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Big announcement: Beginning tomorrow, Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal will switch to Gnosticism, having been convinced by Prof. Pagels and other Gnostic Bible scholar like Prof. Bart D. Ehrman, Dr. Ammon Hillman, The Gnostic Informant, and Danny Jones... Of Gnosticism, Dr. Hillman explains, these teachings are timeless, but that is not to say eternal. They are aionic, outside of time, just as can be said of the historical Buddha's Dhamma, recorded in the Tipitaka, the Timeless Teaching, which the Vedas (and Brahminical Mahayana Buddhism) call the Sanatan Dharma, "the Eternal Truth."
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(Joe HaTTab) The BAJAU (Sama-Bajau): Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia. 🌊
Meet the Bajau — the “Sea Gypsies” who have lived in and on the ocean for centuries. With a population of about 100,000 people across Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, they are legendary free divers (70 meter + depths with no oxygen tanks).
Let's visit their stilt villages in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines, and North Sulawesi, Indonesia, to uncover their survival secrets — and find out why their ancient way of life is vanishing.
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Mermaid princess Suvannamaccha (Thai สุพรรณมัจฉา, RTGS Suphannamatcha or Suphan Matcha, Khmer សុវណ្ណមច្ឆា, ALA-LC Suvaṇṇmacchā, Pali सुवण्णमच्छा, suvaṇṇamacchā, literally "golden fish") is a daughter of Ravana (Thotsakan), appearing in the Thai and other Southeast Asian versions of the Ramanaya [1].
Suvannamaccha tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to (Sri) Lanka but falls in love with him instead [2].
The figure of Suvannamaccha is popular in Thai folklore and is represented on small cloth streamers or framed pictures that are hung as luck-bringing charms in shops and houses throughout predominantly Theravada Buddhist Thailand.
Story
A mermaid charm in Thailand
[The Hindu monkey-headed god] Hanuman, while building a causeway [that has really been found to exist], discovered that he was hampered by mermaids underwater.
Hanging wall mount: Suvannamaccha luck bringing charm (amulet) in a riverside shop in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
When the divine Mother GoddessSita is kidnapped, her husband [ET] Lord Rama enlists Hanuman's help in rescuing her. Hanuman learns that Goddess Sita is being held captive on the island of (Sri) Lanka.
Hanuman informs Lord Rama, her husband, who orders him to build a causeway to Lanka from Proto-IndiaJambudvipa so that Rama's army can attack.
Chris Columbus reported seeing mermaids.
Hanuman collects his band of Vanaras and they begin placing huge boulders in the sea [between the tip of the subcontinent and the teardrop shaped island to the south] to make a foundation for the causeway.
After a few days, they notice something is wrong and call Hanuman to report that matter to him. They tell him that each day they throw rocks into the sea and the next day they are gone. Hanuman asks for volunteers to join him while he instructs the others to continue throwing rocks into the sea.
When several volunteers step forward, Hanuman leads them into the waves. They find a large number of mermaids living underwater. As they watch, a new rock is tossed in. The mermaids underwater take the rocks and carry them away.
Golden Fish, you're real! Every Thai knew it!
Hanuman looks around for their leader. He spots a lovely mermaid supervising the others. He swims towards her, but she skillfully evades him. Time and again he begins an attack, but it comes to nothing. Hanuman soon finds he is falling in love with the aquatic creature.
He changes his tactics and begins to silently woo her. She responds to him, and soon they are together at the bottom of the sea.
When Maha Moggallana, the Buddhist monk the Buddha declared "foremost in psychic powers," looked into the sea, he saw a delightful world of mermaids (sea nymphs) dancing and existing by what sounds like advanced technological means:
"Mansions stand for an eon in the middle of the sea,/ The hue of beryl-stones, brilliant, glowing, radiant;/ There dance full many nymphs in divers hues" (Isaline Blew Horner, born 1896, trans. of MN 50).
"There are mansions that last an eon standing in the middle of a lake./ Sapphire-colored, brilliant, they sparkle and shine./ Dancing there are nymphs shining in all different colors." (Bhante Sujato, trans. of MN 50). More: Are mermaids manatees?
Later, Hanuman asks the mermaid why she is stealing the rocks. She tells him that she is Suvannamaccha, a daughter of Ravana (the "demon" who had abducted Sita).
When Ravana saw Hanuman's Vanaras building a causeway, he instructed Suvannamaccha to stop it. Hanuman tells the mermaid why he is building the causeway.
