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Re: Pristine Pure Land Buddhism

@lobster said:

Don't forget to listen to the ad at the end. Not sure if the actual Pureland will be ad free. We can but pray we will get to the deluxe ad free Pureland...

Those of us with YT Premium are already guaranteed an ad free entry to the Pure Land

Bunks

Re: Funny Stuff

An old man of eighty-two went to a sperm bank to make a deposit.
"Are you sure," asked the woman at the reception desk, "that you want to do this?" "Yes," answered the old man, "I feel it is my duty to give something of myself to the world."
The woman handed him a jar, and directed him to a room down the hall. When thirty minutes had passed and he did not return, the girl began to worry. She feared he might have had a heart attack or a stroke.
At that moment the old man came out of the room and approached the young woman. "Listen," he said, "I tried it with one hand, then I tried it with two hands, then I got it up and beat it on the sink. Then I ran warm water on it, then cold water over it....
"And still I can't get the lid off the jar."

Jeroen

Re: Stillness… quiet… the body

@Jeroen

Yes, the Buddha's Dharma of no-self, which is what distinguishes itself from most other religions, is pretty untenable to the average ego.
But....
The Buddha did not promote any destructiveness to either body or mind, just our attachments to both. Where our attachments to body & mind are no longer fed, the illusionary constructs of the self can dissipate along with suffering's cause.

If a view of naturalism of the human condition is what you seek, why continue flirting with Buddhism when Taoist babes could be standing by waiting for your call?