Prose Bowl: Night of POETRY: Get Lit (9/8)

Get Lit (LAist.com)

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 Seven, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Wisdom Quarterly

"[H]ome is a safe zone/no, bitch face is safe zone,/bitch face is home" ("Ode to My Bitch Face")

Get Lit Host Mason Granger baseball cap and t-shirt (LAist.com design/Get Lit)

Young poet Olivia Gatwood reads for her large YouTube following (nytimes.cf)

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The Prose Bowl: A Night of Spoken Word Poetry with [the youth poets of] Get Lit

It’s a celebration of Los Angeles poetry at LAist with Get Lit - Words Ignite! In this new three-part live event series, Get Lit youth poets, standout local artists, and a nationally renowned featured poet will get together for a night of spoken word performance poetry hosted by Get Lit’s Mason Granger (he/him).

• LAist's The Crawford
• 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
• 7:00-8:15 PM, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023
• Price: $0-$15 (GET TICKETS)
• RSVP: FREE (PasaDharma Meetup)
• Disclosure Project: The Prose Bowl: Night of Spoken Word Poetry: Get Lit (Pasadena), Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 6:00 PM | Meetup
• Nature Center: The Prose Bowl: Night of Spoken Word Poetry: Get Lit (Pasadena), Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Come early to enjoy sweet snacks from Day & Night Cereal Bar, sips, a DJ set from Austin Antoine (he/him), and tons of cool people to connect with in the name of poetry.

Drinks, music, and snacks start at 6:00 pm, and the show kicks off at 7:00 pm. Join LAist for its series kickoff on Friday, Sept. 8, with feature poet Olivia Gatwood.

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GET LIT YOUTH POETS

• Pluto Saidkarie*
• Jasmine Minchez*
• Jonathan Smith*
• Naomi Farkas*
• Dharma Lemon
• Austin Antoine
• Raul Herrera
• Celia Douglas
• Christian Perfas
• Erica Almond
• *2023-2024 The Get Lit Players (GLPs) are an award-winning performance troupe of youth poets, who’ve performed at the United Nations, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, and White House — to name only a few. Every year they perform live for over 50,000 of their peers, and their videos have been watched online over 300 million times.

Message from the event organizer: Register for The Prose Bowl: A Night of Spoken Word Poetry with Get Lit. Free seats will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis unless one reserves a Preferred ticket. The doors will open 30 minutes prior to the show. Questions? Reach LAist via email at events@laist.com. The Prose Bowl | LAist.com

• Upcoming Series dates:  Fridays, Oct. 6 and Nov. 17, 2023

ABOUT THE POETS: ...DHARMA LEMON (she/her) is a writer and teaching artist from Los Angeles. Dharma is quirky and passionate. She writes about feminism, body positivity, the environment, and racial injustice. She is inspired by writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Huey P. Newton, Patricia Smith, and Amari Baraka. Dharma has performed and taught workshops at UCLA, CAAM, and The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. She has performed at Firedrill Fridays with celebrity activists like Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix, Rainn Wilson, and many others. Dharma has also performed in "Artists for Amazonia '' with Kali Uchis, Barbara Streisand, Morgan Freeman, among others. Dharma Lemon has been published in GLAFF’s book titled Bridges, performed in the closing ceremony of GLAFF, and presented a “Tree of Life Award” to Patricia Arquette. Her passion doesn't just register in her writing but also in her love for activism....

• The Get Lit Players will spend the next year honing their skills and enjoying exciting and unique workshops, paid performance and networking opportunities, and a lifetime of support from Get Lit’s community.

