SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR)

The Sangha Kommune (僧伽公社) – A Place of Spiritual and Physical Growth! (Founded 16.2.2010)

28/03/2017 Adrian (釋大道)

The Chinese Buddhist monastic community is referred to as a ‘Sangha’ (Sanskrit for ‘spiritual community’), whereby men and women form a voluntary association premised upon following a strict set of rules known as the ‘Vinaya Discipline’. Within this community, there is ‘equality’ between all members, with the leaders being those who have followed these rules for the longest times. This is because such people are thought to have more experience at adhering to the Vinaya Discipline (which includes celibacy and vegetarianism), and are therefore able to effectively advise all others through the difficult times they my face in their practice. As those with little experience have less to share, they are not considered leaders whilst more experienced practitioners live in the vicinity.

PFLP: Anniversary of Ill-Fated “Balfour Declaration” – Britain Perpetual “Partner in Crime”! (2.11.2026)

02/11/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Today marks the 109th anniversary of the ill-fated Balfour Declaration, as our people are facing one of the most difficult phases in their history, under the ongoing war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, where they are subjected to siege, starvation and systematic destruction of infrastructure and the elements of life, in parallel with the war of uprooting, displacement, Judaization and settlement that is escalating in the West Bank and Jerusalem. This bloody moment reminds us of the roots of the Palestinian tragedy and the historical responsibility of British colonialism, which granted the land of Palestine to the Zionist movement, opening the way for a settler-colonial, fascist and racist project based on uprooting our people from their land and confiscating their rights. It is a crime that we will not forgive or forget, and Britain’s responsibility for it will remain as our people continue to struggle to regain their rights.

Ch'an Monastics Dig the Ground and Cultivate the Mind

UK: Ch’an Reading for the Zoo of Dogs! (2.11.2026)

02/11/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

I suppose we go round and round like a “Zoo of Dogs”! No one really knows what it means – as the use of language adopts a rule all of its own. Academic niceties appear to make way for non-academic “un-niceties” whatever they may be. Westerners collect their (dead) facts and line them-up – assuming status from the length of the line (they establish “king-aligners”). Nothing is proven or achieved – but they are happy with their contrived peaking-order. No self-respecting bird will have anything to do with this kind of superficial ordering. And who can blame them? If you want to genuinely lose your mind – then try to read the articles linked above. It is like looking at your reflection in a well – and forgetting not to topple in! Good luck.

General RE Lee - Horror of a United America!

CSA: Letter [1866] Penned by General Robert E Lee to England’s Lord Acton! (2.11.2026)

02/11/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

I consider the Confederate-era – and those decades preceding (from around the 1820s onwards – including the “Missouri Crisis” of 1819–1821) to be “Revolutionary”. From time to time, the threat to “secede” was exercised by numerous individual States (including “New England” – which opposed the 1846 invasion of Mexico – and threatened withdrawing from the Union if their men were to be drafted). Even the newly added “Texas” – although being invaded and annexed by the US – was always threatening to “secede” if the US kept enforcing despotic governance upon it (Texas [illegally] joined the Union in 1845 in defiance of Mexico sovereignty – and withdrew in 1861 to join the Confederacy). Of course, different historians ascribe varying dates as to the “threat” of “secession” being used as a political crow-bar – but used it was. If the Confederacy had prevailed – North America would have been split into the CSA, the US, and a Free Indian Territory – with all expansion westward being outlawed. This is why many Indian tribes joined the Confederate Army.

Egypt: Arab League Condemns Systematic Torture, Repression, & Mistreatment of Gaza Prisoners! (2.11.2026)

02/11/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

The Arab League further asserted that such acts constitute crimes against humanity that necessitate accountability. It called for an immediate end to all repressive practices and mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, demanding that they be treated in accordance with international human rights standards and international humanitarian law.

It also urged that the International Committee of the Red Cross and independent oversight bodies be granted unrestricted access to Ramla Prison and the “Rakafet” wing to document conditions and provide necessary medical care to the injured.

Furthermore, it called for an independent and transparent international investigation into these violations, the prosecution of those responsible, the immediate release of sick and wounded prisoners, and the cessation of all forms of arbitrary detention.

Posterior view of the crania of several hominids

South Africa: “Little Foot” Early Human Skeleton May Belong to Unknown Species! (1.11.2026)

01/11/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

For years, most paleoanthropologists believed that A. prometheus and Australopithecus africanus were so similar that they probably belonged to the same species. Jesse Martin of La Trobe University initially shared this view. However, a detailed examination of a key region at the back of Little Foot’s skull changed his perspective. This area corresponds precisely to the fossil fragment originally used to define A. prometheus in 1948. The researchers identified at least three major anatomical differences. The skull’s morphology shows greater similarities to much older hominins than to A. africanus, while also ruling out the possibility that Little Foot was simply a late-surviving representative of an ancient lineage.

China: Detailed Plans Unveiled for Manned Moon-Landing! (1.11.2026)

01/11/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Under the scheme, two rockets would separately send the Lanyue lunar lander and Mengzhou crewed spaceship into the Earth-moon transfer orbit, and the two spacecraft would perform a rendezvous and docking in the lunar orbit. Astronauts would then transfer from the Mengzhou spaceship into the Lanyue lander for the descent to the lunar surface and subsequent scientific work.

Wang said the approach matches China’s existing technical capabilities and infrastructure, and the separate development of the spaceship and lunar lander can help standardize production and support the formation of a long-term family of vehicles.

While the plan also presents considerable challenges, Wang said the new system for mobilizing resources nationwide is the fundamental advantage for addressing them.

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