Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (shə-KEER-ə, Spanish [ʃaˈkiɾa isaˈβel meβaˈɾak riˈpol]), born Feb. 2, 1977) [1] is a Latin/Middle Eastern (Lebanese Colombian) singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer.
Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" [b], she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music globally [14], contributing to increased learning and use of the Spanish language worldwide [15].
She is also credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists [16, 17]. Her accolades include four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards.[18] Shakira made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 14. More
[Backward masking might be real, but there is another phenomenon that
certainly is. Demonstration: Tell people what they are about to hear, and
they'll hear it. Now, tell them it's something else, and they'll hear that, too.
Worship me or my God. Your choice.
Shakira I. Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia [28]. She is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her parents are of Lebanese and Catalan Colombian descent [29, 30, 31] though she has distant Italian roots through an ancestor with the surname Pisciotti [32].
She was raised a Catholic schoolgirl, attending Latin Catholic schools [33]. Though an only child, she comes from a big Latin family. How? She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage [34]. More
What is an indigenous "petroglyph"? A petroglyph is an image created by the removal of part of a rock surface by carving, picking, chipping, incising, or abrading, as a form of rock art. The term generally refers to rock engravings of ancient origin, often associated with prehistoric peoples like the Natives of North America (USA), Mesoamerica (Mexico), and throughout the world. The oldest petroglyphs in the world are deemed to be those at Murujuga in Western Australia, which are thought to be 40,000–50,000 years old. Some petroglyphs are classified as protected monuments, and some have been added to the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, or such status has been applied for. More
Zorro Ranch, renamed "Rancho de San Rafael," is Jeffrey Epstein's large private property located near Stanley, New Mexico, USA, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Santa Fe. It was owned by the Zionist financier, Israeli spy, blackmailer, child rapist, pimp (sex trafficker), and convicted Jewish child molester Jeffrey Epstein from 1993 until his faked "death" in 2019. In 1999, Epstein built a massive complex (mansion with underground structures) on his property. The sprawling compound eventually included a private airstrip, helicopter pad, and airplane hangar. The estate of Jeffrey Epstein (presumably run by Jeffrey, the Mossad, CIA, FBI, or other Zionist-controlled corporate body) sold the property, at least in name, in 2023 to Dallas real estate magnate and former state senator Don Huffines. More
(Modern Intuitionist) Some of the most powerful and influential groups in American and European society seem to have at least one thing in common: participation in the occult.
We find evidence of ritual and symbols in many places. But why? What is the occult? Why are such symbols so widespread and how can we investigate what they mean? These are some of the questions we'll explore in this video.
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Dear Robert Redford, why do people keep dying? And not just famous ones neither. Sure, the Hollywood stars get most of the attention, but they don't do most of the dying. It's almost as if, hey, you don't suppose I, too, am going to die one day, do you? No, it's just that when a famous person dies, the whole world is reminded of Death (Mara), like you played that time on The Twilight Zone (Episode 81). What was that one about?
Into The Twilight Zone
There, there, my dear, you can still be famous. - How and where? - In the afterlife, of course.
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Life is samsara is beset by rebirth
An old woman is living in a nightmare. She an old woman who has fought a thousand battles with Death and always won. Now she's faced with a grim decision—whether or not to open a door. And in some strange and frightening way she knows that this seemingly ordinary door leads to the Twilight Zone.
PLOT: Wanda Dunn is an elderly and frail woman, who lives in a dark basement apartment in an abandoned tenement flat.
She is awakened one morning by an altercation outside, in which Harold Beldon (Robert Redford), a young police officer, is shot and falls just outside her door. Although he cries out that he is dying and pleads for her help, Dunn is reluctant as she knows Death takes many forms and is coming to claim her life.
While she eventually relents, she tells Beldon that she has no phone to call a doctor. Dunn is relieved when she touches him and doesn't die, which convinces her that he can't possibly be Death. (But it is).
Why did the Buddha recommend recalling "mindfulness of death"?
Attain The Deathless, and then you will never die.
Maraṇasati ("mindfulness of death") is a Buddhist meditation practice of bringing the inevitability of death to mind, remembering (frequently bearing in mind without resistance) that death can strike at any time (AN 6.20). Therefore, what is the wise thing to do?
