Buddhism

[tibetanpunk]

Personally I subscribe to the Taoist Philosophy of life which is a tad more practical than buddism (we can't all sit around meditating), though they both share similarities. The Ying Yang Symbol is first and foremost a Taoist symbol rather than a buddist one though, fact fans.

@Atomic_Piggy

It's amusing that you site Freud, because given your lack of base human empathy he'd probably label you as a sociopath. Way to go at diminishing yourself DF.

I am a huge fan of the Taoist philosophy as well... It is not at all unlike the school of buddhism that I practice, which is called Dzogchen.
Actually, Mahayana buddhism and particularilly the Tibetan buddhism form of it are very much in favour of actively creating positive change in the world rather than sitting around with your finger up your ass...lol
Of course, they encourage a daily meditation routine, but they also strongly emphasise actively working in relationship with the world around you for everyone's benefit...
Zen on the other hand, which is also Mahayana buddhism encourages you to make each step a meditation...Literally in the form of walking meditation, or just being mindful about whatever it is you are doing and giving it your full awareness and attention.
Zen and the art of "insert your own title here"...Living mindfully in general.

I am not sure if you are familiar with this Taoist text, but it is the 'lesser known' teachings of Lao Tzu called the 'Hua hu ching' and perhaps my favourite spiritual text that I have yet to read so I thought I would share it...
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/H%20-%20World%20Religions%20and%20Poetry/World%20Religions/Taoism/Articles%20and%20Texts/The%20Hua%20Hu%20Ching/Hua%20Hu%20Ching.htm

For the original poster and anyone else who is interested, this website is an excellent resource for free lectures in mp3 format on almost all aspects of buddhist teachings and also guided meditations and courses on various buddhist practices...
http://www.audiodharma.org/

 

[Kadayi]

I am not sure if you are familiar with this Taoist text, but it is the 'lesser known' teachings of Lao Tzu called the 'Hua hu ching' and perhaps my favourite spiritual text that I have yet to read so I thought I would share it...
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/H%20-%20World%20Religions%20and%20Poetry/World%20Religions/Taoism/Articles%20and%20Texts/The%20Hua%20Hu%20Ching/Hua%20Hu%20Ching.htm

Can't say I'm familiar with that one (bookmarked though), though I'm pretty intimate with the Dao De Ching and the teachings of Chuang Tzu, though I wouldn't claim to be an expert in either.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Dude, you are obviously here to rant and want to fight and assert that people are wrong for being spiritually inclined...Or you are driven by the need to be right about something that can neither be proven or disproven...Which is totally pointless and I won't enter into the debate for that reason.

No, I'm just tired of people believing rubbish for no reason.

Your last post basically proved my point though...Good luck with that

Coming from the guy who called the people in this thread a bunch of dicks

It's amusing that you site Freud, because given your lack of base human empathy he'd probably label you as a sociopath. Way to go at diminishing yourself DF.

I didn't site freud, I said IF. As for lack of human empathy, what the flying **** are you talking about? How have I been unempathitic?

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

What do you want him to do, kill himself and come back in the next life and post in the thread to verify 10 years from now?

No, I expect him to post some proof of spirits eg: not crappy poor-quality images, not unverifibale claims, etc.

Furthermore, mocking him based on something that he clearly feels strongly about, both spiritually and because it has much to do with his recently dead grandmother, is not only abject but also somewhat contemptible.

I didn't mock his dead grandma. What about in the other thread where that guy said mormonism is the worst religion? Is he gonna get flamed and an infraction because "he offended something people feel deeply about?". Of course not

 

[Ennui]

I gave you a warning, not an actual infraction.

Funny how you bypassed the open-mindedness bit.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

I gave you a warning, not an actual infraction.

Funny how you bypassed the open-mindedness bit.

Because there was a contradiction there yes, but I meant I am a materialist but I keep an open mind about things. My post was messed up. And the point still stands, are you gonna flame and warn the guy who offended mormanism? NO of course not, because you like buddhism, heaven forbid someone disagreeing with you about it.

Funny how you bypassed the part about me not mocking his grandma.

 

[Ennui]

I bypassed that because you were lying. You mocked him whilst referring to a dream in which he spoke with his dead grandma, which is offensive; also note that I didn't say you "mocked his grandma."

I'm not flaming you at all, and I have no idea what you're on about with this Mormon thing. Furthermore, you should know by now that I argue with anyone that I disagree with, but it's separate from moderating tasks; I warned you because it was necessary, not because I disagree. You were warned because of the way you are acting towards tibetanpunk. I also don't have any obligation to explain this to you or justify my actions in this case.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Gah, I can see I'm not gonna win this, and having had a shower and clamed down I'm willing to apologise to tibetanpunk for what I said - its not really something arguing over.

However, I still find it unfair that everyone is flaming me for lack of empathy when tibetanpunk has been saying offensive things in his posts (from the allout "dicks" to the thinly-veiled "I'm not that ignorant", etc.

Also, the mormon thing, some guy in a thread said that mormans were the worse religion of all right to Uriels face (metaphoirically). I can try and find the thread but I don't think there is much point now.

 

[tibetanpunk]

lol... If it makes you feel better atomic, I apologise for refering to anyone trolling in this thread as a 'dick'....lol
Now, for your own benefit... please don't force your opinions on other people as if they were facts.
Doing so makes you no better than the religious fanatical fundamentalists you seem to despise so much... I can understand your anger at those type of people, they piss me off too...Especially when they get up in your face and start telling you what to believe...Here is the thing though, you are getting dangerously close to being like them, just on the other extreme end of the spectrum...

I am gonna post a couple of lines from the Taoist text I linked earlier...

The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, it swings from one desire to the next, one conflict to the next, one self-centered idea to the next. If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life. Let this monkey go. Let the senses go. Let desires go. Let conflicts go. Let ideas go. Let the fiction of life and death go. Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there.

The Tao gives rise to all forms, yet it has no form of its own. If you attempt to fix a picture of it in your mind, you will lose it. This is like pinning a butterfly: the husk is captured, but the flying is lost. Why not be content with simply experiencing it?

I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no body of information which will lead your mind back to the Tao. Today I speak in this fashion, tomorrow in another, but always the Integral Way is beyond words and beyond mind. Simply be aware of the oneness of things.

The tiny particles which form the vast universe are not tiny at all. Neither is the vast universe vast. These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation: She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Wait, no you've confused me, are you buddhist or Taoist? Or both? Or neither. I'm so confused here D:

Also, your right about those fanatics. Reading over my posts I was getting pretty close to them. I really am sorry BTW that my anger for something in RL spilled over into the forum

 

[Jintor]

I meditated on the shoreline today. It was rad.

 

[Kadayi]

Wait, no you've confused me, are you buddhist or Taoist? Or both? Or neither. I'm so confused here D:

Also, your right about those fanatics. Reading over my posts I was getting pretty close to them. I really am sorry BTW that my anger for something in RL spilled over into the forum

Buddism and Taosim are more philosophies of life that strict religious codes,you might find the books in the same section as the Bible and Koran at Borders but they are distinctly different things.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Also the reincarnation stuff is nonsense.

What gave you that idea?

 

[tibetanpunk]

Wait, no you've confused me, are you buddhist or Taoist? Or both? Or neither. I'm so confused here D:

Also, your right about those fanatics. Reading over my posts I was getting pretty close to them. I really am sorry BTW that my anger for something in RL spilled over into the forum

I am neither buddhist or taoist, I just find their teachings to be in tune with my views on life and their practices to be very benefitial to me.

No sweat about the other stuff, don't worry about it.