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Re: How to die?
I'm not sure even Tibetan Nationals get to do sky funerals anymore. I have seen them sending nifty containers of ashes aloft hanging from party balloons that spread them which ever way the wind decides.
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Re: How to die?
@lobster said:
I won't be reincarnating as a Buddha or anything more than a speck of dust or glimmer of hope.
Rebirth as a Buddha would be cool. The world needs a Buddha right now.
As it stands, though, I'll probably be reborn as an intestinal parasite.
Re: Permission to throw a tantrum
@lobster said:
I have been tantrumming today!It is a day of rest in England. Tomorrow will have to be extra aware of demons. I really like the image provided by the OP.
My major demon and the recipient of my tantrums is usually computers. Are they devilicious or what!
… think i will chant quietly in the naughty corner for a while … 🤭
Ah yes! Computers and IT in general are often a source of tantrums. Particularly in the workplace.
We used to have a question in our performance review along the lines of “Do you feel you have the tools and resources to do your job properly?”
I noticed it’s been removed in recent years 😂
Bunks
Re: Permission to throw a tantrum
I have been tantrumming today!
It is a day of rest in England. Tomorrow will have to be extra aware of demons. I really like the image provided by the OP.
My major demon and the recipient of my tantrums is usually computers. Are they devilicious or what!
… think i will chant quietly in the naughty corner for a while … 🤭
lobster
Re: Permission to throw a tantrum
@FleaMarket said:
Ever give yourself permission to throw a tantrum? Sometimes I do that and then I mindfully(usually) beat my chest and huff and puff and say things like "I knowww I knowww I knowwwwwww" until eventually I pass by a mirror or have expelled enough out of the system and just burst into laughter at the silliness. It's really one of the greatest things. And might count as exercise. Would it count as feeding my demons?https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-feeding-your-demons/
I delivered someones bad karma today. They caught me off guard and we shared a look. Mine was of surprise and pity, or maybe embarrassment. I felt bad because I judged them in that moment based on society's standards and not on what matters. And they saw. They wore my look with confidence and dignity. I'm grateful for that small consolation. Maybe it was them who delivered mine.
Is the tantrum when alone or in the presence of others?
Bunks
Re: Healthy Habits
- Go to bed on time
✔️ 1 AM or PM … time is relative
- Wake up early
✅ I hope I WINS THIS ONE is 3:49 but not everywhere 🤓
- Exercise regularly
Brain, freedom and body (full marks on that one)
- Moderation in eating
3 meals a day x - I am glutton - FAIL
- Keep clean and tidy
Keep it where? Had hair cut and wore minimum clothes yesterday. I am on a winning streak ✅
- Meditate every day
Just finished that. I am practically nun material? 🏳️⚧️
lobster
Re: Should friendships always be honest?
Not too sure about the question.
There's nothing I can see in the OP where your father's relationships are somehow dishonest.
Some things are never discussed. I was involved in a cult-ish Christian group in my youth, and while I never made it a big secret, I almost never spoke about it, and my friends, out of respect, I suppose, never pushed it. Nothing dishonest.
I'm not sure who Osho figures into it. However, I can see how "negative coverage" might create some tension in a friendship. One of Osho's lieutenants, Ma Anand Sheela, convicted for plotting a bio-terror attack, might turn off a few people.
Re: Where can I find buddhist dharma?
Where can I find buddhist dharma?
Look within...(I couldn't resist it 
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Shoshin1