Mel Harkrader Pine announces a new blog, “From the Pure Land,” on Substack after a hiatus. The Vajrayana practitioner shares insights on Pure Land and afterlife, offering free subscriptions with an option for payment. Posts will cover diverse topics, welcoming all to explore his perspectives. Subscribers are encouraged to engage with the content.
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Why Do Black Lives Matter?
The dispute seems stupid though if you ask yourself why black lives matter. Black lives matter because all lives matter, and yes there is no doubt that our history way beyond slavery has failed to recognize that.
My Epiphany about Impermanence and Emptiness
You and I and everything else in our world are like this web page. We are made of tiny particles that dance and degrade and even hop out of us into the air and water and other things around us.
The Buddha Is in Everything — December 3, 2006, Sermon
Buddhism says we are disappointed by the world because of faulty expectations. It is faulty to think that babies will never cry and dogs will never bark and brakes will never screech, so why let those things throw us off? The Buddha is even in hateful thoughts and violent crime.
Melting-Pot Dharma 