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James Bean<p>Choosing Your Own Mantra (Prayer Word, Sacred Name) According to the Cloud of Unknowing: <a href="https://sant-mat.medium.com/choosing-your-own-mantra-prayer-word-sacred-name-according-to-the-cloud-of-unknowing-f0957d378826" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sant-mat.medium.com/choosing-y</span><span class="invisible">our-own-mantra-prayer-word-sacred-name-according-to-the-cloud-of-unknowing-f0957d378826</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnostic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnostic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnosticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnosticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mystic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mystic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mystics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mystics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mysticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mysticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianmystics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christianmystics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianmysticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christianmysticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiritualpractice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spiritualpractice</span></a></p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>Free download codes:</p><p>Thy Veils - Song of Jiddu</p><p>"A cinematic ambient track honouring Jiddu Krishnamurti of his 130th birthday"</p><p><a href="https://getmusic.fm/l/sTz0Q7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">getmusic.fm/l/sTz0Q7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cinematic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinematic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethereal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethereal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>Free download codes:</p><p>Nathan K. - Black Beauty</p><p>"Was Kobe Bryant's death predicted by a movie from the 1970s?"</p><p><a href="https://getmusic.fm/l/b1L503" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">getmusic.fm/l/b1L503</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indierock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indierock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singersongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singersongwriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acoustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acoustic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiefolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiefolk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antifolk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quirky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quirky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>Popular this week:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modularsynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modularsynth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemporary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eurorack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurorack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dungeonsynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeonsynth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethereal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethereal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chillout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chillout</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jazz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cinematic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinematic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundtrack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://getmusic.fm/l/drjFmq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">getmusic.fm/l/drjFmq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>New this week</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dutch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aliens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/melodictechno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>melodictechno</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ballads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/improv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>improv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modularsynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modularsynth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garagerock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garagerock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technohouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technohouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemporary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dungeonsynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeonsynth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eurorack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurorack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.getmusic.fm/weekly/2025/05/13?utm_campaign=new&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">getmusic.fm/weekly/2025/05/13?</span><span class="invisible">utm_campaign=new&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>Free download codes:</p><p>Thy Veils - Song of Jiddu</p><p>"A cinematic ambient track honouring Jiddu Krishnamurti of his 130th birthday"</p><p><a href="https://getmusic.fm/l/EHNACW" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">getmusic.fm/l/EHNACW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cinematic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinematic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethereal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethereal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
John Britton: Fanad Art<p>A short piece of music I made this week:</p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/johnbritton1964/a-distant-storm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/johnbritton1964</span><span class="invisible">/a-distant-storm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/composition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>composition</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/calm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calm</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meditative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditative</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>Free download codes:</p><p>Nathan K. - Black Beauty</p><p>"Was Kobe Bryant's death predicted by a movie from the 1970s?"</p><p><a href="https://getmusic.fm/l/RrMnlE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">getmusic.fm/l/RrMnlE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indierock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indierock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singersongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singersongwriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acoustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acoustic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiefolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiefolk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antifolk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quirky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quirky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
