Dimensionally Barrett

Sometimes you don’t want to just post memes these days, no matter how on point and/or snarky (and all well-deserved). Sometimes, you want to ignore the Orange Buffoon and think about and celebrate something that is completely antithetical to his worldview and those like him.  That’s a few too many  words about an oxygen sucking element. So here we are in Pride Month and I just kind of randomly went through a selection of images that turned up on a search on Duck Duck Go.  I really don’t know who the creators of many of these images are, but if you know, leave a note on the blog or hit me up here. In the meantime, feel free to repost and spread the rainbow! We’re stronger in diversity, there’s more equity for all, and societies are healthier when inclusive. (See what I did there?) Happy Pride, everyone!!!

Lord Jigten Sumgon/Jigten Gonpo ( ‘bri-gung-pa-‘jig-rten -gsum-gon/‘bri-gung-pa-‘jig-rten-mgon-po ); founder of the Drikung/Drigung Lineage As many (most? All?) of you know, I don’t “play favorites”, I don’t root for teams, when it comes to religious traditions that I’m affiliated with. Across the Buddhist spectrum, this is many more times the case, but it doesn’t prevent me from my enthusiasms. For many years, I’ve been and continue my affiliation with the Drikung Kagyu because, well, so many friends have been or are still monks in the lineage and because it really is the embodiment of a Tibetan practice lineage. Sure, I have my reservations about Buddhism in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular; these have been articulated elsewhere. However, there’s much to commend the Drikung lineage in terms of application. I seem to recall Lama Sonam many years ago was asked about what texts students at the center (now in Arlington, Massachusetts) would be studying and h...