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One man WALKS across the world

The planned route for The Goliath Expedition

Karl Bushby (born March 30, 1969), 55, is a walking adventurer, former British paratrooper, and author, currently attempting to be the first and only person in the history of the world to completely WALK an unbroken path around the world [which seems to be a circular flat earth]. Bushby's trek is known as The Goliath Expedition.

[Has he become a Buddhist with all this walking meditation?]

Group kinhin in Zen practice

Walking meditation (Chinese 經行, Pinyin jīngxíng, Romaji kinhin or kyōgyō, Korean gyeonghyaeng, Vietnamese kinh hành) is a Buddhist meditative practice done while walking. It can be done as a standalone practice or as a break between long periods of static sitting meditation [1]. In different forms, the practice is common in various Buddhist traditions of both Theravada and in Mahayana Buddhism. The Zen term kinhin consists of the Chinese words 經, meaning "to go through (like the thread in a loom)," with "sutra" as a secondary meaning, and 行, meaning "walk." Taken literally, the phrase means "to walk straight back and forth." More

• Walking Meditation - A Guide to Mindful Walking | [Theravada] Buddhism in English

Early life of Bushby

Bushby was born in Hull, England. He attended a local comprehensive school and joined the British Army at the age of 16. Bushby served with the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment for 11 years.

(Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche) Walking meditation in Vajrayana

Goliath Expedition

The Goliath Expedition is Bushby's attempt to walk around the world "with unbroken footsteps," from Punta Arenas, Chile, to his home in Hull, England.

He began his journey on November 1, 1998, and originally expected to finish the trek of 36,000-mile (58,000 km) in eight years; however, due to numerous delays, it is still in progress as of September 8, 2025 [1], having made it through the impossible Darién Gap, the barrier between South and North America. More

No car needed to get to or out of LAX

40 Inspiring Travel Quotes (Castles & Carpools)

It used to be that as a world traveler, no matter how cheap the flight, how inexpensive the lodging, how tasty and trivial the fee for nutritious far was, they'd get you at the airport. The redeye into Los Angeles was a giveaway, but the taxi fare from LAX to the part of town where anyone other than travelers were was more expensive. The same for New York, Boston, and the major hubs. Even toting a copy of the trusty Lonely Planet, it was hard to get a straight answer on how to get out from under the planes for cheap. It could be found. It did exist. But nobody knew about it, and no one was telling anyone, and no one knew where to ask or get answers. Pressing, there was always a way, even from LAX. But the limousine bus, hotels, and taxi companies all conspired to keep it secret. It used to be that to get out of LAX, one had to find a free bus out of the octopus of busy streets and to a station. From there, one could cheaply (for pennies) get to downtown and from there anywhere else. It was never necessary to get a ride to the airport to fly out or to get picked up when coming in. It was a nice luxury, however imposing it was on the relationship (revealing who was a dependable friend or family member). But now it's easy. Starting today it is clear to anyone, and Uber and Lyft must be nonplussed. How did the Yellow Cab Company keep the scheme going for so long? Now there's a new station and a clear and easy way to get out of and back to LAX, Los Angeles International. Let this be a message to all shoestring travelers with big backpacks on their way to Asia or Europe: there is always a way out of the airport and into town without getting rolled by a taxi or tuktuk driver/company. See Lonely Planet | Travel Guides & Travel Information or wait at the airport until morning and ask the concierge. It's as if someone has told them not to tell anyone, but they will if pressed. There's always a way out, even if it means walking out of the airport to another battalion on independent taxis who do not want to pay and pass on airport fees.

Travel, who needs it?

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”

—Maya Angelou

“Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves.

—Euripides

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”

—Jawaharlal Nehru

“It is probably a pity that every citizen of each state cannot visit all the others, to see the differences, to learn what we have in common, and come back with a richer, fuller understanding of America – in all its beauty, in all its dignity, in all its strength, in support of moral principles.”

—Dwight D. Eisenhower

“A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.”

—Henry Rollins

“What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.”

—William Least Heat Moon

“We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us.”

—Anonymous

“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”

—Mary Anne Radmacher

• KTLA.com; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly, Castles & Carpools; Lonely Planet

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Native American origins: Japan, Siberia?