ABOUT FEATURED POET:

Yeah, I have resting bitch face (Buttons Poetry)

OLIVIA GATWOOD (she/her) is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and has received international recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. Her work historically focuses on stories about young womanhood as a site for obsession, intimacy, and hysteria, often pulling from horror and surrealism to depict a coming of age. Gatwood's performances have been featured on HBO, Huffington Post, MTV, VH1, and BBC, among others. Her poems have appeared in The Poetry Foundation, Sundance Film Festival, Lambda Literary, and The Missouri Review, among others. She is the author of two poetry collections, New American Best Friend and Life. She is the co-writer of the film The Governesses alongside Director Joe Talbot (The Last Black Man in San Francisco). Her debut novel, Whoever You Are, Honey, will be released in 2023. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

ABOUT HOST: Mason Granger is the deputy director at Get Lit. Originally from Philadelphia by way of Willingboro, NJ, Granger is a poet with 19+ years of professional experience on stage and in classrooms across 49 states and six countries as part of the performance poetry trio, The Mayhem Poets. In 2014, he created SlamFind, a digital platform to connect fans of poetry videos with the poets and live poetry venues where these videos are born. Connecting the poetry community to itself and the rest of the world continues to be the foundation of his work to this day. Between 2016-2018, Mason was the official videographer for Poetry Slam Inc., producing several iconic poetry videos that continue to garner millions of views across multiple platforms. In the spirit of his mission of always keeping the "live" in "live poetry," he also hosted the weekly PoetNY open mic at Bowery Poetry Club in NYC from 2017-2019 while also serving as executive director of Bowery Arts & Science through 2019. Now as a Los Angeles resident in his fourth year with Get Lit, Granger continues to pursue creative projects, while helping to shape the future of spoken word poetry education in the State of California and beyond.

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Visiting the Masters of Wisdom in Shambhala

Madame Blavatsky (amazon.com); Amber Larson and Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Land of the Gods: The Long-Hidden Story of Visiting the Masters of Wisdom in Shambhala

(Sacred Wisdom Revived Book 1) This book by the co-founder of Theosophy, Madame Helena P. Blavatsky (with 4.5 stars out of 5 with 574 ratings), is Book 1 of 7: Sacred Wisdom Revived. It was a #1 best seller among New Age books.

Question: Elvis Presley and Oprah Winfrey, Mahatma Gandhi and the 14th Dalai Lama, Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, Harry Potter and Star Wars, what do they have in common?

Answer: They have all been directly or indirectly influenced by psychic Madame Blavatsky — the trailblazing woman who indelibly shaped our world and changed the course of history, “being as much talked about as an emperor” (The Sun).

Now, Ukrainian-born Russian mystic Madame Helena Blavatsky returns with a long-hidden book. She took a vow of silence not to reveal during her lifetime the name of the place she had visited.

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  Blavatsky's source? Tashilhunpo Monastery

  [Shambhala inside our Hollow Earth or some valley deep in the Tibetan Himalayas, Nepal's Mustang, fictional Shangri-La, Tibet, China's Shangri-La City, Pakistan's Hunza Valley, India's Kashmir Valley or Leh, Ladakh, or Tibet/China's Shigatse, home of Tashi Lhunpo Buddhist Monastery, where HPB claimed she translated sacred ET/Buddhist Senzar language texts like The Book of Dzyan?]

She cleverly hid her secret in plain sight by giving the story to another writer to claim as his own.

American Col. Olcott vowed to uphold Buddhism's Five Precepts and wrote A Buddhist Catechism, as he revived Theravada Buddhist practices in Sri Lanka in the late 1800s.

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What long-lost, timeless wisdom did she conceal in her wonderful narrative? Immersive and engaging, this profound book provides readers with a unique outlook on the deeper side of life, exposing our true nature, interior powers, and ultimate destiny.

American Buddhist revivalist in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) with Theravada Buddhist monks, 1883

American Buddhist Col. Olcott, Madame Blavatsky, co-founders of Theosophy, Bombay, 1881

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It explains grand, spiritual ideas more thoroughly and swiftly than any book previously read.

REVIEW: Blavatsky's sacred wisdom

“Whatever critics may say against Madame Blavatsky, [her] contribution to humanity will always rank high.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“I am happy to have this long association with the Theosophists.” — The 14th Dalai Lama

Get it now to find out what secrets this most mysterious woman — hailed as an icon — couldn’t reveal during her lifetime!

