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Hello and welcome to Nillo's Night ... This is a podcast dedicated to learning something new from the many different spiritual and cultural traditions of the world with an occasional foray into gay history and culture. This show is an eclectic mix audio and video stories, journal entries, interviews and sometimes a podcast just for pure entertainment and fun. So curl on up, welcome and pleasant dreams ...

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Thich Nhat Hanh and David Wilcox provide the influence for my diary entry on 10/20/02 at 12:55 a.m. [Closing Song: Peace of Mind by PodSafe Music Network's artist Lee Maddeford - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]  

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A farewell to the snow and a special message to the lady who writes my horoscopes. When life and the stars can't seem to collide. [Background Song: Dreams by PodSafe Music Network's artist Lee Maddeford - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]  

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Monday of this week is Ostara. Wiccan holidays are based on the agricultural or harvest cycle and they draw much of their symbolism from the cycle of death and renewal that occurs naturally through our changing seasons. This Wheel of the Year shows the Goddess and God intertwining as the Goddessbecomes the maiden, the mother and then crone and as the God moves from birth, death and rebirth as the year progresses.[Closing Song: Harmony by PodSafe Music Network's artist uGene - Check out musi ...

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Rama Navami is a Hindu day of fasting, reading from the Ramayana (the Hindu sacred text which recounts the history of Lord Rama) and other celebrations in honor of the birth of Lord Rama (an incarnation of Vishnu) and the marriage between Rama and Sita.  Learn a brief overview of the start of the Ramayana and some historical background on the holiday.[Closing Song: After the Rain by PodSafe Music Network's artist JavaMusiK. Check out music.podshow.com for more information] External Lin ...

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Visakha Puja (Vesak) is often called Buddha Day. It is the celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. For this holiday, I retell the story of Buddha's birth and enlightenment. Buddhists celebrate Vesak by performing special acts for the old, sick, dying, and anyone who knows suffering. It is also a day for the householder to provide food for the monks and religious devotees at the temples. [Closing Song: Where Has the Heart of Man Gone by PodSafe Music Network's artist Budd ...

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The tale of the black married couple who moved into a town near the one I grew up in and what they found there. [Closing Song: Martyr by PodSafe Music Network's artist Ginnicide - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]

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On June 16th, Sikhs honor the lives of all those who have suffered for their faith. The day is named for the first Sikh martyr, Guru Arjan. Guru Arjan would build the Golden Temple, compile the first copy of the Sikh religious text known as the Guru Granth Sahib and come to represent the Sikh ideal of self-sacrifice.Further Information/Reference Website: http://www.sikhnet.com/s/SikhIntro[Closing Song: Sleepless Lullaby by PodSafe Music Network's artist Ernie Van Veen - Check out music.pods ...

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June 21st is the Wiccan holiday of Litha or Midsummer that corresponds to the Summer Solstice.  Midsummer celebrations are often held on the evening before or at sunrise on the day of Litha. [Closing Song: Raining Colours by PodSafe Music Network's artist Torchomatic - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]  

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As more and more straight people are moving into our neighborhoods, I hear voices of, "They can live in 98% of the rest of the city, why do they have to move into OUR neighborhood?" And with this straightrification of our neighborhoods, more and more we are seeing straight couples holding hands, kissing and even full-on making out in our bars. And then I hear the men saying, "We could NEVER do that in their bars." It's viewed as flaunting a privilege only afforded to som ...

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Last night's dream surely induced by the current heat wave where three people meet in Hell and decide to have a discussion while sitting in an outdoor cafe. On the edge of this Hell is a dammed up lake that people can always see in the distance but never get the water from. Good and bad, it's all temporary and sometimes its the lies we tell ourselves that hold us back the most.[Closing Song: Unnamed Angel by PodSafe Music Network's artist Rayna - Check out music.podshow.com for more informa ...

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My experience today at the literacy center brings up a simple bit of knowledge that every crab fishermen knows about what it means when black people hate other black people, when gay people hate other gay people, when women hold back other women, and many many other examples. Are we destroying the people who are like us because we can't emotionally deal with the simple fact that somehow they have or even might someday actually escape the basket of rules, myths and stereotypes that the rest ...

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Sunday of this weekend (Aug. 27th) is Ganesh Chaturthi which marks the beginning of Lord Ganesh's ritual days of prayer and devotion. The length of this puja depends on the country and locality and in many places lasts a full ten days.  Most westerners recognize Ganesh due to his elephant head, stout body and pot belly.  [Closing Song: Right Here In My Dream by PodSafe Music Network's artist Denise Vasquez - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]External Links:  ht ...

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The month of Ramadan will begin Sept 23rd or 24th depending on the when the new or crescent moon is visible. Ramadan is a month of fasting in which Muslims strive to become closer to God and strengthen their faith. It is a month of devotion where the people of the book resubmit themselves to not only give up things of the flesh during the daylight hours but also to improve themselves by learning more about their faith, exhibiting extra kindness and forgiveness to others, showing extra chari ...

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To ask the question, "Who is going to save us from ourselves?" 1940s Superman cartoons combine with the song Everybody's Waiting for Superman from the Podsafe Music Network artist Away With The Fairys. Are we waiting for Superman or are we ourselves Superman?[Background Song: Everybody's Waiting for Superman by PodSafe Music Network's artist Away With The Fairys - Check out music.podshow.com for more information.  The band's official website is http://www.awaywiththefairys.co ...

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Just a tongue-in-cheek entry about what people sometimes confuse God for ..  

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A story from the Jewish oral tradition. It is one of many stories that start off with "There was a King who had an only son..." A tale about the recognition of what we know to be true and the wisdom that can only come from making mistake after mistake.  It's also a powerful metaphor for what happens when we stray from who we know ourselves to be and the forces that call us back to who we inately are.[Closing Song: Rise by PodSafe Music Network's artist COMEG - Check out music ...

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A story from the Book of Discipline about spiritual group conflicts and how followers of a religion sometimes won't even listen to the religion's founder. Reference Link: The Book of Discipline by I. B. Horner (Translator) [Closing Song: Europe by PodSafe Music Network's artist Matt Caplan - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]

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Just one of the many nightmares recorded in my journal as of late. Some periods in life I don't ever seem to remember my dreams but lately they've been pretty vivid. Video games offer an easy morality while sharks, deep water and darkness provide the avenue to die in dreams. Robert Frost forgot the third sometimes much better choice: "I chose neither path and that has made all the difference."[Closing Song: Olha Maria by PodSafe Music Network's artist Mike del Ferro - Check out mu ...

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Just a diary entry about riding the Chicago holiday train.[Closing Song: Silent Night by PodSafe Music Network's artist Mike del Ferro - Check out music.podshow.com for more information]Please checkout JW Richard's Kwanzaa podcasts at http://mandrakesocietyradio.com. They begin on Dec. 26th and go through Jan. 1st.  

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