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As it happens, just ran across this sutta AN 6.38 https://suttacentral.net/an6.38/en/sujato "Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings an… (View Post)
I see nostalgia as attachment, as perhaps a mild expression of craving which creates and maybe cherishes suffering. I see the suffering as unfortunate. But some pains seem or are seen as sweet, becau… (View Post)
@federica this wikipedia page describes history of the term. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel Apparently, the abbreviation derived from one woman's blogging/forum project. But the history is com… (View Post)
@person what a lovely moniker. I'm going to offer some thoughts as a Theravada Buddhist on application of selflessness/emptiness to the outer world. When rebirth is understood as part of the core of … (View Post)
(Quote) If this were so, no effort would make any differenve, and everything is just a cosmic pinball machine. but I think there are 3 things which can be controlled: thoughts, speech, behavior. (It … (View Post)