Some Random Monk
@phranicholas.bsky.social
Educator. Community builder. ☸️ monk. Tends not to reply to DMs.
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...on the elusive happiness of being 'without thoughts' #meditation #Buddhism 🧘♂️
Presumably for healthy self-esteem?
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Presumably for healthy self-esteem?
If it needs to be taught, maybe it is because it is not innate for some...
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If it needs to be taught, maybe it is because it is not innate for some...
The Great Buddha @ Kōtoku-in (高徳院) Kamakura, for no real reason but an obsession with labelling things..
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Great Buddha @ Kōtoku-in (高徳院) Kamakura, for no real reason but an obsession with labelling things..
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Kālāma Sutta, I presume...
The most important thing I read at 14 after being raised in a Christian house.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
—BUDDHA
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
—BUDDHA
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Kālāma Sutta, I presume...
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"Denmark has required weekly empathy classes for children aged 6–16 since 1993 as part of its national curriculum, known as "Klassens tid" or "The Class's Hour".
These sessions focus on developing emotional intelligence, building social skills, and fostering compassion through...
Via Kusala Bhikshu
These sessions focus on developing emotional intelligence, building social skills, and fostering compassion through...
Via Kusala Bhikshu
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Denmark has required weekly empathy classes for children aged 6–16 since 1993 as part of its national curriculum, known as "Klassens tid" or "The Class's Hour".
These sessions focus on developing emotional intelligence, building social skills, and fostering compassion through...
Via Kusala Bhikshu
These sessions focus on developing emotional intelligence, building social skills, and fostering compassion through...
Via Kusala Bhikshu
Explainer: not a website, but sites of Buddhist pilgrimage
What is one site every buddhist should visit before they die? https://old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/1om4s5i/what_is_one_site_every_buddhist_should_visit/
#Buddhism
#Buddhism
November 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Explainer: not a website, but sites of Buddhist pilgrimage
Makes 🎃 look PG-13 🤔
Candlelight Ceremony
for the Day of the Dead
Día de Muertos
Noche de Muertos
Janitzio Island
Lake Pátzcuaro, México
George E. Holton (1945)
for the Day of the Dead
Día de Muertos
Noche de Muertos
Janitzio Island
Lake Pátzcuaro, México
George E. Holton (1945)
November 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Makes 🎃 look PG-13 🤔
Nuestro evento de #meditación "Portal entre dos mundos" para #ElDíaDeLosMuertos 🎃👻👹🏮el 2 noviembre 2025 en #ElMonte, CA, como parte de la ruta #SGV #CorazonDelValle. Disfruta de una meditación de muestra gratuita en nuestro puesto, dedica méritos a tus seres queridos y pérdidas. #ActiveSGV #SoCal
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Nuestro evento de #meditación "Portal entre dos mundos" para #ElDíaDeLosMuertos 🎃👻👹🏮el 2 noviembre 2025 en #ElMonte, CA, como parte de la ruta #SGV #CorazonDelValle. Disfruta de una meditación de muestra gratuita en nuestro puesto, dedica méritos a tus seres queridos y pérdidas. #ActiveSGV #SoCal
Our 'portal between two worlds' #meditation event flyer for #eldíadelosmuertos, #ElMonte, CA coming up on 11/2/25 as part of #SGV #ActiveStreets route. Free sample meditation at our stand and dedicate merit for loved ones #ActiveSGV #SoCal
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Our 'portal between two worlds' #meditation event flyer for #eldíadelosmuertos, #ElMonte, CA coming up on 11/2/25 as part of #SGV #ActiveStreets route. Free sample meditation at our stand and dedicate merit for loved ones #ActiveSGV #SoCal
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"The problem is, most of us spend our entire life going from one promise of relief to another, never staying with the pain long enough to learn anything from it.~Pema Chodron, Living Beautifully
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The problem is, most of us spend our entire life going from one promise of relief to another, never staying with the pain long enough to learn anything from it.~Pema Chodron, Living Beautifully
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Three solutions............
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Three solutions............
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
There’s a Buddhist part of me constantly horrified at the scope of suffering caused by this regime.
But there’s an adjacent Buddhist part that feels hopeful people are realizing that “Country” is a construct, merely a set of perceptual agreements that only exist until broken.
We can start anew.
But there’s an adjacent Buddhist part that feels hopeful people are realizing that “Country” is a construct, merely a set of perceptual agreements that only exist until broken.
We can start anew.
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
It's #Kathina robe offering season! Share and share alike. This video is a wonderful vote of thanks from #LosAngeles #Buddhist Vihara for our temple's contribution to their fund-raiser & robe-offering on October 18. It comes from their MMC TV USA dedicated satellite channel youtu.be/ifRYeVZQE3E?...
Dhammakaya Contribution to MMC, Covina Kathina 2025
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
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October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's #Kathina robe offering season! Share and share alike. This video is a wonderful vote of thanks from #LosAngeles #Buddhist Vihara for our temple's contribution to their fund-raiser & robe-offering on October 18. It comes from their MMC TV USA dedicated satellite channel youtu.be/ifRYeVZQE3E?...
Earlier today...Long Beach 23rd Interreligious Annual #PetBlessing for this four-legged veteran of the DTLA #NoKings protest along with 200 other pet parents and pet-bereaved. Mostly dogs, one cat and one gecko. #SoCal Note: feather holy-water applicator for highly-strung recipients!
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Earlier today...Long Beach 23rd Interreligious Annual #PetBlessing for this four-legged veteran of the DTLA #NoKings protest along with 200 other pet parents and pet-bereaved. Mostly dogs, one cat and one gecko. #SoCal Note: feather holy-water applicator for highly-strung recipients!