Avoid it, deny it, never think of it, and become angry with any reminder of it in polite company? No, this is no way to peace and enlightenment. Instead, we should practice vigilantly and assiduously (appamada), with a sense of urgency (samvega) in every moment, even in the time it takes to draw in a single breath.
Not being diligent every moment is called "negligence" by the Buddha (AN 6.19). In the earliest discourses (sutras) of the Buddha, the term maranasati is only explicitly defined twice, in the two suttas (AN 6.19 and AN 6.20).
Later Buddhist schools expanded the meaning of marana ("death") sati ("mindfulness") to include various visualization and contemplation techniques to dispassionately remain aware of death, which is as natural as rebirth.
Just as we keep being reborn in samsara, "the continued wandering on through life and death in pursuit of pleasure and fulfillment," so we keep dying. How could it be otherwise, for how could there be a coin with only heads and no tails (only a front without a back)? It is not possible. As soon as one springs into being, the other arises simultaneously.
The cultivation of maranasati is said to be conducive to right (balanced) effort and helpful in developing a sense of spiritual urgency (saṃvega) and letting go/renunciation (nekkhamma) [1]. More
There is a state beyond the reach of death. It is not heaven. Death comes to heavenly beings, no matter how long lived. Many Buddhists aspire to a heavenly rebirth. That is in many ways superior to rebirth on the human plane. But there is at least one way in which the human plane is superior to any of the ordinary heavens (sagga, deva loka). Here in the human world, it is like being on the surf between the warm sand and the swirling, crashing, restless ocean. It is not possible to get too comfortable for long.
Suffering (dukkha = disappointment, dissatisfaction) soon finds us. But it is not so bad as drowning and bobbing and being thrown around out in the rip currents of the water. There is a balance here. We see death. We can't hardly forget it for long. We have our sandcastles wiped out. We can't hardly build an impervious abode to rest in. Even when it is the epoch of long life, even human lives of 80,000 years, it is still too short, not long enough to attain all we wished for.
Why did so many place faith in the Buddha?
Then there is NIRVANA, the ultimate bliss, liberation from the cycle of samsara, freedom from all suffering and all further rebirth. This nirvana has a synonym in "the deathless" or amata (amrita,ambrosia, the "elixir of immortality" used in a figurative sense for deathlessness).
It is hard to conceive of because all we have ever known in the phenomenal universe is conditional and composite, with everything composed of impermanent constituents. But nirvana is the unconditioned element. So there is nothing to compare it to. It would be like a turtle being asked by fish where he had been as no one had seen him.
The Turtle and the Fish
The turtle answers, "on dry land."
"Dry land? What is this 'dry land' you speak of, friend Turtle?"
"Well, Fish, um, you see, uh... Hmm."
"This 'dry land' of yours, is it cool and wet?"
"No, it is not cool and wet, Fish."
"Can you swim and dive into it?"
"No, you can't swim and dive into it."
"Can you drink it?"
"No, you can't drink it."
The Fish would determine, "Well, if it isn't cool and wet, can be swum or dived into, and is not drinkable, then this 'dry land' of yours must be complete nothingness and nonexistence!"
And the Turtle would be left with little to say other than, "That may be, Friends, that may be" as it went onto dry land again and bathed in the warm sun.
Robert Redford (RIP), The Twilight Zone (Ep. 81); Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
Why do punk rockers feel drawn to Buddhism? It might be the anti-authority (as suggested by LA'sWasted Youth in their anthem "F Authority") stance of the Buddha who stood up to the religions of his day or the no heroes Zen ethos they imagine. Both modern punk and the ancient Dhamma were rebellious movements. Maybe they've read the Kalama Sutra and like the F.U. attitude they imagine it embodies.
I did it my way, claims Sex Pistol Sid Vicious as if he were Frank Sin'
Buddhism (the Awakened One's Dharma) doesn't really say "F.U.," but it does give license to free inquiry and questioning rather than blind faith or devotion to idols and authoritative sources. In the end, it's a kind of shamanism (direct experience) over temple-bound priests (intermediaries).
What is real rebellion and freedom?
The Buddha did not ask people to "believe" or worship him but to come see the Truth for themselves. Enlightenment (bodhi, awakening) is open to any person willing to embark on a quest to directly know-and-see. This is a personally verifiable path. There is no waiting until we die to see if what we placed faith in panned out. No.
