Husseinisdoingfine

My family practices Shi’ite Islam, so I was named after the third Shia Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia tradition, Husayn Ibn Ali. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali

If I ever have a kid, I will name him Leo, in honor of you.

Leo Gura is now the pope, confirmed.

First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV • First American pope: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been selected as the next pope, the first American pontiff in history. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. In his first remarks as pope from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he called for peace and paid tribute to the late Pope Francis to a roaring crowd. • About the new pope: Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, is a leader with global experience. He spent much of his career as a missionary in South America and served as bishop in Peru. He most recently led a powerful Vatican office for bishop appointments. He is expected to build on Pope Francis’ reforms. • What it took to get elected: There were 133 voting cardinals and any one of them needed two-thirds of the vote to become the next pope. White smoke billowed above the Sistine Chapel earlier this afternoon signaling the selection of a new pontiff.

Yeah, but which way do those types of men who produce wood vote? Are Canadian Lumberjacks voting NDP? Liberal? Or Conservative?

I would have to politely disagree with this view. To say that socialism simply failed or simply succeeded I think is too big of a grand narrative. Sure, maybe state-socialism has failed, and even that take is too reductionistic. But I would love to submit historical and economic evidence on this forum as to why I sincerely believe that a non-centrally planned socialism is the way forward for society. I want to keep my disagreements as polite as possible, and I don't want to take this on as an ideology, but I do completely disagree with Leo when he says that socialism is this or that. And if asked by Leo, I would love to submit my evidence from history and economics and books I've read explaining why I think this way. Thank you.

I went to Wikipedia to confirm if this was the case, and Leo is right. The left-wing Social Democracy and Democratic Socialist hybrid party, the NDP, lost 17 seats in this most recent election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election They went from 24 seats to a measly 7 seats. This new Prime Minster, Mark Carney, was a former Goldman Sachs banker. But why? People on the surface are fed up, and yet they vote for the same Liberal twats that brought them into this situation. The nickname for the Liberals in Canada is the "natural governing party", because they're most likely to be in power for the longest duration. People on the surface shout form the rooftops for change, and how they're pissed, and yada yada yada... But then vote for the same Liberal Party, or maybe switch it up by voting for the Conservative Party, that's been always consistently in power and never for the NDP.

@Leo Gura

You and this one image... I swear.

The problem is that Pakistan is notorious for the creation and supplying of terrorist groups to destabilize India. These recent attacks by India only targeted terrorist infrastructure.

I'm not surprised by this, Sadhuru has met with the current Indian Prime Minister before. Rajneesh was the only one with the correct position.

India launches strikes against Pakistan Indian missiles start striking Pakistani territory in at least 3 locations. The Indian attack is now in full swing. Lots of fighter jets in the air. What started this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pahalgam_attack

It’s really heating up right now.

First Canada, now this. Here are the results: Labour Seats won: 85 An increase of eight seats Liberal/National Coalition Seats won: 39 A decrease of nineteen seats Greens Seats won: 0 A decrease of 4 seats since last election (The greens lost all of their seats) The labour party is the center-left social-democratic and democratic-socialist party in Australia, and the Liberal party, despite its name, is actually the center-right conservative party (Their philosophy is a mix of: economic liberalism, fiscal conservatism, and social conservatism). I really liked this video below. The Liberal Party is notoriously corrupt, and even openly opposes the creation of an anti-corruption commission.

Look no further to see Leo rocking his epic sandals.

I do wish though that Democrats, would take a more Clinton-ite path and begin to seriously care about the budget deficit and national debt.

A while ago, I posted this thread: I have applied, and was accepted, to attend a meditation retreat at the end of this month, from May 24, to May 28. It's a Buddhist retreat, hosted by Monks and Nuns. I have been to the temple where the Nuns host chanting sessions with various Chinese families, but this is at a different location. Below is my schedule. Or at least I think this is my schedule, not entirely sure. The monastery says that this is what the 5 day retreats look like, but will it be the same for my specific retreat? Don't know. Here's the official description of the retreat. 5/24 3 PM Check-in | 5/28 12 PM Conclusion | 5/28 2-4 PM Post-retreat teatime social Loving-Kindness is one of the four qualities of Brahmavihara (Divine Abidings) and serves as the foundation for the Brahmavihara meditation technique. It is one of the oldest and most popular meditation methods during Buddha's time. According to the Path of Purification (Visudhimagga), the practice of Brahmavihāra is considered as one of the three universal practices that all cultivators must be trained on; as it eliminates ill will, calms anxiety, and fosters harmony in a community. Not only does this method helps to develop samadhi (concentration), but also resolves interpersonal issues making it the most suitable method for laypeople. This method also accumulates experience and skills that serve as a bedrock for insight meditation (vipassana). At [name of location redacted by Husseinisdoingfine], this meditation method is considered the most crucial practice for all meditators. This retreat is a foundational course that serves as a prerequisite for future retreats.

But this is also stupid, as Kashmir was united as a part of the Gupta Empire, and the Gupta Empire existed before the founding of Islam. The Gupta Empire flourished in India from approximately 320 CE to 550 CE, while Islam originated in the 6-7th century CE, when the Prophet Muhammad spoke to the angel Gabriel [according to their theology].

This takes the cake for one of the most stupid things he has ever said "I'm very close to India and Pakistan. They have had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir. Kashmir has been going on for a thousand years, probably longer than that... There's been tensions on that border for 1,500 years. They'll get it figured out one way or the other." -- Donald J. Trump Namaste Trump, how is it possible for this conflict between Indian and Pakistan to have continued for 1,500 years, if Pakistan wasn't founded until 1947!!!!!! 1,500 years ago, India and Kashmir were unified under the Gupta empire. There is no ancient historical entity which can be referred to as ancient "Pakistan", its an entirely modern creation. For a deep dive on that topic, watch this video:

Do you actually get spiritual results by chanting? Because I haven't tried it yet, but I know the temple Nuns hosts chanting sessions, and I want to try.

Ah... I forgot, you're Australian.

Another vid on their staggering and blatant corruption.