Free Parking --Trying to heal the world

[WhiteTara]

http://eureka.news/free-parking-56/

Autumn, the changing season, a time of transitions, is heralded by brisk winds and chilling air. The vibrant forest colors mask the disruption of our national psyche as we grapple with an uncertain future.

During this intensely troubled time, Tibetan monks create Sand Mandalas for planetary healing and Earth’s inhabitants.

University professor Geshe Dorjee, himself a refugee from Tibet who fled violence and brutality in his home country, freely gives his spiritual teachings and blessings in our communities.

Geshe Dorjee and Yeshi Topgyal began the Eureka Springs Medicine Buddha Mandala today. During the next three days, using detailed color and imagery; they will create a “roadmap” to wholeness and compassion.

The visceral lesson of the Sand Mandala is that everything is temporary. As a visual reminder; first, they lovingly create the sand painting “roadmap;” placing each colored sand-grain intentionally while chanting silent prays; then the Mandala is instantly destroyed when they ritualistically sweep away the sand. Always there is a gasp as some try to cling to the moment; then the profundity of the impermanence of all things dawns and reverence for the fleeting moments of our very lives deepens.

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[Cha]

1. Thanks for the

wisdom, WhiteTara.

I'm so happy we got the House.

[WhiteTara]

2. Me too. But

all my local candidates lost and our county was the last blue one in the state. We had all those BernieBros come and kick out the party members and they lost all their elections. I just found out the chair of the local party hangs out with the puke. Not that Charles is anything but ineffectual.

But we do have the power of the purse. We get the mic. We set the tone. I just got home from my little medical procedure and know very little about the senate side of the election. How badly did we lose that?

[Cha]

3. The Senate was

looking really bad at one point Tuesday night.. and then things started changing!

Jon Tester was out and then it turned out he WON!

It looked like Kyrsten Sinema lost but now she's ahead!

And, Andrew Gillum and Ben Nelson are still getting votes counted when we thought they were done. Stacy Abrams hasn't conceded yet, either.

So lots of HOPE when we thought there was none.

Sorry about your county, White Tara.

But we do have the power of the purse. We get the mic. We set the tone.

YES!