This path-of-practice (not belief) is about the here and now; it is of immediate benefit, demonstrable: With this, that is; when this is not, that is not. What? Everything. Why? Because everything is Dependently Originated. So if we know-and-see become full of knowledge and wise on the path to Freedom, it is because we have practiced this and left that behind. If suffering (things sucking and disappointing) is a problem (as it is for most living beings), there is a solution right NOW in this moment.
The Art of Punk - Crass - The Art of Dave King and Gee Vaucher - Art + Music - MOCAtv
(The Museum of Contemporary Art) MOCA is a pretty arthouse in ugly Los Angeles. Talk about crass, this is talk about the British anarcho-punk pioneers Crass, the musical collective who back the amazing Eve Libertine, Joy De Vivre, and Steve Ignorant.
The Art of Punk - Dead Kennedys - The Art of Winston Smith - Art + Music - MOCAtv
(The Museum of Contemporary Art) June 25, 2013: In this episode, The Art of Punk hits head on with the art behind the legendary Dead Kennedys. From the chaotic, surreal, madness of collage mixed with political folly that blazed their LPs and gig flyers to the razor edge ultra simplistic four simple line DK symbol.
In San Francisco, MOCAtv corners founding Dead Kennedys member Jello Biafra (vocalist and frontman), who discusses his own warped inspiration for the many album sleeves and band posters created in the early days of the group.
Back in Los Angeles, MOCAtv talks with pop surrealist artist Tim Biskup about how the DKs affected and twisted his own young mind, and Steve Olson graces the show with a few words of wisdom.
Remember our Holiday in Buddhist Cambodia after the US turned it to hell?
Finally, it's time to meet up with master collage artist and designer of the DK symbol, Winston Smith, in his North Beach art studio and talk about how he was drawn into the early Bay Area punk scene -- and his long and creative artistic relationship with the Dead Kennedys and their smart frontman and clever vocalist Jello Biafra.
Created, directed, and executive produced by writer/author of Fucked Up + Photocopied Bryan Ray Turcotte (Kill Your Idols), and Bo Bushnell (The Western Empire), The Art of Punk traces the roots of the punk movement and the artists behind the iconic logos of punk bands such as Black Flag (Raymond Pettibon), The Dead Kennedys (Winston Smith), and Crass (Dave King).
In addition to profiling artists, the series includes intimate interviews with former band members, notable artists, and celebrities who have been heavily influenced by the art of punk rock including Jello Biafra, Tim Biskup, Scott Campbell, Chuck Dukowski, bassist Flea (FEAR, RHCP), Steve Olson, Penny Rimbaud, Henry Rollins, Owen Thornton, and Gee Vaucher.
The filmmakers Bryan Ray Turcotte and Bo Bushnell take a unique approach to exploring the rich histories of these three seminal punk legends by focusing on the influential imagery and seeking out stories that have not been told yet through the artwork, which is integral to the importance and influence of each band.
On June 11, 2013, The Art of Punk debuts on MOCAtv with an episode on Raymond Pettibon and the artwork of Black Flag. The stories behind the art of the Dead Kennedys will debut on June 18, and June 25 will see the release of the Crass episode, all of which will be available at: mocatv.
Created by: Bryan Ray Turcotte (bryanraymond) KillYourIdols.com and Bo Bushnell (bobushnell) Instagram.com/BoBushnellbobushnell.com. Directed by: Bryan Ray Turcotte, Bo Bushnell. Executive producers: Emma Reevers, John Toba. Executive producers: Bryan Ray Turcotte, Bo Bushnell. Starring: Raymond Pettibon, Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Henry Rollins, Flea. Camera: Josh Webber, Bo Bushnell, Jason Baker. Edited by: Tim Brooks, Beast. Editorial Assistant editor: Paul Jarolimekproner, Beast. Editorial location sound: Alexander Charles Eastmond. Motion graphic design: Brent Stangel. Music supervision: Beta Petrol. Music by: Raw Nerve. Theme music: Son the Father by Fucked Up Courtesy Beggars Group. Additional music by: C.R.A.S.H. Scanning by: Jesse Spears. Sound mixing: Phil Lantz M Squared Productions. Colorist: Tim Brooks. Photo stills provided by: Brian Tucker, Ed Colver, Ryan Richardson. Like MOCA on Facebook: bit.ly/MOCAFacebook, Twitter: bit.ly/MOCATwitter +1 MOCA on Google+: bit.ly/MOCAGooglePlus.
