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meesenotmoose
A very wise man, and the namesake of two of my favorite TV characters.
ochermes28
OnlyQuotationMarkModelsQuotationMark
Buddhism has nothing to do with violence, actually. It's simply just a way for an individual to follow that can be surmised in one idea:
OnlyQuotationMarkModelsQuotationMark
"Mind your own fucking business." Don't affect others for the results of your actions can swing either way, positive or negative.
KilljoyWasHere
“What is hateful to you, do not do unto others. That is the Torah. The rest is commentary. Go and learn it.” - Rabbi Hillel
erbiumyttriumytterbium
?. My favorite teaching from Judaism.
14pies
Isn’t their a bunch of research that says helping others is the best thing you can do for your own health? Hella cool
Humanzee2
It’s the best thing for recovering from addiction too.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
thats the essence of most religions, but somehow in translation it gets changed to "get money and be a dick to everyone different than you"
NotaCPA
Christianity
WokeGhettoSpiritualist
Do unto others, before they can do unto you.
linearcore
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Or if you don't feel like not hurting people, just do it anyway. Just not other Buddhists, preferably.
GabbyJayYay
There'ss a Bo tree in my uni that's a sapling from a tree, that was a sapling from a tree in Sri Lanka, that is a sapling of the original Bo
GabbyJayYay
under which Buddha got enlightenment
strugglingLoll
Kevinbfree
So simple.
PointsAreForB1tches
Trump: Hold my beer
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
The Dalai Lama might want to tell this to the Buddhists in Myanmar.
TielKiri
Did he not condemn what they did?
stingingnettlegurlL7
Wanda Gerschwitz: ... The central message of Buddhism is not every man for himself.
FreebooterFox
I mean, it sort of is. You have to deal with your own karma. Working for the benefit of others is bodhisattva territory, not that of buddha.
FreebooterFox
(And yes I know it's a quote from a movie.)
Iwasntthatdrunk
Man I try being positive on here and get shit on every time.
HonestCommentFarmer
innagaddavidababy
A nice sentiment, but the essence of Buddhism? Really?
FreebooterFox
Short of a video clip of him saying it, I don't believe for a second that this is a genuine or accurate quote.
deathcards
Yeah most people read memes for knowledge now so we are now losing knowledge that is accurate. Interesting saying though.
BurnieCinders
I'd say acceptance of impermanence / emptiness is closer to the essence, but it's not as actionable as "Be kinder, even to yourself."
ambiguouslyambivalent
“Have a good day but if you can’t don’t you dare go messin’ up nobody else’s.” -Tabitha Brown
GingerLaird
The 'rules' of Buddhism are more like guidelines. It's okay if you mess up, because you can always do better next time.
HighMagosSquidward
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Sentay
The most affecting elements of Buddhism and Hinduism, are those that speak directly the human spirit that we are all connected.
LanceHol
Republicans have some really bad karma coming their way, especially their boss.
kanemano
check yourself, before you wreck yourself
Lemmingofdarkestnight
Trying to help and no harm has become one of my life philosophies. It helps me to think before taking action that might make things worse.
bluebearmagazine
Sometimes we harm by helping too much. Learnt that one recently.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Unless they're different from me, then harm is okay, right? Asking for an enemy.
Hybris51129
It takes a level of both pragmatism and courage to know your limits and resist the social pressure to act even if you wind up doing harm.
Lemmingofdarkestnight
Knowing limits has been an option. 2020 has unbalanced me a bit, but I'm getting back to better. And managed to not do too much harm during.
MakeItBackAlright
Single phase as to why I went into medicine
MostlyJustTryingToBeNice
I agree 100% and seriously wonder about whoever downvoted you
Lemmingofdarkestnight
I get it. What I said can sound a bit stuck up. I don't blame people who reacted that way.
OtterlyMagnificent
Probably people who prefer to act on emotions instead of thinking it out first.
zsar
First do no harm
CusCus1
ColonelColon
And yet, you have militant Buddhist sects. Cos that makes sense.
CusCus1
People imagine it as passive, but when you think about the philosophy it really isn't.
ColonelColon
No I'm referring to the literal violent sects that run the gamut from Buddhist warrior monks to inciting violence and nationalism.
ColonelColon
Which is directly against one of the teachings of the Buddha. Then again Christianity is, in theory, a religion of peace.
CusCus1
Also OP username do3ea not check out.
CheekyLittleCunnnt
I failed...
Psymon100
Do what you will, but harm none.
ButterfaceTaintClown
The golden rule? Don't be a dick.
maninthedarkness
Be a pussy. :D
SirBillington
No no no, the world needs dicks. Dicks fuck pussies, but dicks also fuck assholes.
RhinosRfatUnicorns
I thought it was eliminating suffering by realizing you lack nothing.
folded13
That's Gautama's Buddhism (the original). There are lots of splits from there. And I don't think Gautama would disagree with this.
linearcore
Depends on the school or tradition. Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
FreebooterFox
Cessation of suffering requires insight into impermanence and non-self, as well as cessation of cravings or attachments.
FreebooterFox
It's not a question of what you do or do not have, because that bears no relevance to what you believe you do or do not want/have/need.
FreebooterFox
In other words, there is no self which lacks or does not lack, and so it can't be said that there is lacking or sufficiency.
FreebooterFox
The state of lacking or not lacking something is itself attachment and desire arising, which leads to suffering.
RhinosRfatUnicorns
I kinda said that, but you said it better.
TielKiri
If one cannot lack or not lack something because the self cannot exist, how can one suffer if the self does not exist?
thanexitium
That name tingles my Avatar Senses
Gom190
Is it your avatar tingle?
OtterlyMagnificent
From both series...Monk Gyatso, and Airbending Master Tenzin...
nigglemaster
LoK felt so political.
OtterlyMagnificent
It was definitely more Political Intrigue than Action-Adventure.
DelightfulSkillet
Which is odd considering how baller some of LoK's fight scenes were
OtterlyMagnificent
SOME. Most of them were kinda just bleh.
DurendaI
Same. Currently watching The Dragon Prince. Pretty great.
FractalChainsaw
ThreeTimesFast
I don't speak Claudia!!
TheLordCypher
socratesboytoy
But have you heard of the guru laghima?
Freak0zoid
The guy who lived his last 40 years without touching the earth?
AZRAELSBLADE
What about the Tragedy of Death Plagueis the Wise?
pleasesendcows
Laghima ballas?