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Re: WTF ...and she calls herself a Buddhist too...Wow
A world full of delusion has been propagated by folks who identify as Buddhist.
Even identifying as Buddhist, when attached to that, will result in suffering.
how
Re: Feeling like you are a “good person”
@Jeroen said:
What has being good meant to you?
Trying not to buy into the political BS spouted by people with an ultimate agenda, to the detriment of many others.
Also trying to see the suffering of all people, regardless of what's being said about them. It's a confronting path to take and often involves challenging and discarding one's notions, sometimes once a day.
Re: What Happens When Societies Stop Worshipping God?
The data is interesting……my experience has been even more interesting, to me.
Growing up in a broke community fosters more community thought. We have to stick together to survive and to make it. You never know when you’ll need someone or something and you depend on the same thought process. Most folks come through and return favors and embrace tolerance and or acceptance of others. The common saying is “If I got it…..then you got it”. Some of that is the ‘blessing’ gospel, but that also is rooted in deep poverty and oppression.
The experience I have with people who make 3, 4 times the amount of average money I’m accustomed to , has been appalling in my adult years. They are the least likely to share, will argue over a few dollars and seem very self motivated. Group thought doesn’t come first to their mind. And why not? Bec you don’t need someone for basic resources. Until/if/when they do…..
Vastmind
Re: What Happens When Societies Stop Worshipping God?
@marcitko said:
@person said:
The question that occurred to me was which comes first? Do less organically religious people create better societies or do better societies create less religious people? Or is it some sort of self reinforcing spiral?You might find interesting and illuminating the findings of the World Values Survey: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp
To the best of my knowledge, this is some of the best stuff coming out of social science.
From what I remember, their findings are that while culture retains some significance, economic development is the predominant factor influencing values, including religious values.
When I studied political science, the main debate was as you framed it. Max Weber said that culture determines economics. Karl Marx said that economics determines culture. From my understanding of the World Values Survey, it turns out that Marx was much more right.
I'm hardly a Marx scholar, but my general impression is that he (or maybe its down to those implementing his ideas) misses the organic vs forced distinction in the video. The former being positive the latter a disaster. At any rate its a helpful place for me to try to sort the question out, thanks for the pointer.
person
Re: What Happens When Societies Stop Worshipping God?
@person said:
The question that occurred to me was which comes first? Do less organically religious people create better societies or do better societies create less religious people? Or is it some sort of self reinforcing spiral?
You might find interesting and illuminating the findings of the World Values Survey: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp
To the best of my knowledge, this is some of the best stuff coming out of social science.
From what I remember, their findings are that while culture retains some significance, economic development is the predominant factor influencing values, including religious values.
When I studied political science, the main debate was as you framed it. Max Weber said that culture determines economics. Karl Marx said that economics determines culture. From my understanding of the World Values Survey, it turns out that Marx was much more right.
marcitko
Re: What Happens When Societies Stop Worshipping God?
The question that occurred to me was which comes first? Do less organically religious people create better societies or do better societies create less religious people? Or is it some sort of self reinforcing spiral?
person
Re: Walking Meditation
Walking meditation is a fundamental tool in extending one's development of meditation from physical stillness into the activity of daily life.
Ya know, for all those times when meditation within some form of life's movement is what's called for.
It also helps the practitioner learn how to not limit the activity of meditation to some external dependence upon a state of physical stillness.
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Walking Meditation
Walking meditation is misrepresented!
Sitting is the absolute favourite, no doubt. People associate meditation to the cushion, not to walking. But it is such a powerful practice.
This morning, early, I felt like meditating and began walking in shashu. I noticed the same though I felt less agitated and uncomfortable than sitting. I guess the walking does soothe a bit the mental fantasy and the discomfort it faces when you need to remain still.
What is your experience? Any advice?
Kotishka
Re: Lobsters latest website/microblog
The spirituality that you grow up with will always have a special meaning for you. But I think later in life there is a blossoming that comes through the perennial philosophy, the realisation that all these religions are at their heart thinking about the same thing.
Jeroen