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"Meditating your way through the ups and downs of daily life is the whole point of vipassana. This kind of practice is extremely rigorous and demanding, but it engenders a state of mental flexibility that is beyond comparison. A meditator keeps his mind open every second. He is constantly investigating life, inspecting his own experience, viewing existence in a detached and inquisitive way. Thus, he is constantly open to truth in any form, from any source, and at any time. This is the state of mind you need for liberation.
It is said that one may attain enlightenment at any moment if the mind is kept in a state of meditative readiness. The tiniest, most ordinary perception can be the stimulus: a view of the moon, the cry of a bird, the sound of the wind in the trees. It’s not so important what is perceived as the way in which you attend to that perception. That state of open readiness is essential. It could happen to you right now if you are ready. The tactile sensation of this book in your fingers could be the cue. The sound of these words in your head might be enough. You could attain enlightenment right now, if you are ready."
— Henepola Gunaratana: Mindfulness in Plain English
What a wake-up call!
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762)
https://blog.philoblognotes.com/2025/05/rousseaus-political-philosophy-briefly.html?m=1
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There’s a selection of Galt’s works available as free ebooks on @gutenberg_org
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/588?sort_order=title
Project GutenbergBooks by Galt, John (sorted alphabetically)Project Gutenberg offers 75,822 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.
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Literary fitba: there’s a football team named after a Walter Scott novel, but John Galt had one named after him… 
(strictly speaking they were named after a town in Ontario that was named after John Galt, but still… & they won gold 
at the 1904 #Olympics)
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“In short, not to lengthen my story into tediousness, bribery & corruption was clearly proven; & Mr Gabblon, as I have already stated, was set aside; for he was not cunning enough, in a parliamentary sense, to be honest…”
—John Galt, THE MEMBER (1832) – via @canongatebooks
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https://canongate.co.uk/books/228-the-member-and-the-radical/
canongate.co.ukThe Member And The Radical by John Galt - Canongate BooksThe Member And The Radical by John Galt - ebook (9781847675231) published by Canongate. Edited and introduced by P.H. Scott & Ian Gordon
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“[Galt’s] realism is hard-headed, his compassion is tough-minded, his humour contagious but tainted with the sense that chaos and catastrophe are never far away.”
—Prof Alan Riach on the fiction of John Galt
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The National · John Galt's stories of 19th-century Scots life still resonate today
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“I was in love with the book. In pure, ignorant defiance of the decree of the Iowa Writing School that controls almost all modern fiction, Galt tells without showing.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin discusses John Galt’s ANNALS OF THE PARISH
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https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-john-galts-annals-parish/
Public Books · B-Sides: John Galt’s “Annals of the Parish” - Public BooksFor 30 or 40 years a book has been lurking on my shelves, a beautiful little Everyman’s Library edition published by Dent and Dutton, undated, with red fake leather binding …
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for John Galt (1779–1839), born #OTD, 2 May. His novels & short stories are sharp political satires & fascinating chronicles of Scottish life.
Read our INTERNATIONAL COMPANION, ed Gerard Carruthers & Colin Kidd – also available online via Project MUSE
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my friend Rianne Subijanto's excellent new book was reviewed in Jacobin
https://jacobin.com/2025/04/indonesia-colonialism-communist-party-independence/
jacobin.comIndonesia’s Communists Helped Forge Its National IdentityAfter the bloody repression of the Indonesian left in the 1960s, Suharto’s regime wrote it out of the history books. Indonesian communists played a crucial role in developing national consciousness among workers and peasants against Dutch colonial rule.
