A Buddhist reflects: How to read the News

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News comes to us via radio waves, television, print and social media. Some news services churn it out 24 hours, 7 days a week. What is the news we need to know and abide? How can we take up the news and keep ourselves informed, with spiritual sense and common sense? Is your personal spiritual practice impacted by the news?

For some people, the news can be the noose. That is, it captures you, your intellect and even your common sense, poise and balance. Our emotions can be evoked, we can become gossips, and live to be first with the news. Even social media can be a noose around our necks, with FOMO, fear of missing out driving the swipe left on the phone.

News should be something that has balance. It is spelled N-E-W-S, standing for North, East, West and South. It comes from all directions, hence it should be balanced in its presentation and not cater to specific agenda, editorial interference nor seek to mislead the public.

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