Ben Bell
@benjaminvanbell7.bsky.social
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer...served in Zambia 2003-2005 🇿🇲 ESL Teacher in Seoul, Korea 2007-2009 🇰🇷
Global citizen, pacifist, Buddhist
B.A. in Political Science, Auburn University, class of 1997
Kindness is everything ✨️ ❤️
Global citizen, pacifist, Buddhist
B.A. in Political Science, Auburn University, class of 1997
Kindness is everything ✨️ ❤️
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#RealBuddhaQuotes Peace is a practice—
of generosity, patience, and non-violence through love.
Not something we wait to find,
but something we cultivate, moment by moment.
of generosity, patience, and non-violence through love.
Not something we wait to find,
but something we cultivate, moment by moment.
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes Peace is a practice—
of generosity, patience, and non-violence through love.
Not something we wait to find,
but something we cultivate, moment by moment.
of generosity, patience, and non-violence through love.
Not something we wait to find,
but something we cultivate, moment by moment.
The Vimalakirtinirdesan Sutra - Dharma Wheel share.google/fAgzrh6AiZZS...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Vimalakirtinirdesan Sutra - Dharma Wheel share.google/fAgzrh6AiZZS...
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Often anxiety and depression are seen as a personal failure or a sign of spiritual immaturity. Nichiren teacher Mark Herrick seeks to reframe these afflictions as evidence of interdependence: we are intimately and inevitably affected by the world’s suffering.
Read the full piece at the link below.
Read the full piece at the link below.
The Bodhisattva’s Illness and the World’s Cure
A Nichiren teacher invokes the Vimalakirti Sutra in a reflection on using one’s suffering as a means of liberation.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Often anxiety and depression are seen as a personal failure or a sign of spiritual immaturity. Nichiren teacher Mark Herrick seeks to reframe these afflictions as evidence of interdependence: we are intimately and inevitably affected by the world’s suffering.
Read the full piece at the link below.
Read the full piece at the link below.
Support Small Business Saturday
Did you know that when you shop locally, your dollars are reinvested by small businesses 2-4x more than they would be if you shopped at a big retailer?
On Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season, shop local and shop small!
On Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season, shop local and shop small!
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Support Small Business Saturday
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We’re so grateful to be part of the International Recitation of the Words of the Buddha in Lumbini — offering our English sūtra translations and reciting in English for the VERY FIRST TIME as the Buddha’s words come alive across traditions, voices, and languages.
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re so grateful to be part of the International Recitation of the Words of the Buddha in Lumbini — offering our English sūtra translations and reciting in English for the VERY FIRST TIME as the Buddha’s words come alive across traditions, voices, and languages.
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Listen to the wind, it talks.
Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows.
— Native American Proverb
Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows.
— Native American Proverb
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Listen to the wind, it talks.
Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows.
— Native American Proverb
Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows.
— Native American Proverb
My very first Dharma teacher, Ven. Steve taught me Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life 🪷☸️🙏
LOP 20140514 S1000 Ven. Steve Carlier - Review Session
YouTube video by FPMT
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November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My very first Dharma teacher, Ven. Steve taught me Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life 🪷☸️🙏
Up Dharma Down ~ Two
Two
YouTube video by Up Dharma Down - Topic
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November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Up Dharma Down ~ Two
Y'all, please keep me in your thoughts, prayers, and mantras...it's becoming increasingly difficult to take care of my 79 year old Dad, especially when I am bipolar myself. 😒
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Y'all, please keep me in your thoughts, prayers, and mantras...it's becoming increasingly difficult to take care of my 79 year old Dad, especially when I am bipolar myself. 😒
Bodhisattva ~ Steely Dan
Steely Dan Live at St Louis ~ 'Bodhisattva' with lyrics on screen
YouTube video by Sean G Malone
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November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bodhisattva ~ Steely Dan
Black Friday ~ Steely Dan
Steely Dan - "Black Friday" | 2001 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Black Friday ~ Steely Dan
And a silly one 😊
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
And a silly one 😊
Yesterday's fam time 🎉
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Yesterday's fam time 🎉
Namo Jizo Bodhisattva ☸️
The Vows of Jizo Bodhisattva - Chozen Bays, Roshi
YouTube video by Great Vow Zen Monastery
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November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Namo Jizo Bodhisattva ☸️
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Wishing you a lovely day...and may you advance in your aspirations.
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wishing you a lovely day...and may you advance in your aspirations.
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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Genshin (942–1017 CE) 🪷
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![Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Although I am lowly, not noble, my lowly station guides me to Bodhi [awakening]; Therefore, I should rejoice in being a human. — Genshin (942–1017 CE)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ka6lasybrad3myibkbqxo75b/bafkreifxx6mnsevxp4djippagjmskn7dx7vacioigad5qrlc3uozzxvqim@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Genshin (942–1017 CE) 🪷
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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Tilopa (c. 988–c. 1069) 🪷
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November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Tilopa (c. 988–c. 1069) 🪷
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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #Mahamudra #Naropa #Buddhist #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality
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Easeful Ambiance
YouTube video by SoloBuddhaing - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Namo Amitabha ☸️
Paradise
YouTube video by SoloBuddhaing - Topic
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November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Namo Amitabha ☸️