Don WatkinsQuiet moment after communion at Mount Irenaeus <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Franciscan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Franciscan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MountainRetreat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MountainRetreat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Contemplative?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Contemplative</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Beauty?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Beauty</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a>
Sarah LauchliI felt a Funeral, in my Brain,<br> And Mourners to and fro<br> Kept treading – treading – till it seemed<br> That Sense was breaking through –<br> <br> —Emily Dickinson<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/snow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/night?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#night</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/contemplative?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contemplative</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/contemplation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contemplation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/depression?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#depression</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mentalhealth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/poetry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EmilyDickinson?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmilyDickinson</a>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>Uncle Metin's meditative, melancholic Silent Sunday selection… ✌️😊</p><p>𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒐 𝑺á𝒊𝒛 𝒙 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒊𝒓 ─ 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDyMJOCSiDo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=oDyMJOCSiD</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tranquility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tranquility</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/calm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calm</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/melancholy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>melancholy</span></a></p>
Don<p><strong>Echoes of the Land: Indigenous Names Across the United States</strong></p><p>Influential Individuals advocate for alterations to the traditional names of well-known landmarks on our maps. I reside on land that the <a href="https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/anniversary-issue/taking-root/haudenosaunee-peoples-longhouse/#:~:text=The%20Haudenosaunee%3A%20People%20of%20the,shaping%20the%20United%20States%20government." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Haudenosaunee</a> people initially owned. I requested from ChatGPT a list of U.S. geographic locations with names originating from indigenous languages, including their meanings, where possible.</p><p><strong><strong>States</strong></strong></p><ol><li><strong>Alabama</strong> – From the Choctaw word <em>Albaamo</em>, meaning “thicket-clearers” or “tribal town.”</li><li><strong>Alaska</strong> – From the Aleut word <em>Aláxsxaq</em>, meaning “mainland” or “great land.”</li><li><strong>Arizona</strong> – Likely derived from the O’odham word <em>ali ṣona-g</em>, meaning “small spring.”</li><li><strong>Connecticut</strong> – From the Algonquian word <em>Quinnehtukqut</em>, meaning “long tidal river.”</li><li><strong>Dakota</strong> (North Dakota, South Dakota) – From the Sioux word <em>Dakota</em>, meaning “allies” or “friends.”</li><li><strong>Illinois</strong> – From the French adaptation of the Algonquian word <em>iliniwek</em>, meaning “tribe of superior men.”</li><li><strong>Iowa</strong> – From the Dakota Sioux word <em>Ayuhwa</em>, meaning “sleepy ones.”</li><li><strong>Kansas</strong> – From the Kansa (or Kaw) tribe, meaning “people of the south wind.”</li><li><strong>Massachusetts</strong> – From the Massachusett tribe, meaning “at the large hill” or “near the great hill.”</li><li><strong>Michigan</strong> – From the Ojibwe word <em>mishigamaa</em>, meaning “large water” or “large lake.”</li><li><strong>Minnesota</strong> – From the Dakota word <em>Mnisota</em>, meaning “cloudy water.”</li><li><strong>Missouri</strong> – From a Siouan word, likely meaning “people of the big canoes.”</li><li><strong>Nebraska</strong> – From the Otoe word <em>Ñí Brásge</em>, meaning “flat water,” referring to the Platte River.</li><li><strong>Ohio</strong> – From the Seneca word <em>Ohi:yo’</em>, meaning “good river” or “large creek.”</li><li><strong>Oklahoma</strong> – From the Choctaw words <em>okla</em> and <em>humma</em>, meaning “red people.”</li><li><strong>Tennessee</strong> – From the Cherokee town name <em>Tanasi</em>, meaning uncertain but possibly “meeting place.”</li><li><strong>Texas</strong> – From the Caddo word <em>taysha</em>, meaning “friends” or “allies.”</li><li><strong>Utah</strong> – From the Ute tribe, meaning “people of the mountains.”</li></ol><p><strong><strong>Rivers and Bodies of Water</strong></strong></p><ol><li><strong>Mississippi River</strong> – From the Ojibwe word <em>Misi-ziibi</em>, meaning “great river.”</li><li><strong>Missouri River</strong> – Derived from the tribal name, meaning “big canoe people.”</li><li><strong>Ohio River</strong> – From the Seneca word <em>Ohi:yo’</em>, meaning “good river.”</li><li><strong>Chattahoochee River</strong> (Georgia) – From the Creek words <em>chatta</em> (rock) and <em>hoochee</em> (marked), meaning “painted rock.”</li><li><strong>Potomac River</strong> – From the Algonquian word <em>Patawomeke</em>, meaning “river of swans” or “trading place.”</li><li><strong>Susquehanna River</strong> – From the Lenape word <em>Siskëwahane</em>, meaning “muddy river.”</li></ol><p><strong><strong>Mountains and Valleys</strong></strong></p><ol><li><strong>Appalachian Mountains</strong> – From the Apalachee tribe, meaning “people on the other side.”</li><li><strong>Shenandoah Valley</strong> (Virginia) – Believed to mean “daughter of the stars” in Algonquian.</li><li><strong>Teton Mountains</strong> (Wyoming) – From the Lakota word <em>Tihtaŋka</em>, meaning “big breast.”</li></ol><p><strong><strong>Cities and Other Areas</strong></strong></p><ol><li><strong>Chicago</strong> (Illinois) – From the Miami-Illinois word <em>shikaakwa</em>, meaning “wild onion” or “wild garlic.”</li><li><strong>Seattle</strong> (Washington) – Named after Chief Si’ahl (Chief Seattle) of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.</li><li><strong>Tucson</strong> (Arizona) – From the O’odham word <em>Cuk Ṣon</em>, meaning “black base” (of the mountains).</li><li><strong>Milwaukee</strong> (Wisconsin) – From the Algonquian word <em>Millioke</em>, meaning “good land” or “gathering place by the water.”</li><li><strong>Cheyenne</strong> (Wyoming) – From the Dakota word <em>Šahíyena</em>, meaning “red-talking people.”</li></ol><p><strong><strong>National Parks and Natural Landmarks</strong></strong></p><ol><li><strong>Yosemite</strong> (California) – From the Miwok word <em>Yohhe’meti</em>, meaning “those who kill” (a name for a tribe).</li><li><strong>Denali</strong> (Alaska) – From the Koyukon Athabaskan word <em>Deenaalee</em>, meaning “the high one.”</li><li><strong>Acadia</strong> (Maine) – From the Mi’kmaq word <em>akadie</em>, meaning “place of abundance.”</li></ol><p>OpenAI. (2025). <em>ChatGPT</em> [Large language model]. <a href="https://chatgpt.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">chatgpt.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/contemplative/" target="_blank">#contemplative</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/social-justice/" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/spirituality/" target="_blank">#Spirituality</a></p>