Combine your #NoKings afterparty with a pet treat! 🐈🐰🐶Shout out for the annual Long Beach Interfaith #PetBlessing at 5.00pm on October 19 in front of Chase Bank, 5200 E. 2nd St., Belmont Shore. Ten faith traditions represented! Details from justinrudd.com/blessing.html We'll be there! #SoCal 😄
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Combine your #NoKings afterparty with a pet treat! 🐈🐰🐶Shout out for the annual Long Beach Interfaith #PetBlessing at 5.00pm on October 19 in front of Chase Bank, 5200 E. 2nd St., Belmont Shore. Ten faith traditions represented! Details from justinrudd.com/blessing.html We'll be there! #SoCal 😄
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Image thanks to International Buddhist Meditation Center - Los Angeles, CA
Via Samuel Long
Via Samuel Long
October 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Image thanks to International Buddhist Meditation Center - Los Angeles, CA
Via Samuel Long
Via Samuel Long
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Myanmar’s military junta bombed a Buddhist festival this week, killing at least two dozen people and injuring dozens more, according to a witness and the country’s civilian government in exile. A manned paraglider with a motor dropped a bomb on the festival, they said.
Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Myanmar’s military junta bombed a Buddhist festival this week, killing at least two dozen people and injuring dozens more, according to a witness and the country’s civilian government in exile. A manned paraglider with a motor dropped a bomb on the festival, they said.
On #NationalForgivenessAndHappinessDay, a Substack scribble to help dispel the Stoicism and pushback against the accusation that Buddhism is allergic to hope... 😇https://open.substack.com/pub/phranicholas/p/is-buddhism-pessimistic?r=6lw3lh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Is Buddhism Pessimistic?
Originally published in Challenging Religious Issues, Issue 21, 2024
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October 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
On #NationalForgivenessAndHappinessDay, a Substack scribble to help dispel the Stoicism and pushback against the accusation that Buddhism is allergic to hope... 😇https://open.substack.com/pub/phranicholas/p/is-buddhism-pessimistic?r=6lw3lh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Happy End of #Buddhist Lent Day! 🕯️Monks are free to roam again! 😊Yesterday I had the chance to conclude a🌜 #fullmoon #meditation 🧘♀️for the good folks of #Azusa highlight #HunterMoon significance and shoutout for #WorldMentalHealthDay #NagaFireballs #SuperMoon #MekongMagic youtu.be/GtiiEYBFCpY?...
Full Moon Meditation of October 2025: "World Mental Health Day"
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy End of #Buddhist Lent Day! 🕯️Monks are free to roam again! 😊Yesterday I had the chance to conclude a🌜 #fullmoon #meditation 🧘♀️for the good folks of #Azusa highlight #HunterMoon significance and shoutout for #WorldMentalHealthDay #NagaFireballs #SuperMoon #MekongMagic youtu.be/GtiiEYBFCpY?...
If you can't beat 'em join 'em ... started a free #Substack to gauge demand for my lengthier scribblings #Buddhist #mindfulness substack.com/@phranichola...
Mindfulness and McMindfulness
Originally published in Challenging Religious Issues
substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you can't beat 'em join 'em ... started a free #Substack to gauge demand for my lengthier scribblings #Buddhist #mindfulness substack.com/@phranichola...
Happy #OrangeShirtDay (from those who celebrate every day) My latest (gringo) Spanish #bereavement #meditation youtu.be/Omf177neuw4?... para hispanohablantes que busca transformar el vacío que queda por la #pérdida de un ser querido🧘♂️
#meditacion #dhammakaya #30minutemeditation #duelo #bondadamorosa
#meditacion #dhammakaya #30minutemeditation #duelo #bondadamorosa
MA 63es Phra Nicholas Thanissaro - Meditación sobre la pérdida y el duelo
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Happy #OrangeShirtDay (from those who celebrate every day) My latest (gringo) Spanish #bereavement #meditation youtu.be/Omf177neuw4?... para hispanohablantes que busca transformar el vacío que queda por la #pérdida de un ser querido🧘♂️
#meditacion #dhammakaya #30minutemeditation #duelo #bondadamorosa
#meditacion #dhammakaya #30minutemeditation #duelo #bondadamorosa
Happy #NationalBRAVEDay. For additional feminine empowerment, catch up with my latest #dharma (-lite) vlog in intro - #meditation 🧘♂️- #inspiration talk on the topic of #SpiritualIntelligence and its applications worldwide starting with #interreligious #Harmony #sdg17 #SQ youtu.be/7hwrRTSlQKk?...
A043 Spiritual Intelligence (IPE5)
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Happy #NationalBRAVEDay. For additional feminine empowerment, catch up with my latest #dharma (-lite) vlog in intro - #meditation 🧘♂️- #inspiration talk on the topic of #SpiritualIntelligence and its applications worldwide starting with #interreligious #Harmony #sdg17 #SQ youtu.be/7hwrRTSlQKk?...
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Meditate today, even for just five minutes.
You have the time to ground yourself. You have the time to make friends with your own mind.
You have the time to ground yourself. You have the time to make friends with your own mind.
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Thank you everyone who took part in #CoastalCleanup Day today, especially here in #SoCal where more than 30 Long Beachers were able to join a Candlelight #meditation with myself & colleagues at #sunset
September 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Thank you everyone who took part in #CoastalCleanup Day today, especially here in #SoCal where more than 30 Long Beachers were able to join a Candlelight #meditation with myself & colleagues at #sunset