Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Intention: Cultivating Compassion
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Via Daily Dharma: Enjoy the Journey
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Monday, December 2, 2024
Via White Crane Institute // "The Gay Bar" an episode of Norman Lear's series Maude.
Noteworthy
1977 -
On this date CBS broadcast "The Gay Bar" an episode of Norman Lear's series Maude. '
Bea Arthur portrayed Maude and in this episode she fought with her neighbor, Dr. Harmon, over the opening of a gay bar in town. Dr. Harmon is portrayed as bigoted and ignorant in his hatred of Gay people and his opposition of the opening of the bar.
Meanwhile Maude's husband Arthur forms the group "Fathers Against Gay Society" (F.A.G.S.). Craig Richard Nelson starred as a patron of "The Gay Caballero." In the end the bar is opened outside of the city limits where it can't be legally stopped.
It can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/
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Gay Wisdom for Daily Living from White Crane Institute
"With the increasing commodification of gay news, views, and culture by powerful corporate interests, having a strong independent voice in our community is all the more important. White Crane is one of the last brave standouts in this bland new world... a triumph over the looming mediocrity of the mainstream Gay world." - Mark Thompson
Exploring Gay Wisdom & Culture since 1989!
www.whitecraneinstitute.org
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Via GBF// 20 More Videos Added to the GBF Website
Last month the Gay Buddhist Fellowship added 20 more VIDEOS to our growing library of dharma talks.
Between now and the end of the year, we will post 20 more videos each month.
Where to Find the Videos
- On the GBF YouTube channel, in our Dharma Talks - VIDEO playlist
(Be sure to subscribe to the channel to be notified immediately when each new video is posted.) - On the GBF website. Each talk has its own page where the audio and video are posted along with a summary. Here are links directly to those most recently added:
- To Polarize is to Suffer (Part 1 of 3-part Series) – Danadasa
- The Embodied Imagination: Doorways to Freedom (Part 2 of 3-part series) – Danadasa
- Everything is Perfectly Imperfect (Part 3 of 3-part series) – Danadasa
- Anicca (Impermanence) – Eugene Cash
- Learning from Subverted Expectations – Steven Tierney
- The 16 Bodhisattva Precepts – Larry Robinson
- Straw Into Gold – Laura Burges
- Non-Retaliation as a Spiritual Practice – Dave Richo
- Returning Home to Our Refuge – David Lewis
- Finding Sacred in the Ordinary – Tom Baker
- Working with Anxiety and Emptiness – Dale Borglum
- Pure Land Buddhism and Devotional Poetry – John Del Bagno
- Realizing Buddhist ‘Emptiness’ – Zerdan Phunrab
- Cultivating Joy – Alistair Shanks
- Finding Peace in Our Life – John Martin
- Chanting in the Triratna Tradition – Prasadachitta
- Simplicity of Practice – David Lewis
- The 4 Immeasurables in Song – Jennifer Berezan
- Befriending the Present Moment – Eve Decker
- Loneliness – Melvin Escobar
Via White Crane Institute \\ DR. ROBERT GARCIA,
1977 -
DR. ROBERT GARCIA, born on this date, is an educator and the 28th Mayor of Long Beach. He was re-elected to a second term by almost 80% of the vote in 2018.
Garcia immigrated to the United States at age 5 and was raised in
Southern California. He is a college and university educator, holds an
M.A. from the University of Southern California and an Ed.D. in Higher
Education from Cal State Long Beach, where he also earned his B.A. in
Communication.
Mayor Garcia has focused on making the City of Long Beach a leader in
education, economic development, and climate protection. As Mayor, he
has championed progressive education policy, launched an aggressive
climate plan, supported workers by increasing the minimum wage and
fought to expand and protect rights for women, immigrants, and the LGBTQ
community.
He has proposed and passed ten ballot initiatives since 2014. They
include measures to support safety and infrastructure, a cannabis tax,
and reforms to strengthen the city auditor, set term limits, and create
ethics and redistricting commissions. His signature initiative, Measure
A, has launched the largest infrastructure repair program in a
generation.
Mayor Garcia currently serves as a Board Member on the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) representing much
of South East Los Angeles County.
He is married to Matthew Mendez Garcia, a professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach.
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Gay Wisdom for Daily Living from White Crane Institute
"With the increasing commodification of gay news, views, and culture by powerful corporate interests, having a strong independent voice in our community is all the more important. White Crane is one of the last brave standouts in this bland new world... a triumph over the looming mediocrity of the mainstream Gay world." - Mark Thompson
Exploring Gay Wisdom & Culture since 1989!
www.whitecraneinstitute.org
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Via Daily Dharma: Loosen Your Convictions
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