Who is the ultimate Hollywood sex symbol promoted by the movie industry? Elvis?
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CONTEXT: Tissa (7) had a friend named Metteyya ("Friend"). Together they visited the Buddha at Jetavana and, having listened to the Teaching, entered the monastic order. Metteyya went into seclusion in the forest with his new teacher. Not long after, he became fully enlightened.
Tissa, on the other hand, lived in the city of Sāvatthi. And when his elder brother died, he returned home and was persuaded by his relations to revert to the lay life.
Later, Metteyya, on a journey with the Buddha, passed through the village and visited Tissa. He brought him once more to the Buddha. And the Buddha taught them the "Tissa-Metteyya Sutra," at the end of which Tissa became a stream-winner (sotāpanna, the first stage of enlightenment), later reaching full enlightenment (SN., p.160f; SNA.ii.535f, NidA.184). What did the Buddha say?
To Tissa Metteyya on the Disadvantages of Sex
I feel lust. - That's art. - I thought we were depicting truth and beauty. - Nah, just beauty.
Noble ones (in any of the four stages of enlightenment) have glimpsed nirvana and no longer conceive of themselves as better then, worse than, nor equal to others.
Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, converted to Jewish atheism
I would do anything to become an American sex symbol and finally be loved, Daddy.
I'm an LA girl from an LA world.
Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles, living in 12 foster homes and an orphanage, getting married at 16 to escape all that. She divorced then dated gaunt, Jewish, nebbish writer Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman) and identified with Jewish people as a "dispossessed group."
She got engaged to Miller and wanted to convert to Judaism to make herself part of Miller's family [206]. She was instructed by Rabbi Robert Goldberg and converted on July 1, 1956 [205].
However pretty our food, it comes out the same.
Monroe's interest in Judaism as a religion was limited: She called herself a "Jewish atheist" and did not practice the faith after divorcing Miller, though she did retain some religious items [205].
Egypt lifted her ban after her divorce was finalized in 1961 [205]. Then she married baseball star and Italian Catholic Joe DiMaggio.
She's Catholic. Don't let anyone tell you different, like my sainted mother.
Early in her career, circa 1967, Raquel Welch was so sexy that British movie makers hired her to play the role of "Lust," one of the Seven Deadly Sins, in the comedy Bedazzled, which was written by brilliant comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
She had appeared in One Million Years B.C. (1966) in a furry bikini that made her a famous and easily recognizable sex symbol throughout the world.
She died of illness today at the age of 82, one of the healthiest and best looking women in her 80s our world has ever seen.
In the past, in the Golden Age, humans live much longer, so this would not be much of an accomplishment. But now in this Corrupted Age or Kali Yuga, it's quite an accomplishment.
From a Buddhist point of view, it is due to her present karma (how she took care of herself) and her past karma (how she had conducted herself in the past).
Actress Raquel Welch dies after brief illness
I'm more than just a cave bikini!
(23 ABC News | KERO) Feb. 15, 2023. Actress and model and former weatherwoman and cheerleader Raquel Welch, who rose to fame as a sex symbol in the 1960s, has died after a brief illness. She was 82 years old. Welch was known for her roles in films like 1966's Fantastic Voyage. Her death was confirmed to Scripps News by one of her representatives who said, "Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances. The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs." The representative said, "Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness." More: turnto23.com/news...
Hollywood star Raquel Welch dies aged 82
(Sky News) Feb. 15, 2023. The Hollywood star Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82 following a brief illness.
She starred in films such as Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, as well as winning a Golden Globe for her role in The Three Musketeers.
More: bit.ly/3K96L08. #raquelwelch#hollywood#obit#onemillionyearsbc
CBS 8's former weatherwoman Raquel Welch has died at 82
Show business makes and breaks actors.
(CBS 8 San Diego) Feb. 15, 2023. Raquel Welch, who was a weather presenter at CBS 8, has passed away at the age of 82 after a reported brief illness. Welch appeared on the CBS 8 "Sun Up" program in 1960. Then, she returned to KFMB in 2010, over 50 years later. Reporter Larry Himmel welcomed the former Miss La Jolla and Miss San Diego to the weather set where they talked about her memories of reporting the weather, the beauty pageants that led to her acting career and the book she had just released that year called "Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage." More: cbs8.com/article...
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