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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So, we're at the "gladiators in the Coliseum" stage of our decadent decline. I've never been so ashamed and sickened by this nation.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Illuminated mountain storm yesterday.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

One bright moment out of the catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border concerns this unusual stupa. It was created on the banks of the Trishuli River to enshrine relics of Kyabje Penor Rinpoche, and appears to have withstood the raging flood when everything else around it was wiped out.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

As someone who became an adult in the 80's, I know this is true. I struggle to find words to describe today's GOP, but today it's "the most ghastly obscenity".

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Celebrating Ven. Pema Chodron's 90th trip around the sun today, and wishing her a most happy rebirthday. This is her with the local Crestone crew after performing an ordination ceremony.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Somehow, almost juxtaposed in the feed. 😄

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A large snake appears to have taken up residence under the Padmasambhava Stupa pad, leaving its shed skin at the entrance to its den. No harm in a little naga protection.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Raised a Padmasambhava flag today, a gift from Sravasti Abbey. At least something useful can come of this relentless hot, dry wind.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The Padmasambhava Stupa in Crestone, CO, got fresh gold leaf on the gau (the frame around the statue) and Padmasambhava's face, as well as stucco on the base. Looking gorgeous, no?

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Beyond words, beyond thought, beyond description, Prajnaparamita is unborn, unceasing, the very essence of space, Yet it can be experienced as the wisdom of our own pristine awareness. Homage to the mother of the buddhas of the past, present, and future!

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The flagstone octagon is now complete around the Padmasambhava Stupa in Crestone, Colorado.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

You never know who you'll find lounging by your iris in the morning.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The implication being that, in J.D.'s view, "matters of morality" don't apply to our public life. Me, I'm firmly Team Leo.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The sutras can be pretty blunt at times: “Just like a snake shedding its old skin He gave up everything like snot in the dirt."

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It's not often I learn a new word, but here's one: kenning. It means "a metaphorical compound word or phrase (such as swan-road for ocean) used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"Whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world's great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings."

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I swear to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas this is real. This is the immigrant who bought the presidency and dismantled much of the government last year. I'll look the other way if you publicly set your Tesla on fire.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

On the editing screen, a praise of the Buddha: “In your supreme wisdom, you understand each and every being. For the beings whose minds cling to gloomy mistaken views And fail to recognize that their confusion is like a mirage, You feel unequaled compassion and lead them to realization."

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Took me a sec, then I laughed right out loud.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Fresh prayer flags hung. They've got a lot of work to do just now.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Someone in Crestone erected this oversize skeleton along the main road a while back, and changes its decorations according to the season/holiday. Driving by yesterday, this one made me laugh out loud, so maybe it will do the same for you.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

What other weapon do we have but the truth? “[Bodhisattvas] themselves will abstain from killing, will encourage others to abstain from killing, will praise abstention from killing, and when others abstain from killing will give them praise and approval." ~Perfection of Wisdom~

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Just when we thought we couldn't reach a deeper depth of embarrassment. The "president" is basically Veruca Salt at this point.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It's everywhere and pervades everything, but apparently you can also buy it by the pound.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Kyabje Penor Rinpoche's incarnation, Mingyur Dechen Garwang Zilnon Dorje Rinpoche, turns 14 today. May his liberating activities thrive without obstacle over the course of a long, healthy life, and may I have the fortune once again to receive his blessings face to face.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

May Pete Hegseth and his ilk meet and be inspired by a true bodhisattva: "[Bodhisattvas] should set their mind on nonviolence toward all beings, and they should not set their mind on violence." ~The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines~

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Sunrise over the season's first snow.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

My first thought was, "Well then, how are you supposed to read it?"

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

"A perfect human birth is rare. Release from saṃsāra is rare. Since that is the case, do not render this perfect human birth meaningless, lest you end up in an imperfect birth that cannot be rectified." From "The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines"

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

“[Bodhisattvas] themselves abstain from killing, encourage others to abstain from killing, praise abstention from killing, and when others abstain from killing give them praise and approval." ~The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines~

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Now there's a cover I've never seen: Terry Riley's "Shri Camel" with -- Avalokiteshvara? -- on the keys. Listening now...

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

In the perfection of wisdom sutras, great bodhisattvas teach the gods about the faults of taking refuge in conditioned phenomena after burning their celestial palaces to the ground. I'm not saying we should *all* take inspiration from this, but...

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The completed statues at Sravasti Abbey's new Buddha Hall—Buddha Shakyamuni flanked by Ananda and Mahaprajapati—look really marvelous, don't they? You can see pix of how they came to life here: www.facebook.com/media/set?va...

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