Showing posts with label self-esteem. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Why do we ROAST, to laugh or to cope?



What if we could rise above?
RIGHT SPEECH
 (sammā-vācā) in most Buddhist texts (such as the Pali canon) is presented as four abstentions [29, 68]: "What is right speech? Abstaining from lying (false speech), from divisive speech, from abusive speech, and from idle (beastly talk) speech: This is called right speech."

Instead of the usual "abstention and refraining from wrong" terminology, a few Buddhist texts, such as the "Fruits of Recluseship Discourse" (Samaññaphala Sutta) and Kevata Sutta in the Long Discourses of the Buddha (Digha Nikaya) explain this virtue in an active sense, after stating it in the form of an abstention [69].


Please don't hurt my inner child! It's fragile!
For example, Fruits of Recluseship Sutra states that a part of a Buddhist monastic's virtue is that of "abstaining from false speech. One speaks the truth, holds to the truth, is firm, reliable, not a deceiver of the world" [69].

Similarly, the virtue of abstaining from divisive speech is explained as delighting in creating concord [69] and peace and harmony between people.

I'm humiliated! I can never face the world!
The virtue of abstaining from abusive speech is explained in this sutra as including affectionate and polite speech that is pleasing to most people.

The virtue of abstaining from idle chit chat (animal talk or ticcharana-katha) is explained as speaking what is connected with the Dharma, the goal of of which is liberation from all ignorance and suffering [69, 40] by realizing the freedom of enlightenment and the bliss and peace of nirvana. More

  • Roasters (Comedy Central); The Artist is The Enemy; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit (Noble Eightfold Path factor)

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Naked: How to get NUDE with us (1/18)



WHAT HAPPENED?
The "all" that is burning was like a dream.
We gathered, cleaned, offered dana and took the Five Precepts with the abbot, ate lunch, meditated, then culminated the day with a chanting of the Patthana ("Conditional Relations"), and a Q&A period with the Sayadaw explaining that all things (composites) are "empty," which is to say utterly impersonal. This, however, is only true for one who knows and sees. One can directly see all manner of physical and psychological (material and mental phenomena) particles, kalapas and cittas and see that they are not "self" just as the historical Buddha saw. But why would anyone want to see such a thing?

This is "awakening" from the illusion of the suffering we identify as we remain tenaciously attached to the Five Aggregates clung to as self. What, then, if we were to let go? Of course, we do not have the power to let go. Form will not let go of form, feelings will not give up feeling, perceptions will not stop perceiving, mental formations will not give up fabricating our reality, and consciousness will not stop processing stimuli and data from the outside world.


So we can get or stay dressed?
And so long as the illusion lasts that these five heaps take all of this to be the work of a soul or self (attaatmanjiva), the possessions of a self (I, me, and mine), just so long will suffering continue and get worse. To be done with it, to lay the burden down, we must bring about calm and focus -- sustained attention to see things as they really are. When that is seen, letting go happens by itself. A woman clutches a rope. How long will it take her to let go in horror and disgust when she realizes it is a venomous snake?

Just so, the aggregates cling to the aggregates (and all that they feel belong to this imaginary "self" or "soul" or "ego" they are constantly constructing). How long will it take to let go when they realize that all of this has been impersonal, impossible to satisfy (because things can never offer fulfillment), and radically impermanent (arising, turning, and hurtling toward destruction)? In an instant of seeing, one clings no more. Therefore, to get there, let us let the mind/heart settle into stillness, develop clear-seeing (vipassana), and awaken to direct insight of the Truth. The Truth will set us free.

EVENT: Adults getting nude in L.A.

Register: Dharma Buddhist Meditation
This Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, go to Temple or Church, preferably some place silent and contemplative. We'll be at the new Buddhist temple in the San Gabriel Valley doing "good karma," cleaning and building it up to make a lovely place for everyone to come practice the historical Buddha's authentic teachings preserved in a Southeast Asian country that honors the Pali canon while sitting next to Mahayana China.

Six-Minute X-Ray: Rapid Behavior Profiling

Pole dancing is sexy stripper training.
Author and profiler Chase Hughes (narrated by Jonam Ross) has 4.8 out of 5 stars (with 1,754 reviews) and has a #1 Best Seller in Physiological Aspects in Psychology.

With skills specifically designed for intelligence operations (intel ops), Chase Hughes releases yet another groundbreaking audiobook. In Six Minute X-Ray, learn the most powerful people-reading system in the world.

