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Justin Maaia | Justin C. Maaia | Substack
I want to help people explore their souls through contemplative practices and dialogue. Click to read Justin Maaia, by Justin C. Maaia, a Substack publication. Launched 21 days ago.
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Check out my Substack on contemplative practice and spirituality, secular and religious. #spirituality #secularspirituality #religion #contemplativepractice #meditation #ethics
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Check out Olivia’s new demo on SoundCloud!
#newmusic #singersongwriter
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#newmusic #singersongwriter
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Wish you didn't start (demo)
light acoustic guitar with some layered vocals, this song captures the ethereal nature of the sea.
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July 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Check out Olivia’s new demo on SoundCloud!
#newmusic #singersongwriter
on.soundcloud.com/tm1w0DWbhIck...
#newmusic #singersongwriter
on.soundcloud.com/tm1w0DWbhIck...
June 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I’m not sure whether Super Mario Bros can be used to be a better Buddhist, or if it’s Buddhist practices that prepare one to be a better Mario. At any rate, it was fun to get to work with my cousin Levi C. Maaia on this. Let us know what you think!
I’m not sure whether Super Mario Bros can be used to be a better Buddhist, or if it’s Buddhist practices that prepare one to be a better Mario. At any rate, it was fun to get to work with my cousin Levi C. Maaia on this. Let us know what you think!
Is Super Mario Secretly a Buddhist?
YouTube video by Levi's Digital Voyage
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June 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I’m not sure whether Super Mario Bros can be used to be a better Buddhist, or if it’s Buddhist practices that prepare one to be a better Mario. At any rate, it was fun to get to work with my cousin Levi C. Maaia on this. Let us know what you think!
I’m not sure whether Super Mario Bros can be used to be a better Buddhist, or if it’s Buddhist practices that prepare one to be a better Mario. At any rate, it was fun to get to work with my cousin Levi C. Maaia on this. Let us know what you think!
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The Opposite of Spirituality
I remember reading an article in Rolling Stone about twenty years ago in which the author compared the plight of working-class Americans in the 1960’s to those of the present day.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Legal definition of terrorism: “ideologically motivated acts that are harmful to human life and intended to intimidate civilians, influence policy, or change government conduct.”
May 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Legal definition of terrorism: “ideologically motivated acts that are harmful to human life and intended to intimidate civilians, influence policy, or change government conduct.”
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#spirituality #worldreligions #contemplativedialogue #contemplativepractice #growth #post-traumaticgrowth
#spirituality #worldreligions #contemplativedialogue #contemplativepractice #growth #post-traumaticgrowth
Why Spiritual Work is a Bear
One of my best friends on the spiritual path routinely refers to God by one of the most profane epithets in the English language (I won’t repeat it here).
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May 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Check out my Substack on contemplative practice and spirituality, secular and religious. #spirituality #secularspirituality #religion #contemplativepractice #meditation #ethics
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Justin Maaia | Justin C. Maaia | Substack
I want to help people explore their souls through contemplative practices and dialogue. Click to read Justin Maaia, by Justin C. Maaia, a Substack publication. Launched 21 days ago.
open.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Check out my Substack on contemplative practice and spirituality, secular and religious. #spirituality #secularspirituality #religion #contemplativepractice #meditation #ethics
open.substack.com/pub/justincm...
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The only mystical force behind the rise of Donald Trump is 40 years of too many political and business leaders not centering the wellbeing of their communities. #politics #demystifyingpolitics #demystifyingmysticism
April 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The only mystical force behind the rise of Donald Trump is 40 years of too many political and business leaders not centering the wellbeing of their communities. #politics #demystifyingpolitics #demystifyingmysticism
Dear President Trump, I pray that you experience healing of all the places in you that have been neglected, ignored, or harmed. I pray that newfound awareness, perspective & strength manifest in you. I pray that this change reverberates in all the lives touched by yours. Amen. #prayerfortoday
March 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Dear President Trump, I pray that you experience healing of all the places in you that have been neglected, ignored, or harmed. I pray that newfound awareness, perspective & strength manifest in you. I pray that this change reverberates in all the lives touched by yours. Amen. #prayerfortoday
Each of us lives in a different world, so we must trust each other’s assertions when they differ from our own. I was once on hold when my brother came in and asked what I was doing. “Listening to this classical music at Dr. __’s office.” “Do you mean the Vivaldi they play?” #perspectivetaking
March 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Each of us lives in a different world, so we must trust each other’s assertions when they differ from our own. I was once on hold when my brother came in and asked what I was doing. “Listening to this classical music at Dr. __’s office.” “Do you mean the Vivaldi they play?” #perspectivetaking
So apparently, our tax money is now going towards enriching the owners of privately held detention centers. #outraged #ethics #resist
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Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration | ACLU
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation revenues from immigrant detention soar.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So apparently, our tax money is now going towards enriching the owners of privately held detention centers. #outraged #ethics #resist
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I stand with Judge Boasberg #resist #trueamerican
March 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I stand with Judge Boasberg #resist #trueamerican
Driving to work today, the guy ahead of me was honking furiously for the first car in line to move ahead, though we did not have the right of way. Why do those who know the least act like they know the most, and are loudest? Is there any data that supports this? #socialscience
March 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Driving to work today, the guy ahead of me was honking furiously for the first car in line to move ahead, though we did not have the right of way. Why do those who know the least act like they know the most, and are loudest? Is there any data that supports this? #socialscience
March 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“The future isn’t male or female; it’s all of us.” -Olivia Maaia
#futureleaders #singersongwriter
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#futureleaders #singersongwriter
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March 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“The future isn’t male or female; it’s all of us.” -Olivia Maaia
#futureleaders #singersongwriter
www.instagram.com/stories/livl...
#futureleaders #singersongwriter
www.instagram.com/stories/livl...
March 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Maybe POTUS isn’t racist. Maybe he’s just prejudiced against acronyms.
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Maybe POTUS isn’t racist. Maybe he’s just prejudiced against acronyms.
I’ve resorted to only guessing four-letter words in Wordle.
March 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I’ve resorted to only guessing four-letter words in Wordle.
Those who allowed Hitler to invade Czechslovakia in 1938 did so in the name of Peace.
March 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Those who allowed Hitler to invade Czechslovakia in 1938 did so in the name of Peace.
Sinful, criminal, arrogant war-mongering.
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Sinful, criminal, arrogant war-mongering.
I am not the most secure, self-confident person, but even I am having trouble imagining what it must be like to be SO insecure that you fantasize about having gold statues of yourself erected in territories named after yourself.
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I am not the most secure, self-confident person, but even I am having trouble imagining what it must be like to be SO insecure that you fantasize about having gold statues of yourself erected in territories named after yourself.