One AI Risk to Rule Them All with Roman Yampolskiy | TGS 233

 

Via LGBTQ Nation Newsletter \\ Dolly Parton paid for the gender-affirming care of her “good friend” & chauffeur of 30 years The singer and driver met in the 1980s and became lifelong friends. He even popped up in some of her books!

 

Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation \\\ Words of Wisdom - September 9, 2026 🌅

 

“Truth is a funny thing, the truth gets you free. The truth gets you high and it gets you free. Its risky business, but it changes the whole name of the game.”

Source: Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 158 – A Pledge to Social Responsibility

Via Daily Dharma: Nothing Is Wasted

 

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Nothing Is Wasted

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Action: Reflecting Upon Verbal Action

 

Via GBF] \\ "Becoming Ordinary: The Five Ranks of Zen Service" with Roshi David Blackwell (Jōkai)

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Becoming Ordinary: The Five Ranks of Zen Service – Roshi David (Jōkai) 

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Despite the world around us constantly changing, we can remain grounded in the timeless stillness beneath it all.

Roshi David Blackwell walks us through what happens when we transition from years of formal spiritual training back into the texture of ordinary daily life. Reflecting on his own journey after stepping down from a Zen training center, David introduces us to an ancient Tang Dynasty framework known as the “Five Ranks of Merit” or “distinguished service”. Rather than focusing solely on mystical realization, David shows us how this time-honored system offers a practical, compassionate roadmap for leading an upright, supportive, and useful life in service of those around us.

As David breaks down these five stages, we get to see how our spiritual journey naturally matures from initial curiosity to ultimate simplicity:

1. The Shift: The initial turning of our heart toward practice when we feel a deep need to explore what is most real and important.
2. Submission: Radically accepting reality exactly as it is, letting go of our rigid, narrow ideas of self to align with life as it unfolds.
3. Achievement: The stage where dedicated practice ripens into genuine insight, wisdom, and an understanding of non-duality.
4. Collective Achievement: Expanding our perspective so realization is no longer a private trophy, asking instead how we can help sustain our sangha and serve others.
5. Absolute Achievement: Shedding even the conceptual trappings of “enlightenment” to simply return to being our ordinary selves—truly at home in our own skin.

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