Hughes exposes and unpacks simple techniques that come together to allow anyone to see beyond the mask that people are wearing. In less than six minutes, know more about the hidden side of the person speaking than their own friends and family -- no joke.

(N.A.S.A.) "Electric Flowers" (Mario C. Remix) ft. Nina Persson, RZA

How to see behind the masks we wear:
  • Masks we wear may be better?
    Identify anyone's (including our own) hidden fears and insecurities in less than five minutes
  • Quickly and easily get an 80 percent read of a person before meeting
  • Enable people to become the most vulnerable, open, confident, and best version of themselves during the first six minutes of meeting them
  • Discover hidden secrets about a person in six minutes to gain access to their most hidden beliefs and values
  • Use this information to create undivided attention and cooperation
  • Exactly how to tune in and adapt language to the internal language of anyone speaking
  • Rapid Behavior Profiling: Lying? Grief?
    Detect deception the moment it occurs, and know exactly how to deal with it
  • Professionally qualify or disqualify the person or team being met within the first meeting
  • Get past the social and corporate mask of people – and see them as they are
  • Determine the truth behind the desires, fears, and motivations of a counterpart, even when they don’t say it
  • Read a room of people like a special agent – guaranteed
  • Recognize dominance, fears, and needs before speaking with the person or group
  • Become aware of your own social needs and weaknesses and prevent yourself from being misled or manipulated
  • Instantly identify the physical position to take when speaking with a person of interest
  • Create rapport with the person instead of the mask they’re wearing
  • And much more... More
Who is CHASE HUGHES? He's former intel who also wrote The Behavior Ops Manual.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Porn recovery: Mia Khalifa (BBC)


"I feel like I've lost all rights to my privacy": Mia Khalifa | The Conversation | BBC News India
(BBC News India) This interview first aired on BBC Hard Talk in Sept. 2019. Born to a conservative Arab family from Lebanon, Mia Khalifa (who is a Catholic Christian and has never been Muslim) attained worldwide fame and notoriety with her brief stint (12 shoots in total) in the porn industry.

In the interview with Stephen Sackur (who is honest enough to admit he himself has watched porn), she opens up about how she thought her participation would be a personal secret, the exploitative nature of the modern porn industry, and how it changed her life for the worse.


Religious and political views
Esteem: I'm beautiful, but I didn't know it.
In 2015, Khalifa stated that she was no longer a practicing Catholic [20]. She has a tattoo of the opening line of the National Anthem of Lebanon in Arabic [1] and a tattoo of the Lebanese Forces Cross, which she said was to "show solidarity with [her] father's political views" following a 2012 bombing.

She told Newsweek that critics have claimed that her tattoos were disgracing Lebanon [18]. Khalifa is an active Twitter user. In 2021, she criticized U.S. military aid to [genocidal] Israel [39] and called Israel an "apartheid state," which sparked backlash online [40].

During the Oct. 7th retribution on Israel [for decades of worsening oppression], Khalifa tweeted, "If you can look at the situation in Palestine and not be on the side of Palestinians, then you are on the wrong side of apartheid and history will show that in time."

In another tweet, she wrote "Can someone please tell the freedom fighters in Palestine to flip their phones and film horizontal" [41][42].

She later said that her comments were not an endorsement of violence and that she intended to highlight the need for Palestinian freedom:

I'm a video podcaster in 2019.
"I just want to make it clear...I specifically said freedom fighters because that's what the Palestinian citizens are...fighting for freedom every day [41].

Following this, capitalist porn corporation Playboy ended its podcasting deal with Khalifa, calling her comments "disgusting and reprehensible" [41][42][43].

Khalifa later tweeted: "I'd say supporting Palestine has lost me business opportunities, but I'm more angry at myself for not checking whether or not I was entering into business with Zionists. My bad"[41]. More

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Friday, August 22, 2025

The system that controls us all


What if after all that suffering, all that listening to socially woke punk rock of the Eighties (like the Not So Quiet on the Western Front compilation by Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Records), things suddenly became clear? Now they made sense. Now everything made sense. And all the pain and suffering that preceded came to fruition as understanding. It's possible. Here one brave person has a realization about the thing everyone else is missing. That is, what is controlling the illusion?

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Female PORNSTARS are dying (video)


💔 60 female pornstars who died 💔
Appreciate life. I wish I could, but it's too late.
(Celebs Legacy Data) Internet-famous and infamous people have died, 60 of them, pornstars who in infamy are humiliated with a legacy of shame.

