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Peace. Ahimsa. May you, all beings be happy, well, feel safe, be peaceful and at ease. Buddhism. Dzogchen. Nondual awareness. 🌹💎 [📷 are the author's, unless otherwise noted]

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 21h

🌹🙏📿🎶 ~ Wishing all a good night, rest.

Ani Choying Drolma - Beautiful version of Om Mani Padme Hung. The Six Syllable Mantra of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig, Tibetan)

youtu.be/N4v_fh3-rkU?...

Ani Choying Dolma ~ Om Mane Padme Hung ~ Raise Earth's Vibration NOW

YouTube video by Awoven

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you very much for your kind wishes. Very glad you enjoyed her chanting. 🌹🙏💎

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 19h

assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 19h

Last time I looked, which was minutes ago for the official text of the First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to 🧵

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 19h

Could be put on a protest sign for all to read.

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 19h

Text of First Amendment:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 20h

First Amendment text:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 20h

Manjushri, bottom left.

Mahakala, wrathful form of Avalokiteshvara/Chenrezig, bottom right.

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 20h

* Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of compassion.

Four armed Chenrezig. Each arm symbolizes different aspects of the enlightened/awakened mind: unlimited compassion, unlimited love, unlimited joy, unlimited equanimity.

Buddhas of the Five Buddha families, above.

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 21h

Ani Choying Dolma ~ Om Mane Padme Hung ~ Raise Earth's Vibration NOW

YouTube video by Awoven

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Happy if anything I say can be of help.

There is great gratitude towards Aaron Collins @masknerd.bsky.social . He is definitely one of the heroes of the pandemic. Everyone seemed to be fumbling around, and there he was with continuing mask education, testing, all the spreadsheets, and humor.

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Yup.

Almost every paragraph in the OP article is worth posting and reposting. It's practically a complete education on the missteps that were taken (and continue to this day)

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Very happy for you. Most people chose to ignore those who were pointing out that this was an airborne - not droplet - virus and that cleaning surfaces and hand washing was not the end of it. Have never seen a CDC poster or set of recommendations, where a quality mask is the #1 recommendation.

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Every single part of the article is worth quoting and posting and reposting, including how the CDC mishandled (and continues to mishandle) it. Money seems to be the "obstacle." Big surprise.

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

particles suspended in the air. Employers denied many health care workers access to N95s, insisting that only those routinely working within feet of Covid patients needed them. More than 3,600 health care workers died in the first year of the pandemic, many due to a lack of protection."
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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Or perhaps this part of the article:
"Traditional beliefs on droplet transmission help explain why the WHO and the CDC focused so acutely on hand-washing and surface-cleaning at the beginning of the pandemic. Such advice overwhelmed recommendations for N95 masks that filter out most virus-laden 🧵

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

“You think viruses stop after 3 feet and drop to the ground?” Tang said of the classical notion of distance. “That is absurd.” [April 2024]

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

The WHO overturned dogma on how airborne diseases spread. Will the CDC act on it?

A new report comes as the CDC is updating its guidance for infection control. A committee advising the agency seems poised to brush the latest science aside.

www.nbcnews.com

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Very sorry to hear. Maybe try this:
"Airborne viruses [like Covid] travel much like cigarette smoke, he explained. The scent will be strongest beside a smoker, but those farther away will inhale more and more smoke if they remain in the room, especially when there’s no ventilation."
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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

is actually to run toward it.

Thank you @justdharma.org
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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

🌹🙏💎 ~ Peace within ~ Ajahn Chah

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering 🧵

Just Dharma @justdharma.org · 1d

Peace within ~ Ajahn Chah
https://justdharma.org/peace-within-ajahn-chah/

#AjahnChah #agitation #peace #suffering

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Love this, and have never seen it before. Thank you for posting.

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

Of course it can happen. Gandhi, Mandela, MLK... There have been people who never deviated from their belief in the best qualities of humanity, in every person, and it did change the world. 🌹🙏🌎🌈

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

BTW, BreatheTeq offers a sampler, so you can determine what size fits you best. Scroll down to the bottom for the sampler.
breatheteq.com?syclid=4f8dc...

OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

I learned about these masks from @masknerd.bsky.social who tested hundreds of masks for fit, filtration, breathability, starting at the beginning of the pandemic. He mentioned Breathe teq as an excellent mask in his last video ( that I am aware of). youtu.be/s3-Hf6wnPds?...

Top Mask Pick of 2023, and picks for larger heads.

YouTube video by Aaron Collins

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 1d

BreatheTeq KN95 from Canada. Ear loops. The large masks are black. Medium are gray, small are lavender. If that is of any help.

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OrdinaryMind 🪞 @rest108.bsky.social · 2d

programming after - what midnight? And when parents said turn off the TV and go outside and play, we went outside or found something else to do, which usually involved engaging with other kids.

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