New study overturns idea that 1st Americans originated from Japan. It was likely Siberia.

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Did Native Americans originally migrate from Japan [or was it Siberia]?

The Great Spirit placed us here protect it.

The long-standing theory that the earliest Native Americans migrated to the Western Hemisphere from Japan is facing significant scientific scrutiny. A new study challenges the idea that these early populations, often referred to as First Peoples, descended from the Jomon people, who lived in Japan 15,000 years ago.

• NOTE: This is of interest to Wisdom Quarterly because Indigenous populations have strong links to Buddhism both from pre-Christian missionary work (Edward Payson Vining, 1885) and from migration from either Buddhist Japan or Buddhist Siberia, where a great deal of shamanism is blended with the Buddha Dharma. 
• An Inglorious Columbus; or, Evidence that Hwui Shan and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the 5th century, AD (by Edward P. Vining/Internet Archive)
• Buddhism in Russia (Siberia)
• Buddhism in Japan
• How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America

Chukchi nomads became American Indians?

Harsh life of Chukchi nomads in Arctic with no gadgets or Pampers

An Inglorious Columbus (Edward P. Vining)

This research, published in the journal PaleoAmerica, disrupts the established narrative by analyzing genetics and skeletal biology which, according to the authors, do not support the connection.

For decades, archeologists have pointed to similarities in stone tools to support the theory. They argue that early Indigenous populations followed a coastal route along the northern Pacific, crossing the Bering Land Bridge [between Siberia, Russia and Alaska, USA] to reach North America.

Once there, they spread rapidly across the [American] continent, reaching South America’s southernmost tip within 2,000 years.

Central to this hypothesis has been the resemblance of stone artifacts crafted by the Jomon [縄文, "straw rope pattern"] people and those found at early First Peoples sites in the Americas.

However, this latest study, conducted by experts in human teeth biology and Ice-Age genetics, suggests otherwise.

Led by Prof. Richard Scott, an anthropologist with nearly 50 years of experience studying dental structures worldwide, the research team employed advanced statistical methods to compare tooth samples from populations in the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific.

Many archeologists currently believe that Indigenous Americans, or "First Peoples," migrated to the Americas from about 15,000 years ago (© The Brighter Side of News).

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THE RESULTS revealed minimal overlap between the Jomon and Native American samples. Only 7% of the teeth showed any connection to non-Arctic Native Americans.

"We found that the human biology simply doesn’t match up with the archeological theory," said Prof. Scott. "These people who lived in Japan 15,000 years ago are an unlikely source for Indigenous Americans. Neither the skeletal biology nor the genetics indicate a connection. The most likely origin for Native Americans appears to be Siberia."

The genetic evidence aligns with the dental findings. Co-author Prof. Dennis O’Rourke, an expert in the genetics of Indigenous Americans, explained that maternal and paternal lineages in early Jomon and American populations do not overlap.

Diorama of Jomon people at Sannai Maruyama: food gatherers, hunters, with some agriculture.

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"Recent studies of ancient DNA from Asia show that the two groups diverged from a common ancestor much earlier than previously thought," he stated.

This view was echoed by co-author Prof. Jennifer Raff, who has extensively studied the genetics of Ice-Age populations.

Their findings build on earlier work by O’Rourke and Raff, including a groundbreaking analysis of ancient DNA from Ice-Age remains in Alaska in 2016. This latest study, supported by archeological and ecological experts, adds another layer of complexity to the story of human migration to the Americas.

Adding weight to the study’s conclusions is a recent genetics paper on the Japanese population, which found evidence of three distinct migrations into Japan, rather than two as previously believed.

This supports the idea that the Jomon population’s genetic makeup is distinct from that of Indigenous Americans.

Moreover, a separate archeological discovery in New Mexico unveiled human footprints dating back 23,000 years. These footprints, described as definitive evidence of human presence in North America before the Last Glacial Maximum, challenge previous timelines. Yet, they offer no support for the theory that Indigenous Americans originated from Japan.

Jomon teeth vs. Native American teeth (G. Richard Scott, University of Nevada Reno)

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The study’s authors acknowledge limitations, such as the relatively young age of available Jomon DNA and dental samples, which date back less than 10,000 years. Despite this, they argue these samples are reliable proxies for earlier populations in Japan.

