Global Buddhist Summit, New Delhi, 2026

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Happy Leif Erikson Day (10/9)

The QAnon Shaman Jake "Take A" Chansley must be happy to be carrying on a history of rampaging and seizing land and property to set up a new order, but Trump forgot him.

Leif Erikson: The First European in North America

Hi, we're here to rape and pillage

(Viking) Thanks to a rhyme we were forced to learn and repeat in grade school, many Americans believe that Crypto-Jew (Converso) Cristobal Columbus first discovered America in 1492, after sailing the ocean blue. But what if it were an Irish monk or Viking Leif Erikson who sailed the seas serene that were aquamarine?

This Viking Cruises® video chronicles how, nearly 500 years before the debt-ridden Italian (Jewish Spanish) explorer sailed the Atlantic, a 25-year-old Norse navigator named Leif Erikson and a crew of 35 men set sail to explore the seas west of Greenland.

• Scandinavia is a cold subregion of Northern Europe where the native Sámi peoples live in the Xmas lifestyle or reindeer, shamanism, and hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Viking = "pirate"

When Erikson arrived on the shores of what he called “Vinland,” he became the first known European to set foot in North America.

• Buddhism in Kalmykia (Europe)
• Buddhism in Sweden
• Buddhism in Norway
• Buddhism in Finland
• Buddhism in Denmark
• Buddhism in Russia
• Buddhism in Buryatia (Siberia)

The Vikings knew about the Buddha: The "Helgo Buddha" Treasure

The great Guru Viking, a modern seeker with a podcast on audible.com and elsewhere.

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Helgo Buddha is a Viking treasure indicating world trade

Helgö is an island in Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, situated on the lake Mälaren. The island's greatest width is about 0.9 mi (1.5 km), it is about 3.1 miles (5 km) long and covers 119 acres (48 hectares). Excavations are ongoing on Helgö.

The island is perhaps best known for a major archeological area. The old trading town on Helgö began to emerge around the year 200 AD, 500 years before Birka at Björkö.

The Helgö Buddha

The first archeological dig in 1954 uncovered the remains of the early settlement, including a workshop area which attracted international interest. The most notable finds included a small Buddha statuette from North India and a christening scoop from Egypt, both dating from the 6th century.

The Indian Buddha statuette, the Irish crozier [1], and the Egyptian Coptic scoop found on Helgö are presently on display in the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm... More

• Jake Angeli (QAnon Shaman) holds Q in AZ

ABOUT: Narrated by Viking Cruises Senior Vice President Karine Hagen, this short film traces Erikson’s history and his voyage into immortality. The son of intrepid Viking explorer Erik "Erik the Red" Thorvaldson, (Erik's son =) Erikson led the historic journey from Greenland to North America through uncharted waters without a compass. Although the discovery was celebrated for centuries in Norse legend and stories, many doubted the accuracy of those accounts. Doubts about Erikson’s discovery were finally dispelled in 1960, when modern-day explorers Helge and Anne Ingstad identified a Norse settlement located at the northern tip of Newfoundland that dates back to the exact time of Erikson’s voyage. In the United States, the achievement of the Viking explorer with adventure and exploration in his blood is commemorated every year on October 9th [when Greenlander, Neo-Nazi, and Norwegian Americans rampage quietly in their bedrooms and online]. Viking Cruises cherishes its Viking heritage and connection to seafaring visionaries like Leif Erikson. Karine Hagen of Viking River Cruises is our host. Learn more at vikingrivercruises.com

• SpongeBob SquarePants (cartoon clip); Karine Hagen, Viking Cruises (Viking, YouTube, 2014); Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Bored with life, I became a R'n'R groupie

What life as a groupie was actually like in the 1970s

(Grunge) The life of a groupie might sound super exciting and romantic. It often was, but there was a definite dark side to groupiedom. So what's the real truth? It's complicated. 

