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Vocabulary of Seldom Used Words in the Order of Their Co-dependent Arising
Jitter, to shake, as in Mind work makes some people jitter.
Git, (Southern) to get, to repair, to prepare; as in Git over there and sit and don't git yourself lost until you're ready.
Dit, an echoic word, its referent being a brief tonal interval, used to designate the dot character in Morse code, with its alternate, dah (not duh, unless you're Southern as the author); as in Just sit. . . . . . . . . .
Ait, a small island, especially in a river (chiefly British); as in Sit to mind your ait of a mind in the living waters of experience, an ocean of grace, really.
Rit, Southern for writ of habeas corpus (legal parlance) requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, or a body to be present prior to a murder charge; as in No need for a rit to just sit, but a body's helpful.
Kit, a set or collection, e.g., of legal or instructional matter (with a set entire, called a kit and caboodle); as in You may need your kit to git started sittin', but you find you lose that, too, in time.
Tit, short for titmouse, a small bird; also (archaic) a small or poor horse, a nag; as in Not even a band of tits could git their mitts on a mind that's sitting just.
Vet, shorthand for veteran; also, to examine or treat as a doctor or veterinarian does; as in It takes a vet to vet the mind's mindfulness.
Nit, a unit of luminous intensity; as in The nit of a nitwit is, by definition, low beam, but that's a twit.
Uitlander, a foreigner, outsider, outlander; as in The mind of a beginner is an uitlander to no-mind.
X, in math an unknown quantity or variable; also, the mark you make when you don't know your own self or can't spell your name; as in When just sitting, it can help to think of yourself as an x. |
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