buddhistdruid.bsky.social
Pure Land to Plum Village
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Same š on the raised in an xtian cult thing. The Precepts are tough but im seeing why i need to hold them tbh, my delusions are wicked strong šŖ it becomes less of a āIām crushed under these rulesā and more of a āIām free from those annoying desires YAY what a reliefā
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Yo I love the mystical stuff too, and Iāve sought out the most mystical and Mahayana esque of Theravada sanghas to vibe with. Trust me I wouldnāt be down with all the heavy rules otherwise. My root lama is actually Bon shhhhh lol
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Certain strains of Mahayana can break my brain in a similar way that Vajrayana did, but Iāve found what works for me personally. My Tendai monk acquaintance says that in their system, Vajrayana and zen increase arrogance while precepts and pure land increase timidity, and a good balance needed
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You are brave for rocking it if you do it any more than I (some cursory Tibetan elemental praxis) Iāve definitely spent my time In those trenches and Iām not the right kind of practitioner for that
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Hustling the knives to me is better than sticking them in me tho
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Not weed
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The hugeness of the sigh I had to let out. Iām tired boss
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Oh that was me sorry I didnāt specify š
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Absolutely furious Amitabha recitation commencing
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Parent who protected and still protecc my clutch from this shit. Idk how anyone couldnāt have
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Ahh the western tendency to be like āsurely Those warning labels donāt apply to an advanced bodhisattva such as Iā
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I want the social interaction and real time news/ social movement and community building with ZERO addictive mania causing colorful flashing lights!
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I think a good magical practice breaks us apart but not so far that we cannot put ourselves back together.
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Attacked, yeah. I can almost track my mental state based on the depravity of the memes I save by date and time, so thatās handy I guess