The latest on #Buddhism and #war (and #genocide) from Brian Victoria.

"the reader is left to ponder the appropriateness of... Buddhist clerics... who have offered words of comfort and support to soldiers engaged in killing their fellow sentient beings."

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This is really important work from @bescofield.bsky.social . Like most folks, I don't like seeing accounts of abuse in #Buddhism in the news. But if abuse happens, people need to know.

May all potentially abusive teachers be warned.

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This was wonderful! Thank you so much for your writing 🙏🙏🙏

"In today’s world, we face numerous social and economic pressures to prioritize our own desires... Capitalism breeds a culture in which we desire to be “one step ahead” of everyone..."

#Buddhist #wisdom for our #anxiety filled lives.

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"I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post [...] What happened to me is part of a broader purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media — a historical pattern as dangerous as it is shameful — and tragic."

“Life is too short to not say exactly what you mean. All the time.” Jesse Welles

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“Fuck ICE and free Palestine,” Hannah Einbinder said while accepting her award at the #Emmys, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and condemning ICE while wearing an #Artists4Ceasefire pin onstage.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

BDG feature: An Artist’s Life: Ruth Asawa, Part Two

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#Art #Artists #ContemporaryArt #Creativity #JapaneseAmerican #RuthAsawa

Vaccines work. Period.

Kudos, Melvin McLeod, for a tremendous life serving Dharma and building Sangha in the English-speaking world! A bit of retirement is well-deserved 🙏🙏🙏

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There’s something afoot in Iowa! Second flip of a GOP state seat there this year. Well done!

We have a planet.

We have an atmosphere around it.

We are fucking it up.

We need to stop it.

Thanks.

There will be many casualties from UChicago ending ('pausing') PhD admissions in Humantities, but one which I am keenly aware of: this is close to a death sentence for teaching cuneiform in the United States (esp. Sumerian, Hittite, Elamite, Eblaite, Luwian) and it will affect the whole world.

Why I'll always be a "dog person" :)

BDG news: Myanmar Junta to Demolish Buddhist Monasteries Under Pretext of “Archaeological Excavations”

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#Buddhism #Theravada #Myanmar #Burma #Junta #Archaeology #BuddhistTemple #BuddhistHeritage #War #Oppression #MilitaryGovernment

BDG news: Government of Bhutan to Host Landmark Global Peace Prayer Festival in November

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#Buddhism #Bhutan #Vajrayana #Thimphu #Peace #Happiness #Prayerfestival #GlobalPeacePrayerFestival #Buddha

I'm pleased to see the latest wonderful piece up from BDG contributor Maia Duerr - focusing on the life and anti-racism work of Erica Sherover-Marcuse, who I didn't know before (though I certainly recognized the surname from philosophy studies...).

Have a look:

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BDG on YouTube: Death Dhamma Podcast: Finding Calm in the Chaos: Buddhist Tools for Anxiety and Angst

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#Buddhism #Dharma #Podcast #Impermanence #Change #Spirituality #Mindfulness #Liberation #Equanimity #Acceptance #Wisdom

I'm not sure which label confuses my sense of self more, being called "old" or being called a "leader." Ah well. 8 Worldly Winds and all that.

#Buddhism #WesternBuddhism #Dharma

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BDG news: Tibetan Nuns Project Seeks to Improve Accommodation for Elderly Nuns at Dolma Ling Nunnery in Dharamsala

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#Buddhism #TibetanBuddhism #Geshema #FemaleEducation #FemaleEmpowerment #BuddhistNun #BuddhistWomen #Dharamsala #DalaiLama #Women

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Hozan Alan Senauke (1947–2024)

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#Buddhism #Buddha #Zen #JapaneseBuddhism #Dharma #INEB #Berkeley #EngagedBuddhism #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Liberation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality

A wonderful introduction to an artist I've not encountered before. Thank you, Sarah C. Beasley!

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