Ben Bell (@benjaminvanbell7.bsky.social)

Ben Bell

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Returned Peace Corps Volunteer...served in Zambia 2003-2005 🇿🇲 ESL Teacher in Seoul, Korea 2007-2009 🇰🇷 Global citizen, pacifist, Buddhist B.A. in Political Science, Auburn University, class of 1997 Kindness is everything ✨️ ❤️

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buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.comA Buddhist Defense of Liberal DemocracyAs the mid-term elections approach, people are very concerned about what is happening in this country and what they can do to promote democracy.

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buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.substack.comDefending the Vote: What We Can Do Before, During, and After the ElectionBuddhist Coalition for Democracy

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DJ Texture live in ChattaBuddha 🎉

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Did you know that choosing tea over coffee can improve your heart health and brain function? snappyliving.com/benefits-o...

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I co-signed “Impeach and Remove Pete Hegseth” on Amendment. Add your name: www.amendment.app/s/ZIRSCB?utm...

amendment.appImpeach and Remove Pete HegsethOn September 15, Rep. Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and the House can be forced to vote on…

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youtube.comHelp People With The Basic NecessitiesYouTube video by Jerri Green

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🍂 🍂 🍂 🍂୭̥๑ 🧡🍁๑୭̥🍂 .•*•.¸🍂⋅˚.˚️ ˚🍂🧡.*ೃ.★⁀⋱҉🍂⋅ॱ˙ ˚.*ೃ.🍁˚.*ೃ. 📷 Reet Laanetu #photography

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🎶 Woke up this morning with the sundown shining in I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in 🎶 📷 Kazutoshi Ono #photography 2024 Comedy Pet Photo Award #caturday

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youtube.comStacey Abrams is right. The South’s got something to say.YouTube video by Jerri Green

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amendment.appJerri Green · Governor of Tennessee · 2026Jerri Green is a 2026 candidate for Governor of Tennessee. Track the race, see where the campaign stands, and ask for a position on Amendment.

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US Politics Briefly

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Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump’s decorating and alleged corruption, saying Trump enriches himself and his family through grifting and selling favors.

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substack.comBuddhist Therapist (@buddhisttherapist)The Guru is a Franchise

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President Obama to speak soon here:

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Lotus ~ Cirrus 🪷🎸🥁🎹 #jamband #lotus #ambientgem

music.youtube.comCirrusYouTube video by Lotus - Topic

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youtube.comA Weekend Blessing 🪷 Repeat This Compassion Mantra (Ekādaśamukha)YouTube video by Lotus Whisper — Healing Mantras & Meditation

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youtube.comWe just say NO to AIPAC. - YouTubeWe just say NO to AIPAC.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha

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1 Sept

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From handwritten manuscripts and stone carvings to family recitations, sound boxes, Zoom resoundings, and livestreams, the Samādhi, Perfection, and Eon sūtras show how Buddhist scriptures can be more than “mere containers of information to be extracted through reading.” 84000.co/post/scriptu...

84000.coScripture as Living PracticeIn the Amdo region of Tibet, three sūtras, the Samādhirāja, the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines, and The Good Eon, are recited together as a living substitute for the full Kangyur.…

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We need to manifest more nonviolence, Ahimsa ☮️

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kennorphan.substack.comSystemic Violence Generates More ViolenceIf you are truly against violence, you must be against the source that generates it.

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youtube.comTenderness, Interbeing, & What Counts as Knowing | The Buddha the Scientist | Dharmacharya MeenaYouTube video by Deer Park Monastery

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youtube.comSkylinesYouTube video by Tigerforest - Topic

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Happy #FlowersOnFriday Plumbago 🍃💜🍃💜🍃💜🍃 #PurpleFriday #SoCal #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

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Good morning Cat B. Happy Friday! Have a great weekend! #VoteEarly #VoteBlue #NoKings #Resist

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Rep. Jermaine Johnson

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When a leader keeps their word to the kids and families nobody else fights for, people cross party lines to stand with him. Stand with Jermaine: johnsonforsc.com #NewSC #scpol #JermaineForGovernor

johnsonforsc.comDr. Jermaine Johnson for GovernorDr. Jermaine Johnson is a born fighter and leader, committed to serve the residents of South Carolina with Accountability, Integrity, and Commitment.

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substack.comAdrienne Minh-Chau Le (@adrimle)“Buddhism is the way of suffering people, not the private possession of a comfortable, privileged class.” - Thich Nhat Hanh (1964)

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Tashi delek Blueskyers...have a Buddha-full day 🪷☸️🙏

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youtube.com#WisdomIsEverywhere with DoTulkuYouTube video by Translate84000

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youtube.comA More Joyful Way: Where Practice Meets LifeYouTube video by Tara Mandala

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2 Aug

Pawan Bareja shows how mindfulness helps us meet suffering with compassion and discover a deeper sense of inner refuge. www.lionsroar.com/the-quiet-wo...

lionsroar.comThe Quiet Work of Becoming ResilientPawan Bareja shows how mindfulness helps us meet suffering with compassion and discover a deeper sense of inner refuge.

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Lion’s Roar

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3 Aug

Lama Döndrup Drölma presents the last seven of Tara’s twenty-one emanations, revealing how even our most difficult experiences can become conditions for wisdom and liberation. www.lionsroar.com/tara-who-is-...

lionsroar.comTara Who Is Perfect PeaceLama Döndrup Drölma presents the last seven of Tara’s twenty-one emanations, revealing how even our most difficult experiences can become conditions for wisdom and liberation.

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Brian Joshin Byrnes explores how Zen practice meets the hardest human situations and asks what compassion really requires. www.lionsroar.com/social-koans/