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itsuswatchingtheworld · 2 years

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acalmpeacefulmind · 1 year

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Learn to connect without desiring to possess and you will know true Love.

- a calm peaceful mind

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calder · 8 months

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i like observer errol. i like his gay little southern gothic voice. i like how he smells everyone and tells them he wants to do gore to them. i like how he tortures people to death to impress a big bug who hates torture. lot going on with him

in fact i grabbed some voice lines bc text doesnt convey whats going on here

very pulpy. reminds me of fo1 cultist weirdos. imagine a fucked up little unmoving cgi claymation head lipsyncing these lines. dude rules

#mothman #enlightened #x #76 #audio

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huariqueje · 8 months

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Enlightened - Paul Wallington , 2022.

South African , b. 1933 -

Oil on canvas , 100 x 120 cm.

#Paul Wallington #south african artist #yoga scene #enlightened

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aurorawest · 7 months

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Reading update

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - 3.75/5 stars

I hate myself a little bit for using this word to describe this book, but it's a meditation on modern (western) culture, the drumbeat of living a purposeful life, and, imo, the millennial condition.

It also, separately from that, made me think of the song 'New Constellations' by Ryn Weaver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13EX7qGdUGI

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

This book features Gareth Inglis, a member of the gentry whose father shipped him off to his uncle when his mother died. Gareth never saw or heard from his father (who remarried and had another child) again, and no one knew he existed because his father was a piece of human garbage. Which meant I couldn't stop thinking about my former father-in-law, who had two sons from his first marriage whom he, as far as I could tell, never had any contact with after remarrying and having another child. Life imitates art?

Anyway, it's KJ Charles, so you pretty much can't go wrong. I saw someone refer to this as enemies-to-lovers and realized my toxic trait is railing against people who want to apply enemies-to-lovers to everything. Spoiler alert, this is not enemies-to-lovers. But it is lovely, and includes Gareth and Joss Doomsday (a smuggler) bonding over beetles.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty - 4.5/5 stars

It was no Daevabad Trilogy, but then again, I remember finishing City of Brass and being like, yeah, it was fine, I'll probably pick up the sequel at some point. It wasn't until Kingdom of Copper that I grew to really love the series, so I'm hoping the same happens with this. This book was a lot of fun, and the fact that all the characters were middle-aged was pretty delightful. I'm definitely excited to see where this series goes.

The Long Run by James Acker - 5/5 stars

Excellent YA book about two lonely jocks in New Jersey.

Feel the Fire by Annabeth Albert - 3.75/5 stars

His Accidental Cowboy by AM Arthur - 4/5 stars

Brida by Paul Coelho - 1/5 stars

One of the reviews for this book on Storygraph says it 'aged like milk' and I can't put it better than that. This is a soul mate AU where souls undergo cell division, essentially, and your soul mate is from your same base soul from before the soul split in half. Okay, great. Oh but wait, the soul always divides into male and female. And your soul mate is always someone of the opposite sex, even though that doesn't make sense because as souls divide again and again, that means there are a lot of people out there who came from the same original soul as you. Also, witchcraft? Also also, even though the book is called Brida and is ostensibly about the title character, her whole journey was really just to serve the unnamed male character, the Magus. This isn't implicit either, it's completely explicit. At the end it's like, 'sometimes young women come along to show men the way' (I'm paraphrasing but...not much).

This went straight to my give away pile, and I hated it so much that the rest of my Coelho books joined it (except The Alchemist).

Enlightened by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

Or, For The Love Of God Please Give David Lauriston And Murdo Balfour A Break, And Preferably A Happy Ending.

They got one, btw.

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao - DNF

Honestly, the Mad Libs YA title should have warned me off of this one, but I always give my Illumicrate books a try. Cartoonish villains and protagonists I find myself liking less the more we get to know them. The prose is quite good but not enough to make up for the character deficiencies.

Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel - 5/5 stars

Blurbed by no less than Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness supremacy!), Rainbow Rowell, Freya Marske, and CS Pacat. Did I go into this book with insanely high expectations? Yes. Did it mostly meet them? Yes! If you're a Captive Prince fan, this one's for you.

Siegel tells us up front, before the book even starts, that it's a romance and not historically accurate. So don't go into this expecting a historically accurate love story between King Richard of England and King Philip of France. It is, however, a gorgeous romance. The world-building is top notch. Even if it's not totally accurate to the High Middle Ages, it feels accurate, if that makes sense? Siegel really captures the feeling of being in a different world. Lush writing, amazing sexual/romantic tension, lovely sad boys. Highly, highly recommend.

Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots by Cat Sebastian - 4.75/5 stars

I docked .25 stars because it bugged me that they didn't move in together at the end. Idk, just felt too 'look, I'm subverting romance conventions!' Still good, obviously.

Like Real People Do by EL Massey - 4/5 stars

A very wholesome and low stakes hockey romance. I found myself often thinking that the interactions of the men on the hockey teams seemed unrealistic, but it was charming and sweet enough that I didn't care.

The book reads like fanfiction, which is because it was fanfiction—but it's in a mostly good way, not a bad way (*cough* All The Way Happy *cough*). Apparently the original version was Check, Please! fanfiction, which I am vaguely familiar with as a thing that exists. Apparently it's a web comic? Anyway, I enjoyed the book enough to pick up the sequel.

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thanaticas · 4 months

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some lil things for all my bg3 tieflings (so far...)

#tiefling #bg3 tav #bg3 oc #ttrpg oc #ocs #im always drawing a blank on what to tag things </3 anyway. ive started so many wips its nice to finally finish something #some small semblance of a project done. yippee #avarice #enlightened #nihil #endless #judgement #repose #these r like custom + casual/camp outfits #still workin on custom Armored Up designs for a lot of 'em :')

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wilmerswaifuandlaifu · 2 months

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There are bloggers and people out here causing OR there have been people and bloggers out here who have caused my best friend Issues/unecessary drama on this Illusionary app.

Let me tell you that She and I are the Buddha In this situation, and those bloggers/people who stirred up some unecessary Issues with the hope of provoking us (Remember that the wise/enlightened never gets provoked by any Illusionary words and any illsuonary PERSON, even If just for an example, the words and the person were real my respone would remain the same of course ♡♡♡.) Is the hinduist preist present in the true story that I've shared below:

Buddha, seated beneath the serene bodhi tree, graciously imparted his wisdom to a gathering of eager learners. Among them was a former Hindu priest, who, upon embracing Buddhism, drew the ire of a close friend deeply rooted in Hinduism. Enraged by the conversion, the priest stormed into Buddha's teaching space one day, unleashing a torrent of vile insults and curses upon the enlightened teacher.

Undisturbed by the priest's outburst, Buddha maintained his composed posture and, with a gentle smile, began to engage the agitated visitor.

Buddha: "Greetings, esteemed priest. In your temple, you offer hospitality to visiting guests, do you not?"

Priest: "Indeed, I do so with utmost reverence."

Buddha: "And if a guest declines the food you offer, what becomes of the uneaten meal?"

Priest: "The uneaten food becomes mine to consume."

Buddha: "Similarly, if a guest refuses the flowers you present, how do you handle the discarded blooms?"

Priest: "The flowers then become my possession to cherish."

Buddha: "And what of the spiritual treasures you bestow upon your guests? If they reject such gifts, what is your course of action?"

Priest: "Those gifts, if spurned, remain in my possession as well."

Buddha: "I have not accepted your curses and insults, for they do not belong to me. Instead, they rightfully belong to you. Keep them, as I have no use for such negativity in my heart. I have not said these words therefore I do not possess them like I have no other possessions."

I hope that every reader who took the time to read this post learned something from a little bit of the Buddha's wisdom, and I wish you all the best.

