It's Freya's day . . . and our first real taste of Fall in Okieland . . .
Several items appeared in the mailbox this morning, following up on yesterday's insight shared from Urgyn Rinpoche re: being aware of being aware.
First up, a recent TED talk by Dr. Robin Buckley underscored one of the major fears of conservative politicians: Female empowerment. Ergo, this talk is about sex.
Speaking of women: Narges Mohammadi has received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. She was honored for her fight against the oppression of women by Iran’s government. She is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence in Tehran.
As exemplified by their recent behavior, President Biden and Donald Trump are two very different types of leaders and teachers from different times: Trump a Neanderthal, Biden a 21st Century visionary. – Chauncy Devaga
And this from Sophie:
Time is a thickness. It is not immaterial…making future climates possible. And it accumulates unevenly. – Sophie Strand
Time Warp
“...women are always trapped in the wrong time.” – Alena Smith
Built from and reflected in the symbols
Yang has used to shape it,
those symbols necessarily past tense,
Yin creatures born into such a world
find themselves at a loss for words
save for our sisters brave enough
to pick up a pen and as Ms. Smith
has noted, undertake the stowing away
of the infinite in the small.