The adult entertainment industry has seen the rise of many influential female stars, some of which tragically passed away at a young age.

These women left their mark on the industry with their performances, reshaping perceptions and contributing to the devolution of adult films.

I like to watch...them all go away from this world
Despite their untimely deaths, viewers will find a way to carry on. But their influence continues to resonate, sparking controversies and conversations about their lives and the industry they shaped.

Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. "Fair use" is use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of this being fair use. Note: ⚠ All the videos are created by Celebs Legacy Data. Copying without permission is prohibited. These videos are solely intended for entertainment purposes. This video is based on various relevant research and discussions. All presented data, numbers, facts, and images may not be up-to-date, valid, or in any specific order.

#famouspeopledied #celebrities #died #hollywoodnews #bizarredeaths #pornstars #tragicendings #celebritiesdied #heartbreaking\

Thursday, February 1, 2024

How to wow HS reunion: hire double (video)

VICE, Life Hacks with Oobah Butler, S1 E5, 11/9/20; Family Guy; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Sending an attractive lookalike to my high school reunion

(VICE) Like many (most) of us, Stephen didn’t have a good time in high school. He played saxophone in the school band, was a loser, got bullied, and struggled a little (a lot).

Can we get these two to play us as a couple?
Having graduated ten years ago, he hasn’t seen any of his former classmates since. So why not dupe them into thinking he "made it"?

Now his high school reunion is coming up and he wants to settle some scores. So he enlisted the help of VICE's Oobah Butler via his app, Oobah.

In the wake of sending doubles of himself to collect awards and be interviewed by media outlets around the world, Oobah auditioned lookalikes and sent a hotter, more successful but fake version of Stephen to attend his high school reunion to reinvent his image in front of his old classmates. But can he get away with it?
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:31 Step 1: Meet Stephen
  • 04:08 Step 2: Visit High School
  • 05:17 Step 3: Top Lookalike Attributes
  • 05:34 Step 4: Find Lookalike
  • 06:32 Step 5: Prepare Lookalike
  • 07:34 Step 6: Shave
  • 08:44 Step 7: High School Reunion Time
  • 21:50 Did it Work?

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Black spirituality at WoManifesting (video)

Guest Abiola Abrams (womanifesting.com), Host Lisa Garr (The Aware Show, 1/17/24); Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
We should manifest our best life -- rich, happy, and prospering for everyone around us!

My website is full of videos to watch, gifts, and things to do right now to start living!

The world is made for pleasure
Today Wisdom Quarterly's beloved and ever so slightly brain damaged friend Lisa Garr (host of Aware with Lisa Garr (theawareshow.com) on Pacifica Free Speech Radio at KPFK.org, co-host of Coast to Coast, host of Gaia's Inspirations with Lisa Garr) had on Abiola Abrams, African goddess priestess (womanifesting.com), sharing a Law of Attraction message of self-esteem building, empowerment, and manifestation of dreams. Is this the way to riches and fulfillment? Whether it is or isn't, it sure sells. I believe in myself. So I'll listen to the Goddess Temple Podcast to believe in Abiola. Why? Lisa said so.
  • Sonia Barrett, spirituality on KPFK with "The Expansion Zone"
  • Cary Harrison prevents truth decay with Rethinking Heroes: Life After the Military
  • Buddhist Radio (Something's Happening honoring Roy of Hollywood), Thursdays at midnight and Sunday mornings at 8:00 am
  • American Indian Airwaves
  • CODEPINK Radio
  • Alan Watts all on kpfk.org

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Lust ruins life (until we...), Bondage Sutra

Kenny Bender (YouTube, Aug. 29, 2023): Seth Auberon, Shauna Schwartz (eds.), Bhikkhu Bodhi (original trans.) edited by Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly

Lust is ruining our life (until we do this)
(Kenny Bender) Here is why lust is ruining men, and here are five steps to freedom. Step 4 will probably surprise most people.
I need to get out of here right now
This self-improvement video discusses how to attract girls and how to reach goals through controlling lust. This includes quitting p, no fap, and retention.

Self-development creators such as Hamza are major proponents of this. Here's how to quit p the easy-peasy way. But how can we cure out of control lust. Newsletter: kennysfit.com.

