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How the Walk for Peace Brought Me Back to Buddhism

You know things have gotten bad when monks take to the streets. 

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Distortion Mantra: Sitting Fast, Sitting Slow

Being calm enough to push back and set aside time to do nothing is truly subversive in these times, when even hobbies can be turned into consumable content or gamified.

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Anger is an Energy

But what if we take away the small self, the ego? When there is no “I” or “me,” then how can “I” be angry? If there is no more inner fortress to protect then anger, if it arises, can dissipate back from where it arose. 

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Not Sick Enough to Help, Too Broken to Keep: What Despair Sounds Like When Systems Fail

When someone says, “I’m too broken to be accepted,” they are not revealing a truth about themselves. They are reporting the cumulative impact of being unmet—by people, by institutions, by care models that confuse scarcity with triage and distance with professionalism.

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Why are We All Watching the Monks and Their Peace Walk?

There are no demands for our attention. They aren’t asking for anything. And still, crowds are gathering to watch.

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