Some Random Monk
@phranicholas.bsky.social
Educator. Community builder. ☸️ monk. Tragically woke. Race traitor. Tends not to reply to DMs. https://linktr.ee/phranicholas
Pinned
...on the elusive happiness of being 'without thoughts' #meditation #Buddhism 🧘♂️
I hope the WH receives them warmly
The group of Buddhist monks is set to reach Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday. The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka. n.pr/45WkCB4
Buddhist monks head to DC to finish a 'Walk for Peace' that captivated millions
The group of Buddhist monks is set to reach Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday. The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I hope the WH receives them warmly
Should be the bare minimum qualification for a public rep. Good luck though, getting the rejects to admit guilt...
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Should be the bare minimum qualification for a public rep. Good luck though, getting the rejects to admit guilt...
Another prominent example of Pre-Christian Buddhism in Europe...
"For centuries, Central Asia was where different cultures of the ancient world, from the Mediterranean to India and China, met and merged. At the center of it all were Greek-speaking rulers, some of whom were even early converts to Buddhism."
🗺️🏛️🏯 #Afghanistan #History #Greeks #Buddhism #Culture
🗺️🏛️🏯 #Afghanistan #History #Greeks #Buddhism #Culture
Afghanistan Was a Crossroad of the Ancient World, Where Hellenistic Culture Blended With Buddhist Influences
Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried with locals. Their descendants eventually formed new kingdoms whose legacies c...
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Another prominent example of Pre-Christian Buddhism in Europe...
Joined #TheLoveTowerAtAshah community to hold a 'Walk for Peace' tribute online 🧘 event to preview the arrival in DC of the intrepid monks. Planned twin walk at #DTLA @10am on 2/14 😇#WalkForPeace #PeaceInMotion #BuddhistMonks #PeaceWalk #CompassionInAction #AlokathePeaceDog youtu.be/x2qxvATikxQ?...
Walk for Peace Tribute Talk, Meditation & Blessing
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Joined #TheLoveTowerAtAshah community to hold a 'Walk for Peace' tribute online 🧘 event to preview the arrival in DC of the intrepid monks. Planned twin walk at #DTLA @10am on 2/14 😇#WalkForPeace #PeaceInMotion #BuddhistMonks #PeaceWalk #CompassionInAction #AlokathePeaceDog youtu.be/x2qxvATikxQ?...
Latest upload of my espanglish meditation. I've done an A-B between 'librando' and 'desatando' 2C which is a more appealing way to 'wage' peace. #meditacion #meditacionguiada #pazinterior #calmainterior #relajacion #bienestar #autocuidado #espiritualidad #concienciaplena youtu.be/T5bZbL6TL8M?...
MA 60es Desatando la paz en el mundo
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Latest upload of my espanglish meditation. I've done an A-B between 'librando' and 'desatando' 2C which is a more appealing way to 'wage' peace. #meditacion #meditacionguiada #pazinterior #calmainterior #relajacion #bienestar #autocuidado #espiritualidad #concienciaplena youtu.be/T5bZbL6TL8M?...
Happy #GroundhogDay Thwarted from celebrating Magha Puja Day this year by the extra month in the Thai calendar - but monksplained #SnowMoon and #ValentinesDay in the context of #selflove ❤️for our #FullMoon🧘♀️#meditation b4 a live audience 😇 youtu.be/THepgz3g0SU?... #SnowMoon #selfcare #loveyourself
Full moon meditation of February "Loving yourself truly" 2026
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Happy #GroundhogDay Thwarted from celebrating Magha Puja Day this year by the extra month in the Thai calendar - but monksplained #SnowMoon and #ValentinesDay in the context of #selflove ❤️for our #FullMoon🧘♀️#meditation b4 a live audience 😇 youtu.be/THepgz3g0SU?... #SnowMoon #selfcare #loveyourself
Heartfelt thanks to everyone for being an antidote to my nausea for over a year now! 🎉 So grateful for the BlueSky community. I appreciate every like, comment, and share. Let's keep connecting! 😊
#30K #30000Followers #Milestone #ThankYou #FollowBack #FollowForFollow #Connect #Followers
#30K #30000Followers #Milestone #ThankYou #FollowBack #FollowForFollow #Connect #Followers
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Heartfelt thanks to everyone for being an antidote to my nausea for over a year now! 🎉 So grateful for the BlueSky community. I appreciate every like, comment, and share. Let's keep connecting! 😊
#30K #30000Followers #Milestone #ThankYou #FollowBack #FollowForFollow #Connect #Followers
#30K #30000Followers #Milestone #ThankYou #FollowBack #FollowForFollow #Connect #Followers
It's been a moment since I posted, but just dropped my latest vlog including #meditation 🧘♂️ on the topic of #UniversalGoodness as the precursor of #selfdiscipline and #precepts in #PersonalGrowth and its applications. Enjoy! 😊 #HabitFormation #MindfulLiving #MentalClarity youtu.be/fTtRcmLDfiA?...
