No.24353
>>24352>Very bad animation. Badly written dialogue.Well it was marketed for ten year olds inbetween SpongeBob and FOP so that's not surprising.
No.24367
>>24349Thanks for the tip, sushi. I've had a good experience growing strawberries, they're really easy to take care of.
No.24382
I'm not watching Chainsmoker Cat but something about Yani cosplayers get me going mmmmnnnnnrrrrhhrrrrnmmmmmmghhhghhhhhhhrrrggghhffffnnmmmnmmmm….. hhhrrrrnnnmmmmnmggghhhrhhhhhghhnmmmmmmnmmmm………. nnnngghhhhrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhrrrmmmm……..
No.24401
Totally hella bummed, man. I should get another hobby.
No.24402
Also I wanted to write a post title in another post I made but since both name and subject fields have the same color and little to no spacing between them it becomes weird to read the post title with the word "sushi rollymous" right next to it so I put a white space and then forgot about it and now I look like a total tripfаg…
No.24415
>>24324Part 2: just saw my first Christmas video for the year that was set to the tune of Bing Crosby's White Christmas.
No.24419
I wish there was a species of animal that are like mosquito larva where they swim around and dig in mud and eat plant matter and stuff like that but without the metamorphosis aspect. They're actually very lovely to have and fun to watch otherwise.
Surely scientists can figure out a way to make it so they can't metamorphosize, like how axolotls do.
No.24429
I have a confession to make… I vibecoded for the first time.
The code is unusable as it's formatted incorrectly (rotated matrix 90d and also the AI used the wrong encoding scheme, I guess I should've specified that one).
I apologize to all the frogs that died because I used up their water in my request. You may kaishaku me now. I will not vibecode again!!!
No.24430
>>24429I'm vibecoded but not with AI, I am just coded with a vibe.
No.24457
I was walking out of the convenience store and this dog, an American pit bull, lunged at me. Luckily it was tied to a post but if I was a foot or so closer it would have taken a bite out of me. It was mean and growling at me and kept trying to charge me. Stupid animal. It was a big ugly American pitbull probably owned by a dumb punk. You think a dog owner would teach his stupid mutt not to attack people before taking it outside. Retard.
No.24462
owning dogs should be illegal without a permit. Its a big animal with a big head and pointy teeth. Like you wouldn't let someone just own a cougar right? Except maybe tiny dogs, there should be rules against dog owning. Dog walkers should also be made to carry bleach bottles so the rest of us don't have to constantly dodge dog piss puddles.
No.24479
>>24179>I just recently learn its not called effect automation but enable automationThat's not complicated at all and is actually more accurate. Not everything you automate is an effect.
No.24522
>>24521I converted (AKA took refuge in the three gems) but it was more because my family is, somewhat.
Maybe check your local temple and listen to the sermons, learn and focus on prayers and some of the history behind the most important bodhisattvas and buddhas. Also memorize the Eightfold path.
My biggest issue is my local temple is for the Japanese so they pray and preach in Japanese but I only know English and Mandarin :/
No.24523
>>24521there's dozens if not hundreds of different Buddhist sects at this point, it's not like it's a single philosophy anymore.
for starters you should check out my tensei isekai buddhist cult, this is your chance to get in early and become a major official in the organization!
No.24524
>>24522I'm not sure I wanna "convert." I don't think I can give up on the idea of God, even if belief in one has become more complicated and difficult. There's a Chan temple a couple hours away so visiting is a bit inconvenient.
No.24525
>>24524You can still practice your other religion and be Buddhist. You don't pray to a different god or anything. Some Buddhists say Buddhism isn't a religion, it's a philosophy. Many people in Asia are Buddhist and still practice another religion (Shinto, Shenism, Hinduism, even some Christians). The refuge in the three gems is just a prayer you do to acknowledge the Buddhist community, the teachings of Buddhism, and the Buddha Gautama—I think it's similar to how Muslims convert by reciting the shahada.
