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- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3085
Re: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
What is your opinion on how Marxism-Leninism might be reconcilable with Buddhism? I am genuinely curious, because I have been feeling a sense of cognitive dissonance lately, as a result of realizing that I agree with Marxist-Leninists on most issues, but also recognizing that there may be some cont...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3085
Re: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
Part of the year. Why?
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3085
Re: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
Counter-culture" has been absorbed into the "Spectacle" since the 70's. It is no longer a force for political change. Hasn't been for a long time now. I thought Western leftist were losers. My mind was changed by NPA rebels in the Philippines. Also by some cool MLs from Vietnam. The ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3085
Re: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
How do you protect yourself from the CIA murder squads? You need an organized military and secret service to counter the terrorists. They will need massive amounts of shared resources and specialization. So only communists will have the resources to reach anarchy. There is a reason the CIA loves an...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:00 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3085
Re: Buddhism Green Anarchism: Opinions?
How do you protect yourself from the CIA murder squads? You need an organized military and secret service to counter the terrorists. They will need massive amounts of shared resources and specialization. So only communists will have the resources to reach anarchy. There is a reason the CIA loves ana...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4791
Re: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)
I find in cults outside of Buddhism doomsday style pronouncements happen often under 2 preconditions. Soon after a health scare of an aging cult leader or in times the cult is losing it's mojo and having financial difficulty. eg, Make a bigger donation. Be more devoted to your practice. You won't ne...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:53 pm
- Forum: Dying and Death
- Topic: How are you preparing for death?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 17687
Re: How are you preparing for death?
Ones internal choices aside I have often wished people would be more compassionate to those they leave behind. 1. Get rid of all your hoarder junk. No one else thinks it still valuable. Not for 25 years.The only people who agree with you will also be dead soon. Get rid of it. 2. Write or update your...
- Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:08 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Saunas, bath houses (and cannabis) in Vinaya texts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2984
Re: Saunas, bath houses (and cannabis) in Vinaya texts
Using topical cannabis extracts for inflammation does work in my experience. You barely get high but it takes down that heat quite well. Cons, it's expensive.
Mod note June 2023: Topic locked, because it's not worth necroing even after 5 months already.
Mod note June 2023: Topic locked, because it's not worth necroing even after 5 months already.
- Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:55 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Offering bowls
- Replies: 15
- Views: 782
Re: Offering bowls
For the ritual shrine blessing visualization I find it helps to have 8 bowls. I also have the 8 Ashtamangala behind them so it is also an aesthetic choice.
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:53 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The Karmapa fathered a child - DNA test reveals
- Replies: 109
- Views: 11663
Re: The Karmapa fathered a child - DNA test reveals
I miss the old days when you could find a perfect teacher and as a consequence of that have perfect faith. Then receive a pure tantric initiation that gave you a very good connection to the deities. Once that is established you can have a good life even without being with your teacher. Sad days inde...
- Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:52 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Any recommendations on where to get good Buddha statues?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8218
Re: Any recommendations on where to get good Buddha statues?
I think Wenya is the best. His father also carves very fancy ones in stone and jade.
https://www.facebook.com/feng.wenya.5
He is on ebay too. Very trustworthy.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/wenya97/m.html ... 492.l71970
https://www.facebook.com/feng.wenya.5
He is on ebay too. Very trustworthy.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/wenya97/m.html ... 492.l71970
- Wed Feb 09, 2022 3:56 pm
- Forum: Gelug
- Topic: Dalai Lama and a return to serfdom
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5323
Re: Dalai Lama and a return to serfdom
Wasn't 90% of the land in Tibet owned by 9 families? It had some very serious problems. Chinese propaganda needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but so to the proclamations of the elites who fled.
- Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:36 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Even light drinking increases risk of heart disease
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8060
Re: Even light drinking increases risk of heart disease
It depends on how much you drink. 14 drinks a week doesn't sound like light drinking to me. Undiluted hard liquor is harder on your system as well. One or two glasses of red wine per week is probably good for you. I drink under a bottle of red wine per month and I like it for my arthritis. (Even in ...
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:41 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: How to practice quietly with bell?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2779
Re: How to practice quietly with bell?
Renovate the basement with heated floors, better windows, and tons of soundproofing. Bring the shrine bowl water upstairs before you go to bed.
If you build it, they will come.
If you build it, they will come.
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:05 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: What types of candles are good for meditation?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5090
Re: What types of candles are good for meditation?
I like 100% beeswax. I don't like the petrochemical ones. I make them myself. Jedwards often has a good deal on the granaules.
- Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:46 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: is the date of losar based on kalachakra?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 597
Re: is the date of losar based on kalachakra?
It's late this year. March 3rd. Hopefully omicron has burnt out by then and we can have a normal celebration. The last water tiger year was something. First live trans-Atlantic television signal, First Beatles single "Love Me Do" released, Oral Polio Vaccine used to combat Polio, Marilyn M...
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Children Covid Vaccinations
- Replies: 114
- Views: 16389
Re: Children Covid Vaccinations
I think the world will change in some weird ways too. I'm confident that with a 6 month booster of Pfizer even Florida would be an acceptable risk. I agree getting into Asia will become difficult for Westerners. 3/5ths of Covid cases are in Europe now. Tiny Canada has thrown out over a million expir...
- Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:53 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Children Covid Vaccinations
- Replies: 114
- Views: 16389
Re: Children Covid Vaccinations
The level of mutation in Omicron is shocking. Either months in an immunocompromised patient or some some ding dong was doing serial passage again like they did in Italy. I hope this isn't a game changer but it could be. Damn is it ever airborne. N95 is the minimum. Cloth masks are a joke. I hope vac...
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:25 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Children Covid Vaccinations
- Replies: 114
- Views: 16389
Re: Children Covid Vaccinations
Does the flu generally make you deaf? https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-021-00044-w But it gets more complex."SARS-CoV-2 attacks the respiratory and olfactory mucosae but spares the olfactory bulb" so it's not jumping over from there. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)0...
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 1:13 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Children Covid Vaccinations
- Replies: 114
- Views: 16389
Re: Children Covid Vaccinations
I’m confused as to what lung damage which shows up on imaging but has no symptoms would be, but other than that I don’t find it too surprising I guess. It's called homeostasis. It is most often a factor in trauma. The body tries it's best to keep the balance and hide the damage. Most dangerous in c...