• Never too young | 0:00
• It's complicated | 1:02 He said/She said | 2:01
• Danger danger | 2:59
• Plaster caster | 3:58
• The groupie mindset | 5:03
• Rock star trauma | 5:51
• The curiosity factor | 7:02
• Thrift store fashion | 7:59
• The real deal | 8:51
• Planes, trains, and tour buses | 9:34
• Free labor | 10:33
• Groupies, girlfriends, and wives | 11:46
• The dark side | 12:59

Voiceover by Tim Bensch. Read full article: grunge.com/1391411/what-b... #1970s #Music #Groupies

• Grunge, 11/4/23; Brendan Fraser (Bedazzled, 2003 remake of the 1960s classic with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, deleted rock star scene); Seth Auberon, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

"Con-Man Daddy" (Snap Judgment audio)

Host Glynn Washington, SnapJudgment.org, 1/4/24; Seth Auberon (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly

Jew-Buddhist con-man Fred Rama Lenz

A charming father wins just about everyone over until his criminal ways force his family on a ten-year journey running from the law.

A secret artist becomes an art world sensation but unearths a family scandal.

And a bank manager who loves to gamble gets into trouble. Sometimes the con job hits close to home. Three stories:

• Con Man Daddy - Snap Classic - Snap Judgment

Con Man Daddy

You’re young, fun, and on the run from the law. One kid’s journey across the Deep South leads to a big confrontation with the man who inspired it all… Con Man Daddy.

BIG thanks to Jason Russel Waller as well as his brothers, Randy and Kel, for sharing this story with Snap! Produced by Bo Walsh, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot.

The Art of the Con

The LA Weekly busted "Rama"

What if the real story is even better than the fake story they made up? A secret artist, an art world sensation, a family scandal. Thanks, Ron, for sharing this story with Snap! Produced by Andrew Stelzer with support from Anna Sussman. 

Insidious by Shannon Cason LIVE

This story is about a bank manager who loves to gamble until he gets into trouble. This story was told live by Shannon Cason at Snap LIVE in Los Angeles, California. Original music by Alex Mandel and Tim Frick. Snap Classic – Season 15 – Episode 1.

New Year Ceremony: Kinship Yoga

Stella Han (Kinship Yoga), Ananda (Dharma Bud Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly

Hi, I'm Stella Han, straight outta K-Town! Follow me @Yogihantas on Instagram

Hosted by Stella Han, Araceli Contreras, and Veronica DeSoyza (kinshipyoga.com)

Hosted by India-trained Stella "Kwan Yin" Han

As the longest and bloodiest year in history wraps up, with Israel raging war on an innocent public that Americans are paying for, it's time for yoga, meditation, gratitude, gift giving, and maintaining our humanity in the split-personality town that is the City of Lost Angels. This event is by donation.*

The way to Union of mind and body is breath.

We may be surrounded by Hollywood's tinsel, but we are in search of spirituality. Come help us build community with a vegan/vegetarian potluck, free gift exchange (gift blanket with gifts for all), yoga, guided Buddhist meditation, kirtan (call-and-response Sanskrit chanting), spiritual music (holy harmonium), conversation, hugs, friendship, verbal sharing, and maybe even an Xmas jingle.

• New Year's Day yoga event: 108 Sun Salutations (1/1/24)

All proceeds benefit Yoga Gives Back

Yoga Gives Back: Stella Han's fundraiser (networkforgood.com)

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Stella (@yogihantas)

*There will be festivities, friend making, reflection, an inclusive altar, good vibes, surprises. All proceeds support Yoga Gives Back (networkforgood.com) a charity that provides education to children and micro-loans to women in India to help families rise from poverty by their own efforts.

Yogini Stella is an ambassador to save the world, country by country. Why India? It's the world's largest, now surpassing China. Why children? They need it. Why women? Women are the root of the family, family the root of Indian society.