"We assume they represent the Incipient Jomon or the people who made stemmed points in Japan 16,000–15,000 years ago," the authors wrote.

The findings call for a reevaluation of how we understand the migration of the First Peoples. While it remains likely that they reached the Americas via the Northwest Pacific coast, their origins appear to lie in Siberia, not Japan.

Prof. Scott emphasized, "The Incipient Jomon population represents one of the least likely sources for Native American peoples among non-African populations."

This study marks a significant shift in our understanding of early human migration. By combining advanced genetic and dental analyses, it highlights the importance of revisiting long-held assumptions. 

The search for definitive answers continues, with scientists exploring new evidence to refine the complex story of how humans first populated the Americas. Source

• NOTE: Materials provided above by The Brighter Side of News. Content may be edited for style and length. Like these kind of feelgood stories? Get the' newsletter.
• Joseph Shavit, 1/25/25, thebrighterside.news, Did Native Americans originally migrate from Japan?; Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Easter Island has Native American DNA

Sexy Polynesians seduced Native American Indians on the mainland in ancient times?

Moai: the "ancestors" of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island are honored in stone.

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Ancient DNA from Easter Island/Rapa Nui shows Polynesians and Native Americans interbred

We should welcome the sea people.

The headline says it all, but where, when, why? The why seems obvious enough. Where and when?Stephen Luntz reports for IFLScience.com:

The population of Rapa Nui, dubbed "Easter Island" by Europeans who stumbled onto it on Easter and proceeded to rape, kidnap, and enslave the people, interbred with Native Americans from the Americas before Europeans arrived, despite a distance of 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) between them, ancient DNA suggests.

Thrust together, they made the best of it.

The islanders, once the poster children for a people who brought about the environmental collapse of their world through overharvesting of resources [a recently debunked but still popular theory], also appear to be innocent of this charge, according to the same research.

• Easter Island never collapsed: study

The island of Rapa Nui is so incredibly remote that even finding it is considered one of humanity’s most remarkable achievements before the acquisition of technology like compasses and large vessels.

We welcome Rapanui, intermarry.

The remarkable civilization built there by the native [American and Polynesian] people was made famous by the enormous moai (carved monoliths) they constructed, but it has fascinated anthropologists for other reasons.

One of these is the possibility that the inhabitants sailed on and reached South America. On the one hand, it’s a lot harder to miss a continent than a small island, but on the other hand, this would have required a voyage almost twice as long as the one from the other Polynesian islands from which the Rapanui people came.

Europeans kidnapped, raped, and enslaved us.

Genetic testing of the modern population of Rapa Nui has shown a diversity of ancestry, but that is distorted by the Europeans who first visited in 1722 and subsequently kidnapped most of the population for slaves.

Now, however, DNA has been found from 15 people who lived on the island, in some cases as far back as 1670, and whose remains are stored in the Musée de l’Homme in Paris.

Aztlan/Atlantis is overseas in underground caverns.

The possibility of interchange between Polynesia and the Americas via Rapa Nui has been very controversial, but the presence of foods like sweet potato, which originated in South America, is hard to explain any other way.

It also seems the first South American chickens were Polynesian breeds. The new study shows that about 10 percent of the ancestry of the pre-European contact Rapanui was Indigenous American.

That means some of the population not only sailed all the way to South America but found their way back to their tiny dot in the vast Pacific, bringing people they’d visited with them.

Not surprisingly, the Native American genetic inheritance of the population most closely matches peoples from coastal Chile and Peru. More

• IFL Science: Historic spacewalk may have broken space law, a population of Neanderthals were isolated for 50,000 years, and much more this week
• Stephen Luntz, IFLScience.com via MSN.com, 9/14/24; Xochitl, Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

5,000-year-old map of America found in Egypt

Kincaid found a cave with an ancient Buddha statue and Egyptian art in the Grand Canyon.

5,000-year-old map of America discovered in Egypt reveals terrifying secret

Transoceanic voyages by ancient Egyptians to the Americas: a god deals with sea naga

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Forbidden History Revealed

(Discoverize) [So it is true that the Grand Canyon in the American Southwest was a settlement of the ancient Egyptians or some cross-cultural mishmash of Buddhist, Hindu, and Egyptian artifacts in the massive cave systems we are as American citizens forbidden to enter! The mysterious Kincaid was right, reporting his findings in the Arizona Gazette only to have himself disappeared and the Smithsonian scrubbed of the physical evidence and then any knowledge of his existence. What are the powers-that-be hiding?]