He tells her of the abduction of Sita, the battle between Rama and her father Ravana, and why they started to build a bridge to reach Lanka. More
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Joe HaTTab, March 23, 2025; Mermaid (Sea Devi) Kelly Ani, Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation) (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Jon Stewart on Trump’s third term plans and Signalgate lack of accountability | The Daily Show
(The Daily Show) March 31, 2025 #DailyShow #JonStewart #Trump Jon Stewart checks in on the state of democracy after Trump considers an unconstitutional third term in office, then takes a look at how all the national security officials involved in Signalgate have managed to skirt any accountability and keep their jobs, all while thousands of hard-working government employees lose theirs in DOGE layoffs. #DailyShow #JonStewart #Trump
(CINEIST) March 31, 2025: This video details the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar (Burma) in 2025. It caused significant loss of life and property. The impact of the disaster, the challenges faced by the affected regions, and the ongoing relief efforts are examined.
Additionally, insight is provided into the long-term effects on the local population and the role of international aid in the recovery process. The goal is to raise awareness about the struggles of the Buddhist people in Burma and encourage support through this video.
For support and donations and information on how to contribute to the relief efforts, please refer to local and international aid organizations.
Myanmar earthquake aftershocks: massive destruction in Burma, Thailand, and China, people trapped (Wild WeatherUS) March 30, 2025: A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), killing at least 1,700 people [with many left unaccounted for], injuring thousands, collapsing buildings as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, and prompting urgent rescue efforts amid ongoing aftershocks and a deepening humanitarian crisis. #earthquake#myanmar#bangkok
Videos show water gushing from a rooftop pool and a high-rise building collapse as a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar (Buddhist Burma) and Thailand.
Up to 100,000 are feared dead with dozens still trapped under mountains of rubble after skyscrapers, religious buildings (golden temples), and family homes crumbled to the ground. Read more: thesun.co.uk/news/3410922...
Meanwhile, Israel bombs Beirut, Lebanon
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Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Burmese ကျိုက်ထီးရိုးဘုရာ) also known as Golden Rock [1]) is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Burma (Myanmar).
The rock and its pagoda sit at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo.
Why is Burma called Myanmar now? The military dictators decided to restore the original name the British could not pronounce (\mee-yan-maa\), which is actually the same as Burma, but it signifies acknowledgement of the illegitimate authoritarian government that took the country by force and savagely repressed the Saffron Revolution and the once-beloved Aung San Suu Kyi, the legitimate heir to power and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD).
It is a small pagoda of 24 feet (7.3 m) built on top of a giant granite boulder covered with realgold leaf pasted on by male devotees.
According to legend, the rock itself is precariously perched on a strand of the historical Buddha's hair [1]. The balancing rock is apparently defying gravity, as it perpetually appears to be on the verge of sliding off and rolling down the hill.
Another legend claims that a Theravada Buddhist monk impressed a celestial king (deva raja) with his asceticism and the celestial king used his supernatural powers to carry the rock to its current position, specifically choosing the rock for its resemblance to the monk's head.
In the local Mon language, the word kyaik (ကျာ်) means "pagoda" and yo (ယဵု) means "to carry on the hermit's head." The word ithi (ဣသိ in Mon from the Pali ရိသိ, risi, Sanskrit rishi or "seer") means spiritual "hermit." Thus, Kyaik-htiyo means "pagoda upon a hermit's head" [6, 7].
Legend
The marvel has been going on for long time
The legend associated with the pagoda is that the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama or Shakyamuni), on one of his many visits to the area in ancient times, gave a strand of his hair to Taik Tha, a hermit. The hermit, who tucked it in the tuft of his hair for safety, in turn gave the strand to the king with the wish that the hair be enshrined in a boulder shaped like the hermit's head.
The king had inherited supernatural powers from his father, Zawgyi (a proficient alchemist or more likely a weizzaor "wizard"), and his mother, a naga (reptilian) dragon princess. They found the rock at the bottom of the sea, where nagas generally are said to dwell. With the help of the Thagyamin, the king of Tawadeintha (Pali Tavatimsaor the "Space World of the Thirty-Three"), a sensual heaven in Buddhist cosmology, found the perfect place at Kyaiktiyo to locate the golden rock and build a pagoda. There the strand was enshrined.
This accords with the ancient legend found in Buddhist texts of the Buddha offering some strands of his hair to traveling businessmen from what is now Burma as a token when they requested it after he impressed them with his spiritual outlook and noble demeanor, which became the basis for the massive construction of Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the most impressive Buddhist sites in the world, said to have been built around the original stupa or "burial mound" reliquary for the hair.