• VIDEO: Radiant Books ~ Sacred Wisdom Revived
• American Buddhist-Theosophist Col. Henry Olcott

First Hindu US president: Vivek Ram'?

Valuetainment, Aug. 7-19 2023; The Hill Rising, Aug. 31, 2023,; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Iowa paper apologizes for comic GOP hopeful Vivek Rama' calls 'bigoted' (NBC News)

Is America ready for a Hindu U.S. president? - Vivek Ramaswamy makes his case

(Valuetainment) For the first time, PBD Podcast hosts a Town Hall for a presidential candidate. In this short clip, Vivek Ramaswamy is asked about his religious views as a Hindu. Donate to businessman Vivek's campaign: bit.ly/459KC9c

Why Indian immigrants become rich and raise successful kids

(Valuetainment) Did you know that Indian Americans from India have the highest median household income among ALL ethnicities in the United States? Ever wondere why Indian immigrants seem to have a knack for raising successful and accomplished kids? This eye-opening video dives into the fascinating reasons behind the success of Indian Americans and explore the factors that contribute to their incredible achievements. From cultural values to educational priorities, unique characteristics of these families set them apart from other communities. FaceTime or Ask Mr. Patrick Valuetainment any questions on minnect.com

Tucker Carlson: Liberals will KILL Trump before letting him become president again and soil the Whit House's good name

(The Hill) WASHINGTON, DC: Briahna Joy "Stochastic Terrorism" Gray and Robby "I'm Sorry" Soave react to FOX News' Tucker Carlson's recent comments on DJ Trump's lack of a future. #VivekRamaswamy #WhiteHouse #Biden #Elections #Corruption

ABOUT: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers.

Precept motivation: Don't touch alcohol (video)

Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Stop drinking alcohol now: one of the most eye-opening motivational videos ever

(MotivationHub) Summer 2023: No More Alcohol Motivation Playlist Countless people -- including Dr. Jordan Peterson, Theo Von, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Mike Thurston, Tom Bilyeu, Andrew Kim, and Chris Williamson -- explain why we need to not touch alcohol.

Do no harm. Stay away from drinking.

Never mind that the historical Buddha pointed out that, karmically, it is a fundamental basis of being reborn on the human plane. Buddhist practitioners, to be virtuous, keep the fifth of the Five Precepts. It circles back to all of them. What a person normally wouldn't do -- kill, steal, cheat, deceive -- one does on account of intoxication. Therefore, the Buddha realized the harm in drinking (or any intoxicant). An intoxicant that "occasions heedlessness" (not heeding the precepts) is a harmful act (deed) from which to abstain. One wouldn't kill, but driving drunk one might. One wouldn't steal, but being stoned one might. One wouldn't cheat on a partner, but being tipsy... One wouldn't deceive others, but if one could just tie one on afterward, one sure might. One wouldn't keep getting high, but being high, one sure might. In the famous Sigalovada Sutra, the "Advice to Lay People Discourse" or "The Householder's Code of Discipline," the Buddha states it very clearly and gives reasons why. He is not setting forth how he wishes people to behave. He is revealing what karma (deeds) brings what results. Seeing hidden danger and great harm in these five things (and more), the Buddha warns against them. We can pick and choose, rationalize and make excuses -- that won't make any difference. The universe is not "punishing" us with consequences. It is merely following a natural law regarding the causes and conditions that support the fruition (phala) of resultants (vipaka). The deeds are laid down in the mind, and it is the mind that will elicit the appropriate effects in the future when karma ripens. As we have planted many, many seeds in doing a deed, so we will reap many, many results from that one deed. For happiness and benefit for a long, long time, don't touch alcohol.

• The fifth precept says avoid intoxicants (alcohol, drugs, etc.) [12, 13]. Early Buddhist Texts condemn alcohol, as do post-canonical Chinese Buddhist texts. More

IOAD 2023 (overdoseday.com)

"At least one in ten Americans meet the criteria for either alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence, which we now call 'alcohol use disorder'."