• Annual Veggie Potluck New Year Ceremony
• Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, 5:45-9:00 PM
• Kinship Studios, Highland Park
• 5612 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
• kinshipyoga.com
• KINSHIPYOGA@GMAIL.COM
• IG: @KINSHIP_HIGHLANDPARK
• FREE TO RSVP:
• Disclosure Project: New Year Veggie Potluck, Meditation, Gift Exchange w/ Stella @ Kinship Yoga, Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 5:45 PM | Meetup
• PasaDharma: New Year Veggie Potluck, Meditation, Gift Exchange w/ Stella @ Kinship Yoga, Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 5:45 PM | Meetup
• Nature Center: New Year Veggie Potluck, Meditation, Gift Exchange w/ Stella @ Kinship Yoga, Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 5:45 PM | Meetup

Tom Brady crashes FTX, loses Gisele (cartoon)

We're being sued civilly and may face criminal charges for our involvement in FTX.

Why Tom Brady was behind the FTX crash

(Monefize) Nov. 18, 2022. Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto exchange collapsed with repercussions for the entire market being felt because of it. Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced CEO of FTX, has been under fire recently for mismanagement of billions of dollars in funds, which came to light after a liquidity crunch that turned out to really be a poorly hidden case of insolvency. But not many people really know about how Tom Brady and his ex-wife, Gisele Bundchen, are involved. Not only has the couple been promoting FTX for the past year, Tom Brady is under investigation for involvement in so much more. This crypto scandal continues to get much worse... #cryptocrash #ftxcrash #tombradyftx

The FTX Collapse, Explained | What Went Wrong | WSJ Wall Street Journal

(WSJ) Nov. 14, 2022. Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as a savior of crypto before FTX’s implosion. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX was seen as a survivor in a struggling industry, but over the course of six days the exchange collapsed due to a sudden liquidity crunch. WSJ explains the factors that drove FTX’s growth and what led to its downfall.

News Explainers

Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news. FTX’s Collapse: The Three Key Points on the Largest Crypto Bankruptcy Ever: https://youtu.be/kCM-agH1aGM #WSJ #FTX #crypto Illustration: Alexandra Larkin.

FTX, WTF? Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto crimes

Kevin T. Dugan, Matt Stieb, THE MONEY GAME (NYMag.com, Intelligencer, 11/16/22); Sheldon S., Ashley Wells, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Awkward, on the spectrum, math genius Sam (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)

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8 more disturbing revelations about Sam Bankman-Fried

The first stage of any collapse is confusion, maybe even schadenfreude (German for "delight in another's misery").

A polycule of 10 live in sex partners for Sam

It was no different during the wild week when [the new oversexed Bernie Madoff] Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the supposed crypto wunderkind and founder of FTX, tried and failed to sell his imploding empire only to find himself totally broke, his companies bankrupt, and his sexual polycule (FTX circle all "dated" each other in the Bahamas crypto mansion) perhaps no longer in the mood. (Read about all that sex story here).

OMG! I could have lived like Sam did!!!

The stage after that, though, is fear — and that is precisely where we are now. The sum of Bankman-Fried may have added up to less than his parts, but that doesn’t change the fact that he was deeply interconnected with the worlds of politics and finance beyond the relatively small world of digital currencies.

Since his bankruptcy filing, the crypto empire Bankman-Fried presided over has been subject to even more embarrassing and damning revelations, and he is the target of multiple investigations.

It is still too early to say that he’s headed for prison: If the prior big financial crisis taught us anything, it’s not to be shocked when nobody gets arrested for obvious crimes — but that is certainly a strong possibility. Here’s what we’ve learned about SBF since Friday.

• LISTEN: Follow Cover Story: Seed Money a podcast about the secret life of a billionaire

FTX software had a very illegal-sounding back door for moving huge sums of money

Who can judge but a magistrate, so it’s not up to us to decide what’s against the law. But we’ve got eyes.

Over the weekend, it was revealed — first by Reuters — that a back door was written into the code at the FTX crypto exchange that allowed Bankman-Fried to move customer deposits from that platform to his (supposed completely separate) hedge fund, Alameda Research.

