A NEW documentary focusing on the life of militant IRA activist and dissident Republican Dolours Price has just arrived on Netflix, having earned great reviews
Sisters in the Resistance against imperial rule
I, Dolours, from Director Maurice Sweeney, presents a powerful and disturbing portrait of Price, who died in 2013 and spent time in prison for her role in the IRA bombing of London's Old Bailey in 1973.
The documentary sees the once-idealistic Price reflect on her part in the troubles and the depths she was willing to sink to in the name of the cause.
Two years prior to her death Price agreed to conduct a filmed interview on the condition it would never be broadcast during her lifetime.
The resulting interview withThe Irish News, which forms the basis of I, Dolours, saw Price confess to her involvement in the murder of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 from west Belfast who was abducted and killed by the IRA in 1972.
McConville was suspected by the IRA of passing on information to British forces, though a police investigation, conducted decades later, found no evidence she was an informer.
A 15-day film festival co-presented by Tricycle Magazine and the Pure Land Foundation runs from June 16–30, 2026. All are invited to join for Tricycle’s third annual Buddhist Film Festival, offering five feature-length films and five short films from across the Buddhist world that can be watched all festival long.
Tricycle is pleased to co-present this year’s festival with the Pure Land Foundation.
Tickets are $40 for general admission and $30 for subscribers. — Get tickets below.
Please note that the festival is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
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Wu wei (無為, 无为, wúwéi) is a concept from ancient pre-Buddhist Chinese philosophy that literally means "not-acting" or "non-doing," variously interpreted and translated as "noninterference," "action-lessness," "inaction," or "effortless action" [1, 2].
In Taoism, it denotes the nature of Tao, meaning that while Tao (the Way, Path, or flow of nature, acting in accordance with the natural course of things), is the source of all existence and the manifestation of all phenomena, its intrinsic formless essence is that it acts or moves in a silent, invisible, ineffable, often-unnoticed manner that may even seem motionless and effortless [3, 4, 5, 6, 7].
It's all a matter of seeing the Suchness!
Accordingly, Taoists (and subsequently Zen Buddhist practitioners) aspire to live their lives in alignment with such a harmonious state of free flowing and unforced activity. In a political context, it also refers to an ideal form or principle of spontaneous and non-aggressive form of governing [8]. More
Tathātā (Sanskrit तथाता, Pali tathatā) is a Buddhist term variously translated as "Suchness," "Thusness," "True Thusness," or "True Suchness," referring to the Ultimate Reality, the intrinsic and essential nature of all existence, free of dualistic thinking, conceptualization, subject–object distinctions [1].
It is formless, uncreated, eternal, perfect, unchanging, indestructible, and is the true nature of all phenomena. It represents the genuine reality of existence, which transcends physical forms, physical senses, and intellectual comprehension, indicating a profound insight into the nature of things as they truly are [2, 3, 4].
Tathātā has a large number of synonyms found in different Buddhist schools, traditions, and scriptures, such as:
Long, long ago, there was this cool Swedish band that used to do covers, as most new bands are wont to do. Like nearly everyone else, they covered Black Sabbath standards. They are so catchy, easy, and powerful, that it's a good way to get a rock 'n roll career going. But the band was The Cardigans with an ice princess for a singer, one with a saccharine voice and looks. Some member, possibly the drummer, said, "I know! Let's cover the most iconic and evil Black Sabbath song, a song so evil they named themselves after it!"
"But how can we make it MORE evil?" someone asked. "I know, someone else must've said, 'Well turn it into a love song, maybe throw in some domestic abuse.'" "Yeah!" or "Whatever," the others must've said. (What's worse, the Devil or being trapped in an abusive romantic relationship with a jerk partner?)
And so "Heartbreaker" was born. Now, no Cardigans fan knows it's "Black Sabbath," and no Sabbath fans know who the F The Cardigans are, but evil is evil, and a rock 'n roll classic is a classic for a reason (or it may have something to do with the Devil's note, the tritone).
Now, in Christianity, "Satan" is the source of all evil, all harm, all bad things. He's like the counterpart to a jerk allegedly all-powerful God who is all "good." But satan really means the "adversary," any adversary, as in divorce court.
