A heartfelt welcome to everyone who joined Our Peaceful Liberation this month! 🕊️ We are so grateful you chose to step into this community—a space where we gather to remember our shared humanity, awaken our dignity, and explore what becomes possible when we lead with compassion, courage, and connection. Here, your story matters. Your voice matters. Your journey matters. 💛 Whether you are here to share, learn, create, heal, grow, or simply be surrounded by people committed to bringing more peace into the world—you belong here. Together, we are transforming challenges into wisdom, conversations into connection, and individual growth into collective liberation. 🌎✨ Introduce yourself below! Tell us: 🌱 Where are you joining us from? 🌱 What inspired you to become part of Our Peaceful Liberation? 🌱 What is one thing you are hoping to create, learn, or experience here? Welcome to the movement @Sherae Alford @Jarne Großstück @Ope Dreville @Helena Velvet Yoga @Brig. Meisler @Dana Renee @George Benson and @Erika Oganessian! We’re so happy you’re here. 🕊️💫

According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha—Gautama Buddha—died at about age 80 in a place called Kushinagar. His death is referred to as parinirvana (or Mahāparinirvāṇa), meaning the final passing away of someone who has already attained enlightenment. Traditional account The earliest detailed description appears in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta. According to this text: - The Buddha accepted a meal from a blacksmith (or metalworker) named Cunda. - The meal included a dish called sukara-maddava, whose exact meaning is uncertain. It has been translated as “soft pork,” “boar’s delicacy,” or even a type of mushroom or truffle. - After eating, the Buddha became seriously ill with severe abdominal pain and dysentery-like symptoms. - Despite his illness, he continued traveling until reaching Kushinagar, where he lay down between two sal trees and gave final teachings to his followers. - He then entered meditation and passed into parinirvana. What actually caused his death? Historians and physicians have proposed various possibilities based on the ancient descriptions, including: - Food poisoning - Dysentery or a gastrointestinal infection - Mesenteric infarction (a blockage of blood supply to the intestines) - Other age-related illnesses complicated by the final meal However, the available evidence is too limited to determine the exact medical cause with confidence. Buddhist interpretation For Buddhists, the spiritual significance is usually considered more important than the medical details. The Buddha’s death is seen not as a tragedy but as the final completion of his liberation from the cycle of rebirth (samsara), demonstrating the impermanence of all physical existence. His reported last words in the Pali tradition are often rendered as: “All conditioned things are subject to decay. Strive on with diligence.” These words emphasize mindfulness, effort, and awareness of impermanence—central themes of Buddhist teaching.

I don’t believe in banning people from having their own peaceful liberation by being in community with us. That’s not my place. I’m not a gatekeeper. Everyone who believes in world peace is welcome here. That being said, I was just banned from New Earth Community for sharing about our community here. I would think that with a community called “New Earth”, we would be in alignment. But alas, I’m just “too much” for them to deal with. So I am making a promise to you right now that you are welcome to share all of your gifts here. As long as they coincide with the topics of discussion for our community, they are welcome here. Just take some time to post thoughtfully, that’s all. 🌎✌🏽🕊🎶💗🖖🏽

We welcomed @Rasheed Hooda @Kevin Michael Brown and @Rena Nicole to our weekly workshop and talked all things ballon’s and book writing, Ai assistance and apps! Join us next week with a new question to consider: What world are you currently building?

A traveler walks into a village carrying a heavy backpack. The villagers ask, “What’s in there?” He says, “All the mistakes I’ve ever made.” They laugh and say, “Why carry that around?” So he shrugs, sets it down… and immediately picks up a bigger bag labeled “What people think of me.” Moral: Some baggage isn’t even yours—but it’s the heaviest kind to carry. #renanicole