Caught masturbating in public
(Glick) Jewish woman caught masturbating on the beach kills herself?
Bondage sutra (AN 10.13)
Bhikkhu Bodhi (trans.) edited by Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly, from "The Book of the Tens," Numerical Discourses of the Buddha (Aṅguttara Nikāya, 10.13) "Fetters" (via suttacentral.net)
Craving and ignorance are the roots of suffering.
“Meditators, there are ten bonds. What are the ten? They are the five lower and the five higher bonds. Now, what are the five lower bonds?
  1. “Self-view (the view of a separate personal existence),
  2. doubt,
  3. clinging to (wrong grasp of) vows and observances,
  4. sensual craving, and
  5. ill will.
“These are the five lower bonds.

“Now, what are the five higher bonds?
  1. Lust for form,
  2. lust for the formless,
  3. conceit [the habit of self-view],
  4. restlessness, and
  5. ignorance.
“These are the five higher bonds. These, meditators, are the ten bonds.”

Sunday, November 12, 2023

When Taylor Swift was an UGLY duckling

Daily Express US, 11/12/23; Dino Creek; A Wells, CC Liu, Ananda (DBM), Wisdom Quarterly

Hey, everyone, look at me!
I'm the hottest! Have you seen my boyfriend Kelce?! He's the best! I've always been beautiful, the most! It just comes natural...well, not always, Britney busted me with the evidence. She posted it without asking, when I was a hog-dog or like a fat tabby cat with wet hair. I'dunno, I'm hot now, so who cares? Haters, suck it!! Taylor Swift unrecognizable in backstage throwback photo shared by Britney Spears
No, but seriously, not good. Potential not clear.
Dexter of Offspring must have copied Taylor
Taylor as Dexter of Offspring fan? (dinocreek.com)
Lose those glasses, get Invisalign, you'll be all right
Olivia Rodrigo figured it out: Taylor's a "Vampire," ugly on the inside. Has that changed?

Monday, September 18, 2023

Women dating hitting the wall (video)

FBE Capital, June 11, 2023; Seth Auberon, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Why older women hit the wall when dating | "girls" in their 30s, 40s, 50s struggling to date
(FBE Capital) When older women "hit the wall" in the dating market, they point the finger at everyone and everything but themselves. So let's take a look at what's actually going on, when women in their 30s, 40s and 50s are struggling to date and find love. What do you think?

With all of the changes in modern dating, older women are not having as much fun with online dating apps, as they were led to believe they would, since many eligible men in their age range are also being pursued by women in their 30s and 20s. This dries up the dating pool for older women and causes a lot of frustration. Meanwhile, it seems poor young guys have next to nothing but their video games, transgenderism, and Asperger's to fall back on.

VIDEO STRUCTURE
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:03 The reality of the wall
  • 02:20 How women create and maintain the wall
  • 03:49 The "knowing your worth" fallacy [overestimation]
  • 05:14 Two Types of Women
  • 06:08 Why are romantic women single?
  • 07:21 Self-sabotage good relationships
  • 08:36 Women "helping" women
  • 10:11 Good old-fashioned delusion
Older women are led to believe that dating will be a lot easier as they get older, since they now "know their worth," have tons of experience with guys, and know exactly what they want and what they don't want. But the reality is not only are these absolutely not the things that men are looking for. Then these women add even more traits and requirements to the mix that make it virtually impossible for them to ever be happy with any prospect they meet. True when and where taped, New York, 2022/2023.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

How to reprogram subconscious (Bruce Lipton)


How to REPROGRAM our subconscious mind to MANIFEST our dream future! | Bruce Lipton
(Lewis Howes) Sept. 5, 2022. Dr. Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., is a cell biologist and lecturer, an internationally recognized leader bridging science and spirit. Dr. Lipton was on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and later performed groundbreaking stem cell research at Stanford University in California.

There are cats, people, and there are catpeople.
He popularized knowledge of epigenetics, that small portion of our genome that controls the rest of it by turning it on and off. We are not the products of our genes so much as the product of what we do now that turns certain genes on and off to either express disease or health.

He is the bestselling author of The Biology of Belief, The Honeymoon Effect, and co-author with Steve Bhaerman of Spontaneous Evolution.

— For those of us ready to learn how to turn all our limiting beliefs into positive actions, how to manifest heaven on earth, how to change our mind’s subconscious programming, and SO much more, there's this episode!

Let’s get into Episode 1,312 of The School of Greatness. Follow LH at: Website: http://lewishowes.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisHowes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewishowes/ https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

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