> How are ordinary Americans pledged to Buddhist ethical and spiritual ideals, to respond to the array of interwoven crises we’re likely to face in the years ahead? How can we deal with this bizarre downward dip in the American political experience in ways that best embody the values we cherish, the qualities we discern in the exalted figure of the #bodhisattva?
https://www.lionsroar.com/its-no-time-for-neutrality/
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> The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
#JackKornfield in "Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Everyday"
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May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all beings rejoice in the well-being of others.
May all beings live in peace, free from greed and hatred.
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> Next Comes What: Time to Act — Fighting Ignorance While We Still Can
Episode webpage: http://sites.libsyn.com/555737/time-to-act-fighting-ignorance-while-we-still-can
#Resist #USPol #Opposition #Education #Community #BelovedCommunity
May all beings everywhere, whether near or far, whether known to me or unknown, be filled with loving kindness and goodwill. May they be well. May they be peaceful and at ease. May they be happy and free from suffering.
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The Buddha’s Warning: How Tyranny Rises—and How to Resist It
> As #authoritarianism threatens #democracy, #humanrights, and the well-being of the most vulnerable, how can we take refuge in #mindfulness and compassionate resistance?
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I Vow Not to Burn Out
"In my world, there always seems to be way too much to do, along with too much suffering and societal corruption and not enough spaces of deep rest and regeneration." #MushimPatriciaIkeda https://www.lionsroar.com/i-vow-not-to-burn-out/
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Vet found hanging draped in trans flag - by Zero 🌈🏳️⚧️
This is the message from Elisa Rae Shupe, the first person to obtain a non-binary gender transition, to the Trump Administration:
https://zerodoesntsleep.substack.com/p/vet-found-hanging-draped-in-trans
Rest in Peace Elisa Rae Shupe.
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"Project 2025 is not a scattershot effort. Though some Trump appointees lack experience and familiarity with bureaucracies, #Project2025 distinguishes between executive orders, agency regulations, policy guidance, personnel reorganization, and congressional action—fueled by insider knowledge. It is a clear blueprint to dismantle or repurpose federal agencies and alter their priorities..." https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-states-can-link-up-to-support-human-rights/ #Nonprofits #NGO
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"The incoming Trump administration also aims to limit federal agency power regarding social welfare . . . The situation warrants not only a strong defense but also an offense that reimagines federalism by building state collective power through interstate compacts." https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-states-can-link-up-to-support-human-rights/
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"Defending against police state weaponization is imperative. Legal action, resistance, sanctuary, and new underground railroads are emergency initiatives needed to shelter and safeguard the lives of immigrants, women, and transgender people—the risk of violence against scapegoat groups will only increase.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-states-can-link-up-to-support-human-rights/
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Especially helpful now, when Chaos and overwhelm is the goal.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=D8B6LwzuItk&si=X_TKPJZP0j6hw9-4
> Buddhism is not avoidance - how it can help you politically engage.
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A helpful meditation from Wild Heart Meditation Center on Feeding The Bad Wolf - an interesting look at the Good Wolf \Bad Wolf story.
Episode webpage: http://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org #Dharma #Buddhism #BelovedCommunity #Interbeing #Mindfulness #Meditation #EngagedBuddhism #RecoveryDharma #SanghaInTheStreets
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"And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community, and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself."
--John Lewis
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