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Religion and the protection of wild and sacred places
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The intersection between conservation and spiritual practices may offer yet another avenue for protecting the environment.
The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/buddhism)
The intersection between conservation and spiritual practices may offer yet another avenue for protecting the environment.
TWH provides an update on its coverage of a new Chinese law that intends to crack down on unapproved religious sects, referred to by the Chinese Communist Party as xie jiao.
The Chinese government has instituted a number of new measures intended to curb the practice of folk religions, such as worship of figures like Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, and Nong Zhigao, a culture hero who resembles Robin Hood.
“In sports, music, and martial arts, the unbinding of the mind as it focuses upon a specific task is paired with a shutting down of other mental faculties. Senses are simply turned off in a subjectively very real way. Linear thinking evaporates as the Odinnic moment expands.
“Rather than mindfulness, this is a process of unmindfulness.”
A collection of 28 Cambodian artifacts, including what may be a famous statue of Ganesha, are returning home after being surrendered by Netscape founder James H. Clark.