"Heartbreaker"
LYRICS: "Heartbreaker"
Lovefool Nina Persson, The Cardigans front
[Verse 1] No, not again/ Oh, what a man/ Just who I thought that I wanted to have/ Oh, don't do that/ Don't use that bat/ That's all it takes to make me falling flat/ [Pre-Chorus 1] No, not again/ A loser I am// [CHORUS] I love you tonight/ You are my knight/ Cure and assure and make me feel alright/ Tomorrow you'll find/ I'm not around/ But don't be uptight 'cause I loved you last night// [Verse 2] Vacant and free/ Yeah, that is me/ Just tell me how and I'll please you for free/ Tell me I'm good/ I know I'm bad/ Lies make me feel fine although it is sad/ [Pre-Chorus 2] No, not again/ Not one more man// [CHORUS] I love you tonight/ You are my knight/ Cure and assure and make me feel alright/ Tomorrow you'll find/ I'm not around/ But don't be uptight 'cause I loved you last night/ Right?
LYRICS: "Black Sabbath"
Madman Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath front
[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] What is this that stands before me?/ Figure in black which points at me/ Turn 'round quick and start to run/ Find out I'm the chosen one/ Oh, no/ [Verse 2] Big black shape with eyes of fire/ Tellin' people their desire/ Satan's sittin' there, he's smilin'/ Watches those flames get higher and higher/ Oh, no, no, please, God, help me/ [Bridge] Is it the end, my friend?/ Satan's comin' 'round the bend/ People runnin' 'cause they're scared/ The people better go and beware/ No, no, please, no/ [Guitar Solo] [Instrumental Outro]
(The Epic History Vibe) Zarathustra's forgotten religion that secretly invented heaven, hell, and the Devil borrowed by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy drama film directed by Danny Boyle, starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her film debut. It is written in English and Scots [3]. Based on the 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on Feb. 23, 1996 [6].
The film follows a group of heroin addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh, Scotland, and their passage through life. Beyond drug addiction, other themes in the film include an exploration of urban poverty and squalor in Edinburgh [7]. Trainspotting was released to critical acclaim and is today regarded by many critics as one of the best films of the 1990s.... More
She is the 106th individual to hold this esteemed role and, significantly, she is the first woman to lead the church established nearly 500 years ago.
The Church of England’s origins trace back to 1534, when King Charles VIII sought to circumvent the [Roman Catholic] Pope’s refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon [who due to him would not bear him a male heir].
We say "Pope," but the official Church says she's the "ceremonial head" or primus inter pares, "first among equals.
This act fundamentally reshaped the religious landscape of England and now, centuries later, it’s experiencing another profound transformation.
Rome still rules the world with its pope.
[Pope] Mullally, 63, was a leading contender to succeed Justin Welby, who stepped down in November 2024. Her reputation as a highly capable administrator undoubtedly played a key role in her selection.
The Crown Nominations Commission, responsible for filling the Church of England’s most senior positions, chose Mullally. This commission comprises prominent bishops and archbishops, and its process differs significantly from the papal conclaves of the [Roman] Catholic Church. Here’s a breakdown of how the selection unfolds:
Extensive Consultation: The Commission engages in months of thorough discussions and evaluations.
Rigorous review: Candidates are assessed on their theological understanding, leadership skills, and administrative experience.
Governmental Approval: Ultimately, the chosen nominee requires validation from both the [UK] Prime Minister [Keir Starmer] and the King of England [Charles III], reflecting the Church of England’s status as the state religion.
I’ve found that this deliberate, multi-layered process underscores the gravity of the Archbishop of Canterbury's
position and the importance of selecting a leader equipped to navigate the challenges and opportunities facing the church today. More
"Sarah Mullally: First Female Bishop of England Faces Abuse Scandal Challenge"
My past lives are me, right? I mean, that's "me" as much as this is, isn't it? How could the answer be that, ultimately speaking, I'm neither those people nor this one if, conventionally speaking, I'm as much that one as this one -- and bear the karma (the weight of deeds done good and ill in the past) of both, of all I have been? Answer? Be here now.
REBIRTH: patisandhi, literally "relinking, reunion," is one of the 14 functions of consciousness (viññāna-kicca). It is a karma-resultant type of consciousness that arises at the moment of conception, that is, with the forming of a new life in a mother's womb.
REBIRTH: (punabbhava) literally, "re-becoming, again-becoming, rearising, "renewed existence," is a sutra term for "rebirth," which in later literature is mostly referred to as patisandhi.
Immediately afterwards consciousness sinks into the "subconscious stream of existence [becoming]" (bhavanga-sota). It is conditioned. Therefore, ever and ever-again, corresponding states of subconsciousness arise. Thus, it is really rebirth-consciousness that determines the latent character of a person.
"Neither has this (rebirth-) consciousness transmigrated [traveled] from the previous existence to this present existence, nor did it arise without such conditions as karma, karmic-formations, propensity, object, and so on.
