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Re: No Buddhist Quotes
“Just as the images in a dream are symbols of inner states and feelings, so our collective reality is largely a symbolic expression of fear and of the heavy layers of negativity that have accumulated in the collective human psyche.”
— Eckhart Tolle
Jeroen
Re: The most irritating person on social media, particularly on Reddit
I haven't studied much Zen myself, but I understand that there is/are sects of the sudden enlightenment school. Personally I don't see much of a problem for someone arguing for their school's point of view. I think its not just on others to understand the counter points, but its actually a good thing to hear opposing views. In learning what they think and why you disagree it gives you a better understanding of your own views.
As much as I think we generally like to think that we can believe in a Buddhism, and spirituality, that harmonizes with all other spiritual traditions, the fact is many of them have contradictory and conflicting views. In my view, in order to live in a much smaller world where differing visions come in to contact more frequently we need to learn to live with those who's views differ from our own.
Perhaps though, more than offering a concrete point of view Ewk was being some kind of aggressive, obtuse or superior?
person
Re: The most irritating person on social media, particularly on Reddit
No, it is not me. Don't use Reddit. BUT irritating and challenging are some of my superpowers. 
For example, on social media (I suggest you change from Reddit to Lemmy) you are more likely to find me... and be challenged in a different Way...
https://join-lemmy.org/
Thanks to @Vastmind for pointing out I am harmless AND I too have no earthly idea what I am talking about. Long may it continue.
Meanwhile, some harmless pointers:
- Zen like meditation is meant to be challenging
- What is so difficult or peculiar about Ewk for you? Have you tried not engaging? [lobster top tip]
- Can you provide an example of how you or indeed anyone is not on some level, 'peculiar'?
meanwhile...
https://forum.treeleaf.org/
lobster
Re: East vs West
I kind of feel like the attitude that one is superior and one is inferior is itself a western attitude.
person
Re: East vs West
There are so many flavours of East… Egyptian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Thai. It’s wondrous that the Earth contains such a richness of human culture.
Jeroen
Re: What is everyone's opinions on SAKYA BUDDHISM?
so far I am really enjoying it.
Sounds OK to me. They are renowned for 'Secret teachings' but then so is the whole of Tantra. My experience is with Kagyu and Ningma.
It does not matter how or where you start. What matters is how you continue on the path.
The esoteric tradition, I also studied Shingon, is in many ways a fire path or quick path. Therefore can get intense...
The best schools of Buddhism ALL teach meditation. If you practice, you improve. You may even become enlightened, which comes as no surprise...
Good luck and keep up the enjoying... 
lobster
Re: What is everyone's opinions on SAKYA BUDDHISM?
Hi I've practiced and studied with a Kagyu tradition. I listen to dharma talks at home and read. It's overseas for me so I haven't gone in person. I've heard that Sakya has good scholarship but I haven't heard from their teachers or readings so I cannot compare to what I am hearing from my own tradition. So I don't have much impression of them but what I do have is good.
Jeffrey
Re: Meditating on ones emotional life
To the degree that we can meditatively allow, all phenomena their own unmolested interaction with all of our sense gates, turns out to be the same degree that life's unavoidable pains can be detached from sufferings causes.
This reminds me of a Red Tara dedication I recite every now and again, but which floats in and out the mind most days, even if not verbally recited ....
"May I clearly perceive all experiences to be insubstantial as the dream fabric of the night and instantly awaken to perceive the pure wisdom displayed in the arising of every phenomenon"
Well it's actually the last part of the dedication...
Shoshin1
Re: Meditating on ones emotional life
It’s interesting… I found the instruction to ‘look inside’ to ultimately produce painful results, so just sitting and looking inside hasn’t been good for me. It’s like attention isn’t wholesome for the energy inside. But to just ‘watch the breath’ has been a lot better, mostly producing calm, although I can only do it for short periods.
Jeroen
Re: Meditating on ones emotional life
Looking outside to avoid what's inside, or looking inside to avoid what's outside, are both causes of our continued suffering. Additionally, inside and outside are really just the limitations of what we have decided is our boundary between self and other.
Mind and body (for me) work better as the states that result in suffering's cause when in disharmony and result in suffering's reduction when met with collegiality.
As a practice....
To the degree that we can meditatively allow, all phenomena their own unmolested interaction with all of our sense gates, turns out to be the same degree that life's unavoidable pains can be detached from sufferings causes.
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