• The Nagada or Naqada culture of ancient Egypt
• History of Africa: The Nubia Egg is the Nubian Egg
• The Nubian Egg, found in a 7,000-year-old Nubian tomb. 2,500 years before the known date of pyramids construction
• Ostrich eggshell covered with drawings of pyramids
• Forbidden History Revealed – Steve Quayle

The Forbidden History Revealed is a DVD produced by Steve Quayle's GenSix Productions on American history that is kept out of textbooks. Episode 1, The Egyptian Presence in the Americas and the Pacific Rim. The Great Smithsonian Cover-Up focuses on the strange mystery of why modern names for features of the Grand Canyon are Egyptian.

Buddhist and Egyptian artifacts

The mystery was solved by Kincaid, who while working for Smithsonian system, explored a cave system and documented his findings in both a report to his employers and the Arizona Gazette. The Smithsonian buried the information, just as they cover up all anomalies and physical evidence of giants. But the paper did not retract his story. It is still possible to read firsthand accounts of his incredible discoveries. This information aligns with the 1885 research of American Edward Payson Vining in An Inglorious Columbus...

• Forbidden History Revealed: The Egyptian Presence in the Americas and the Pacific Rim

The Grand Canyon eroded out

For the first time in history, there is a firsthand eyewitness account of the fact that Egyptian artifacts and giant skeletons were taken from the Grand Canyon and stored in a secret Smithsonian warehouse. Why are all the landforms in the Grand Canyon named for Egyptian deities? Why is the DNA of giant mummies and giant skeletons being extracted by the militaries of the world? Was a live 21-foot giant captured in 1877 with the most unusual features ever noted? Will the DNA of ancient giants be used to make super-soldiers?

Americans have been lied to: cover up

Gen 6 Giants – The giants of antiquity are now returning (gen6giants.com)

Welcome to the Discoverize channel, where we dive into the most exciting and unbelievable things that the world has to offer. From ancient artifacts to mind-blowing scientific theories, there's never a dull moment on this channel. Join as we embark on a thrilling journey of discovery and wonder. Get ready to have lose socks as they are knocked off by the amazing things uncovered. Whether viewers are lifelong learners or just looking for a good time, this channel is sure to not be able to measure up but to at least entertain and educate. Buckle up and get ready for an unforgettable ride. For copyright matters, please contact: juliabaker0312@gmail.com.

• Discoverize, April 17, 2024; Stephen Quayle (stevequayle.com, gen6giants.com); Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Records show Chinese explored America

Henriette Mertz; Christopher Nyerges, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu, Xochitl (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Pale Ink: Two Ancient Records of Chinese Exploration in America

Native Americans learned of the Buddha

Author Henriette Mertz has 4.5 stars out of 5 with 29 ratings. She presents her theory and analysis of two ancient Chinese documents that provide evidence of early Chinese exploration and presence in America.

[The Chinese made it across the Pacific, which is as easy as being blown across by a storm or, more likely, simply traveling up and around, keeping sight of land until reaching the Americas by navigating the Pacific Rim.]

Pale Ink: Chinese Exploration in America

Mertz explores the stories and accounts mentioned in the "Fusang" and "Shan Hai Jing" texts, both of which date back to ancient times.

She argues that these texts describe voyages made by Chinese explorers to the American continent long before Christopher Columbus is said to have arrived in the Caribbean, never actually making it to the mainland.

Mertz suggests that these explorations occurred during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) and potentially even earlier.

Through meticulous research and analysis, Mertz connects the descriptions in the ancient Chinese texts to geographical locations and landmarks in America.