That this consciousness has not come from the previous existence to this present existence, yet that it has come into existence by means of causes and conditions included in the previous existence, such as karma and so on, this fact may be illustrated by various things, such as:
the echo,
the light of a lamp,
the impression of a seal,
the image produced by a mirror
[the movement of a wave across the ocean].
[Doesn't a tsunami wave travel, after a massive quake, from Japan to California?]
[No, never. The influence of it travels, but never does a single drop of water move from there to here. Stare at a wave. It seems to be a moving column of water moving across the ocean. But that is not what it is. What is it? It is one water molecule compressing another next to it and so on and so on. This compression and expansion, in a sense, is the "wave," not any particular drop of water. Strange but true.]
For just as the resounding of the echo is conditioned by a sound and so on and nowhere in the process is there a transmigration of sound has taken place, just so is it with this consciousness.
Furthermore, it is said: "In this continuous process, no sameness and no otherness can be found." For if there were full identity (between the different stages, past and present), then also milk could never turn into curd. And if there were a complete otherness, then curd could never come from milk....
If in the continuity of existence any karma-result [vipaka, phala] takes place, then this karma-result neither belongs to any other being, nor does it come from any other (karma), because absolute sameness and otherness are excluded here" (The Path of Purification, Vis, XVII 164ff).
In The Questions of King Milinda or Milindapahna (Mil.) it is said: "Now, Venerable Nāgasena, the one who is reborn, is that person the same as the one who has died, or is that person another?"
"Neither the same nor another" (Pali na ca so na ca añño).
"Give me an example."
"What do you think, O King: Are you now, as a grown-up, the same as you had been as a young and tender babe?"
"No, Venerable sir. Another person was the young and tender babe, but quite a different person am I now as a grown-up man."...
"...In the first watch of the night, is one lamp burning, and another in the middle watch, and yet another in the last watch of the night?"
"No, Venerable sir. The light during the whole night depends on one and the same lamp.''
"Just so, O King, is the chain of phenomena linked together. One phenomenon arises, another vanishes, yet all are linked together, one after the other, without interruption. In this way, one reaches the final state of consciousness neither as the same person nor as another.'' More: patisandhi
True Lives (video); Ven. Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Dictionary; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
British Empire entered and robbed the richest country/empire in the world, what is now called India. The British and their colonial rule extracted resources on a mass scale, impoverishing the richest country the world had ever know, enriching themselves and promoting racist white elitism and European commerce. The East India Company is much to blame, but the Crown took it over and bears the responsibility for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and theft beyond human comprehension. It did not only steal tangible resources, it stole mathematical ideas, first giving due credit to the original inventors of things like the concept of zero then misappropriating, taking credit, enlarging the reputations of white scholars, denigrating and finally erasing others. Many of the great Islamic/Muslim discoveries in math and architecture were also marginalized, erased, and absorbed into British and white European lore. Whites did it all. India, Africa, and the New World contributed nothing.
Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move be forced out of Royal Lodge | BBC News
Prince Andrew hosted Israeli spies Epstein and Maxwell at Royal Lodge after warrant issued.
He's an embarrassment to us. Why doesn't he Di?
(BBC News) Oct. 30, 2025: Mr. Andrew M. Windsor will lose his title and is being forced out of Royal Lodge by the King of England, a statement from Buckingham Palace has said.
Buckingham Palace says the King "has today initiated a formal process," and his brother will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
As well as the title, the Palace says, "formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease" on Royal Lodge, and Andy will move to the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk.
"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the [child molestation and BDSM brutality] allegations against him," the Palace said.
Andy "gave up" [was stripped of in private but allowed to say he had himself voluntarily given up] his other royal titles earlier this month after more questions about his private life [as a womanizer using royal grounds and guards to facilitate his liaisons as if he were Pres. Bill Clinton or something].
Yeah, I know he raped her. I helped. -Maxwell
In a posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre confirmed allegations that, [as an old man, Prince Andrew raped and brutalized her when she was sex trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein and blackmail partner and Mossad Agent (Israeli asset) Ghislaine Maxwell] on three separate occasions.
Prince Andrew has always [very shoddily] denied the claims [humiliating himself and the Crown by trying to do so on TV and coming off as a complete liar and incompetent stuttered who was as guilty as guilty could be].
At least WE survived the scandal, Jeff.
Also this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Prince Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their [beautiful secret] friendship ended. [Who does he think he is, Pres. Donald "John" Trump?]
I'm royally f*****d. And the House of Windsor can naff off! The Queen, too!
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