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The very purpose of religion ~ 14th Dalai Lama https://justdharma.org/the-very-purpose-of-religion/ #14thDalaiLama #jealousy #religion #attachment

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ICE chases Minneapolis protestor...🤣

When we hold on to our opinions with aggression, no matter how valid our cause, we are simply adding more aggression to the planet, and violence and pain increase. Cultivating nonaggression is cultivating peace. The way to stop the war is to stop hating the enemy. - Pema Chödron

Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace apnews.com/article/budd... Walk on to peace. Led by little Aloka. Peace be with all.

open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita... All state AGs and governors need to read this. It’s time for state governments to use their power to protect their people. Arrest and convict ICE agents who cross the line.

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#jokesters A little Halloween Humor!

Led by the venerable Bhikku Pannakara, known in Vietnamese as Thich Tuệ Nhân, the Walk For Peace cohort is traveling the nation on foot, some without even shoes, sleeping in the wild, drawing crowds to marvel at their endurance in service of a message of inner peace.

The Buddha is not to be sought outside yourself. - Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Zurchungpa's Testament

Building a fire. Building warmth. Being with the ones we love. That is resistance.

There is nothing amazing about being highly educated; there is nothing amazing about being rich. Only when the individual has a warm heart do these attributes become worthwhile. - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Recognizing our shared humanity and our biological nature as beings whose happiness is dependent on others, we learn to open our hearts, and in so doing we gain a sense of purpose and a sense of connection with those around us. - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

To the elites their money is their power. Use that very power to force them to pay attention that we the people are the root of that power.

What would it mean for California to "soft secede?" @clarajeffery.bsky.social explains how blue states can use their economic and cultural clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

Every. Single. Time. Unite and conquer. Participate. #Pinks #blackoutthesystem Blackoutthesystem.com

This is what we are working towards! Join us for the #secondwave of #blackoutthesystem and let’s work together to see a #generalstrike that will change the world! Stop the flow from WITHIN!

All things move and change and are impermanent like clouds, They may be likened to a flash of lightning. They are like a dewdrop on a blade of grass, and deceptive like an empty fist; They have no essence and no self, and lack intrinsic existence in every way. - Buddha

If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world. - Dalai Lama

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth. ~ The Buddha (Dhammapada)

Your up and down emotions are like clouds in the sky; beyond them, the real, basic human nature is clear and pure. - Lama Yeshe

. . . just don't serve them tea 🍵 🌿 #greenwitchtea #greenwitch #tea #organictea #organic #herbs #teaparty #teatime #herbalmedicine #peace

This little one rests. May she be free from harm and suffering. May she be healthy and know joy. May she be at peace.

That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. - Pema Chödron

These times are urgent. Let us slow down. - Bayo Akomolafe

Getting ready for tomorrow. Good luck to everyone. Pray that the tide turns.

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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

May those who insult me to my face, Or cause me harm in any other way, Even those who disparage me in secret, Have the good fortune to awaken. - Shantideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra

Imagine! 🌱

“Spirit…. Come down to earth as leaves in autumn to lie in the patient rot of winter. Rise again in spring's green fountains. Drift in sunlight with the sacred pollen to fall in blessing. All earth's dust has been life, held soul, is holy.” ~ Ursula K. Le Guin #mindfulness #transitions #soul

Everything that occurs is not only usable and workable but is actually the path itself. We can use everything that happens to us as the means for waking up. - Pema Chödron

We are not two, yet you look for me outside; When you find me within yourself, your own naked mind, that single awareness will fill all worlds. - Yeshe Tsogyal

Growing food is resistance. Feeding any who hunger is resistance. See the resistance, be the resistance.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~ Dalai Lama

In memory of Joanna Macy (May 2, 1929 – July 19, 2025): environmental activist, author, and Buddhist scholar whose work inspired the application of systems thinking rooted in Buddhist principles to understanding ourselves, our society, and our ecosystems.

Many people cannot allow themselves the time to sit and do nothing but breathe. They consider it to be uneconomical or a luxury. People say “time is money.” But time is much more than money. Time is life. - Thich Nhat Hanh

All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill. ~ The Buddha (Dhammapada, verse 129)

All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler

Growing food. Growing spirit. Growing a future. #organicgardening #permaculture

Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful... How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world. We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher. - Ajahn Chah

Don’t expect to finish doing something easily. If you happen to acquire something easily the will is made weaker. So an ancient once said, “Try again and again to complete what you are doing.” - Kyong Ho, Thousand Peaks: Korean Zen - Tradition and Teachers