• International Overdose Awareness Day: August 31st (overdoseday.com)
• 'Biologically younger' people who defy their real age often have 5 things in common
• The Prose Bowl: A Night of Spoken Word with Get Lit | LAist

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FACTS: Drinking about 3.5 drinks a day doubles or even triples risk of developing cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus. Drinking about 3.5 drinks a day increases risk of developing colorectal cancer and breast cancer by 1.5 times. Even moderate alcohol consumption has been linked to an approximate 30 to 50 percent increased risk of breast cancer. The less alcohol one drinks, the lower one's cancer risk. 

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I don't have a problem because I'm not sleeping in an alley. "Alcohol abuse disorder" my ass.

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UFO ETs: They're HERE: Skinwalker Ranch

Joshua Wilburn, knewz.com, 8/4/23; Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Do some UFOs (UAPs) "cloak" themselves in strange cloud formations when low in sky?

• They are also entering at Sedona's Bradshaw Ranch

'It's a fleet': UFOs caught on camera flying in formation over Skinwalker Ranch

"Skinwalker" shapeshifter Indian lore

(Knewz) Newly released video evidence has emerged, appearing to show multiple unidentified flying objects (UFOs called vimanas in ancient Buddhist India) zooming over Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, a well-known paranormal hotspot, Knewz.com has learned.

The footage, which was captured and analyzed by a team of scientists searching for proof of space [or Hollow Earth] alien life, showcases the moment a small moving object transforms into a fleet of synchronized UFOs (unidentified aerial phenomena).

Artist's rendition of a NAZI-like flying saucer

The video, featured in an episode of the History Channel show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, reveals a meeting between the Skinwalker team and a group of Utah government officials.

• More + VIDEO (from VION via MSN.com)

These "biologics" are semi-synthetic drone Grays working for CIA and tall Nordics.

"Earthlings also welcome" image by MEGA (knewz.com via msn.com)

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How UFOs move: The tech

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What's the TRUTH, Dr. Greer?

Among all the voices confusing the mainstream media, like Grusch, who is there to trust? We put our faith in ER Dr. Steven M. Greer, MD (siriusdisclosure.com). Why?

Dr. Greer has been a reliable source of factual information for decades.

ETs and UFOs are real, but we're being deceived.

He created the Disclosure Project, bringing former military officials to the DC Press Club to videotape them in public violating their secrecy oaths, whistle blowing what they know about black budget programs, working on reverse-engineering UFOs, downed crafts (that do not usually crash but are knocked out of the sky with advanced technology provided to our government by competing ETs already contacted).

The U.S. military-industrial complex craves ever more advanced technology, things to weaponize to control the planet, and physics knowledge beyond our outdated textbook theories. Dr. Greer is now on gaia.com and still making documentary features.

What has Dr. Greer done lately? The Lost Century documentary is currently available.

We're not alone. We never were. Unacknowledged by Dr. Steven M. Greer, MD

UFOs and ETs are REAL, so what's the "hoax"? Dr. Greer explains in The Cosmic Hoax

But if there were ETs, where are the bodies? Here's one. A whole movie was made about it.

Advanced extraterrestrials are spiritual, dimensional, benevolent, and open to CONTACT.

Blue Super Moon: Buddhist Observance Day

CBS News;A. Ajasa, Wash Po, 8/29/23; Dhr. Seven, DK, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Blue super moon rises over capital of world, L.A., CA (artist's rendition with summer snow)

"The super blue moon arrives Aug. 31," says WSJ, but Wed. is Aug. 30, so look on Aug. 30

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Buddhist Lunar Observance Day

Sky watchers wanting to see a "once in a blue moon" event should look up on Wednesday night.

The super blue moon spectacle that night will be the third-largest moon that has appeared to date this year — nearing the end of the four-part supermoon series.

Who knew that the phrase “once in a blue moon” had ties to real astronomy? It means "something that happens rarely" — like blue moons (a second full moon in the same month) gracing our skies. That's not so rare, but blue super moon is.

