rvermapuri.bsky.social
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🧵 This video is a snippet of my introduction, recorded by someone in the audience, as I was dedicating my paper to my late great-uncle Yuvraj Krishan, who encouraged me to research and write about Buddhism. He himself wrote books on Buddhism, including the Doctrine of Karma and The Buddha Image.
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🧵 New campuses would thrive in North America too! I am sure Canada and Mexico would be happy to welcome #HarvardUniversity campuses (students, faculty, projects, research, resources, etc.) in our cities or towns. One can imagine the awesome possibilities of collaborations with our universities too!
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🧵 With #HarvardUniversity centers across the world, including in Asia (Japan, India, etc.), Europe (France, Italy, etc.), South America (Chile, Brazil), Africa (South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, etc.), etc. it is very well placed to continue operations in academically friendly and open environments.
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I recently had someone plagiarize me, and when I reported it to the institution, they did nothing to hold the plagiarizer to account. Scholarship seems to have gotten sloppy. Universities and institutions are not being vigilant with students and staff. It’s so simple: use systematic referencing!
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I had the honor of teaching Buddhist Social Theory at the Royal University of Bhutan, which was exciting and incredibly engaging, given most of my students had been practicing Buddhism since the day they were born, and in previous lifetimes no doubt!
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Being considerate of local customs and cultural practices, especially during sensitive contexts such as funerals (and one as significant as this one), is important, especially in someone else’s country. This is about Drumpf’s ego, but it is also about colonial and arrogant attitudes and entitlement.
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American arrogance on full display. Why the world dislikes the US. First Drumpf demands he be seated in the front row (his original seat was in the 3rd row), then he mocks the funeral by wearing blue. Complete lack of respect for cultural norms and customs. He should stick to playing golf, in Miami.
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Being considerate of local customs and cultural practices, especially during sensitive contexts such as funerals (and one as significant as this one), is important, especially in someone else’s country. This is about Drumpf, yes, but it is also about colonial and arrogant attitudes and entitlement.
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American arrogance and ignorance on full display. First Drumpf demands he be seated in the front row (his original seat was in the 3rd row), then he mocks the funeral by wearing blue. Complete lack of respect for cultural norms and customs. He should stick to playing golf, in Miami.
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All of the above. It’s about Power. Doesn’t matter how they get it, corruption or incompetence (or disdain and disregard for morality, ethics, science, laws, institutions, etc) it’s about power. Power that allows for the accumulation of untold wealth in the hands of a few broligarchs.
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Did he just point at the camera while gesturing a gun?
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On a more serious note, this list may have serious implications for Bhutanese friends and colleagues in the US.
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Nothing is better than dogs…except maybe puppies!
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One not-so-smart person found in all of America who still wants to buy a Tesla, or commonly known as the swasticar. Great job, MAGA (make america gross again)!
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That’s what I’ve been asking. The response needs to be a unified one, as a common voice of former presidents united together, beyond party alliances. Think about how Gandhi brought the colonizers down, by unifying the resistance until they had freedom (what happened later is a different story).
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The reason I wrote “modern” was to differentiate it from institutionalized slavery of Africans, genocide of the First Nations, colonization, etc. of the past by the US.
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The most despicable administration to come out of the modern US. Based on personal vendettas, retaliation, and constant lashing out against those it considers “enemies”. The future: law suit after law suit. Good time to be a lawyer, if nothing else - for lawyers on the right side of history.
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Authoritarian overtake? Hostile fascist takeover?
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🧵 Musk’s response: “History is the actual judge, always and forever.”
In that he is right. So far, history judges him as a toxic male, who lacks basic humanity and social/emotional intelligence. He does not deserve to stand among colleagues who actually care about science, no matter the discipline.
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Here are two, let me think of others: @naomiaklein.bsky.social @simondalby.bsky.social
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@katharinehayhoe.com It would be great to have part II. If you do, I’d be grateful to be added. 🙏🏻
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A big supporter of the BBC. However, it is tiring to hear democratic and republican politicians/strategists weigh in on Drumpf’s latest antics (the republican side seems full of rhetoric and hot air). Why not get subject experts, researchers and scientists to provide evidence-based analysis instead?