There's also a lot of sects so there's more secular ones that don't have the more "religious" elements like certain deities asians mixed in. There's also more mystical schools that go into a lot of esoteric stuff but I'm largely unfamiliar with that whole area.
Really, just learn about the teachings and see if it's helpful for you in any way. It's not supposed to be stressful.
Also remember Buddha is Sanskrit for the Enlightened One in Sanskrit. It's a title, not a god, and it's believed the whole purpose of Buddhism is to awaken your inner buddha by going the Middle Path (being balanced, not doing anything in excess), not to worship the Buddha Gautama.
No.24527
>>24525That seems like a whole can of worms. Eventually you’d have to pick one. Christians don’t believe in a cycle of rebirth.
No.24533
>>24528Lewd elf. Breaking the 5 precepts in one post.
No.24534
>>24527I mean you can pick and choose what parts you want. Many religions don't actually have strict guidelines that you must adhere to it and it only, but it's prominent in the Abrahamic religions
No.24536
I'm weary of Buddhism. Its not because of anything within Buddhist sources as such but the way its become associated with an elite of white collar college grads and functions like a brand. Buddhism is given a pass and is treated as something special and exceptional. I shouldn't judge Buddhism as a whole because of this but it makes me suspicious. Buddhism seems to get unjustified special treatment but that isn't necessarily a good thing for the average Buddhist.
>>24525>Many people in Asia are Buddhist and still practice another religion (Shinto, Shenism, Hinduism, even some Christians).A person who venerates a folk god and participates in Buddhism doesn't always see those things as separate or contradictory but the idea of an eternal creator god is something Buddhists would probably reject as incompatible with the idea of dependent arising. Chinese folk gods or Shinto kami aren't seen as the single pre-eternal source or maker of the world.
No.24537
>>24536>associated with an elite of white collar college gradsI'm an east asian person whose father raised me with some aspects of it and only recently actually been invested in learning it in more depth, with the guidance of my father still who was raised with it as well. I'm not interacting with that demographic at all.
No.24540
>>24534I'm a bit leary of the idea of picking and choosing the parts one wants and still claiming to be a Buddhist. If one has confidence in the Buddha and the Dhamma, then one should accept the whole thing unless evidence points against it. I think its ok to have doubts, reservations, or lack of confidence until you see proof, but I'm not on board with the idea that you can disregard right Dhamma and still claim to follow the Dhamma as a whole.
>>24536>I'm weary of Buddhism. Its not because of anything within Buddhist sources as such but the way its become associated with an elite of white collar college grads and functions like a brand.There are definitely circles for that type of thing, especially if you get heavy into Zen Buddhism or, to a lesser degree, Tibetan Buddhism. If you're interested in Buddhism, I would try to find an actual monastery, be it online or elsewhere. For Tibetan Buddhism, I like sravasti abbey. For Theravada I like wat abhayagiri. They both post Dhamma online.
>A person who venerates a folk god and participates in Buddhism doesn't always see those things as separate or contradictory but the idea of an eternal creator god is something Buddhists would probably reject as incompatible with the idea of dependent arising. Chinese folk gods or Shinto kami aren't seen as the single pre-eternal source or maker of the world.These are my thoughts as well, and it was the same kind of thinking that was behind a lot of Buddhist anti-Christian sentiment across Asia.
>>24528I would say that the cycle of rebirth is pretty fundamental to Buddhism. Not believing in it really is a lot like being a Christian who doesn't believe in salvation. In the same way that staying in God's grace is fundamental to the Christian ethic, the avoidance of ill-birth is fundamental to the Buddhist ethic.
No.24541
>>24540>cycle of rebirthI just can't wrap my head around it. A friend of mine and I go by the philosophy of a cycle of rebirth happening multiple times within one's life. Well, that's what he thinks and I adopted it. Anyway, if it's real, "okay", if it's not, "okay", I don't really care. At the very least in real life I keep this opinion to myself.
