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Bathed in the boundless light of Great Compassion, may we work together to reduce suffering. Namo Amida Butsu.
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Thank you for highlighting this! With the pandemic it completely missed my radar. Excited to have it brought to attention and read it soon.
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That'll be the day
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In 2025 we need the vomit reaction emoji option on every platform
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No problem. Mistook your "How do you feel about this argument?" as an invitation. Tone and intention are hard to read in this forum. I'm not a Boomer as requested, so probably should've kept out of it anyway. Hope you get a lot of useful comments to consider this line of thinking further!
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Was going to say more (typing on the phone is slow), but this sounds like you'd like to end the conversation. That's fine, it's your feed.
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Functions are a good way to think about it. Malcolm couldn’t agitate without King etc proving a middle road option. King etc gained leverage by having Malcolm out there. It’s a fantasy to imagine a consolidated, militant, and successful Left. Lack of nonviolence reduces options and allies.
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There is little evidence to support this fantasy. Without nonviolence in the non-white activists converting significant numbers of white people, it is unlikely the same people would instead take up arms and support those who do. Rather, net fewer supporters of non-white rights is more likely.
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Left writers are usually but not always poor at understanding religious people, and poor at understanding how religion has gained them allies they otherwise would not have had. They imagine that without nonviolence as an ideological option those people would join their own not-nonviolent approach.
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Nonviolent resistance by non-white people was vital to securing Indian independence, American Civil Rights, and various other victories. It was often based in religious values which motivated and sustained resistance in the face of danger and loss. Many white people were converted by it to the cause
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Welcome!
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The list of 30 Black Buddhists whom the Ekoji Buddhist Temple Young Buddhist Association expressed gratitude for.
#buddhist #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #blm #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory
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No joke, and not Nazis: precisely 88 groups signed the letter. “As 88 organizations that represent millions of diverse American Jews across the country, we write in opposition to your Administration’s plans to launch mass deportations, build massive detention camps, and conduct sweeping raids.”
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Rev. Higa's Dharma talk has now been published by Lion's Roar:
#politics #religion #resistance
www.lionsroar.com/let-us-be-br...
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"We know this has been an extremely challenging month in an already challenging time. That's just real. And it's also real that we are not turning back and will show up every day to fight for dignity, equality, and freedom for all."
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As she said in a pastoral message to trans youth: "Above all, we want transgender young people and their families to know: We are here for you, there are people fighting alongside you every day, and the majority of the country supports your freedom to be who you are."
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Thank you for posting all this and bringing our attention to it. Your work is much appreciated.
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OK that one made me laugh for real
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"Guided by the Buddha’s Teachings, let us be brave together, imagining and building a world that should be."
#Buddhism #Buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #religion #politics
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"Brave to live our innermost truths that no one can demean, diminish, or destroy for we are always embraced by Amida’s light of all-inclusive wisdom and all-embracing compassion.
Brave to embody the vows of a bodhisattva saving all from suffering."
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"Brave to stand up for those who are being marginalized and hurt by unjust policies. Brave to give voice to our values in the face of criticism and threats of violence."
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"Brave to see the humanity in all people— regardless of national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation or gender identity, economic class, religious belief, political affiliation, each of us is worthy of dignity, compassion, and respect."
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"Her courageous and gentle words resonated with so many in our country and has inspired hope reminding us of our own agency to speak truth to unjust power guided by our own faith. Like Budde, Ellison and Lorna Onizuka, can we be brave to see the connections between us like we do with the stars?"
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The bishops responded with another statement, refuting Vance's line of attack by pointing out that their work for immigrants does not cover costs, thus resulting in a net loss for the Church. Nonetheless, they are among the most active supports for refugees in the USA. www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
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Vice President J.D. Vance accused the bishops of being self-interested and issued a veiled threat to cut their funding. He also attempted to mansplain ethics to the bishops, lecturing them to look in the mirror and reflect on the motivations behind their actions.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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This has been my exact experience this month. Very hard to concentrate, make progress on tasks. Dukkha.