Oddbean new post about login | logout The Truth of Suffering (Dukkha): Life is inherently filled with suffering and dissatisfaction. The Truth of the Cause of Suffering (Samudaya): Suffering is caused by attachment, desire, and ignorance. When we cling to people, objects, or ideas, we create a cycle of craving and dissatisfaction. The Truth of the End of Suffering (Nirodha): By overcoming attachment and desire, one can achieve liberation from suffering. I think the buddhists got it figured out.
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Study Buddhism, it's worth every second 🧡
Studying Buddhism is as essential as studying Bitcoin.
Any recommendation where to start?
This is a great book but you can read almost anything including the words of the Dalai Lama. Once you dive into Buddhism you'll realise that it's the only religion that isn't a religion. It's more like teachings of how to be humble, honest and how to life a peaceful life with peace of mind. It's basically life advice rather than religion. https://image.nostr.build/f35d2d5b15e08b3ba01f08e4949f1fd50efe07c170b9cb34b6416efc0ec2e910.jpg
Ajahn Brahm, a Buddhist abbot says that Buddhism is a religion for tax purposes 🤣
"Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe." "There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my religion is kindness." Dalai Lama
Buddhism separates minds in a very simple way, exactly the same as #bitcoin You have to put in the work , I completely agree 👍🏼
it's more like guidelines than religion. simple ones even.
Fortunately we received free will and we may believe in whatever suits us best. The catholic history isn't for me and the teaching ls of Buddah aren't even a Religion.
facts. "Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety." - Dalai Lama
There’s no way not to suffer. Suffering is an emotion and humans are emotional beings. To suffer is to be without emotions. No amount of detachment from x y x is going to get rid of all suffering. It can lower it, but ultimately everyone suffers for as long as they live in some way or another. We are truly blind if we think following some teachings / religion will ease all suffering. Some, maybe, but not all.
I think it’s more about identifying and releasing than outright blocking. similar to meditation, thoughts will drift in but with practice you can identify and release them.
“Happiness is the gap between expectations and reality.” - Morgan Housel
the goal is not to avoid suffering. to suffer is to be human. the goal is to learn to embrace the suffering, and do so with our fellow humans
This is how I'm interpreting it. You embrace it by identifying what is causing it, and not letting it affect you afterwards.
Our fellow humans. Our tribe.
Yeah. We've figured it out quite a very long ago. These are the Four Noble Truths in Buddhist teachings. Here's more info: 4. marga (Noble Eightfold Path) is the path leading to the confinement of tanha and dukkha. The way to eliminate Dukkha is by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path. which consists of: - Wisdom (Pañña) 1. Right Understanding (sammä-ditthi) 2. Right Thought (sammä-sankappa) - Morality (Sīla) 3. Right Speech (sammä-väcä) 4. Righteous Deeds (sammä-kammanta) 5. Right Seeking (sammä-ajiva) - Concentration (Samädhi) 6. Right Effort (sammä-väyäma) 7. Right Mindfulness (sammä-sati) 8. Right Concentration (sammä-samädhi) You are welcome to learn more.
I used to believe this. Essentially that all life is sorrowful. So dont try and free yourself from sorrow, just joyfully participate, being the main thesis of buddhism. I didnt believe in generalized happiness. But I think I was wrong. Now I believe a life free from the algorithm is a happy life. And anyone can achieve it, in 1-2 decades maybe most can. This was a revelation to me. A life of abundance may be possible, where we get to enjoy the fruits of our collective labour. Just remove the algorithm.
That all life is sorrowful is not what Buddhism teaches. It teaches about attachment as the cause of suffering. Pain is not optional, but suffering is. It's not about never having fun and not having anything or anyone, it's about realizing everything is impermanent and you are not what your ego thinks it is. It's about understanding that the suffering is optional. This sets you free. Think about the example you gave: do you think it's all about being free from the algorithm™, when you will get old and sick and die, and everyone you know and many of them before you, will get old and sick and die? Nothing lasts, it all crumbles to ashes. It's a delicate balancing act - not distracting ourselves and never thinking about the truth of reality and ignoring the facts until inevitably, sooner or later, reality asserts itself (the good times never last) on one end, and not being paralyzed by fear and dispair on the other. In my opinion and experience nothing else comes close to the teachings of Buddhism to help burn those truths into the core of your being.
Yes, I used to think this too. Well not sure about the getting old sick and dying party (yet). But I can say life without the algorithm is something I've experienced. I'm something of a nostr power user. It is a game changer. The kind that I didnt expect. This is not a fleeting thought, a near perfect digital environment, may be as powerful as a near perfect psychological or physical environment. After all, we spend 34 years looking at screens. So I agree with you until being freed from the algorithm. Consider someone works a whole year to make 3 seconds of your life better. That's the kind of digital life we can move to.
What about the suffering caused by people who won’t stop saying dumb things to you? Is this where the remote monestaries come in?
Masters say that practicing zen (ie meditation) brings you to the realization that the 'you' you're referring to doesn't actually exist. The goal of zen is to find out who you really are. Let go of the idea of you (which is really a delusion) and instead, experience the real you. The real you is calm, peaceful, pretty much unflappable (equanimous). How? Let go of judging - liking and disliking, thinking this is good, this is bad. Don't attach to these discriminations. All done through meditation (often called Training - training of the mind). When these thoughts and feeling come into your mind, let them go, and focus your mind back to your mediation object - something like your breath. Eventually, you will become master of your own mind. As you train, remoteness can help, but monasteries can also full of things you don't like, because you can't run away from your own thoughts. So, making a remote retreat in your daily life, eg, silent 45min meditation early in the morning before others awake, can work very well.
Buddhism looks inward for answers. Powerful. I dig it.
If a person has no attachment (detachment), that means they’re more or less dead inside and spiritually dead tho!
I have an Artist (mostly sculptures) guy friend who lived with a buncha Buddhists and surprisingly, they were also major partiers! Haven’t seen him in years and no idea where he is now tho, but I’m sure doing something interesting!
worth your time