Watch live as it happens, too zoomed in with nothing for perspective

• Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won't happen again until 2037 (msn.com)
• When to see the ‘super blue moon’ rise, 2023’s biggest and brightest (forbes.com)
• Saturn will also be visible as a bright star very close to Luna/Chandra, our moon

James Hubble Telescope sending first images

A super blue moon occurs when a second super moon rises in a single month. The last time a super blue moon appeared was Jan. 31, 2018, and the next won’t occur until Jan. 31, 2037, according to NASA Ambassador Tony Rice [who will be the same man to pretend to meet ETs for the first time when they decide to go public after a long and very drawn-out Disclosure Process.]

Disclosure w/ Dr. Greer, MD (gaia.com)

“Blue moons happen every two to three years. Supermoons happen several times per year. But those two concepts only intersect rarely,” Ambassador Rice said.

Before the spectacle begins, here’s everything one needs to know: When and where can to see the super blue moon?

• Like every other night, look up to see the moon. It's that shiny round thing, that "wandering star."
• On Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, it’ll be extra visible because it is a SUPER moon, which means it's closer and brighter.
• Luckily for everyone, the show isn’t a location-dependent display, [though it does help to be on the surface rather than inside the Hollow Earth]. More
• Blue Super Moon in UK tonight: How to see rare phenomenon from own window (Mirror)

Buddhist Lunar Observance Day (uposatha)

An Uposatha Day is the lunar Buddhist Day of Observance, in existence since before the Buddha's time (600 BCE), being kept to this day by Buddhist practitioners.

The historical Shakyamuni ("Sage of the Scythians") Buddha taught that the Uposatha Day is for "the cleansing of the defiled mind/heart," resulting in inner calm and joy.

On this day, lay and monastic members of the spiritual community (Sangha) intensify their practice, deepen their knowledge, and express communal commitment through millennia-old acts of lay-monastic reciprocity.

On these days, lay Buddhists make a conscious effort to keep Eight Precepts or Ten (rather than the Five Precepts observed every other day of the year). It is a day for practicing the Buddha's Teaching, or Dharma, meditating, studying, hearing the Dharma, staying overnight at a temple or monastic complex. 

• Special Full Moon Observance Days

How to observe the day

Why do Buddhists care what the moon is doing? It's Earth's calendar, marking Uposatha Days.

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This is the universal Buddhist Flag

Depending on the culture and time period, Uposatha ("Sabbath") Days have been observed from two to six days each lunar month on a phase of the moon (quarter, half, three-quarter, and full moon days), about once a week in the Theravada tradition. More

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Eight is a popular color like the Eightfold Path

The Eight Precepts (Pali aṭṭha-sīla or Sanskrit aṣhṭāṇga-śīla) are observed by lay Buddhists on observance days and festivals.

1. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from taking life.
2. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from taking what is not given.
3. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from unchastity.
4. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from false speech.
5. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from consuming intoxicants that occasion heedlessness.
6. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from taking food at the wrong time [before dawn or after noon].
7. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from dancing, music, visiting unsuitable shows, flower adornments, make up, the wearing of ornaments and beautifications.
8. I undertake [to observe] the rule to abstain from tall, high beds and seats.

Coming to the pagoda at the temple complex

These include the five general precepts -- refraining from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, perjury, intoxicants -- and three more specific ones. The Ten Precepts divides one of these into two and adds not handling money (gold and silver).

This tradition of keeping the Eight Precepts for observance days is still widely practice in all Theravada Buddhist countries and communities worldwide, as they follow the teachings of the historical Buddha.

This weekly observance is based on pre-Buddhist wandering ascetic (sāmaṇa, shramana) practices (Pali uposatha or posaha, Sanskrit upavasatha or poṣadha). In this context the vows are one-day precepts.

They are considered an excellent support for meditation (calm and insight) practices and are often observed when staying in monasteries or temples.

In some periods (such as retreats) and places (such as temples), the precepts were widely observed, as was the case in 7th–10th-century China by government officials [1].

In modern times, there have been revival movements and important political figures that have observed them continuously. More