A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
The women of the Therigatha are not limited by their suffering, nor does it define them. The wonder of it all is that, despite the pain (and perhaps in part because of it), these women tried for something more.
This month's film pick illuminates the lesser-known practices and beliefs of Bon followers, and the challenges they face in ensuring the survival of their heritage in today’s rapidly globalizing world.
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