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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 16d

Literally the first thing I did after resubscribing to Disney+ / Hulu today: watched Jimmy Kimmel Live. @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 16d

I guess I'm restarting my Disney+ / Hulu subscription.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20d

So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 20d

According to the Project 2025 Tracker, 47% of Project 2025 has been done, and we still have 1217 days left in this horrendous administration.

www.project2025.observer/en

Project 2025 Tracker

A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals

www.project2025.observer

Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 22d

Canceled Disney+/Hulu subscription.

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 23d

Just another random, irrelevant historical headline, for those who like that kind of stuff.

Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 24d

Singapore Festival, happening this Sunday! Don't miss the food and the performances.

(I'll have a speaking role, but despite that, it'll be great.)

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Singapore Festival

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Sep 3

Come with me to Jesus (the College, I mean).

Signup link:
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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Sep 1

Come by! Why waste your time doomscrolling on social media when you can waste your time listening to me?

Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · Sep 1

New @thinklab.bsky.social event coming up soon! Join us Sept 8 for a talk with @chademeng.bsky.social —Google’s one and only “Jolly Good Fellow,” mindfulness pioneer & peace advocate.

Everyone is welcome, sign up for free online or in-person:
🔗 www.tickettailor.com/.../intellec...

#cambridge

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Aug 15

Very inspiring for me. "He went about barefoot in the palace compound and vicinity – and, at night, slept on the hard doorsteps of the Second King’s chamber..."

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Aug 15

Don't miss the end, where Ven Damcho discovers her long lost student.

youtu.be/NEbFG0zFNXM?...

Ep 18 - Boundless Joy | Venerable Thubten Damcho on Vibe with Venerables

YouTube video by Buddhism-dot-net

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jul 31

You should
- Rely on Dharma, not people (individual teachers)
- Rely on meaning, not literal words (in scripture)
- Rely on intelligence, not perception
- Rely on teachings that are explicitly clear in meaning (nītārtha), not those that needs guessing (neyārtha)
-- Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jul 31

“从今日
应依法不依人，
应依义不依语，
应依智不依识，
应依了义经不依未了义。”
-- 《大智度论》

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jul 30

I was trying to buy a cake.
Salesperson: "The whole cake?"
Me: "The cake, the whole cake, nothing but the cake."

Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jul 23

It's always a lot of fun to talk to Venerable Chodron. :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwo1...

Ep 15 - Compassion: Try a Little Kindness | Venerable Thubten Chodron on Vibe with Venerables

YouTube video by Buddhism-dot-net

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jul 6

Meng wishes His Holiness the Dalai Lama a very happy 90th birthday. Meng made this short in his capacity as a member of the PeaceJam board, and Co-Chair of One Billion Acts of Peace.
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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jul 3

My answer to the question: What does it mean to say that a god is perfect, from a Buddhist point of view?

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What does it mean to say that a god is perfect, from a Buddhist point of view?

Chade-Meng Tan's answer: Oh no, in Buddhism, gods are most certainly not perfect, not even remotely close. Buddhism’s relationship with the gods is very much unlike that in any religious tradition. T...

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 25

My answer to the question: "How can someone start exploring the belief in personality (sakkaya-ditthi) and challenge their own perceptions of self?"

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How can someone start exploring the belief in personality (sakkaya-ditthi) and challenge their own perceptions of self?

Answer by Chade-Meng Tan, Co-author of Buddhism for All, Co-founder of Buddhism.net

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 19

Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Vibe with Venerables Episodes 09-13: What's Love Got To Do With It, with Sravasti Abbey monastics . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...

Welcome to Episodes 09-13 of the Vibe with Venerable series, where we talk “live” to Buddhist masters together. EPISODES 09-13: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Join Venerable Thubten Chodron and othe...

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 19

Venerable Gyatso is white and male. I joked to him that he is our DEI hire. 😄

Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 10

So say we all.

Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 10

Venerable Damcho is a star, her interview with us has been viewed almost 40,000 times already! See: youtu.be/jpyYup92ydI

Better still, you can get to talk directly with her this Saturday. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Smart, Successful, and Sassy, Yet She Chose to Be a Nun: Venerable Thubten Damcho's Story

YouTube video by Buddhism-dot-net

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 9

Rainbow.

Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 9

Season 2 of Andor is great, but the last 5 episodes are just out of this world (pun intended, of course).

This especially resonates: "The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil." This may be the most evil thing the GOP and its neo-Nazi media has done to us.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2q...

Andor | Mon Mothma's Speech

YouTube video by Gamerstrix

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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · Jun 7

Venerable Lamsel will answer the question: "What does it mean to say 'I love you'?"

Register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...