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Partless particles aside, no mud no lotus Interdependent independent into meditation, comparative religion, Buddhism, cat adoption cafes, walkable neighborhoods, permaculture, prairie lawns, green rooftops, songwriting & rain gardens No DM questions please
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may all beings find peace and the end of suffering may all beings truly see what is beyond attachment may all beings find release from greed, hatred and ignorance may we all realize the interconnected harmony of the universe….

No greater joy than giving the sheep a fresh paddock every 4 days during the season. On the fourth day they know it’s coming and get very vocal 😊 Can’t wait to unleash them on the grass once again, in just a few weeks! #skysheep #permaculture #rotationalgrazing

The sax on this one is brilliant. King of the whole wide world ? 😉🤴 not the universe?

Happy pie day.

Happy Pi Day! Today is March 14, or 3/14, the first digits of pi. It is irrational - there is an infinite number of decimal points. 3.14159 is only what I can remember, but it goes on forever. It is perhaps easier to grasp the infinite nature of pi from art. The lack of order is fascinating.

African solar installations are projected to grow by 42 percent this year, according to an industry group. Read more: bit.ly/4byoslG

A video by Andrew Millison of the Hershey Tree Crop Food Forest! I'm in awe of this place. Inspiring #permaculture #foodforest dreams.

Tasty, low maintenance (eventually) and a treat for the senses too. Seems good. 🌳🍒💚

Did u know? If you have more than one pond & your amphibians are intent on only laying in one of them, (as long as it gets some sun) try transporting a blob to your empty pond & transport a few extra pond plants too, to feed the tadpoles when they hatch...then see what happens..🙏

Independence, affordability and... fun! 👍

Playful in Port Sunlight. In praise of terraced homes.

Denis Sarazhin Ukrainian painter

A liquid dance of sunlight on seawater. Each ripple a fleeting note as the sun spills broken fragments of light. Clouds heavy, carrying the weight of the world in water. And here I stand, witness to the alchemy of where water becomes fire, and the ordinary turns to wonder.

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

In the 1670s, Peter Banks, a Newcastle-based cunning man, sold year-long ‘leases’ for 20 shillings. These paper charms allegedly prevented the holder from dying in that time. They were popular with sailors who bought new ones every year #FolkloreThursday [Image by Jan Porcellis]

It amazes me that over 36% of people didn't even vote in our last presidential election.

I've been cutting the fat from my hard copy files so if I have to evacuate in an emergency or if I become homeless for some other reason I don't have so much stuff to store. I'm debating what to do with decades of W2 forms - witholdings from my paychecks. Shred I guess. 🧳😶‍🌫️

Seems like tolerably good news but I'd still say don't buy it if you don't have to, especially if you have to increase your debt. 🫤🧮

So much youth, beauty & elegance & yet they seem sad. 😔

This week's Song Study... #music #favorites #ifyouhaveghosts #rokyerickson

Today’s #MakersmARTch theme is “felt”. So I am sharing a tiny bouquet of felt flowers and a Ladybird brooch..all the things I make when Winter lasts forever and I miss flowers..💐

Buddhism teaches that Suffering arises from Conditions that bind us like a chain. But beyond conditions lies the Unconditioned, Nirvana. Like the Sun behind clouds, our Buddha-nature is ever-present. Breaking the chain reveals true freedom. 🙏 #Buddhism #Nidana #Mindfulness #BuddhaNature #Nirvana

The 14th day of the 1st month of the Tibetan lunar calendar (today) is traditionally used to celebrate the life and liberation of the great poet and yogin Milarepa. Here is a manuscript illustration of his cremation & a photo of a memorial stupa at his cremation site in Chubar, southern Tibet.

🧡🧡🧡Radiating Full Moon mettā to all sentient beings: May those suffering be free from suffering. May those in fear be fearless and free from fear. May those in grief be free from grief. May all beings find peace in a chaotic world. 🪷🕊️🙏 #Buddhism #Theravada #metta #goodwill #lovingkindness #fullmoon

Thank goodness for fools and dreamers. Where would the world be without them?

A new, nonlethal source of energy? A hope inspiring theory for those of us who'd like to see human life on this planet continue after our personal passing.

Morning meditation — People sit beneath the Bodhi tree. https://wp.me/pFy3u-9RW

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. — Maya Angelou #MayaAngelou #creativity

We can’t yell, Throats are raw, Words not enough, Fear and uncertainty, We are hate, Fists clenched, We open them slowly, A bird settles on our hand, Connection made again, Part of the world. We are peace. #vsspoem yell

Almost spring….✨

We walk the path, turn the wheel. Gather grey and furrow. Hold our memory and lose our recollections. We brandish wisdom with a sigh and smile at our own foolishness. The clock turns faster, seasons bumping into each other. We take another day and we live. #vssmagic live

The mind is definitely something that can be transformed, and meditation is a means to transform it. —Dalai Lama #DalaiLama #meditation #something #mind

Inside our latest newsletter: - The world's biggest off-grid solar programme - A blueprint for the just transition - Nature-based solutions gain ground in Africa - Austin's roads get a Dutch makeover - How to slash methane emissions from farming www.theprogressplaybook.com/p/the-world-...

I think she's settling in

THIS FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS...IT'S MOVING 🤤🍄🤤 I did some nice tests yesterday on my photographs! Isn't this hypnotising? www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky #visualart #microsky

"The AVMA never recommends raw diets for dogs or cats because of the risk of multiple pathogens..." and the spread of H5N1 makes raw feeding riskier than ever. "The strain that’s currently circulating has a near 90 percent case fatality rate in domestic cats” www.popsci.com/health/how-t...

For #TextureTuesday - as we start garden clean up day. “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~ Lao Tzu #Nature #Gardening #Photography

If you're shopping for a #Chromebook or #ChromebookPlus, check how many years of #ChromeOS updates it has left. This 'cheat sheet' may help. Not exhaustive but it should cover most of the common processors. Updated Dec. 2024 following: youtube.com/shorts/FjqUp... Shout with any issues spotted👍

1-2-Tsomoriri or Lake Moriri,(4,522 m) is a lake in the Changthang area in Jammu and Kashmir. This brackish water lake is considered sacred by the locals. 3- Kyagar Tso Lake is a glacial lake created by melting glaciers in Jammu and Kashmir. (4,705 m) #JammuKashmir #tsomoriri #kyagartso #lakes

All the world’s a stage, but your thoughts aren’t on it. They’re backstage, endlessly auditioning… for you. Over and over. For a role that doesn’t exist.

Whereas the personal and the emotional and the conceptual can get taken over by embedded anxiety or trauma, the whole body in its space accesses safety, a sense of belonging and non-compulsiveness. Ajahn Sucitto 🧘

You know how it is…you have a huge “to do” list so you end up listening to This Mortal Coil and sketching a Capybara because you’ve never drawn one and they’re cool..and it’s procrastinating at its most Capybaraist.

I've seen a lot of dehumanizing language toward "others" lately. On the editing screen, from the Hevajra Tantra: “Beings are truly buddhas, But are veiled by adventitious impurities. Once they are removed, There is no doubt beings are true buddhas.”

There's no more brilliant light than that which follows complete darkness. —Mark Twain #MarkTwain #darkness

If our economy tanks completely there's always this...

This is 36 Lime Street in the Ouseburn Valley, with Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books, beyond. 36 Lime Street was built in 1848 as a flax mill, and designed by John Dobson. It's a Grade II listed building, home to more than 50 artists, designers, and makers. #NewcastleUponTyne