“Prevent unethical people from doing evil actions and kindly offer insight to those who seek your wisdom.” Gathas: Song 6.2 / Y33.2) at ýê akem dregvâitê vacanghâ vâ at vâ mananghâ zastôibyâ vâ vareshaitî vanghâu vâ côithaitê astîm tôi vârâi râdeñtî ahurahyâ zaoshê mazdå. And whoever foils the wrongful by word , thought, or action, or if approached by a visitor, teaches him good things, advances in his convictions to the satisfaction of the Wise God.
Message of the Day “Greed will blind many people by setting their minds on committing evil to amass wealth.” (Gathas: Song 5.14 / Y32.14) ahyâ gerêhmô â-hôithôi nî kâvayascît xratûsh nî dadat varecå hîcâ fraidivâ hyat vîsêñtâ dregvañtem avô hyatcâ gâush jaidyâi mraoî ýê dûraoshem saocayat avô. Seizing such spoils, even the sagacious princes have long been devoting their minds and efforts. They have, thus, resorted to help the wrongful. Fired by the wisdom-wasting drink, they have declared that the world must be destroyed.
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More from the Spitama “False teachers prevent the people of the world from reason and good thinking.” Gathas: Song 5.9 / Y32.9) dush-sastish sravå môreñdat hvô jyâtêush sêñghanâish xratûm apô mâ îshtîm apayañtâ berexdhãm hâitîm vanghêush mananghô tâ uxdhâ manyêush mahyâ mazdâ ashâicâ ýûshmaibyâ gerezê. The evil teacher destroys with his teachings the doctrine of the wisdom of life. He prevents people from the precious acquisition of good mind. I appeal to You, Wise Lord, and to Righteousness, expressing my mind in words.
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Day 2: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/s… “Throughout her life, Dr. Bethune sought to uplift and to buttress the lives of Black Americans through education, organizations, politics, and strong leadership. Her endeavors were recognized by those she served, members of the press, presidents of the United States, a first lady of the United States, and countless others impacted by her works.” #BlackHistoryMonth
Day 1: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/m… More than ever, we need to loudly celebrate Black History Month. Take some time every day to learn, honor and remember. It’s an integral part of resisting.
Humans have a tremendous amount of power and choice. We have spent millions of years increasing these things, moving us farther away from the larger flow of nature. What we have done with that power and choice hasn’t however made us happier. This story shows how greed destroys balance, increases misery and makes the super wealthy no more noticeably richer than they were before. Would Walgreens’ shareholders and c-suite really see a difference in the standard of living by moving the aforementioned medicine from $66 to $539?
It feels like every two minutes we are being assaulted with some decree from The Felon, or some dangerous activity from his Co-conspirators. Current media isn’t great at communicating fully or clearly what’s happening. My good friend and colleague shared this screenshot with me yesterday, and I will try to abide by it. I also have to remind myself that there are states engaged in battle either the Felon, and they are not cooperating in advance.
Today is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s also a time when ICE is rounding up people because they are brown and don’t or might not have the right papers. Papers which are extraordinarily expensive, and tied to a system which is not in any way shape or form sensible. But I’m going to talk about a man who had the “right” papers but in an act of tremendous solidarity, refused to use them for himself.
(Gathas: Song 4.22 / Y31.22) cithrâ î hudånghê ýathanâ vaêdemnâi mananghâ vohû hvô xshathrâ ashem vacanghâ shyaothanâcâ haptî hvô tôi mazdâ ahurâ vâzishtô anghaitî astish! These principles are clear to the beneficent person, who works for the realization of good mind and dominion, and serves righteousness with his words and actions. Such a man, Wise Lord, is the most helpful person. Summary:The principles of a good life are clear to the person who wants to be helpful to others by promulgating the message, promoting righteousness, acquiring good mind, and cultivating good dominion.
For years some friends have warned that a civil war was coming. I was doubtful, in part because our country is so dependent on corporate overlords and a divided violent society would be bad for business. As The Felon’s first week closes, I have to admit my friends may be right. It “feels” to me that people are going to push back and to push back hard. It’s easy to target queer folks and immigrants, for example, but what the hard right forgets is that we have dedicated family and friends who don’t want us to be the targets of a fascist government.
I don’t know about you, but I shop at Target a lot. Well like so many other weinees they’re killing their DEI program because guess they solved racism? let them know what you think : corporate.target.com/about/con… Oh and the CEO is probably lonely so send him something Brian.Cornell@target.com
Message of the Day “If you choose to be righteous, a bright future awaits you, but if you choose to be deceitful, then misery is your reward.” (Gathas: Song 4.20 / Y31.20) ýê âyat ashavanem divamnem hôi aparem xshyô daregêm âyû temanghô dushhvarethêm avaêtâs vacô têm vâ ahûm dregvañtô shyaothanâish hvâish daênâ naêshat. Whoever goes over to the righteous, enjoys a bright future. But the wrongful lives a long life of darkness, evil splendor and woeful words, because it is on account of his deeds, that his conscience leads him to it.
Two resources to help protect immigrants, and no I don’t give a good goddamn what documents they have. www.ilrc.org/sites/def… www.ilrc.org/red-cards…
I appreciate the Episcopal Bishop (redundant!) of Washington DC for calling out the cruelty of the GOP and The Felon’s administration. I was recently talking to a friend and colleague and I lamented the lack of loud voices fighting for good from the world of clergy. Too many either cozy up to the government or spend their time preaching hate and get rich quick schemes. So if any of my fellow clerics read this, remember to use your collar (figuratively) to speak out.
Oh and this, from Cole Arthur Riley:
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Yes, that man did do a fascist salute at the inauguration yesterday. As they begin to tell you that you didn’t see precisely what you know you saw, you can trust me to hold your memory. And you, mine.”
Part of the American founding myth is that the Patriots told off the King and then refused to acknowledge or accept anything tied to the authority of the British government. That’s an oversimplification, I’m sure, but it’s inspiration for me today. I do not accept the legitimacy of the Felon’s Administration. I do not recognize his appointments, either now or the first time he menaced our country. I only recognize three justices on the Supreme Court.