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Showing posts with label Jewish Buddhist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jewish Buddhist. Show all posts
Monday, June 22, 2026
Friday, June 19, 2026
Ram Dass: We live in the world we choose
Nothing new by nobody special
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| Seva Foundation (seva.org) |
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- Who is "God," Ram Dass? The Monad (Gnosticism), Brahman (Vedas), Maha Brahma (Buddhism), Brahma (Hinduism)? We need to make a distinction between the lesser personality many call "God" (the Demiurge or "Fabricator") and that all-encompassing reality behind the illusion (Brahman), which in the West may be called the Monad (One).
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| Remember: Be Here Now (Ram Dass) |
- 0:00 Welcome Every1
- 0:11 What is "initiative"? Initiation?
- 2:22 Form and Formless paradox
- 5:55 Special vs. Unique
- 7:20 Intellect and Intuition
- 12:00 "I crochet" story [method]
- 15:25 We are all interconnected
- 18:08 Ram Dass Transmission!
- 21:00 Transmitting being
- 24:04 Ram Dass' TV show idea
- 26:10 Ram Dass and the Banker
- 28:01 The City of the Dead
- 29:50 Peace Family!
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
HOWL: JuBu Allen Ginsberg's 100th birthday
(RAT Subterranean News) Allen Ginsberg: Buddhism and Telling the Truth
"Howl," also known as "Howl for Carl Solomon," is a poem composed by drug-addled Allen Ginsberg (who had shot himself up with methamphetamine or what Hitler's doctor shot up the Fuhrer with under the German pharmaceutical name Pervitin, possibly linked to words like perky and perverted) in 1954–1955.
Gay Ginsberg began work on "Howl" in autumn of 1954. He performed it at the Six Gallery reading in San Francisco in Oct. 1955. Fellow poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books was at the performance and published the work in the 1956 collection Howl and Other Poems.
This poem is an account of a sojourn (trip) with Jack Kerouac in a railroad yard, the discovery of a sunflower covered in dirt and soot from the railroad yard, and the subsequent revelation that this is a metaphor for all humanity: "We are not our skin of grime."
Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's 100th birthday is being marked by celebrations around the world – an appreciation of his importance to poetry and how his influence on the medium continues.
- Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal: JewBu: Why are so many Jews Buddhist?
- Literary events around the world celebrate the poet Allen Ginsberg's 100th birthday (NPR)
- American Buddhist and Beat Poet Jack Kerouac
- Jack Kerouac's nonfiction book on Buddhism
- AUDIO: Buddhist-Catholic poet Jack Kerouac
- VIDEO: Dharma Bum Temple, San Diego, California
JuBu Ginsberg's Sunflower Sutra (poem)
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| Nazis invented meth as pharmaceutical Pervitin |
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| Poet activist Ginsberg with protestors, Miami |
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| Howl and Other Poems |
Upon its release, Ferlinghetti and City Lights Bookstore Manager (Japanese Buddhist) Shigeyoshi Murao were charged with disseminating obscene literature. Both perverts were arrested.
On Oct. 3, 1957, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the poem was not obscene [1], and the heroic publishers were hailed as innovative geniuses and brave publishing mavericks for spotting Ginsberg's talent.
Highly controversial at first and for years excluded from the academic canon, "Howl" has gradually come to be regarded as a great work of 20th-century American literature [2].
Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg
The poem is also closely associated with the group of writers known as the "Beats" or Beat Generation [2,3]. More
The "Sunflower Sutra"
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| 1967 Mantra-Rock Dance Avalon poster by poet Allen Ginsberg |
This relates to his vision, an auditory hallucination of poet William Blake reading "Ah, Sunflower": "Blake, my visions." (See also line in Howl: "Blake-light tragedies" and references in other poems).
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| Manager Shig Murao |
The theme of the poem is consistent with Ginsberg's revelation in his original vision of Blake: the revelation that all of humanity is interconnected. (See also the line in "Footnote to Howl": "The world is holy!").
The structure of this poem relates to "Howl" both in its use of the long line and its repetition of the "eyeball kick" (paratactical juxtapositions) at the end. Ginsberg says in relating his thought process after the experiments of "Howl":
"What about a poem with rhythmic buildup power equal to Howl without use of repetitive base to sustain it? The Sunflower Sutra...did that, it surprised me, one long who" [6]. More
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Dark Side of JewBu Albert Einstein
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| Did scientist and mathematician Einstein really praise Buddhism as the way of the future? |
The dark side of Albert Einstein
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| If incest is good enough for the Rothschilds |
Jewish (possible JewBu) Albert Einstein is regarded as one of the greatest physicists of all time, but he has also become a pop culture icon.