Theravada monks gather at the pagoda
It is this holy (magical) strand of hair that, according to legend, prevents the rock from sliding off and tumbling down the hill.
The boat used to transport the rock turned into a stone. This is also honored by Buddhist pilgrims at a location about 980 feet (300 m) from the Golden Rock.
The place is known as the Kyaukthanban Pagoda or stupa (lit. "stone boat stupa") [2, 7, 8]. Legends also mention that Buddhists undertaking the sacred pilgrimage by trekking from the Kinpun Base Camp three times consecutively in a year are blessed with wealth and recognition [9].
Geography
Miracle Golden Rock, 2007
The pagoda is located near Kyaikto in Mon State in the northern part of the Tenasserim coast. Golden Rock is situated at an elevation of 3,609 feet (1,100 m) above sea level, on top of the Kyaiktiyo Hill (also known as Kelasa Hills or Eastern Yoma Mountains); it is on the Paung-laung ridge of the Eastern Yoma Mountains. It is 130 miles (210 km) from Rangoon (Yangon) and 460 feet (140 m) north of Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State [10, 11]. More
I keep thinking intrusive thoughts. Well, that is, the mind itself keeps thinking thoughts on its own
When we stop worrying, everything starts to flow and go well
(Solace Fox) March 31, 2025: Worry doesn’t solve anything. — It only keeps us stuck.
This video guides us on how to stop overthinking, breaking the cycle, and finally letting life flow the way it’s meant to.
We predict and hope for a long life for Virginia Giuffre (nee Roberts), but child traffickers Jeffrey Maxwell and Ghislane Maxwell's most outspoken video, according to her own reports, is about to die. She has four days to live after a very suspicious car accident, during which she was hit by a bus [to be taken out and silenced just like Epstein was when he was murdered strangled himself in jail while under special watch].
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says she has just days left to live after horrific crash
(New York Post)
March 31, 2025: Virginia Giuffre, the most prominent victim of child rapist and Jewish pimp [and alleged billionaire secretly working for Israel, the CIA, and other governments to blackmail powerful and prominent individuals] Jeffrey Epstein [and convicted child sex trafficker Madame Ghislane Maxwell] who accused some of the world’s most powerful men of sex trafficking, says she has just days left to live after being hit by a bus.
NY Post reporter Anthony Blair shares this story. The mother-of-three, 41, shared a battered picture of herself from a hospital bed covered in bruises.
She said she was suffering from kidney damage and renal failure after a bus crashed into her vehicle.
“This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won’t bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving [60 MPH] as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can,” she wrote in the post on Sunday.
Read more at nypost.com/2025/03/31/us-news...
#jeffreyepstein#virginiagiuffre #ghislanemaxwell #sextrafficking #childmolestation #rape #prostitution. The New York Post is [a sensational] source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: nypost.com. Follow on Twitter (nypost) and Facebook (nypost).
The New York Post, March 31, 2025; Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The world's largest cave: It has a forest, a river, and clouds inside
(Ruhi Çenet) Vietnam's Son Doong is the largest [known] cave in our planet. To learn more about Son Doong or to visit Son Doong, check out Oxalis's website: oxalisadventure.com.
This cave is so massive that it has a completely self-sustaining ecosystem with its own climate conditions. Hundreds of meters underground, clouds like the ones we're used to seeing in the sky form inside this enclosed cave.
Son Doong even has an untouched prehistoric rainforest hidden far below the surface and a vast underground river.
Flora and fauna
From transparent fish to colorful monkeys, over 250 endemic [found nowhere else but here] plant and animal species live in this underground world. Seven new animal species were recently discovered here and are unique to this place.
Stretching 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) in length, this cave encloses 38.5 million cubic meters of space. Its passages are so enormous that a 40-story skyscraper could fit inside. Its giant stalagmites rise like towers from ancient cities. Walking inside, it’s impossible not to feel as small as a tiny bug.
Son Doong even contains phytokarst rocks, which move towards the sun like semi-living organisms. Rare cave pearls and many other unique formations are also found here.
For 3 million years since its formation, the world had no idea about this cave's existence until it was fully explored in 2009 in Vietnam. Now, it’s time for you to see the largest cave on earth.
Individual access is forbidden to protect both visitors and the fragile environment. This expedition is operated by Oxalis, the only authorized agency.
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