Goooood Morningggg 🖖
Coming in hyped and full of energy after a productive Temple Talk this Saturday morning, I would like to wish everyone a hearty hello and an even heartier hell yea 👋
We’re a week into the New Year and already have almost too much to talk about, but we’re going to give it the ‘ole college try anyways. As always, thanks for stopping by, and I appreciate your time and attention.
I made a few last-minutes changes, mainly I removed mention of Bonk because it’s old news at this point and added a section on some interesting reads I found on Substack lately (one on Buddhism and one on the US World Cup drama).
Whether it’s IRL or the metaverse, I hope that wherever you are, the water is warm, the weather fine, and the coffee/tea just how you like it. 🥥🌴
Cheers
n0madz
2023: Year of the Temple
‘Portals’ Appear Floating Over the Northern Hemisphere
Here’s the meaning of the symbolism found in the artwork:
‘Portals’ portrays the deity Vaiśravaṇa, carrying his characteristic umbrella, a symbol of sovereignty, and holding a mongoose with a jewel in its mouth. The mongoose is the enemy of the snake, a symbol of greed or hatred; the jewel coming out of its mouth represents generosity.
The Temples on the right or left of Vaiśravaṇa represent the community we have built here in web3 (lovingly self named 'The Temple') and the portals represent our diverse struggles and achievements that bring us together.
IRL NEWS AND OTHER RANDOM STUFF I FOUND ON SUBSTACK
World Cup Drama (for the US, at least)
Reading my first edition of Hung Up by
, I found an excellent write-up (found in the appropriately named Sports Section) of some crazy drama surfacing post-World Cup between the USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter, the US soccer player Gio Reyna, Reyna's mom, and Berhalter's own wife. This tale spans 30 years and essentially boils down to the age-old conflict between coaches and parents: not enough playing time. Here’s an ESPN write-up as well on the subject.Food for Thought: Some Buddhist Misconceptions
I am always a fan of content that forces me to look at something from a different angle. I found the article “Five Mildly Anti-Buddhist Essays” by
to add to the conversation surrounding Buddhism immensely. I'd also argue that calling the article even mildly anti-Buddhist a stretch. I'd even suggest that it celebrates Buddhism by placing common misconceptions under the spiritual microscope. If anything, introducing the concept that Buddhist Modernism is a form of "revisionist Buddhist history" is fascinating.For a taste,
In truth, Buddhism is an ancient religion with mythology and symbolism that is not at all science-y, from a cultural context that is highly non-Western, with elements that do not gel with modern sensibilities.
Anyways, for anyone interested, I will be diving into Chapin’s article in more detail in a future exposition.
Geek Myth is dropping more 💎in Temple Telegram; this week, it’s We Got the Fire, but I’m saying he’s got the 🔥
Open Editions and Other News
MVDinDSM starts out the New Year with the OE Color Wave - still open for .005 eth, and 20 editions claimed so far.
Watch out Google, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and a host of other chatbots are coming for you.
If you don’t understand what all the commotion is about, think about this: when you search in google, you get a list of results, and at the top are most likely advertisements. When you type the same search in an AI-assisted chatbot, you get your answer sans advertisement. No fluff or spam. 🤯
Check it out for yourself here on OpenAI, free to play.
‘Music Mondays’ by jarrodT123.eth is open for 30 days and only 0.01 ETH to claim. I didn’t know about Music Mondays, and now I do → I scooped, and now I look forward to Music Mondays.
66 minted so far, and if the art and beats aren’t enough, proceeds are going to a good cause:
Peace n blessings temple family! The Music Mondays crew made a nice audio visual animated NFT open edition to commemorate their 2022 year, & graciously are donating 100% of the proceeds to my social good giveback program here in the Bronx, Hoop Nebula ‘76. (The deck is included on the mint page for reference to the give back project! Let’s help get some basketballs & art supplies into the hands of the youth! It’s a very very affordable mint as well. https://app.manifold.xyz/c/music-mondays happy blessed new year!
In Other Coloring Book-Related News, Fortune Shone Upon Me, and I Discovered SpazeCraft’s Coloring Book, Hard Rockz N Cotton Candy Psychedelic Graffiti Coloring Comic. Currently En Route Will Update With Photos and Unboxing LOL
Only five editions out there, and 2 already gone, so they’re going like hotcakes!
50 People Claimed Their Flowers
JBurn x Dave Kiehl Wastes No Time and Leaves Us with a Beautiful Dream
100 editions @ 12 xtz a pop → link
Miami Nights Music Video Airdrop is Incoming 🛬📦
If you weren’t holding miami nights, then your chance to get on the list is OVER. GET REKT
JBurn’s auction for Zone ends at 33.33 SOL to the lucky degen 0xMQQ 🎉🙌
Cyberpunk Life, again, courtesy of Geek Myth
If you’re not headbanging, who ARE you?
Flux Tribe Brings the Heat in the New Year with a 🔥Airdrop
Word on the streets of New Flux City is there’s a t-shirt in the pipeline for holders…👀
p0ng’s OE Infinity_Loop is open through the 23rd but scoop, don’t wait!
Culla teases collectors with sneak peeks of his Born to Die collection
Tezosphere/PseudoCode opens up access to a Manifold-like Platform for Tezos - TzCreator. Here’s the link for the sign-up.
Temple’s own SkyBravo drops his own OE ‘Tom Tom 88 Hearts’ to start the year off right.
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