She examines linguistic, historical, and cultural evidence to support her claim that the Chinese had knowledge of and interactions with Native Americans on this continent in ancient times. More

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Graham Hancock: 1st humans in Americas

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Lost Indus Valley Civilization (Proto-India)

Shiva shares iconography with the Buddha

(History Drops) The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) is a mysterious civilization that has left many artifacts behind. Two of its great cities were Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. There was no "Aryan Invasion," as was previously thought because there's no way a Dravidian (dark skinned) people could have been this advanced, but they were (with the help of celestial devas visiting from space/the heavens). The IVC also left us an incredibly complicated written language -- possibly older than Ancient Sanskrit -- that scholars have yet to decipher. No Rosetta Stone has been found to crack the linguistic code. This is a new series of Graham Hancock podcasts.

• Unearthed 14,000-year-old settlement may require revising history of North America recent (MSN)

New form of English discovered in USA

Phillip M. Carter (Scientific American, 6/14/23); Crystal Quintero (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly

Revolution in Cuba could've spared El Norte from this blended outcome.

Yo soy Mickey Mouse Club's Christina Aguilera (Krissy Eagle), white Latina, lover of makeup.

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Latinx power, ese.

A new English dialect is emerging in South Florida, linguists say:

“We got down from the car and went inside.”

“I made the line to pay for groceries.”

“He made a party to celebrate his son’s birthday.”

These phrases might sound off to the ears of most English-speaking Americans. In Miami, however, they’ve become part of the local parlance.

According to recently published research (by the author of this article), these expressions – along with a host of others – form part of a new English dialect taking shape in South Florida.

This language variety came about through sustained contact between Spanish and English speakers, particularly when speakers translated directly [too literally] from Spanish.

When French collided with English

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Whether English speakers live in Miami or elsewhere, chances are we don’t know where the words we know and use come from.

We’re probably aware that a limited number of words – usually foods, such as “sriracha” or “croissant” – are borrowed from other languages. But borrowed words are far more pervasive than we might think.

They’re all over our English vocabulary: “pajamas” from Hindi (India), “gazelle” from Arabic via French, and “tsunami” from Japanese.

Borrowed words usually come from the minds and mouths of bilingual speakers who end up moving between different cultures and places [called "code-switching"].

This can happen when certain events like war, colonialism, political exile, immigration, or climate change put speakers of different languages into contact with one another.

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When the contact takes place over an extended period of time – decades, generations or longer – the structures of the languages in question may begin to influence one another, and the speakers can begin to share each other’s vocabulary.

[Blacks (Moors) ruled England for 800 years then the French for 200 years]

"Get down from the car" or "get out of the car"? (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

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One bilingual confluence famously changed the trajectory of the English language. In 1066, the Norman French, led by William the Conqueror, invaded England in an event now known as the “Norman Conquest.”

Soon thereafter, a French-speaking ruling class replaced the English-speaking aristocracy, and for roughly 200 years, the elites of England, including the kings, did their business in French.

English never really caught on with the aristocracy, but since servants and the middle classes needed to communicate with aristocrats – and with people of different classes intermarrying – French words trickled down the class hierarchy and into the language.

During this period, more than 10,000 loanwords from French entered the English language (medium.com), mostly in domains where the aristocracy held sway: the arts, military, medicine, law, and religion.

Words that today seem basic, even fundamental, to English vocabulary were, just 800 years ago, borrowed from French: prince, government, administer, liberty, court, prayer, judge, justice, literature, music, and poetry to name just a few.

Spanish meets English in Miami

"Latinx" means Latino/Latina.

Fast forward to today, where a similar form of language contact involving Spanish and English has been going on in Miami since the end of the Cuban Revolution in 1959.

In the years following the revolution, hundreds of thousands of Cubans left the island nation for South Florida, setting the stage for what would become one of the most important linguistic convergences in all of the Americas.

Today, the vast majority of the population is bilingual. In 2010, more than 65% of the population of Miami-Dade County identified as Hispanic or Latinx (Latina/Latino), and in the large municipalities of Doral and Hialeah, the figure is 80% and 95%, respectively.

Of course, identifying as Latinx is not synonymous with speaking Spanish, and language loss has occurred among second- and third-generation Cuban Americans. But the point is that there is a lot of Spanish, and a lot of English, being spoken in Miami.

Among this mix are bilinguals. Some are more proficient in Spanish, and others are more skilled English speakers. Together, they navigate the sociolinguistic landscape of South Florida in complex ways, knowing when and with whom to use which language – and when it’s okay to mix them. More: Scientific American