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@Bunks said:
Your topic header is a little OTT I'd suggest @Kerome.

I can't say I recall a Sutta where the Buddha discouraged the use of iPads.

Sounds like you're talking mainly about the things monastics are encouraged to avoid.

Most of us are comfortable following the path but also undertaking the vast majority of things on your list.

You’re absolutely right @bunks... it was meant to be a bit satirical, not exactly my usual style of post. If @lobster had attempted it it would probably have been a roaring success I don’t think I quite carried it off.

@Kerome said:

@Bunks said:
Your topic header is a little OTT I'd suggest @Kerome.

I can't say I recall a Sutta where the Buddha discouraged the use of iPads.

Sounds like you're talking mainly about the things monastics are encouraged to avoid.

Most of us are comfortable following the path but also undertaking the vast majority of things on your list.

You’re absolutely right @bunks... it was meant to be a bit satirical, not exactly my usual style of post. If @lobster had attempted it it would probably have been a roaring success I don’t think I quite carried it off.

All good @Kerome - I get where you're coming from....

If Lobster had have attempted it, I doubt I would have understood...

Feeling a bit whimsical today, so I thought I would make a list of things I love which Buddhism doesn’t encourage. Because its not peaceful or because it is entertainment which takes time away from practice. Just to see what would come out, and maybe it will strike a chord with people.

• Music... jazz, dance, pop, r&b, new age
• Films... animated films, comedies, romance, documentaries, sci-fi
• Art... everything from Mark Rothko to Johannes Vermeer
• Computers... preferably Apple devices
• Role playing games... anything which doesn’t get too complicated
• Board games... settlers of cataan anyone?
• A good white wine... like a German Gewurztraminer
• A home-cooked meal... pizza or a potato dish is lovely

Please feel free to add your own lists!

kerome's list

Music ???? then Buddhist services should stop sounding so musical.
Films???? temples would be empty if you banned any recording devices.
Art???? Out with tanka's, ceremonies or any Buddhist iconography.
Computers??? what part of the dark ages sounds good to you?
Role playing games??? There goes the master/ disciple relationship.
Board games? That one I can accept.
A good white wine??? Sounds racist.
A home-cooked meal???. wandering out for alms just doesn't work if everyone does it.

A contrary day for me, for sure.

Elderly couple go to the doctor.
"Doctor," says the wife, I want you to check my husband over... we still enjoy our conjugal rights now and then, but, well... he's finding it hard going sometimes..."
The Doctor takes the husband into a cubicle, and examines him. Physically, everything seems to be in order...
"So, tell me, what's the problem as you experience it?" asks the Doctor...
"Well" explains the old boy, hesitantly... "The first time is great. We're happy, we're satisfied, it all goes well, no problems...but then, the second time, I get sweats, I overheat, I need water... it's just uncomfortable!"
The doctor is stumped, so he goes out to the wife, and relates what her husband has said...
"Yeah" she replies, "The first time is in January, the second time is in August..."

Two elderly couples are sitting, sunday afternoon, enjoying chatting... the men on the verandah, the ladies in the lounge...
"So, BIll," ask Mick, "How was your trip to town yesterday? How was the lunch?"
"Oh!" Replies Bill, "It was amazing! The ambience was beautiful! We ate in the gardens... lush, green, the planting was superb! The whole setting was marvellous, and the food! My God, it was great! You should go!"
"Sure!" says Mick, "What's the name of the restaurant?"
Bill sits and thinks, but can't for the life of him remember...
"What's that flower... it's pink, or red... nice foliage... has thorns..."
"Rose...?" Ventures Mick.
"Yeah, that's it, thanks! Hey, Rose! What's the name of that restaurant we went to...?!"