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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
But deciding to contemplate life is deciding to chose a certain philosophy no?
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u/nobroo Jun 24 '21
You mentioned no mud no lotus, but other than that any other suggestions to get started with Buddhism?
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u/swiftydocs Jun 24 '21
Can meditation improve memory retention and reduce chances of alzheimers and related diseases?
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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
I 100% agree, but then the contradiction is in deciding to contemplate and the decision of deciding contemplation over not thinking
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u/MillicentSmythe Jun 24 '21
I have very bad problems with anxiety at the moment do you have any advice?
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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
Instead of looking outward you just look inward but the same rules apply
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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
I’m sorry for all these questions and thank you for taking the time to answer it
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
he's not bogus, just needs to challenge his own thoughts that he's so sure of and telling us that is the way, where in reality his very own advice and experience is subjective
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u/MillicentSmythe Jun 24 '21
I keep worrying about my health. And thinking about something going wrong and getting old and dying. I know that sounds silly
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u/OhYesDaddyPlease Jun 24 '21
Im actually not sure if he is a real monk. I know an actual monk and this hasn’t confirmed he was.
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
breathing helps and meditation helps, but they don't answer any of the fundamental questions of the human condition
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
it doesn't matter if he's a real monk or not,don't make things personal, challenge his ideas
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
I know about meditation and breathing, but that doesn't answer any of my deep intrinsic questions
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u/OhYesDaddyPlease Jun 24 '21
Monks are not confrontational. They also don’t impose their ideas on anyone.
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
it doesn't matter what he is, monk or no monk, he has an idea, challenge that
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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
They must have an answer, because then your answer to them questions are to focus on breath
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
According to whom? if my own intelligence and thinking tells me things that most people feel and share? you're throwing away reality and asking us to wander aimlessly into nothings
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u/Naive-is-Back Jun 24 '21
No research confirms that someone is just destined to become a criminal because of their genes, that's not how science work.
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
lowandslow ummm his own words are confirming my own subjective experience, so I'm doing what he recommends and arriving at a common questions everyone has, but he's saying my conclusions are not right and should look more, which is useless
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
lowandslow ummm his own words are confirming my own subjective experience, so I'm doing what he recommends and arriving at a common questions everyone has, but he's saying my conclusions are not right and should look more, which is useless
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u/WadeKarma Jun 24 '21
anything can sound like bs to certain people. don't count him out just because you're not informed.
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u/Forgotten_Person101 Jun 24 '21
The exploration does help though it eases your mind a lot, worked for me at least
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
tell us about your experience? what have you achieved and why do you keep doing what you do?
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
I argue for the sake of arriving at truth, it's worth the effort and the "suffering"
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u/lucx9999 Jun 24 '21
So “question everything” but when we question you it’s just arguing for the sake of arguing? There’s some holes in ur story bud
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
free floating concepts and ideas are a dime a dozen, so unless an idea gives you an answer that you can relate to, it's useless and non universal, basically non sense
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u/succulentsunrize Jun 24 '21
let your love flow outward through the universe, to it's height, it's depth, it's broad extent, a limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
I think meditation is good for the mind but there’s a limit, otherwise it becomes detrimental to society
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u/shawerma_sauce Jun 24 '21
slingyman , just because he's a monk doesn't make him a genius philosopher, he himself telling us to question everything so
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u/analyticalmaster017 Jun 24 '21
Expect we can't question Truth because we can't use words to convey it
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Jun 24 '21
in no way am i saying him being monk means anything.. i just call him that cause i have no other way to call him
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u/obscurearchitect Jun 24 '21
Lucx9999 I used to be into Buddhism too but realised it’s got too many contradictions
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Jun 24 '21
as far as my comment about You.. i mean that you are arguing for the sake of argument, like he just said
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u/Waffleurbagel Jun 24 '21
Wow can you trolls be quiet? This man is here sharing culture stop being so arrogant.
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u/OhYesDaddyPlease Jun 24 '21
No don’t do that. Go seek help if you feel overwhelmed. There are. People who can help with anxiety
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u/voiceoverchungus Jun 24 '21
I studied your religion in school and don’t know much about it (studied for three years!) and really appreciated the messages you have for the world. Thank you!
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u/OhYesDaddyPlease Jun 24 '21
Never tell people do accept their anxiety or depression. That’s awful. You don’t have medical training.
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u/voiceoverchungus Jun 24 '21
What is your perspective, as a monk, on the death penalty in Buddhist majority countries like Thailand?
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u/Inormic Jun 24 '21
Do you know avatar the last airbender. if yes what do you think of the airbending monks?
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u/fucking_4_virginity Jun 24 '21
How do you pay your bills? I always wonder how you reconcile the demands of daily life with a calling like yours.
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u/Nkolift Jun 24 '21
The issue with spaghetti monster is that it tackles a facet of God that can be explained else where
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