Be at peace and you'll never be bothered.

-Buddha 2500+ years ago.

My best friend has refrained from uttering those hurtful remarks: hence, none of those words rightfully belong to her. Those bloggers or individuals responsible for the dramatic and disrespectful comments are welcome to retain ownership of their words.

(P.S)( I've been taught this part of the Buddha's life and how he handled the sitaution, In the class that I am learning about buddhism right now.)

#buddhism #buddha #wisdom #wisdomofbuddha #the buddha #atman #enlightened #enlightenment #zen quotes #buddhist monk

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allanodyne · 5 months

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now shut the doors and then open fire

by AllanOdyne

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steadyowlvision · 4 months

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A Lightworkers Creed

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pyjamac · 3 months

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck + 3 hours transcendental meditation. Yup, it’s gonna be a good week.

#nirvana #enlightenment #enlightened #go with the flow #open mind #reading #self help #inspirational #strong minded strong willed

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dk-thrive · 1 year

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it’s just the ongoing slog of being a human and returning to the practice

And I think that as I’ve aged, I realized everything is an ongoing process. And that it isn’t something that suddenly you’ve done this work and therefore you become enlightened, right? That you’re like, oh, you wake up one day and be like, oh, guess what, I don’t have an ego. I’m not bothered by anything. And instead, of course, it’s just the ongoing slog of being a human and returning to the practice. And OK, here we are again. That’s bothering me. Here I am again. I’m full of faults.

— Ada Limón, from “Ezra Klein Interviews Ada Limón” (Ezra Klein Show, May 24, 2022)

#Ada Limon #ezra klein #human #faults #ego #enlightened #aged #older

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acalmpeacefulmind · 1 year

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Awakening is the beginning of the end of meaningless pursuits you once believed were meaningful.

- a calm peaceful mind

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calder · 2 years

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Fallout 76 Night of the Moth - Cultist Enlightened Robe concepts by Nemanja Dojkic

#fallout #fallout 76 #mothman #enlightened #art #cut #lore #x #fav

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thishadoscarbuzz · 2 years

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215 - Beatriz at Dinner

On the eve of the return of The White Lotus, we’re taking a look at the Mike White oeuvre with returning guest Jorge Molina and 2017′s Beatriz at Dinner. Starring our beloved Salma Hayek as a holistic masseuse trapped at a toxic dinner party held by her wealthy clients, the film debuted at Sundance and was immediately viewed through the lens of our outrage and despair in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s election. The dark cringe comedy had a divisive finale but a brilliant ensemble including Connie Britton, John Lithgow, and Chloe Sevigny, with Hayek giving one of her finest performances. But the 2017 Best Actress race was highly competitive, and this summer release struggled to make an awards season comeback.

This episode, we talk about the Arteta/White partnership including White’s television output and Arteta as the quintessential journeyman director. Topics also include scrubbed John Early clips, our dreams for Hayek’s deserved awards future, and comparing Beatriz at Dinner to another 2017 film that succeeded with Oscar.

Topics also include the 2002 Best Actress nominees pitching grants, Mike White’s run on Survivor and The Amazing Race, and performing Salma in Snatch Game.

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The 2017 Oscar nominations

Muy Gay Too Mexicano on HBOMax

Just to Be Nominated podcast

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#Beatriz at Dinner #Miguel Arteta #Mike White #Salma Hayek #John Lithgow #Connie Britton #Chloe Sevigny #Jay Duplass #Amy Landecker #The White Lotus #Enlightened #Best Actress #Best Original Screenplay #AARP Movies for Grownups #Movies for Grownups #Academy Awards #independent spirit awards #Oscars #movies

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emperornero · 5 months

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#ENLIGHTENED

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wiirocku · 2 years

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Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) - I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people,

#Ephesians 1:18 #I pray #eyes #heart #enlightened #order #know #hope #He has #called you #riches #His glorious

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