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.

UK: Immigration Lawyers Advise “Gay Pretense” To Achieve Asylum Status! (16.4.2026)

16/04/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

These people received free house, cars, healthcare, money, and employment. Sutton United Football Club – situated not far from where I live – allowed its stadium to be used on Sundays for mass conversion ceremonies. Hundreds of Hong Kong migrants would turn-up at Sutton United stadium to receive instruction as to “what” Christianity actually “is” – and “what” they should write and say when filling-out immigration forms. Ordinary Chinese people in the UK do not like (or condone) these new incomers as they are criminals who should be in prison in China – not walking free in the UK. Of course, although the Church of England has assisted in this deceit – the BBC has remained absolutely “silent” about how these incomers have lied to gain entry (the BBC has even employed some of these criminals).

Currently, 15 C-17s are in the air heading towards the Middle East.

France: US Military Flights Continue to Gulf States During “Ceasefire” – Whilst Vance Answers to Netanyahu! (16.4.2026)

16/04/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

The United States is reinforcing itself in countries that don’t make the headlines while avoiding bases where the political reaction is the strongest. While the Pakistani Prime Minister is visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar for mediation, flight logs are sending a discreet message about the position Washington thinks these countries should adopt.

🔸What the ceasefire really means:

A pause in strikes is not a pause in preparations. While diplomats talk about calm, the United States is moving troops, hiding the origin of the planes, and storing equipment near the action.

Some flights have no clear origin. Others disappear for days. A plane landed at RAF Mildenhall from a US Army base, then left without being tracked. Diego Garcia is sending planes to Israel. Three flights from Holloman AFB – home of the MQ-9 Reaper drones – are already on their way.

The information I was given was a blue and white paddle board, which doesn't help when the sea is blue and white.

UK: Weird News from Scotland – How the RNLI Rescued a Blue Paddle-Board! (15.4.2026)

15/04/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Mandy urged other paddle boarders to take proper precautions before going out on the water.

She said: “Obviously don’t go dressed like me, try and wear a wetsuit and a lifejacket.

“I had a swimming costume on, a T-shirt and a pair of Crocs. That’s not appropriate.”

The RNLI were called out to 13 paddleboard incidents in Scotland last year and 14 the year before.

Lifeboats in Scotland launched 1,172 times last year and 37 lives were saved. The number of callouts were 10 fewer than in 2024.

Scott said: “You really need to be prepared. Check the tides, the weather, the wind speed.

“Have wetsuits and lifejackets, tell people where you’re going, have a mobile phone.”

The crew said it had been emotional reuniting with the woman whose life they saved.

Scott said: “It was really nice to meet Mandy again, it’s something that doesn’t happen often.”

Mandy said: “I feel so special to have met the crew that saved me.

“I can’t remember what any of them looked like but their voices are very familiar now that I’ve met them.

“They do this unpaid, they are actual heroes.”

"An Exhibition on the Culture of Han Dynasty Bamboo Slips from the Haihun Marquisate"

China: Rare Bamboo Slips Exhibited! (15.4.2026)

15/04/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

A visitor is pictured during “An Exhibition on the Culture of Han Dynasty Bamboo Slips from the Haihun Marquisate” at the Nanchang Relic Museum of Haihun Marquisate of Han Dynasty in Nanchang, east China’s Jiangxi Province, April 13, 2026. The exhibition opened here early this week, during which over 100 newly restored bamboo slips are publicly displayed for the first time since their discovery.

Italian Newspaper Accuses Israel of War Crimes!

Italy: L’Espresso Accuses Israel of War Crimes! (14.4.2026)

14/04/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

The photograph, taken by Italian photojournalist Pietro Masturzo in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron, documents Israeli settlers and occupation soldiers obstructing Palestinian farmers at the start of the olive harvest. Masturzo described armed settlers, some in military-style clothing, arrived with Israeli forces and prevented residents from accessing their land, describing the scene as part of a wider pattern long recorded across the West Bank.

1745 Coaching Stone - Original 18th Century GPS!

Sutton: 18th Century Coaching-Stone – the Original GPS! (13.4.2026)

13/04/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

I may well have written about the old coaching-stones scattered around Sutton and Cheam – I now of two – but was unaware of the date they were established. Basically, these devices informed travellers on foot, horse, or carriage – how many miles it was from where they were to the centre of London. Coachmen could either read the inscription engraved on the stone – or was taught what the stone said and remembered where it was when driving on the road – either way – these coaching-stones served as the original GPS system for travel. I think the Roman established something similar thousands of years ago – so the concept was not new in 1745. What I did not realise is that these stones have now received official recognition of being historically important monuments worthy of preservation and protection. The iron-bars and plaque are the new editions which I only saw when taking a rare walk through Sutton.

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