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Here is an update on a number of currently active meditations: Meditation for Catalonia As the situation in Catalonia has been cooling down in the last 10 days, we proposed to stop doing it from tomorrow until further notice. However, it is likely that the meditation will be activated again as we get closer to the election on December 21st, which is also the date of the Winter Solstice for this year. It is also good to see that member of the Spanish government has admitted to the public that they could have done more to stop Catalonia from going independence. It could be a first step towards a peaceful solution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Wupp5IcL4 Dilma Rousseff, the ex-president of Brazil, is also supporting Catalonia to be an independent state. In the video below, she defends the actions of the Catalan government and condemns the imprisonment of certain members of the government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioEL8gdrP0o However, there is still a chance of violent conflict ...

Since the Catalonia referendum on October 1st, the Spanish central government have taken a number of hostile actions against the Catalan government. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/18/spain-direct-rule-catalonia-deadline-direct-rule After the Spanish government intend to activate the Article 155 on Friday, Catalan parliament made the move to votes for independence and the independence motion was passed with 70 votes in favor, 10 against, and two blank ballots. https://www.rt.com/news/407956-catalan-parliament-votes-independence/ The vote led to a celebration among thousands of independence supporters cheering in the streets in Barcelona, the region's capital. Now the Spanish Senate approves the application of 155 in Catalonia by 214 votes in favor, which is 83% of the Chamber. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5023203/Catalonia-explode-violence-Madrid-imposes-rule.html Therefore, we are going to continue with our meditation for Catalonia to help to manifest a peace...

There are more good news from Catalonia. First of all, the Buddhist community calls for a permanent silent act before the Parlament http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20171008/431902637037/la-comunidad-budista-convoca-un-acto-silencioso-permanente-ante-parlament.html Below is the translation of the part of the report: "The Catalan Coordinator of Buddhist Entities (CCEB) has called for a silent and meditative concentration to be held in the afternoon, before the Parlament, the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, which will be maintained in time, "in the face of tension" is lived in Catalonia. The Buddhist community believes that the moment requires "that serenity and interiority be made visible in the street, and especially in emblematic places." The call, which will start tomorrow at 5 pm with a symbolic act, will continue on successive days between 10 and 10 pm, announced the CCEB, which has reported that it will be "a peaceful expression that will be kept,...

On Sunday October 1st, the majority of voters in Catalonia decided that they want independence from Spain, despite the intervention of the Spanish policy force trying to close polling stations. However, the Spanish government rejects the result because it says the referendum was illegal. In the local area, many people in Catalonia are threatening the Spanish forces and forcing them to leave. The hatred of both sides is becoming more aggressive, and a lot of people want a bloodbath, people are taking money from the bank and filling gasoline, there is talk of closing ports, roads and even airports. In the meantime, King Felipe will make a televised public address to the people of Spain, after thousands of angry Catalonians marched through the streets to protest police violence during their independence referendum. The statement is likely to be made in the morning on Wednesday, October 4. http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/861727/Spain-Catalonia-update-crisis-independence-referendum-late...

On this coming Sunday October 1st, Catalan government is going to hold a historical referendum on independence from Spain. The referendum this time will be legally binding. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/29/catalan-referendum-independence-vote With just two days before the vote, the Catalan government predicted that this referendum would result in the region becoming an independent state. However, the Spanish government insists the referendum is illegal, and is doing everything to prevent the vote taking place. Over the past 10 days, the authorities have stepped up their efforts to stop the referendum, arresting 14 senior Catalan government officials, shutting down referendum websites, banning a voting location app for download, and seizing millions of ballot papers. They are also sending more than 6,000 policemen as well as special forces to the capital, Barcelona. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/29/europe/spain-catalonia-independence-campaign/index.html There is a possibil...