In essence, this was a way to keep quiet the alarm bells that would have started to ring if anyone else had been aware that he was moving this money. All told, Reuters reported that $1 billion was missing. More

Criticizing ISRAEL (video)

JewishVoiceForPeace.org; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon, Crystal Quintero (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Story: Back in the mid-90s, three young Jewish women realized they could no longer keep silent about imperial Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine – so they decided to do something about it. Watch their story – our story – here. "Jewish Voice for Peace: Our Roots" video by Jake Ratner (jakeratner.com).

“This EO [executive order from Trump]

doesn’t fight antisemitism – and it

makes me feel less safe on campus.”

Jewish students and faculty oppose Trump’s executive order

Academic Advisory Council contact: Sonya E. Meyerson-Knox, sonya@jvp.org, (929) 290-0317

"Criticizing Israel is not Anti-Semitic" but Trump and war-profiteering media say it is.

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We oppose Israel and Trump's war crimes.

NEW YORK CITY, NY -  As President Trump signs an executive order (EO) on "antisemitism" on college campuses, Jewish students and faculty cry foul.

Jewish Voice for Peace students and academics know that this EO doesn’t address the terrifying rise of antisemitism across college campuses, but instead is a dangerous, authoritarian attempt to silence student activism that support Palestinian rights.

Trump’s EO is the latest attempt in an ongoing strategy to shut down solidarity with Palestinian rights, one of the fastest-growing movements on college campuses and arguably the start of a nationwide and international anti-apartheid movement targeting Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights.

"Safety through Solidarity: End the Deadly Exchange" (sign the petition).

Facebook is spying on all users and selling their data to governments. Happy Holidays!

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For the past few years, Jewish and Palestinian students especially have faced high-level attacks for their activism on Palestinian rights, with cases at UMass Amherst, Duke/UNC, and NYU being the most recent examples.

“This executive order won’t protect Jewish students against Nazis or Nazi recruitment, it won’t prevent campuses from scheduling important events on Jewish holidays, and it won’t protect Jewish religious spaces,” said Jewish Voice for Peace Research and Education Manager Tallie Ben Daniel.

“But it will target the incredible student movement for Palestinian rights, which is principled and diverse, and has always included a lot of Jewish students.”

Here are some reactions by Jewish Voice for Peace students and academics and allies – still more are available to speak with the media. More

• CODE PINK Women for Peace

Experience the Magic: Bhutan (video)

Naropa.edu/Bhutan; Wisdom Quarterly

(Naropa.edu) In 2013, Naropa and the Royal University of Bhutan signed an agreement for Naropa to be the gateway university in North America to offer a semester-long study abroad program for undergraduates. Exchange students will be fully immersed in Bhutanese culture.

Naropa Study Abroad in Bhutan

Bhutanese courtyard, Bhutan (naropa.edu)

The Naropa University Bhutan Study Abroad Program is a unique opportunity for international studies at the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), nestled just beneath Tibet and to the east of Nepal, high in the Himalayas.

 

In this student travel program, open to all students currently enrolled at a U.S. university, participans will spend a semester at RUB, fully immersed in Bhutanese culture, experiencing the arts, [Buddhist/Bon] spirituality, sustainable practices, mythology, education, happiness, and extraordinary landscapes similar to those in Nepal and Tibet.

Asia has the world's biggest mountains in Pakistan (K2), Nepal (Mt. Everest)

   

Chortens, small stupas or reliquaries

The vibrant union of this ancient Himalayan culture with Bhutan's modern global leadership in Gross National Happiness [counterpart to U.S. corporate capitalist "Gross National Product"] provides a fertile ground for international studies, and inspires creative research.

 

As one engages in cross-cultural explorations and encounter diverse views, one will be introduced to effective tools for intercultural work, including environmental studies, contemplative practices, deep listening, and holding complex realities. Through international studies and student travel experience, one will gain a sense of leadership, finding a confident voice and understanding of one's role as a global citizen.

