I have always had respect For Senator Durbin, and now I have a little more. It’s an indictment on the Republican Party, that they just sit cowering in the corner begging a convicted criminal and now Russian asset, not to hurt them.
Ven Lobzang’s (@pettiway) new book is out!! 🙏It’s been described as “thought-provoking” and “with a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of the human experience”
#Buddhism#Indianapolis
On the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, russian invaders are planting explosives near stationary gas regulating points, electrical substations, and critical infrastructure objects- GUR.
The occupiers' actions indicate their probable intention to destroy critical infrastructure elements when they have to withdraw.
Americans are terrified to be honest with each other.
We go to parties or work, but everyone keeps tough talk to themselves.
(I have 10-year colleagues and I don’t know their religion or politics.)
I only realized how weird this is when I visited other countries.
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@raulpacheco It has been a trip and that’s an understatement. I want to thank all the folks who have been so kind and who have accepted my apology. So much our discourse has emphasized negativity and dysfunction, but the responds I’ve received have been so kind and generous. I thank you!
The present world is facing countless problems like war, conflict, migration, epidemic and environmental crisis. Looking at the present world with a skeptical eye, historian Yuval Noah Harari says in his book '21 Lessons for the 21st Century', “We created myths to organize our species. To make ourselves powerful we tamed nature. We are remaking life to serve our strange purposes. But have we yet known ourselves or will our inventions make us irrelevant?”
Monk Scholar Writer🙏 - Our precious resident teacher at DGKL, Ven Lobzang Dorje has a new book out, tackling race, crime and justice from a Buddhist perspective. Pre-orders of ebooks available on Amazon. Full launch on December 14, 2023 https://t.co/kVv4MT71h1
#justice#buddhism
Seven-fold pith instruction for generating bodhicitta related to its cause and effect (Tib. རྒྱུ་འབྲས་མན་ངག་བདུན ) — the way of generating bodhicitta (i.e., the wish to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings) as taught by Atisha (1/5)