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(Holy Koolaid) Six Seven resurrection stories with much better evidence than Christians have for their savior figure the Guru/Rabbi Jesus Christ (Yeshua the Nazarene and likely Essene).
COUNTLESS OTHERS: Enoch, Nelson Mandela (whose reappearance led to the coining of the term "Mandela Effect" for a very real phenomenon the powers that be want us not to believe in), "Bábá" (aka Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, the founder of Ananda Marga), all of us who, though we seem to die, are in fact endlessly rearising an instant later in the process of rebirth (patisandhi,rearising, relinking, reappearance) known as the Wheel of Death and Rebirth (samsara), which has touched ALL beings, even Maha Brahma the imagined "Creator God" of this universe, the gods (other brahmas, which fall into the category of other "shining ones" called devas), hellions (narakasinniraya the "downward path," "downfall," roughly speaking the purgatories since no world is eternal, not even the worst and lowest "hell," which is called Avici), animals (tiracchāna), ghosts (petas), dragons/reptilians (nagas), and other strange creatures like trolls (kumbhandas), ogres (rakshasas), nature spirits or monsters/protectors (yakshas), and avians (garudas/suparnas), fairies (apsaras), dryads (salabhanjikas), angels (lower devas, particularly the gandhabbas/gandharvas), demons (asuras), and devils (maras)...
Dalai Lama reborn or not? The truth about his successor.
(༄།ནང་ཆོས།། ☸️) Dec. 12, 2025: The 14th Dalai Lama (dalailama.com) discusses his determination to take another human rebirth in this world [as there are many, many human worlds on this human plane]. What is the truth about his successor? Will it be him? Legend has it that it is always Avalokiteshvara taking rebirth out of infinite (boundless, universal) compassion for living beings. #dalailama #buddhistteachings #buddha #teaching #motivation #goodvibes #fypシ
Dalai Lama via ༄།ནང་ཆོས།།, Dec. 12, 2025; CC Liu, Crystal Quintero (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Many liberal Jews as well as very Orthodox Jews OPPOSE Zionism, war crimes, and the abuse of Judaism as an instrument of war occupying, oppressing, ethnically cleansing, and genocidally exterminating another people, the Arabs/Palestinian people, particularly but not limited to the Muslim ones.
What it's like being Asian Russian in 2025 and why you've never heard about us 🤨
(Chimka Travels) Dec. 2, 2025: Most people think all Russians look Slavic…until they meet me or others like me. I’m an Asian Russian, specifically a Buryat-Mongolian. My video about Asian Russians blew up with over 10 million views. So in this episode, I’m finally explaining: 💬
Why is Russia so darn BIG? (Johnny Harris) March 24, 2021: The story of moving east and just...not stopping.
(Eli from Russia) Former USSR (Soviet Union) Russia's hidden gem in Far East: the Kuril Islands
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Soviet Union, empire, Russia, Central Asia, Far East, Vlad Putin, Czar, communist regime, capitalism, European, country, size, largest, Alaska, Canada, Arctic Circle, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ukraine, Mongolia, Turkey, Korea, China
Eli from Russia, Dec. 13, 2025; Johnny Harris, March 24, 2021; Guzel; Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The School of Self-Reliance annual get together (holiday sale and celebration) is this weekend, December 13, 2025, at 10:00 am at Hahamongna Watershed Park. It's not a formal class, but rather sharing survival and food foraging tips, hiking, living in nature, sourcing water, cooking, camping, and looking at products and packs. Stuff is offered for sale by various people. There's lots of food (of course). There might even be live music, as often happens. All are welcome to join for this end-of-year gathering. FREE. (There is no charge to attend).
See the list of classes offered by prolific author, nature guide, and regional expert Christopher Nyerges at SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com.
Outdoorsman Ed Parker is featured in the Pasadena Weekly (pasadenaweekly.com) in an article by Christopher Nyerges (Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025). Read it online, pick up a hard copy, or see the one Parker pasted on the wall of the REI in Arcadia so all the customers could enjoy it.
What happened?
It was a spectacular, warm, sunny Southern California day to be out in nature. Participants gathered to learn what should go in a "go bag," a survival pack to meet all expected and unexpected challenges after bugging out or heading for the woods to camp. Christopher Nyerges (author of more than 25 survival, foraging, and prepper books) is very generous and had many giveaways, lots of healthy hiking snacks, and a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to impart.
(Eyewitness News ABC7NY) Dec. 12, 2025: The legendary actor continues to be an endless fountain of charm, grace, and chutzpah. Check out more Eyewitness News: abc7ny.com. #entertainment #news #nyc
(Kim Iversen) Tucker Carlson: Egyptian planes trailed [Israeli spy asset] Erika Kirk for years
(TriggerSmart) Erikia pregnancy "proof" others said didn't exist. Sex trafficking kids in Romania?
I love myself. I mean, God loves me, so I also love me. I mean, I miss Charlie so much! *Sob*
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I got paid by Israeli front groups, but I woke up.
