  Now, I am at least a competent cook, though by no means a great one, but one feels a lot more competent when one is able to make half a dozen dishes from scratch … Continue reading →

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My Private Nation

Posted on May 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

Feudalism is the enemy of all efficiency in communication and action.  The tendency of people to balkanize into their own fiefdoms, which occurs in just about every low-trust, low-communication society where the power of the central government and the will … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let It Go To Your Head

Posted on May 16, 2011 by nathanalbright

Recently a fellow named Derek Boogard died at the age of 30, of causes still unknown. It was his wish for his brain to be donated to research evidence of trauma, because as a hockey enforcer for the New York … Continue reading →

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Farang Food

Posted on May 16, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the more curious sights here so far has been an order form for a place that purports to sell Pizza and other Italian foods.  It is deeply amusing to see a large amount of pizzas marketed for near-American … Continue reading →

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A Genuine Historical Treasure: T’ai Kung’s Six Secret Teachings

Posted on May 15, 2011 by nathanalbright

How often does one get the chance to read a genuinely awesome work that purports to be from three thousand years ago that was once “particularly fatal” to own, in the words of its translator into English? Well, if you … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Gnosticism

Posted on May 15, 2011 by nathanalbright

Even though Gnosticism is a nearly 2000 year old religious system, a name barely recognized by religious scholars, it still holds a tremendous appeal for people, largely for seeking to resolve tensions that exist in the Bible in either one … Continue reading →

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Naga: Enter The Dragon

Posted on May 14, 2011 by nathanalbright

Yesterday in one of my messages [1] I spoke about now Egypt in the Bible is often represented by the naga (water dragon) Rahab. It should be noted in the Canaanite religion that the Canaanite sky-god Baal was often seen … Continue reading →

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What Glorious Things Are Spoken?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by nathanalbright

[Note: This message, and the last [1], were given at Legacy Institute on Sabbath, May 14, 2011, in Chaing Mai, Thailand.] One of the studies in the Bible I have conducted is about a group of people known as the … Continue reading →

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A Personal Introduction To The Students At Legacy

Posted on May 14, 2011 by nathanalbright

My name is Ajan Nathan Albright, and I will be teaching here at Legacy Insitute this year. I thought it would be good for you all to know a little bit more about me and where I come from as … Continue reading →

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This Day In History: On May 14, 1948, Israel Won Its Independence

Posted on May 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of my favorite national anthems is Hatikvah, which means “The Dove” in Hebrew and serves as the Israeli anthem. It eschews the tendency of some national anthems to obscurity, and others to pomposity, by adopting a grave and serious … Continue reading →

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