The Zionist and the fundamentalist both confuse faith, beliefs and doctrines with extreme nationalism. The end result is loss of religiosity in the long term and the secularization factor.
08.02.2025 08:03 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@cristobal-spf2025.bsky.social
I have been teaching for more than two decades in the United States and now in Europe. Higher education and especially the humanities are being challenged. Studying philosophy and world religions matter.
The Zionist and the fundamentalist both confuse faith, beliefs and doctrines with extreme nationalism. The end result is loss of religiosity in the long term and the secularization factor.
08.02.2025 08:03 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Trump is everywhere doing his circus.
07.02.2025 21:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In the true Christian poet - in Dante, St. John of the Cross, St. Francis, Jacopone da Todi, Hopkins, Paul Claudel - we find it hard to distinguish between the inspiration of the prophet and mystic, and the purely poetic enthusiasm of great artistic genius.
Poetry and Contemplation - a Reappraisal
Trump's blaming game is diabolical. Instead of bringing the nation together he tears it apart. This is not the sign of a good leader but of a tyrant wannabe. Speak Truth to power. Bear witness to your inner values. Resist nonsense and injustice of all kinds.
31.01.2025 17:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extremely far right politician? Go figure!
30.01.2025 21:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extremely far right politician? Go figure!
30.01.2025 21:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extremely far right politician? Go figure!
30.01.2025 21:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is Using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extremely far right politician? Go figure!
30.01.2025 21:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is Using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extremely far right politician? Go figure!
30.01.2025 21:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is Using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extremely far right politician? Go figure! The tyrant wannabe is back.
30.01.2025 21:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is Using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extreme far right politician? Go figure! The tyrant wannabe is back.
30.01.2025 20:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blaming game. Trump is Using the demonic to continue his dirty politics. This time blaming diversity and inclusion policies from Obama. Is he a racist and an extreme far right politician? Go figure! The tyrant wannabe is back.
30.01.2025 20:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: βWe grew up together. Itβs no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.β
28.01.2025 19:22 β π 62734 π 17854 π¬ 2671 π 1606Good for Bernie!
29.01.2025 20:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I asked RFK Jr. a simple question:
29.01.2025 19:32 β π 12430 π 2481 π¬ 535 π 243"Engaged Buddhism is just Buddhism. When bombs begin to fall on people, you cannot stay in the meditation hall all of the time. Meditation is about the awareness of what is going on - not only in your body and in your feelings, but all around you."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
#EngagedBuddhism
#Mindfulness
So much admiration. Speaking truth to power.
22.01.2025 12:48 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
How stupid is this argument? Materialism reduces everything to a limited and finite way of living in this vast universe. We are seeing the implications of its nihilistic nonsense.
19.01.2025 12:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza has been reached. This is welcome, long-overdue news. Both sides must honor it.
The killing must stop. The hostages must be released. The UN must be allowed to provide humanitarian aid. There must be accountability for war crimes by both sides.
President Biden will leave office with his approval rating remaining at the lowest level of his term and his favorability rating close to his personal low, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS: cnn.it/40vnGSl
15.01.2025 18:30 β π 139 π 33 π¬ 167 π 23The kami are dwelling in the land of Japan. All life is sacred.
11.01.2025 20:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Beyond words.
10.01.2025 16:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Why do we keep ignoring the obvious?
10.01.2025 16:24 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The roots of European history, culture and civilizations are often ignored or forgotten. Europe was pagan before the continent was evangelized by Christians. And Islamic civilization and culture became a way of life for many European kingdoms.
08.01.2025 13:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes, Rabbi Heschel walked elbow to elbow with Dr. King and other religious leaders in Selma. Heschel was one of the few Jewish leaders to walk the walk as a sign of solidarity with African Americans.
08.01.2025 10:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well done!
07.01.2025 11:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Control. Power. More money. Censorship. Repeat.
07.01.2025 09:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Award but he never won it. Nhat Hanh was a good friend of Thomas Merton and Jim Forest, all members of the Fellowship for Reconciliation.
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