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Spiritual Materialism as a Marketing Device

How important is spirituality in your life? To be clear, real Spirituality is a gift, a blessing and can be a source of infinite joy, grounded mental heath and human connection that is not to be underestimated. However, the fashionable cloak of spirituality as a marketing term for numerous side branches of multiple level marketing schemes has also taken on a role of deception, sales tactics and…

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Scrolling for content

How do you waste the most time every day? Say no more. I have been off the Boomer Book for a few months now, since February to be exact. I managed to log out, save the password in a notebook, so when I do occasionally feel like checking if I am missing something, it takes a bit more effort. Then I’ll look at my notifications, maybe scroll down on a few friends posts, but as soon as they hit me…

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Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoches reflections on the loss of his beloved mentor Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche

community.cybersangha.net/posts/86388540 His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche entered Parinirvana on June 12, 2025, I find myself reflecting on his lifelong teaching:“Leave it as it is.” ༄༅།། རང་འབྱུང་ཡེ་ཤེས།Rangjung Yeshe – Self-Arising WisdomUnborn. Unceasing. Beyond coming and going.The one who never left—and never will. recite the invocation of Tapihritsa and rest in the nature of…

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The only solution to negative feelings is meditation. Breathing deep we can release blockages and ease the suffering of rumination.

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We are what we eat. Start with some fruit. Adjust the rest to what you need. To be happy or not is not a question. It is as sure as the decline of the Empires of the West, man.

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A new social network for giving expert advice at your own price

A ‘new social network’ reached out to me about a year ago and asked me to join their mailing list. So I could be one of the first to get notified when they would have their idea in the app stores. Usually I pay little attention to theses kind of e-mails. I get offers to run my website, improve my play count or followers on YouTube or IG or ticktock toe; or pay to play in some dingy place in a far…

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YouTube 101

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Better you get at storytelling, the better you get at audience keeping. Pat Flynn My YT journey to dateThe One Oh OneYour Network is your NetworthOne thought = One action (Gia Forakis)You will ruffle some feathers It’s 2025 and there is a deadline looming for people who have uploaded their Live videos to a certain social network. There are some of us who are…

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Just over broke

What job would you do for free? JOB = Just over Broke Pay to play? Meh….. A job is a means to an end. Paying the Bills. So doing it for free is suicide. I work for free in my occupation. I don’t get paid to practice, Travel to Gigs, set up, hire other musicians, keep track of my finances. A job means working for someone else. I’ve done it many times. Never for free. I’d rather play for…

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What I wanted to do involved people. And other children. And animals. Squares and triangles, yes, but also elipses, round surfaces, lots of plants and wood and big stones. Not getting stone walled. And birds and butterflies. And Dragon's Flys.

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Bombing lawns nationwide. While definitely not an appeal for breaking the law or outright botanical violence, killing lawns is an act of community outreach. There is an outlet for pent up anger and social interaction hidden in this approach to improving the environment and creating more habitat for native species of plants and wildlife. Joey Santoro presents an extremely entertaining and informative option to explore these ideas. with his YouTube channel.

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For Motivation, I think, myself ? an eagle !

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? There is a lot of leadership hogwash and stoic mansplaining and other high flying misinformation soaring around this mythical creature. This little guy said he was not getting enough exposure at the 2024 Digital Eagle Con in Vegas, so I gave him a gig at as a bouncer This is a great opportunity to explain a couple of these discrepancies. My…

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That would be a good run indeed. Talking to my 100 year old self as if it was a tree. Neat idea. Now we just have to keep our feet on the ground, stretch our limbs and throw some shade at peops who don't believe what they hear.

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Musings on shopping and the price of carbon footprint absolutions.

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Can I ask you a question?

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. You just did. So it seems like you are quite capable of asking questions. Are you going to ask me again? If you can ask another question, different than the one you just asked? Or are you insinuating that I am being difficult because you have to ask me about something you already know my answer to? Either way, let’s get it out, shall we? Ok,…

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The Antikythera Taj Mahal

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes What is the last thing you learned?You gotta love the shit you don’t dig.Kenny Werner Horoscopes and Astrology are not to be taken too seriously. They are like fairy tales. Entertainment. So even if you don’t subscribe, you can love that stuff. I’m born on the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius, so I always check both Horoscopes. But I don’t ‘follow’ the usual…

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In reality,it all started when my guy had become the victim of an armed robbery. But that's another story. This is just a story about learning to obey traffic laws for the sake of good form.

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MoV1nG tO NEw YorK CItY

It all started on Carlton Avenue and DeKalb. Fort Greene, 1991. Brian Grice was my first roommate and Spike Lee had his store around the corner. I got mugged a few times and played in the street a lot.

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes What experiences in life helped you grow the most? “New York, New York! Big city of dreams!!!! Where everything you get Isn’t always what it seems…“ Snoop ‘Doggy’ Dog The Year was 1991. August 20th or so… I had secured a spot, some scholarship money and the support of my estranged father to go study the Art of Jazz Saxophone performance. The hard to…