Alby's groundbreaking theory of special relativity turned him into one of the most important figures in history.
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| You and Freud both like the Buddha. |
Having married his manly looking cousin, who grew to look more and more exactly like him, does not bolster his case for good judgment. But she may have been instrumental in his fame and his math.
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| I should be the icon! It's sexism and bias! |
Suburban Lawns' sexy Einstein A-bomb song
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| Has the next Einstein already been born? - Yes |
In this gallery let's debunk some of the myths and bring a number of surprising facts about Al that most have probably never heard. Browse through and learn more about the supposed genius that was Dr. Einstein (who had no doctoral degree of any kind). More: msn.com
There are two Einsteins, aren't there? Not Mr. and Mrs., but rather like Jesus (Yeshua) the real person and the pop icon (Christ). Reza Aslan was emphatic about this distinction. Everyone knows about the popular fantasy, and very few bother to learn about a possible historical figure in the context of his cultural milieu.
Old Einstein loved a good joke: my driver
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| Seeing Into the Life of Things |
To Kamenetz, this seemed the most fundamental question to ask of any religion or philosophy of life. How do your practices help you with negative emotions like anxiety, envy, resentment, and shame?
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| You support our cause, right Mr. Lama? |
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| China says I'm [a] Devil. Wrathful spirit? |
Kamenetz shows how giving birth to our images restores us to an imagination of the sacred.
- #AlbertEinstein #Buddha #Zen #shorts #Buddhism
- Shauna Schwartz, Sheldon S., Seth Auberon, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, February 12, 2026
'Zionists' give ALL Jews a bad name
- Jeffrey Epstein is a criminally rich Ashkenazi Jew (alive in Lebanon, Israel, US Virgin Islands, CIA/Mossad Witness Protection Program worldwide)?
- UCLA Professor Mark Tramo discussed students, class with child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, DOJ documents show (Daily Bruin)
- IDF veterans confess: breakingthesilence.org.il
- Jewish Voice for Peace
- NOT IN OUR NAME: ifnotnowmovement.org
- Jews against Israel: nkusa.org
- UCLA professor mentioned in Epstein Files faces backlash | FOX 11 LA
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The Christian village in Tibet for St. Issa
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| The Unknown Life of Jesus |
How to live a long life with "His Holiness" the 14th Dalai Lama
Many people in Lhasa, Tibet, Dharamsala, India, and the West call the 14th Dalai Lama "His Holiness" or HH Dalai Lama. It's an honorific title. He is treated like an enlightened being though he himself says he is not enlightened. Still, he stands (with the CIA) against China, and that has to count for something, like his friend former Pres. George W. Bush, whose father was director of the CIA. Americans love him, and the faithful say he is a reincarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Does that make him the Maitreya (Messiah)?
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Meditate with Bhikkhu Bodhi: Zoom (6/4)
Dear Dharma Students,
- Wednesday 7:00–8:00 pm (EDT)
- Meditate with Bhikkhu Bodhi
The session consists of a 15-minute chanting verses of homage (vandana), followed by a 45-minute guided meditation (bhavana). All are welcome to join.
The texts for recitation are attached separately. Please see class page on web site for chanting text.
With metta,
- Chuang Yen Monastery/BAUS
- Buddhist Association of the United States
- ZOOM Passcode: 368764
NOTE: This is a recurring meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesdays.
- Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/s/83540900862?pwd=V1VkL0NhVEVnbGU4RnByNVJGRUhNUT09#success
- Meeting ID: 835 4090 0862
- Passcode: 368764
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- US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 835 4090 0862
- Passcode: 368764
- Find local number: us02web.zoom.us/u/kcYniDdmfU
- Donation: BAUS
- Bhikkhu Bodhi (BAUS), June 4, 2025; Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day '25
Live: Israel marks 80 years since the Holocaust with national memorial day
Israel is doing WHAT to Palestinian children? - Manufacturing consent
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- The Independent, April 24, 2025; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Christian God of Bible on Palm Sunday
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| Yeah, so what if I created that evil reptilian serpent in the Garden? I work in mysterious ways. |
The Vatican altered Jesus' true life and teaching! He never worshipped the Bible's God? | Paul Wallis
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| The Eden Enigma (Paul Wallis) |
He highlights the significance of Aramaic (the spoken form of Hebrew) phrases in Jesus' teachings and the absence of Yahweh's name in the gospels.
