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Buddha & St Benedict United!

UK: Buddha & St Benedict Entwined – a Retrospect! (10.9.2026)

Now, whilst in Hereford I befriended an Irishman (my family are part Irish) named “Brian Gray” – who was training to be a Catholic Priest. He was fascinated by Buddhism and liked to “spar” with me in gloved-boxing matches (I was a nasty bit of work in my late teens – as I discovered my natural physical strength). He introduced me to a “Father Thomas” the Abbot of the Catholic Hereford Cathedral. He wanted me to go to the Vatican to meet the Pope – and to join the Catholic faith – but of course, this was not my path. I am not attuned to entering these paths that discriminate against non-members for not being members. Also, at that point I was learning about how the Vatican supported fascism before, during, and after WWII. So you can see my predicament. Although I had friendly interactions on the personal level, there were certain political realities that had to be acknowledged and balanced. Anyway, the upshot of all this was that I was introduced to the study of the Rule of St Benedict followed by the monastics of the Catholic Church (and given the ring you can see here – although I am unaware of its significance).

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Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) group visited the iconic landmark in Paris on Saturday

France: Investigation After Female Staff at Eiffel Tower Replaced By “Men” for Religious Visit! (9.9.2026)

Yes – I have visited Paris with my Chinese family members, my mixed ethnicity children, and their family and friends – but this does not necessarily mean that an intolerant attitude should be encountered due to me engaging “difference”. I did expect more from France simply on account of its Socialist Revolution and its great thinkers. Once, when crossing a road in a French suburb – a car stopped and about four young skin-heads got out pointing at me and my Chinese partner – shouting in French. They only left when other French drivers stopped and started shouting at them. I have a number of such stories (French students once blocked my exit from a left-bank cafe – but they were ordered by the owner to move out the way). Following the 1789 Revolution – the Catholic Church was abolished and all religion uprooted. Napoleon did allow a limited form of religion providing the Church remained subordinate to the State. And here we are. The “Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)” has been accused of sexual abuse of children, false imprisonment, and trafficking,, etc. Whilst France “bans” Islamic dress – the French Establishment bends over backwards to accommodate a bizarre Hindu cult and its sexist attitudes.

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The Mind Must Be Calm and Serene!

BMA-UK: Buddhist Practice of “Accepting” & “Rejecting” Food Donations – The Politics of the Buddha’s Begging Bowl! (8.9.2026)

Rules in the Dhammic-sense serve only as basic guides toward moral-behaviour – hence the obvious latitude found in the night-life of places such as Thailand. Obviously, a lay-Buddhist is free to follow whatever path they perceive is correct for themselves and the circumstances they inhabit – after-all – it is their karma-producing habit. One issue is not to inflict suffering on others – including animals (this is why my family will never hurt animals in anyway). Hunger striking, in this sense, only physically “hurts” the individual participating in it – although a case can be made that those watching or caring “from afar” might suffer emotional pain. Of course, in the poor parts of Asia, Buddhist monastics exist whilst eating every other day – as the laity is so poor they have very little to share – but what an effort they make! Although starving themselves, the Buddhist laity will put aside a small amount for the Buddhist monastics. I was told that in the Northern forests of Thailand food is so scarce that Buddhist monastics often sieve a type of algae out of the local rivers – using their begging bowls – and share this to eat.

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AAlice Weidal & "Wife" Sarah Bossard - Co-Leader of Far-Right German "Alternative of Germany" (AfD) Party!

Germany: Lesbian Far-Right Leader – “Alice Weidal – Will Not Let Her “Gayness” Interfere With “Hating Other Races”! (7.9.2026)

The genuine far-right, of course, is extremely homophobic (just as it is against Jewish people) and it is counter-intuitive that a “lesbian” woman could be considered a “poster-girl” for neo-fascism or Neo-Nazism movement. Within the German-language Press a number of observations are poignant. Firstly, Weidal is referred to as a “fig-leaf” – a person with an unconventional lifestyle which is used to hide the true nature of the far-right – and facilitate its infiltration into mainstream society. The other point is that the area the AfD won a local election in – resides in the former “German Democratic Republic” (GDR) of East Germany (following the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the USSR – the West unleashed a sustained wave of anti-Socialist propaganda throughout East Germany) – and it may be this left-wing influence that motivated the local population into mistakenly believing that the far-right is “acceptable” this time around due to the hue of the racist candidate. This is all about the far right laughingly perpetuating the false idea that some sorts of racism are acceptable – whilst others are not. This is a transitional step on the path toward making “ALL” types of racism acceptable – and we will be back to 1933.

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UN: Israeli War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity are Ongoing!

UN Report: Israel Forcibly Displaced 33,000 Palestinians from 3 West Bank Refugee Camps! (6.9.2026)

The report warned that the large-scale, prolonged and systematic displacement of more than 33,000 Palestinians from the three camps raises serious concerns over the commission of the crime against humanity of forcible transfer. It said the use of airstrikes, armoured bulldozers and controlled demolitions to render entire camps uninhabitable, while forcing residents to leave and preventing their return in the absence of imperative military necessity, is prohibited under international law and appears to amount to collective punishment, raising concerns over ethnic cleansing. 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the manner in which the offensive was carried out indicated that its aim was to remove as many Palestinians as possible and make way for further illegal Israeli colonies, describing this as a flagrant violation of international law.

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A Battle Over Memorial to British Empire Heroes

Pakistan: Battle to Relocate [1895] British Empire Military Monument! (1.9.2026)

British Imperialism in India has a long and bloody history. British business took over India and extracted trillions from its raw material and wealth – guaranteeing modern India’s impoverished situation – and modern Britain’s first-world status. To achieve this – the British government established the “East India Company” and the (private) “British Indian Army” (the latter comprised of ex-British Army Officers and NCOs and locally recruited ethnic Indians). This force was supplemented by the regular British Army (recruited in the UK from the working-class slums). Britain shamefully interfered in internal Indian politics and that is exactly why this situation arose in 1895. Encouraging assassinations and then stage-managing the transition of power was the playbook. The British would literally cause a conflict and then take umbrage that violence had ensued against them. This manufactured “victimhood” is exactly what the US practices today to justify its endless military attacks. In 1895, the tribal people of North-West India (Pakistan today) were once again caught daring to manifest self-determination – and the British Raj despatched 400 British Indian troops (mostly Sikhs and Kashmiris) Officered by 5 (White) British Officers to garrison the fort at Chitral. Around 3000 Pathans (and their allies) faced-off with just over 400 British troops in a seige which lasted six-weeks (3rd March-20th April 1895) – which ended with the arrival of a British Relief Column on April 20th – putting an end to the entire affair (the two Relief Columns lost over 400 killed and around 200 wounded in the fighting outside and around the fort). The Pathans lost around 500 men (probably many more) and the British in the besieged fort lost around 42 (dead) and 62 (wounded).

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