I think there's Tibetan monasteries that practice a type of philosophical debate so to challenge old teachings and update them or to educate. I am reminded of Shantideva whose behavior in life didn't embody the traditional nature of a "buddhist" but is one of the most quoted and studied monks of all time. Besides the strict guidelines are not the Middle Path and Buddha Gautama warned against rigidity.
No.24542
>>24541>I just can't wrap my head around it.I would recommend "The Truth of Rebirth" by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. It's what got me to believe in it. Just be warned that it's a bit of a difficult read.
>A friend of mine and I go by the philosophy of a cycle of rebirth happening multiple times within one's life.I see no reason why it can't be both. We are constantly changing throughout our lives and across lives.
>I think there's Tibetan monasteries that practice a type of philosophical debate so to challenge old teachings and update them or to educate. This practice is didactic in nature, meant to bring the participants into greater understanding of the scriptures, their implications, and justifications. It is not meant to "update" the scriptures. Even the Dalai Lama has professed a skepticism in such an idea as reforming the scriptures.
>I am reminded of Shantideva whose behavior in life didn't embody the traditional nature of a "buddhist" but is one of the most quoted and studied monks of all time.From what I understand, the story is that shantideva was seen as lazy by his contemporaries, but that he tended to prove them wrong by his scriptural knowledge. The notion behind is story for those who subscribe to his ideas generally isn't that you can achieve enlightenment through laziness, but rather that a spiritually accomplished individual may act differently to what we may expect and that we should be reserved in our judgement of other's conduct.
>Besides the strict guidelines are not the Middle Path and Buddha Gautama warned against rigidity.I suspect that the existence of the monastic vinaya contravenes this idea. The middle way as it were is not a middle way between any two things but rather a middle way between one of two things: hedonism and extreme asceticism or belief in a permanent soul and belief that oneself is totally annihilated at death. There is certainly flexibility in how one personally applied the teachings, and the teachings are more flexible on doctrines that scriptures are less clear on, but rebirth doesn't really fall into this category. Pretty much the entire corpus of Buddhist scripture takes rebirth as a given. The Buddha himself states that, if you won't believe in it, you should at least act as if it is true anyways (AN 3.65).
To be clear, I don't think it's a bad thing to not believe in rebirth, but I don't see why someone who doesn't believe in rebirth would need to associate with Buddhism which bases so much of its belief system on it.
No.24543
>>24542I mean it could be real, who knows. Buddhism more of a lifestyle thing for me and getting a better understanding of the philosophies and way of life my family taught me than making escaping samsara my goal even though that's generally seen as the endpoint. Journey not destination or something.
No.24544
>>24542>>24541>I just can't wrap my head around it.Is it really important to believe in it? What I mean is that both of you are treating the cycle of rebirth as a doctrine the mind has to agree to for Buddhism to be sensible. But do traditional lay Buddhists in Asia need to affirm a philosophical abstraction for their everyday Buddhist practice to make sense? Probably not. This isn’t because they are irrational or uncritical but because the doctrine of rebirth is inseparable from their way of life. Do not make the category error of boiling Buddhism down to a belief system.
I’m not a Buddhist so take this with a grain of salt, but instead of trying to force yourself to believe in it or dismissing it, you should try to understand what kind of world it makes possible and how that’s lived. Ask yourself, “what would my experience of life look like if I lived in a world where rebirth is literally true?” Try and feel out how the idea might change your everyday experience, how you interact with objects, how you treat people, how you eat, sleep. When you look at family members think about how the idea of rebirth shows up in their ordinary behavior and how it shapes a unique attitude to life.
No.24545
>>24544I was already culturally raised where reincarnation (not the Buddhist kind but a different culture) was a thing so I already get treating the world around me as if it's real but I also just don't logically believe in it.
No.24550
>>24549I can tell whoever drew this also didn't play any Fallout games.
