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Re: Understanding dysfunction
Understanding dysfunction
I'm reminded of one of my old posts from way back when...in 2015 whenI was just plain old @Shoshin
Thus I have heard it said that Bodhidharma once said:
"The most essential method which includes all other methods is to behold the mind-The mind is the root from which all things grow-If you can understand the mind-Everything else is included !"
I took up mind reading as a hobby (my own mind that is) now I'm hooked and can't stop reading it, in fact I take it with me wherever I go, it's like a good novel a psychological thriller that grips you and you can't put down... And so far so good......I haven't lost the plot (Well not that "I" know of )
Shoshin1
Re: No Buddhist Quotes
“In most ancient cultures, there must have been an intuitive understanding of this process, which is why old people were respected and revered. They were the repositories of wisdom and provided the dimension of depth without which no civilisation can survive for long. In our civilisation, which is totally identified with the outer and ignorant of the inner dimension of spirit, the word old has mainly negative connotations. It equals useless and so we regard it as almost an insult to refer to someone as old. To avoid the word, we use euphemisms such as elderly and senior. The First Nation's “grandmother” is a figure of great dignity. Today's “granny” is at best cute. Why is old considered useless? Because in old age, the emphasis shifts from doing to Being, and our civilisation, which is lost in doing, knows nothing of Being. It asks: being? What do you do with it?”
— Eckhart Tolle
Jeroen
Re: Death
@lobster said:
What is your favourite part of Death?
This is still theoretical for me in a lived sense, but my favourite part of death is that once we lose the fear of it, we lose all - at least chronic - fear. And can finally really live.
A quote comes to mind:
"A mystic is someone whom - quite fundamentally - you can't scare with death" (Allan Watts)
marcitko
Re: The nine contemplations of Atisha
@Shinnen
As mentioned it is a Sufi/dervish goal.
https://sufi-tavern.com/sufi-stories/sufi-healing/
At the moment, you think you are alive and cling to life (attachment)?
This is the drivel advice I got online...
" 1. Accept That It's Going to Happen by Meditating on Death
2. Focus on the Things You Can Control
3. Set a Worry Time Period
4. Live Every Day Like It's Your Last"
Personally, I would go and volunteer in a hospice, if worried excessively about death...
lobster
Re: The nine contemplations of Atisha
In Buddhism rebirth often isn't seen as a good thing. Paraphrasing Robert Thurman, "In Buddhism rebirth isn't a promise, its a threat". If we're fortunate enough to have the good karma for a rebirth in the upper realms our suffering will be light, but in Buddhist cosmology most of our lives are spent in the lower realms. Its why they emphasize the importance of taking advantage of the time we have now to practice.
person
Re: Space - the final frontier
The first stanza reminded me of how light pollution affects the night sky. A few times a year I'm in an area with very little light pollution and the difference in the night sky is amazing. I can see why past societies put so much emphasis on it, its like the ancient ipad!
https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/
person
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
@Walker
Folks here are also including Gas stations in their Canadian verses American Shopping choices, which I hadn't considered. Petro Canada / Husky / Irving / Ultra Mar / Canadian Tire / Pioneer / Co-op / Supersave being the Canadian options.
Shell is Dutch.
With Chevron, Esso & Mobil being the boycotted American choices.
Baby steps.
how