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Re: morning doubt - not helping
@FleaMarket said:
It was in not being helped that I learned compassion for others.
It was in being helped that I learned compassion for myself.
Exactly so. 
I am so compassionate I allow others to think well of me, do puja and dedicate merit my way - just so they can progress. I am practically a saint in this regard. 
Mantras for my benefit also welcome.
I iz so good to you all …
lobster
Re: Rules to becoming a Bodhisattva?
@lobster said:
I hope we are getting there …
So we get the cool badge first, right? And do the work for others later? 
Re: How to be social skillfully
How does one perceive how they would like to be perceived without attachment?
@Bunks posted this in another thread, which I think provides some food for thought...
"You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time" and this so it would seem, includes one 'self'...
Shoshin1
Re: From Buddhism to belief in God?
I hope we are helping?
Not me of course, I could not help a chicken cross a road … but some great replies everyone …
lobster
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
That's right...we are now conquering the world island by island.
We already have Miami and Barcelona in our possession
Re: From Buddhism to belief in God?
@FleaMarket said:
Why not both?
oh at least … perhaps on Tuesdays.
@Alex said:
How do I combat this ? Take the best things from different practices. I talk with and pray to God. I chant with a Hare Krishna friend and group. I meditate and attend online Buddhist meditation groups. Pure land Buddhism has a deity, a realm and chanting. There’s a temple in Malvern - Bright Earth - online zoom meetings and ceremonies.
Ah ha! You can have your pie and slice it anyway you like … though sideways would be a little strange …
As a farmer former Muslim, I still pray like so:
Allah yAk-bar which means 'COD is Grated' … from what I remember.
I like god, she is a fine woman Real Imaginary Friend of Ms Allah. I consider myself a dreadful Buddhist and a hopeless Dread. I & I.
lobster
Re: An old craving
In my youth though I would spend hours immersed in fantasy worlds, not only reading stories but in D&D creating characters, stories and whole worlds.
Tsk, tsk. You used to be human?
Once upon a time ... roll 8 sided dice
- Sit on Zafu (a kind of static troll subdued by sitting on)
- Create mandala (a type of personal talisman of weird characters - all based on us)
- Chant the sacred words of the bodhi for aid (a language similar to ork)
Game on.
lobster