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A Warning for the Modern Striver
A new biography of Peter Matthiessen chronicles his many paradoxical attempts to escape who the world expected him to be.
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I saw a really great article on Buddhism and all the ozempic drugs and it brought up some great questions I’ve been thinking about since- mainly that some ozempic users are reporting that it’s not just desire for food that’s going away- desire for anything is going away too. Like desire to be out-
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Let's celebrate my 20,000th day on earth with a new #podcast! @lancerichardson.bsky.social rejoins the show to celebrate his brand-new #biography, TRUE NATURE: The Pilgrimage of #PeterMatthiessen! We talk #writing, #nature, #art, #Bigfoot, & more, so GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/epi….
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Episode 658 – Lance Richardson
Virtual Memories Show 658: Lance Richardson “‘Who was Peter Matthiessen?’ is one of those fractals; the closer you look, the more complicated the question becomes.” Writer L…
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"Immersivism is cringe" okay but look what happens when you add pop to the mix. It works, just like Moya made it work hyperallergic.com/1048506….
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The Video Game of Life
In Lu Yang’s hypnotic arcade, Buddhist cosmology refracts through gaming culture.
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This form of Mahakala came to symbolize Qubilai Khan (1215–1294), the famous Mongol emperor and founder of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), as the wrathful destructive power of the universal sacral ruler (chakravartin).
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Mahakala Stone Sculpture | Project Himalayan Art
This powerful Buddhist protector deity is a manifestation of divine wrath employed to remove internal and external obstacles—including political adversaries. Art historian Karl Debreczeny connects thi...
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Sexism in Buddhism
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The Golden Lotus is one of China’s most iconic plants — a striking member of the banana family with a connection to #Buddhism.
Despite its fame, a mystery remains: what actually pollinates it? A new study implicates #birds as the #pollinators - read more here:
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Do birds pollinate the iconic Golden Lotus? A new study suggests that they do!
The Golden Lotus (Musella lasiocarpa) is one of China’s most iconic plants — a striking member of the banana family (Musaceae) that seems to bloom forever. Its brilliant yellow, lotus-like bracts h…
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1 day ago``When the great Gampopa had many spiritual experiences, he explained them to Jetsun Milarepa and was thus able to avoid deviations and continue to progress.’’
Guidance of a qualified teacher ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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“Seattle fans, dying to go to an ALCS for the first time in 24 years, braved the fire. They showed up to the park and stayed all the way through. As a result, their nerves were all over the telecast”
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The Season Of The Prayer Face Is Upon Us | Defector
October is the time when baseball becomes a test of fan endurance. It’s easy to spend a lazy July afternoon at your team’s ballpark with all of your worst drinking buddies. That’s entry-level baseball...
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read by thich nath hanh, chanted by brother phap niem
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#buddhism #peace
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The Great Bell Chant (The End Of Suffering)
YouTube video by KeNalu1
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Human beings are all sonic vibrations, so try to be good vibrations; an unexpected silver lining in dark times for classical music; and a bunch of excellent musical discoveries await you in this week’s Listening Habit.
#musicsky #newmusic
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Positive Vibrations
We are all sound at the cellular level.
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The United States could use some more Buddhism. It's shocking the number of people who have zero clue that their conscious is their true guide. Not a lot of self awareness going on around here.
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Today is the birthday of Thich Nhat Hanh, exiled Vietnamese monk, peace activist and author. The founder of the Plum Village school of Engaged Buddhism, he was nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. #ThichNhatHanh #💙📚 #Booksky
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“Mani stones are stone plates, rocks, or pebbles inscribed with the six-syllabled mantra … a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism.
… Mani stones are intentionally placed along roadsides & rivers or grouped together to form mounds, cairns, or sometimes long walls, as an offering to spirits of place“
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Okay. I have Thoughts about this part of Buddhism.
“Freedom from desire and attachment” is, in my view, more the freedom from fear of losing things. It isn’t a stoic “you will not like or enjoy or appreciate anything”. It’s freedom from wanting and not having, having and fear of losing.
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“I am completely obsessed with this game about freedom from desire and attachment!”
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A Japanese Zen Monk Explains What Zen Is Really About
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A Japanese Zen Monk Explains What Zen Is Really About
Despite developing in Asia, as the Chinese form of a religion originally brought over from India and later refined in Japan, Zen Buddhism has long appealed to Westerners as well.
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”im addicted to this Buddhism game” —things someone who is good at buddhism would say???
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NEW: "We want something that’s written in sparkling and engaging prose that will be a pleasure to read" Rebecca Earle, chair of the judges, talks us through the brilliant books that made the shortlist of the 2025 @britishacademy.bsky.social Book Prize:
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The Best Nonfiction Books: The 2025 British Academy Book Prize
To be shortlisted for the annual British Academy Book Prize, books have to be both rigorously researched and highly readable. Historian Rebecca Earle, chair of the 2025 judging panel, talks us…
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I didn't think I had any opulence in my photo files, but last night something reminded me of this. In 2013 I spent a week at Sitigu Buddha Vihara monastery near Austin, TX. Opulence everywhere! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent .
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Outside of Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, this years-long, very deadly conflict gets scant attention. It should get more.
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Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
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