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Venerable Old Master Xu Yun [虚云]: No Difference Between a Monk and a Lay-Person! (14.10.2023)

For instance, by cross-referencing the below May 1955 Dharma-Talk with the text of ‘Empty Cloud’ for that year – a more all-round picture can be built of exactly what was happening and how Master Xu Yun was reacting to it. To be clear, Master Xu Yun was adamant that an ordained Buddhist monastic must follow ALL the rules of the Vinaya Discipline and that a lay-person must follow a least five, eight or ten of the basic vows contained in the Vinaya Discipline. This is a practical distinction Master Xu Yun upheld – as he rejected the Japanese Zen tradition of monks being allowed to eat meat, drink alcohol and get married. Such individuals are ‘lay-people’ and NOT monks. This being the case, what is Master Xu Yun referring to when he states that there is ‘no difference’ between the ordained Sangha and the laity?

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Palestine: World Placates Zionist-Perpetuated Genocide! (13.10.2023)

The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip and West Bank has totaled 1,448, while 6,868 others were wounded, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry on Thursday night. Meanwhile, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan said the Israeli death toll had risen to more than 1,300.

Israel cut off its power supply to the Gaza Strip and ordered a complete siege on the Palestinian enclave, home to over 2.2 million people.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Thursday that at least 340,000 Palestinians have been displaced since the escalation on Saturday.

“The water crisis is looming in UNRWA shelters and throughout Gaza due to the lack of electricity needed to operate pumps and water desalination plants and the limited water supply in the local market,” added the UN agency.

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#Al-Aqsa_Flood – How YouTube Supports Zionist Fascism & Aggression! (12.10.2023)

All those who are able – must come to aid of the innocent (Palestinian) ‘civilians’ (men, women and children) currently having their bodies blown to pieces by Western-provided arms – used by the Zionist War Machine of Israel – the laughably named ‘Israeli Defence Force’ (IDF)! Fighting fascism is a working-class duty no matter where you live or happen to have been born! Resisting Israeli (Zionist) fascism can take many different forms – including writing, thinking and acting (in many different ways). I am resisting Zionist fascism as I write – whilst many around me pursue their usual US-induced psychological stupor which reduces us all to minions of US anti-intellectualism! Shame on you if you support the Zionist fascists!

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Damascus: Mr. Luis Rodriguez (Cuban Ambassador) – Receives Delegation from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine! (12.10.2023)

Al-Taher added that the United States of America actually entered the war by encouraging this (fascist) Zionist aggression and providing all forms of military support to the Occupation. The Americans view these fascist (Zionist) criminals as heroes – such is their deficient attitude!

For his part, the Cuban Ambassador affirmed Cuba’s full support for the Palestinian people – who are waging a heroic battle to regain all their national rights, stressing the importance of the Unity of the Palestinian Factions in the face of aggression – and stressing that all free and honourable people in the world stand by the just struggle waged by the people of Palestine.

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DPRK: Canada is Foolishly Fanning the Flames! (11.10.2023)

Finding infinite satisfaction and relief in blindly following one’s master without any wise opinions is a natural result for Canadians.

It is no coincidence that the international community unanimously evaluates Canada’s active efforts for peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region as nothing more than an attempt to prove its loyalty to the United States.

If Canada continues to act like a servant of the United States – it will only have the reputation of being the “51st state” of the United States like the “Republic of Korea.”

Canada must be fully aware that countries in the Asia-Pacific region are keeping a close eye on its reckless actions, and must put an end to its pointless actions that harm its own interests.

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Palestine: Zionist Aggression Escalates! (11.10.2023)

Earlier tonight, a number of citizens, including children, were martyred and others were injured in several raids launched by Zionist warplanes that targeted several homes in the cities of Rafah and Gaza. The Zionist Occupation aircraft targeted a house in the town of Beit Lahia with several missiles, in addition to the Al-Atatra area, west of Beit Lahia, and bombed a house in the town of Al-Qarara, south of the Gaza Strip.

The Zionist Occupation forces launched several raids on the vicinity of the Karama area in Gaza, and targeted a house in the Musabah area, north of Rafah, and another on the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and in the vicinity of the Martyrs Mosque, east of the Shujaiya neighbourhood.

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