 

As a RUB student, dress in traditional Bhutanese clothing, live with Bhutanese students in campus dorms, eat in the cafeteria, and more, immersed in a culture based on happiness and anchored in Buddhist traditions that originated in Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhism. 

 

When in Bhutan, see the Giant Buddha (ST)

There are three required Naropa University courses and a choice of two RUB courses, for a total of 15 credits per semester. For Naropa students, these credits will apply toward one's major or electives.

Students from other U.S. universities should consult with their academic adviser to see how these credits will apply.

English is the language of instruction in most Tibetan and Bhutanese schools and universities. Following a three-week orientation training with Naropa faculty, participants will spend the semester in residence at a selected RUB campus taking international studies courses and completing NU courses, including a research project. Read "Circling Back to the Source" in the spring issue of Naropa Magazine as an example.

2015 Blog

Be sure to check out Anne Parker's blog (Spring 2015 lead faculty in Bhutan).

Courses

When in Bhutan, visit the Himalayan Yetis.

View course descriptions of Naropa courses, as well as courses offered at the Royal University of Bhutan. Students admitted to Naropa's Bhutan Study Abroad program will be expected to participate in a 4-week online orientation program during the fall semester prior to departure. There are no costs nor grades associated with this online orientation, but participation is expected. 

Dates for Spring 2015 semester: Jan. 18-June 11

 View the Bhutan Study Abroad Student Handbook for more detailed information. 

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Green Festival Los Angeles (Oct. 29-30)

GreenFestivals.org, Wisdom Quarterly

The Green Fest comes to Los Angeles this weekend. The NYC Green Festival will now be held on Earth Day weekend, April 21-22, 2012. Saving the world means going green. Gaia, Mother Nature, our planet Earth is green. Corporations are green with envy and do not mind going green when it produces that other form of green (greenbacks).



What the world needs now is sustainability, citizen gardening, permaculture farming, natural ingredients over chemicals and Monsanto monstrosities. But how? This festival is all about how. The traditions and technologies already exist, already work, already have companies behind them waiting for implementation, already sit under a booth tent waiting to be seen. Come see.



Wisdom Quarterly visited the San Francisco version and wondered why the world was still waiting. This location is within walking distance of the Occupy Los Angeles site. The fest features Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!), Medea Benjamin (Code Pink), The [formerly evil, military-industrial complex supporting] Economic Hitman, Yoga Zone, health news, and more...

• Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated
• Does living near fast food joints up your weight?
• Taco Bell terrorized as man demands more beef
• California cracking down on kitchen grease thieves
• "Wife-sharing" haunts Indian villages as girls decline
• Sip of rare wine is Panetta's reward for bin Laden
• Pa. boy, 13, ill after smoking synthetic pot, dies
• Coca-Cola to buy bottler for $360 million
• Libbey profit triples on China, US, Canada sales
• Avon under fire from Feds and Wall Street
• Reading, Writing, and Rifles in Mexico (Take Part)
• If you liked W. Bush, you'll love Williard Romney

(rawfor30days.com)

Country profile: Thailand

Thailand is a traveler's par-adise: a Buddhist country of cultural marvels, trop-ical beaches, trekable mountains, and vanishing rainforests. The monarchy, military, and Buddhist Sangha have helped to shape its society and politics. In the 1980s there was an economic boom, and the agrarian economy changed as Thais flocked to work in industry and the service sector. But that bubble burst in 1997 along with the south-east Asian financial crisis. Stock and property prices plummeted, dragging down the currency -- but leading to a very favorable exchange rate (BBC).

• Overview: Facts • Leaders • Media

Monetary unit: 1 baht = EXCHANGE RATE

Full name: Kingdom of Thailand
Population: 64.3 million (UN, 2008)
Area: 198,115 sq miles (513,115 sq km)
Major religion: Theravada Buddhism
Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN 2008)

Bangkok Post - English-language
The Nation - English-language