A 044 The Roots of Self-Discipline (IPE6)
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 10:48 PM
It's been a moment since I posted, but just dropped my latest vlog including #meditation 🧘♂️ on the topic of #UniversalGoodness as the precursor of #selfdiscipline and #precepts in #PersonalGrowth and its applications. Enjoy! 😊 #HabitFormation #MindfulLiving #MentalClarity youtu.be/fTtRcmLDfiA?...
The U.S. built a secret under-glacier city in Northern Greenland between 1959-1967 publicly known as 'Camp Century' as a pretext for secretly basing mobile nukes (Project Iceworm). It failed then at a cost of $7,920,000, leaving nuclear waste for DK to clean up. 🤮 #Greenland youtu.be/OndXawgRAeo?...
What the US Built Under Greenland
YouTube video by The B1M
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January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The U.S. built a secret under-glacier city in Northern Greenland between 1959-1967 publicly known as 'Camp Century' as a pretext for secretly basing mobile nukes (Project Iceworm). It failed then at a cost of $7,920,000, leaving nuclear waste for DK to clean up. 🤮 #Greenland youtu.be/OndXawgRAeo?...
Happy #MLKDay everyone. My latest Spanish #meditation to support recovery. #meditación #meditaciónguiada #meditación30minutos #dhammakaya #undecimopaso #adicción #recuperación #12pasos #programa12pasos #ayudaadicción #dejardeusar #podersuperior #serenidad #los12pasos youtu.be/8N29YHbgoO8?...
MA 70es Meditación para la recuperación de adicciones
YouTube video by Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Happy #MLKDay everyone. My latest Spanish #meditation to support recovery. #meditación #meditaciónguiada #meditación30minutos #dhammakaya #undecimopaso #adicción #recuperación #12pasos #programa12pasos #ayudaadicción #dejardeusar #podersuperior #serenidad #los12pasos youtu.be/8N29YHbgoO8?...
Pre-Christian Buddhism in Europe that goes further than the Gundestrup Silver Bowl
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Pre-Christian Buddhism in Europe that goes further than the Gundestrup Silver Bowl
My take on the fake-ish Buddhist quote that has in latter days been widely cited in relation to WH cover-ups (for what it's worth....) #Buddhism #fakebuddhaquotes #realbuddhaquotes #jan6
January 6, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My take on the fake-ish Buddhist quote that has in latter days been widely cited in relation to WH cover-ups (for what it's worth....) #Buddhism #fakebuddhaquotes #realbuddhaquotes #jan6
Yeah, it takes time even if it helps us to process ( to some extent)
I’ve meditated over hundreds of hours in my life.
But… You can’t meditate yourself out of the dread of existential shit like fascism taking over the country. It’s naive and dismissive to pretend it works like that.
I think that explains my feelings with the practice over the past couple of years.
But… You can’t meditate yourself out of the dread of existential shit like fascism taking over the country. It’s naive and dismissive to pretend it works like that.
I think that explains my feelings with the practice over the past couple of years.
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Yeah, it takes time even if it helps us to process ( to some extent)
Relevant 'in spirit' Buddhist quote. Can't point to its scriptural origin, though - anyone?
