Sunday, November 12, 2023
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Via White Crane Institute \\ "AN EARLY FROST"
 1985 - "AN EARLY FROST" airs on NBC after years of cold feet. Writers Dan Lipman and Ron Cowen (later to produce "Sisters" and "Queer as Folk") attempt to create the first TV movie to deal with both homosexuality and the impact of AIDS on a beleaguered community of Gay men. Starring Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, Sylvia Sidney and Ben Gazzara, the suburban Pierson family not only deals with closeted workaholic son Nick's dual secret (along with the unfaithfulness of his partner Peter), but also the anger, resentment and frustrations of mother Kate and sister Susan. While it draws an amazing 1/3 of the viewing audience, the daring broadcast loses NBC about a half million dollars in ad revenue. And while many consider the broadcast a success, others feel the film's directness stalls nationwide discussion of AIDS, "because it achieved its narrative and informational goals so well." | ||
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Via White Crane Institute \\ VETERAN'S DAY
Noteworthy
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Today is VETERAN'S DAY. (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans. It was established by President Woodrow Wilson to be observed on the 11th day of the 11th month to mark the ending of World War I a year earlier on this date. It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of WWI. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
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Via FB // “What the Samaritan did NOT do is just as striking as what he did.”
“What the Samaritan did NOT do is just as striking as what he did.”
You know the story: an expert in Judaic law asks Jesus what is God’s expectation, the “greatest” commandment?
Jesus replies with “Love God and love your neighbor as yourself. This prompts the follow-up, “Who is my neighbor?” and Jesus tells the story, classically known as “the Good Samaritan.”
In the parable, the Samaritan stops by the man in need, offers compassion, bandages his wounds, gives him a ride, takes him to a nearby inn, and pays for his room, board, and food.
He did nothing that we would call “spiritual.”
He did not…
Pray for him,
Anoint him with oil,
Lead him in a sinner’s prayer,
Quote a scripture,
Take him to church,
Prophesy over him, etc.
Yet, Jesus said that the Samaritan’s practical actions were what eternal life looks like.
This will mess with your theology.
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Effort: Abandoning Arisen Unhealthy States
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Via Daily Dharma: Just Sitting?
Just Sitting?
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Friday, November 10, 2023
Via FB //
The Lord's Prayer...translated from Aramaic directly into English.
Rather than from Aramaic to Greek to Latin to English (which most of us are used to from the King James version:
O cosmic Birther of all radiance and vibration,
soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your Presence can abide.
Fill us with your creativity so that we may be empowered to bear the fruit of your mission.
Let each of our actions bear fruit in accordance with our desire.
Endow us with the wisdom to produce and share what each being needs to grow and flourish.
Untie the tangled threads of destiny that bind us, as we release others from the entanglement of past mistakes.
Do not let us be seduced by that which would divert us from our true purpose, but illuminate the opportunities of the present moment.
For you are the ground and the fruitful vision, the birth, power, and fulfillment, as all is gathered and made whole once again.
And So It Is!
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Living: Abstaining from Taking What is Not Given
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Via Daily Dharma: Suffering and Joy Live Side by Side
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