miscellany

Our world is not divided by race, color, gender, or religion. Our world is divided into wise people and fools. And fools divide themselves by race, color, gender, or religion.

— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) August 6, 2020

see transcript* / copy-pasted as is, so for authoring read othering, and so on

TK* / to come (!?)*

UUnderWorld* / official website: https://uunderworld.com

h/t David Cycleback*

screenshot below links to live search results

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David Cycleback:

… close your right eye and look at the GREEN dot. Slowly move your head toward the picture. At one point the RED dot will disappear. Notice that the missing spot is filled in white by your mind, so it appears as if nothing is missing from your view. This illustrates how your blind spot goes unnoticed during daily living. Many people live their entire life not knowing they have a blind spot.*

to write a new title for a public Posthaven post and give it a new URL to match:

1. make the post private
2. write a new title, save as a private post
3. make the post public

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see image on X/Twitter* – see also archived version of tweeted article*

Opinion: In praise of ‘puttering’ https://t.co/Sg69MX243y

— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) August 2, 2024

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whatever else is thought
or said of anyone,
there is always this:

not even an
asshole
is other than
the whole

may all be well and do no harm*



the whole is all that is: the present, stories included*

no one – not even an asshole – is other than the whole (!?)

Ramana Maharshi: “There are no others.” (!? !* !*)*

TK* / to come (!?)*

credit and sources: art, text

from Ian Bushfield, Executive Director, BC Humanist Association:

The American Humanist Association's Center for Education developed the Ten Commitments as a framework to understand humanist values. Humanism is non-dogmatic so this is just one way to conceptualize it. We have plenty of further information and resources on our website.

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a related video … also embedded on the UUA website*

subheadings and running text in the document
shared values and diverse beliefs
were copied with no edits,
the first section from here,
the second from here


UUA promotes JETPIG mascot, endorses mnemonic acronym for UU values (!?)

UUA: We strive to … truly welcome all persons who share our values. (!?)*

TK*

dukkha

nothing isn’t dukkha: nothing is perfect, ideal,
complete, beyond change, beyond dependence

samudaya

reactivity arises: a desire
for things to be otherwise

nirodha

nothing doesn’t change:
whatever arises ceases

magga

as reactivity ceases,
a way of life emerges
as one to cultivate,
one with eight aspects
in three groups:

  ethics – speech, action, and livelihood

  meditation – effort, mindfulness, and concentration

  wisdom – understanding and motivation

cultivating this way of life helps one
experience dukkha with equanimity

no one need do more than need be done
to be and let be, to live and let live with
love, compassion, joy, and equanimity

to live this way is to be well

may all be well

and do no harm*



the present* – a post that introduces the three marks of existence – links to this post

dukkha … samudaya … nirodha … magga (!?)

nothing isn’t dukkha: nothing is perfect, ideal, complete, beyond change, beyond dependence;
so everything is dukkha – and because in English there is no one right word for it, it’s here as is

ethics, meditation, and wisdom (!?)*

effort, mindfulness, and concentration (!?)*

experience dukkha with equanimity (!?)

love, compassion, joy, and equanimity (!?)

there is only this: the present

as for the past and future, all we know is stories*

the whole is all that is: the present, stories included

nothing exists apart from the whole

recast for nothing, these are
the three marks of existence:

  - nothing doesn’t change

  - nothing isn’t dukkha*

  - nothing is independent

nothing coexists with the whole

nothing is other than the whole

no one is*


2024-05-10  / link to this post from this date at bit.ly/dateposted

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*a link – an asterisk may link to anything (!*) – hover over links for details* / more notes follow


QR code for https://bit.ly/dateposted – where links of interest are posted by date

a note on the post ten theses of secular dharma / Stephen Batchelor* links to the present*

the three marks of existence (!?) / see also Haldane’s four stages of acceptance (!*)

☛ all of the above is in Google Docs* as a one-page document you can print and share

a one-line uncopyright notice for all posts is the last note at bit.ly/dateposted

*nothing isn’t dukkha: nothing is perfect, ideal, complete, beyond change, beyond dependence*