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| Turn away from cruel Yahweh |
Wallis also touches on the historical context of early Christianity, the role of Paul (the Jew Saul), and the possibility of Jesus' survival and travels, including to India (Hemis Gompa, Ladakh) and Japan.
TIMECODES
- 0:00 - Episode teaser
- 1:39 - Did Jesus worship Yahweh?
- 2:37 - Why didn’t Jesus mention Yahweh?
- 10:18 - Is God of the Old and New Testament the same?
- 11:52 - Why does religion justify violence?
- 17:00 - Did Jesus’s message get hijacked?
- 23:04 - How did Emperor Constantine change Christianity?
- 29:26 - Was early Judaism polytheistic?
- 34:07 - Did Paul rewrite Jesus’s teachings?
- 43:41 - What really happened at the resurrection?
- 44:56 - Did Jesus survive crucifixion?
- 53:19 - Where was Jesus for 18 years?
- 58:13 - Did Jesus study in Egypt and India?
- 1:10:31 - How old is human history?
- 1:19:00 - Did giants exist?
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| God created evil Serpent in Garden? |
Wallis believes the ultimate purpose of life is to learn and practice love, as exemplified by his mother's eulogy.
Wallis can be found on YouTube, his websites, and Amazon, where his book The Eden Enigma: Do ancient carvings in the mountains of Türkiye carry memories of E.T. contact from the dawn of civilization? is available.
Wallis advises maintaining a positive emotional state amidst global uncertainties, suggesting intentionality in one's mindset each morning.
Wallis encourages viewers to engage with his work and to be mindful of their emotional well-being.
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- Paul Wallis, Next Level Soul Podcast, April 12, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Sheldon S., Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
The Buddha Smiles (cartoons)
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The Buddha Smiles: A Collection of Dharmatoons
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| The Buddha Smiles: Collection of Dharmatoons |
The Buddha Smiles is a delightful gathering of Mari Gayatri Stein’s cartoons, or "Dharmatoons" as she calls them.
Q: Most religious leaders don't, but the Buddha smiles? A: Yes, he is always depicted with a subtle smile, what one might describe as a gentle smirk if the connotation were not misleading. He is at ease, at peace, at rest, able to dip into the Fruits of Recluseship, namely, the bliss of the absorptions (jhanas, the eight attainments, right samādhi) at will and transcend even that supersensual happiness to touch the transcendent bliss of nirvana, the end of all unhappiness. Moreover, he smiles when he sees a noteworthy thing, of which his attendant monk, Ven. Ananda, will later inquire. The Buddha's smile acts as a signal in many sutras, an invitation to for Ananda to inquire what brought the smile about. It is unclear if the smile happened to the Buddha, as it does to us when something strikes us as funny, interesting, or curious or if the Buddha flashed it specifically to be asked what had struck him.
Cambodian novice caresses the Buddha's smile - Buddhist psychology (Abhidhamma) describes the hasituppāda-citta, literally the "mind-moment (citta) or consciousness (viññāna) producing mirth (smile)."
- It is found in the Abhidhammattha Sangaha as a name for the joyful mind-consciousness element (mano-viññāna-dhātu, see Table I. 72) arising as functional consciousness independent of karma (i.e., kriya or kiriya-citta), only in the arahant (Appendix) (Ven. Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Dictionary entry hasituppāda edited by Dhr. Seven).
- The Buddha is full of happiness (sukha), having found and repeatedly tested and confirmed the escape from all misery (dukkha) here and now and hereafter, namely, access to the absorptions and nirvana-with-remainder at any moment and nirvana-without-remainder once the body passes.
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| Clever cartoon collection by David Sipress, comic featured in The New Yorker |
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| Zen Comics (Ioanna Salajan) |
The Buddha Smiles gently teaches the nature of Buddhist thought through cartoons on the Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, and the nature of the Five Hindrances along the path.
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| Zen Comics, No. 2 |
Comics communicate the Zen spirit perfectly. Laughter deflates pretension, and a good rap on the head sometimes transcends so-called logic (the hubris of rationality and reason). In the words of Zen, "Nothing is left for you but to laugh!"
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| (Dan Piraro's comic strip Bizarro) |
- The Buddha Smiles
- Mari Gayatri Stein: DavidSipress.com; Dan Piraro's Bizarro; Dhr. Seven, Shauna Schwartz, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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