Peter Terpstra (Kesang Neljor)
@peter-terpstra.bsky.social
Posts about Birds, Nature, Buddhism, Humanity, Peace, Cycling, Classical Guitar, etc.
Op-Ed: It’s Time for Seattle to Cancel the Blue Angels www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-its-ti...
Op-Ed: It’s Time for Seattle to Cancel the Blue Angels » The Urbanist
# The highly polluting airshow should be a relic of the past as we face the climate crisis. Dear Seattle, it’s time to be as brave as a mother. There’s one topic intruding into our thoughts this summe...
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Anand Naidoo spoke to UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese about the crisis in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. #Heat #Israel #Gaza #Palestine www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VVw...
Francesca Albanese: We are in the hands of predatory elites
YouTube video by CGTN America
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For the sake of all other beings ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche https://justdharma.org/for-the-sake-of-all-other-beings-dzongsar-khyentse-rinpoche/ #DzongsarKhyentseRinpoche #practice #attitude #result
Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) Seattle, Wa, US #Grasshopper #Insects #Bugs #Nature #Wildlife #Photography
May we all find the courage to let go of complexity, to embrace the simple, transformative power of the Dharma, and to tread the path with clarity and compassion, trusting in the wisdom that arises from the process itself. Goodnight everyone.
The strange history of Europe’s oldest surviving Buddhist temple. Constructed over 200 years ago, this building combined Neoclassical architecture with Tibetan religious traditions, and was created as a Napoleonic war memorial by a descendant of Genghis Khan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuUX...
The Strange History of Europe's Oldest Buddhist Temple
YouTube video by Kings and Things
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Close your eyes and you will see clearly. Cease to listen and you will hear the truth. Be silent and your heart will sing. Seek no contact and you will find union. Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit. 🪷 🪷 🪷 -Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch
Close your eyes and you will see clearly. Cease to listen and you will hear the truth. Be silent and your heart will sing. Seek no contact and you will find union. Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the spirit. 🪷 🪷 🪷 -Jianzhi Sengcan, Zen Patriarch #buddhism #zen #meditation
Ram Dass joins Duncan Campell on the radio show “Connections” for a conversation about truth, cultural change, and what happens when acid meets beer.🎧 https://beherenownetwork.com/ram-dass-here-and-now-ep-202-when-acid-meets-beer/ #ramdass #podcast #meditation #love #yoga #spirituality
One US author called the staggering surge a "reproductive genocide that Western feminists can't be allowed to ignore."
Official Reports 'Unprecedented' Rise in Gaza Miscarriages Amid Israeli Genocide
One US author called the staggering surge a "reproductive genocide that Western feminists can't be allowed to ignore."
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Yellowstone’s oldest wolf pack has left the park. For wolves, crossing an invisible boundary can mean losing the protections they’ve relied on for decades. Gray Wolves deserve responsible stewardship rooted in science—not policies that prioritize killing. TeamWolf.Org
I have formed a parasocial relationship with the raccoon with short spine syndrome and which you were probably enjoying as a cute meme Forgive me he is my everything Jimothy I would die for you
Useful rational attitude ~ 14th Dalai Lama https://justdharma.org/useful-rational-attitude-14th-dalai-lama/ #14thDalaiLama #attitude #illness #suffering
The main cause of the Great way is compassion ~ Sakya Trizin https://justdharma.org/the-main-cause-of-the-great-way-is-compassion-sakya-trizin/ #SakyaTrizin #love #enlightenment #compassion
Distraction ~ Mingyur Rinpoche https://justdharma.org/distraction-mingyur-rinpoche/ #MingyurRinpoche #distraction #meditation
Dear Humankind, remember: We did NOT inherit this Earth from our ancestors, we borrowed it from our grandchildren.
Beautiful performance and a lovely and natural theorbo accompaniment setting. Chorale: Ach Gott und Herr BWV 255 by by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) presented by the amazing Netherlands Bach Society. www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/chorale-bwv-...
Chorale: Ach Gott und Herr BWV 255 by Bach
Chorale: Ach Gott und Herr BWV 255 by by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) presented by the amazing Netherlands Bach Society and their YouTube from their project All of Bach.
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Connecting with the vastness of your own heart and mind. youtube.com/watch?v=s05F...
Pema Chödrön: Connecting with the vastness of your own mind and heart
YouTube video by Mangala Shri Bhuti
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Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana) Seattle, Wa, US #Wasps #Insects #Wildlife #Nature #Photography