notes<p>1\🧵 Sangha in the Streets (SITS!) began in Fall 2011 as the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> wing of Occupy Wall Street, also known as "Occupy the Present Moment." A resource for those seeking to connect meditation practice with collective liberation. <a href="https://social.coop/tags/SanghaInTheStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanghaInTheStreets</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/SITS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SITS</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OccupyWallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OccupyWallStreet</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Occupy</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Dharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dharma</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/BelovedCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelovedCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Interbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Interbeing</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mindfulness</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/EngagedBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EngagedBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RecoveryDharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecoveryDharma</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/thichnhathanh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thichnhathanh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/dharma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dharma</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/belovedcommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>belovedcommunity</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/engagedbuddhism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>engagedbuddhism</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/recoverydharma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>recoverydharma</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/sanghainthestreets" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sanghainthestreets</span></a></span></p>
bodhidave<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://micro.blog/activitypub/thisness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thisness</span></a></span> </p><p>I wrote a thesis years ago that focused on this passage from from the 4th c. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> Christian theologian, Gregory of Nyssa:</p><p>In this way the mighty David became intoxicated and went out of himself: he saw, while in ecstasy, that divine beauty which no mortal can behold, and cried out in those famous words: *Every man is a liar* [cf. Psalms 116.11], thus giving us some hint of that ineffable treasure. <br> <br>(Commentary on the Canticle of Canticles, 10)</p><p>🙂 🙏</p>
bodhidave<p>I've studied and practiced <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> traditions rather intensively for a long time. </p><p>And it seems to me the heart of those traditions and their practice is something both elusive and simple:</p><p>the utter wonder that anything at all is happening.</p><p>And a best way to realize and honor and appreciate that, is, as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> teacher Mazu put it, to just "not contrive." </p><p>It's always already this — before we have a plan, or a theology, or even any thought-up ideas.</p>
Tilda Moose, citizen<p>Been genuinely wondering how far <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/monasticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monasticism</span></a> could <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scale</span></a> up, to the size of an entire town, city, country, etc.</p><p>I love the [idea of a] <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> life, and am curious to know how <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> it could be, eg. combined with growing <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> food locally, doing our own making and mending, and not having to stink up the atmosphere with cars commuting to distant bullshit jobs any more.</p>
GetMusic - Free Bandcamp Codes<p>Free download codes:</p><p>Michael Herter — Audio Music Library for Videos - AMBIENT</p><p>"subtle melodies and atmospheric soundscapes"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bandcampcodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bandcampcodes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atmospheric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmospheric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/background" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>background</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/melancholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>melancholic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hypnotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypnotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peaceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peaceful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romantic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sleep</span></a></p><p><a href="https://getmusic.fm/l/lyNSiC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">getmusic.fm/l/lyNSiC</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
FreshOutMag<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tankart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tankart</span></a> by long time contributor, Arvinder Kaur @arvinderk8 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moonlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moonlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a></p>
bodhidave<p>1`2</p><p>A mention in another thread yesterday of Plato's use of mystery traditions imagery prompted me to check his references to Bacchus/ Dionysius. They're fun. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plato</span></a> was highly creative, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> for him was ultimately a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> practice.</p><p>In his *Ion,* he's looking to have Socrates suggest that, unlike the sophists, philosophers actually have inspired insight, but, unlike the poets, philosophers' inspiration doesn't eclipse their sense of self. There he says this about the poets:</p>
FreshOutMag<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tankart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tankart</span></a> collaboration with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> by long time contributor, Arvinder Kaur @arvinderk8 and introducing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> by Amandeep Singh. Amandeep is a lawyer by profession &amp; a fitness enthusiast. While on his long walks he loves to click pictures. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemplative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contemplative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mothers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a></p>