Erika Lane Kirk (née Frantzve) (born Nov. 20, 1988) is an eager American businesswoman, leader of her dead husband's Turning Point USA (TPUSA), nonprofit executive, and podcaster.
She is officially the chairman and CEO of the conservative TPUSA, working for and serving Trump, which her assassinated husband Charlie Kirk co-founded and led until his murder [possibly by Israeli agents] in September 2025 on campus in Utah. She was appointed as his successor following his removal.
I'm not "fat." I'm wide-bone'ded.
Lady Kirk previously won Miss Arizona USA in 2012 and participated in Miss USA 2012. She is the founder of Everyday Heroes Like You, a nonprofit supporting under-recognized charities, and BIBLEin365, a faith-based initiative that promotes reading the Bible. She also hosts the Midweek Rise Up podcast. She and Charlie began dating in 2019, married in 2021, and [claimed they] had two children together. [Recent evidence suggests otherwise.] More: Erika Kirk
Disgusting Sugar Daddy, you're going to ruin my reputation. I should've stayed with Epstein.
I love kids, Jeff. - I know you do. I have pics.
In recent weeks, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released tens of thousands of [redacted, curated, select] "Epstein Files" documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, reams of emails, and photographs.
If I get caught, you're going down with me.
They have provided additional details about the private life of the child-molesting, sex-trafficking, Israel-spyingalleged* tax and hedge fund financier and the prominent people in his orbit, [like Donald "John" Trump who may be among the many wealthy men who utilized more than 1,000 prostituted children].
The committee says it received 95,000 new images from the estate on Thursday and has now released 19 photos that depict Epstein with several high-profile figures, including Donald Trump [and maybe Epstein's girlfriend and possible Project Monarch butterfly Melania Knavs Trump as inMK-Ultra], former President Bill Clinton, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates [whose wife, Melinda, allegedly left him because of his philandering and abuse of children, which he has tried to deny about as convincingly as disgraced Prince Andrew Windsor].
Do [wealthy American Ashkenazi] Jews try to run and rule the world?
Don Trump, Woody Allen, arch Trump-supporter Steve Bannon, Israel's lawyer Alan Dershowitz, Bill "Microsoft [penis]" Gates, and other prominent figures are also shown.
So what if we had fun with children? - We paid.
However, the panel did not include captions describing who or what is depicted in the photos. “These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world,” the committee Democrats wrote on social media.
Chilling details behind MK-Ultra, Project Monarch, and other mind control programs
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Epstein is sitting on Pedo Island, safe and sound, protected by Trump/CIA
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I don't know Jeff Epstein. I've never met him.
(Artificially Aware) What if CIA mind control programs aren’t just a relic of Cold War paranoia but a hidden agenda buried in the darkest corners of American intelligence history? This deep dive explores the chilling details behind alleged programs like MKUltra and Project Monarch—covert projects alleged to have been designed to break and reshape human minds, creating a web of programmable obedience from fractured personalities and sub-personalities. It goes through unsettling claims of [sexual] trauma-based conditioning, occult symbols used as triggers, and famous figures alleged to have been involved in creating an army of unsuspecting agents. Whether unbelievable truth or exceptional myth, these theories expose Western society's deepest fears of losing autonomy, self-control, and even "thought" itself. Buckle up as this video sifts through terrible fact, fiction, and the uncomfortable space in between.
Can women attain Buddhist enlightenment (bodhi) in our present patriarchy? - YES!
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Can women awaken? - Yes, they can!
WOMEN IN BUDDHISM is a topic that can be approached from varied perspectives, including historically, archeologically, anthropologically, theologically, and from the view of modern feminism.
Topical interests include the theological [study of the divine or "god" (theos, dios, deus, devas)] status of women, the treatment of women in Buddhist societies in the home and in public, the history of women in Buddhism, and a comparison of the experiences of women across different schools of Buddhism.
As in other religions, the experiences of Buddhist women have varied considerably.
"In the case of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, some progress has been made in the areas of women in Early Buddhism, monasticism, and Mahayana Buddhism. Two articles have seriously broached the subject of women in Indian Tantric Buddhism, while somewhat more attention has been paid to Tibetan nuns and lay yoginis [1]. More
First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening
Researcher Susan Murcott has 4.6 out of 5 stars (58 reviews) for First Buddhist Women, a readable, contemporary translation of and commentary on the "enlightenment verses" (bodhi-gathas) of the first female disciples of the Buddha.
This book explores Buddhism’s relatively liberal attitude towards women since its founding nearly 2,600 years ago, through the study of the Therigatham, the earliest known collection of women’s religious poetry.
Through commentary and storytelling, author Susan Murcott traces the journey of the wives, mothers, teachers, courtesan, prostitutes, and wanderers who became leaders in the Buddhist community, roles that even today are rarely filled by women in other patriarchal societies and religions.
Tsoknyi Nuns, excerpt from Blessings; Better Buddhist (AI mispronouncing names of many enlightened Early Buddhist nuns); Susan Murcott; Amber Larson and Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
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