Zen isn’t originally Japanese. It began in India as "Dhyāna", transformed into "Chan" in China, "Seon" in Korea—and finally became "Zen" in Japan and the West. But the real point isn’t the name… It’s dissolving the self and waking up to oneness. #Zen #Buddhism #Enlightenment #SpiritualAwakening #Meditation #Chan #Seon #Dhyana #FlowState https://youtube.com/shorts/nL60xv0qQzA
Talks Delivered on the World Buddhist Missionary Tour (A free, 12-page essay from 1995)
Tags: #Buddhism #BurmeseBuddhism #Enlightenment
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/essays/world-buddhist-missionary-tour_mahasi
The Open Buddhist University · Talks Delivered on the World Buddhist Missionary TourI urge you to meditate beforehand, i.e., before you come across old age, sickness and death
One happy Buddha here, celebrating pride and gender-fluidity 
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Happy #BicycleDay to everyone! I’m enjoying the evening and the good vibes
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Tomorrow is 4/20, the day for #Weed, but for me, it’s a time to reflect on my journey from 4/19, while others celebrate 420
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Wishing you all a fantastic Saturday evening!
#GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #Bisexuality #Bisexual #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #Pride #SelfLove #LoveIsLove #buddhism #buddha #meditation #dharma #zen #mindfulness #spirituality #peace #compassion #enlightenment
.Happy #BicycleDay to everyone! I’m enjoying the evening and the good vibes
.Tomorrow is 4/20, the day for #Weed, but for me, it’s a time to reflect on my journey from 4/19, while others celebrate 420
.Wishing you all a fantastic Saturday evening!
#GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #Bisexuality #Bisexual #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #Pride #SelfLove #LoveIsLove #buddhism #buddha #meditation #dharma #zen #mindfulness #spirituality #peace #compassion #enlightenment
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Now that I've had some sleep..
Stanley outlines the striking parallels from other authoritarian regimes with the current situation in the U.S.
I have always felt uncomfortable with the US Nationalism of chants of "USA" and Stanley gives it a name. "Supremacist Nationalism". It's also why those of us in Canada were upset our flag has been used in the trucker convoy. Our brand of Nationalism has always been more quiet an not so much flag waving. I will also note Stanley has moved to Canada due to the fears of U.S. fascism (he himself notes criticisms of his use of that term) But a rose by any other name using the criteria from Umberto Eco.
This is a must read for those of us in Canada. Especially now during an election campaign.
I just read Jason Stanley's book on *Erasing History*. tonight. I loved his term of a Anti-Colonist Nationalism as I had been struggling to put a name to that feeling that some Nationalism is bad (Supremacist) but Nationalism could be done right. eg. A caring society with empathy etc. This is a beautifully written book. He wrote about ideas I have had as well about the Enlightenment and that was helpful. Yes, the Enlightenment wasn't all roses.
A very approachable book, and I highly recommend reading it.
Sorry I am tired a bit rambling but I am off to bed!
Well, after i now (hopefully) could stop my windowmanager hopping spree i settled in for #Enlightenment. Somehow nostalgia hits me very hard on this, as it is a remnant on how i thought how a cool UI would look back in the "good old days" of the early 00s
Mastadon
French museum of Natural history in París
Taken 2019
https://www.mnhn.fr/en/grande-galerie-de-l-evolution-gallery-of-evolution
Instead of eradicating #measles by #vaccination, as we could, we are heading backwards towards the #DarkAges. We need a new #enlightenment. #vaccine #vaccines #pandemic
BBC News · Measles outbreak in west Texas worsens due to vaccine scepticism - BBC NewsWith two measles deaths - both children - in the state, officials struggle to convince communities to vaccinate.
#Enlightenment 0.27.1 Desktop Is Out to Improve the CPUFreq and Battery Modules
I think Enlightenment would be better off developing on BSDs
#RunBSD https://9to5linux.com/enlightenment-0-27-1-desktop-is-out-to-improve-the-cpufreq-and-battery-modules
A nation of idiots.
Andreas Schleicher, the head of education and skills at the O.E.C.D., told The Financial Times, “Thirty percent of Americans read at a level that you would expect from a 10-year-old child.” He continued, “It is actually hard to imagine — that every third person you meet on the street has difficulties reading even simple things.”
#USpolitics #education #collapse #reasoning #enlightenment #USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/opinion/education-smart-thinking-reading-tariffs.html
The New York Times · Opinion | The Stupidity of the Tariffs Are the Achievement of a Lifetime