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Relevant 'in spirit' Buddhist quote. Can't point to its scriptural origin, though - anyone?
Before the moment passes forever...
January 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Before the moment passes forever...
Reposted by Some Random Monk
A group of about two dozen Buddhist monks is participating in a journey they're calling a "Walk for Peace," trekking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. as a way to promote a message of peace.
On Dec. 29, they passed through a suburb of Atlanta and were greeted by a crowd of supporters.
On Dec. 29, they passed through a suburb of Atlanta and were greeted by a crowd of supporters.
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A group of about two dozen Buddhist monks is participating in a journey they're calling a "Walk for Peace," trekking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. as a way to promote a message of peace.
On Dec. 29, they passed through a suburb of Atlanta and were greeted by a crowd of supporters.
On Dec. 29, they passed through a suburb of Atlanta and were greeted by a crowd of supporters.
Reposted by Some Random Monk
A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle.
Buddhist monks persist in peace walk despite injuries as thousands follow them on social media
A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle.
Calling it at 82 books read during 2025. Less than last year, but I did read some thicker, more challenging books this year - The Historian, The Bee Sting, The Green Mile, tracked on @LibraryThing.bsky.social #booksky
December 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Calling it at 82 books read during 2025. Less than last year, but I did read some thicker, more challenging books this year - The Historian, The Bee Sting, The Green Mile, tracked on @LibraryThing.bsky.social #booksky
My skircle shift between March (left/blue) and December (right/red) of 2025 - mostly from corporate to independent news sources 😉 #SkircleSunday
December 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
My skircle shift between March (left/blue) and December (right/red) of 2025 - mostly from corporate to independent news sources 😉 #SkircleSunday
From graffiti comes forth unfamiliar wisdom...
*prepares to comfort myself with some Buddhist stuff, as is my way*
December 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
From graffiti comes forth unfamiliar wisdom...
At risk of cultural appropriation, Happy Buddhamas for all who celebrate - and for all other holiday variants Christian, Kwanzaa, Festivus, Yule, Chrismukkah... at the temple mostly keeping our power dry for New Year.🎄❄️☃️
December 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
At risk of cultural appropriation, Happy Buddhamas for all who celebrate - and for all other holiday variants Christian, Kwanzaa, Festivus, Yule, Chrismukkah... at the temple mostly keeping our power dry for New Year.🎄❄️☃️
Reposted by Some Random Monk
I think it's sweet that the oldest surviving printed book in the world - the Diamond Sutra - is also the oldest creative work explicitly released into the public domain, with a colophon at the end that says it was created for universal free distribution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
Diamond Sutra - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I think it's sweet that the oldest surviving printed book in the world - the Diamond Sutra - is also the oldest creative work explicitly released into the public domain, with a colophon at the end that says it was created for universal free distribution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
Yes, one of the functions of mindfulness often overlooked when it is erroneously defined as 'bare attention'...
Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.~Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Yes, one of the functions of mindfulness often overlooked when it is erroneously defined as 'bare attention'...
Happy World Meditation Day (the UN one rather than August 6th), together with Winter Solstice, last day of Hanukka, and my teacher's 85th BDY! Auspicious conjunction 😊 #WorldMeditationDay www.un.org/en/observanc...
World Meditation Day | United Nations
World Meditation Day is an opportunity for the wider dissemination of information about the benefits of meditation as it would be beneficial for the health and well-being of people around the world.
www.un.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Happy World Meditation Day (the UN one rather than August 6th), together with Winter Solstice, last day of Hanukka, and my teacher's 85th BDY! Auspicious conjunction 😊 #WorldMeditationDay www.un.org/en/observanc...
Typical monk trying to stay relevant 🙄
Japanese Monk Racks
Brain For Haiku That Will Knock
Them On Their Asses
https://theonion.com/japanese-monk-racksbrain-for-haiku-that-will-knockthem-on-their-asses/
Brain For Haiku That Will Knock
Them On Their Asses
https://theonion.com/japanese-monk-racksbrain-for-haiku-that-will-knockthem-on-their-asses/
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Typical monk trying to stay relevant 🙄