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AnimeIsTrash: Jun 30, 2018

Is there a branch of Buddhism that is most popular in the US? If I had to guess it�d be Tibetan.

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Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
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buddha was the alpha and the omega goon

# ? Nov 10, 2022 05:33

Pepe Silvia Browne: Jan 1, 2007

AnimeIsTrash posted:

Is there a branch of Buddhism that is most popular in the US? If I had to guess it�d be Tibetan.

Richard Gereism

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Bro Dad: Mar 26, 2010

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

Richard Gereism

found the book

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JamesKPolk: Apr 9, 2009

AnimeIsTrash posted:

Is there a branch of Buddhism that is most popular in the US? If I had to guess it�d be Tibetan.

http://www.darkbuddhism.com/

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TheLemonOfIchabod: Aug 26, 2008

has an app that tells him how much better he was at meditating this week than last week

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Toph Bei Fong: Feb 29, 2008

AnimeIsTrash posted:

Is there a branch of Buddhism that is most popular in the US? If I had to guess it�d be Tibetan.

I'd guess that weirdo one that DT Suzuki wrote a lot about, which is basically Calvinist Christianity with heaven and predestination and poo poo, and with Amitabha standing in for Jesus, but, check this, you don't go to heaven, you get reincarnated there, which makes it different

# ? Nov 10, 2022 06:03

mark immune: Dec 14, 2019; put the teacher in the cope cage imo

see, it's your desire to afford renting my beautiful home that causes you so much suffering bro

# ? Nov 10, 2022 07:07

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

AnimeIsTrash posted:

Is there a branch of Buddhism that is most popular in the US? If I had to guess it�d be Tibetan.

Western.

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Honky Mao: Dec 26, 2012

Secular Buddhism

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KirbyKhan: Mar 20, 2009; Soiled Meat

Edit: white people buddhism

I quit being a Buddhist because there's like... Just ~too~ much suffering going on.

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Pepe Silvia Browne: Jan 1, 2007

just like stop having desires, it's not that hard

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KirbyKhan: Mar 20, 2009; Soiled Meat

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copy: Jul 26, 2007

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

just like stop having desires, it's not that hard

Hahahahahahahaha How The gently caress Is Suffering Real Hahahaha Just Stop Having Desires Like Close Your Eyes Haha

# ? Nov 10, 2022 16:58

Flowers For Algeria: Dec 3, 2005; I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.

okay so by getting rid of a bunch of redundant sections i�ve been able to trim down the recitation time of the heart sutra by 34.2 seconds, improving efficiency by approximately 27%. i�m also fairly certain that increasing the frequency of the chimes will lower the number of recitations required to attain enlightenment

hacking the tendai sect baby!

# ? Nov 10, 2022 17:56

mark immune: Dec 14, 2019; put the teacher in the cope cage imo

i've reached e11t

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Ben Nerevarine: Apr 14, 2006

okay if everybody could submit their noble path self-evals by Friday that would be great because I've gotta normalize everybody's ratings by the following Friday and if I'm late again this year it'll be me on the wheel of samsara, capiche?

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Mr. Sharps: Jul 30, 2006; The only true law is that which leads to freedom. There is no other.

mark immune posted:

i've reached e1m1

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Homeless Friend: Jul 16, 2007

KirbyKhan posted:

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JamesKPolk: Apr 9, 2009

Flowers For Algeria posted:

okay so by getting rid of a bunch of redundant sections i�ve been able to trim down the recitation time of the heart sutra by 34.2 seconds, improving efficiency by approximately 27%. i�m also fairly certain that increasing the frequency of the chimes will lower the number of recitations required to attain enlightenment

hacking the tendai sect baby!

overclocking my chakras

# ? Nov 10, 2022 22:30

the bitcoin of weed: Nov 1, 2014

AnimeIsTrash posted:

Is there a branch of Buddhism that is most popular in the US? If I had to guess it�d be Tibetan.

it's the Alan Watts version of Zen if anything

# ? Nov 10, 2022 23:31

animist: Aug 28, 2018

yeah no bro it's WAY more environmentally friendly because instead of mining like bitcoin you just meditate in order to receive your Karma Tokens on the Lotos Network. that way you can store and objectively validate your spiritual progress! no humans involved, totally trustless!

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lumpentroll: Mar 4, 2020; The hotter, the wetter, the better

KirbyKhan posted:

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Honky Mao: Dec 26, 2012

Don't see what's so bad about a cycle of rebirth personally. Would love to live a billion lifetimes in the usa

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tristeham: Jul 31, 2022

AnimeIsTrash posted:

He�s a solid 6 for sure, he also is a landlord lol.

lol

# ? Nov 11, 2022 00:33

Filthy Hans: Jun 27, 2008; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 10 years!)

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Buddhists
Don't let 'em pick flowers and wear yoga pants
Make 'em vlog MAGA and QANON rants

# ? Nov 11, 2022 04:08

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

just like stop having desires, it's not that hard

I don't want to.

# ? Nov 11, 2022 07:42

Ytlaya: Nov 13, 2005

"suffering stems from desire" is clearly true for most emotional suffering (which, as someone unfamiliar with Buddhism, I'm guessing is what it's referring to, since physical suffering obviously doesn't stem from desire)

Ironically, it is the most true with your average first-world middle class person. Once all your physical needs are met, nothing is left but the pain from desires going unfulfilled

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Greg Legg: Oct 6, 2004

Ytlaya posted:

"suffering stems from desire" is clearly true for most emotional suffering (which, as someone unfamiliar with Buddhism, I'm guessing is what it's referring to, since physical suffering obviously doesn't stem from desire)

Ironically, it is the most true with your average first-world middle class person. Once all your physical needs are met, nothing is left but the pain from desires going unfulfilled

Someone once told me that this is the reason Mahayana Buddhism is for the middle class. It made sense to me.

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Pablo Nergigante: Apr 16, 2002

copy posted:

Hahahahahahahaha How The gently caress Is Suffering Real Hahahaha Just Stop Having Desires Like Close Your Eyes Haha

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animist: Aug 28, 2018

Ytlaya posted:

"suffering stems from desire" is clearly true for most emotional suffering (which, as someone unfamiliar with Buddhism, I'm guessing is what it's referring to, since physical suffering obviously doesn't stem from desire)

Ironically, it is the most true with your average first-world middle class person. Once all your physical needs are met, nothing is left but the pain from desires going unfulfilled

in some strands it's closer to "dissatisfaction stems from distorted habits of thought" which is also true of the average Applebees patron

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Zodium: Jun 19, 2004

Ytlaya posted:

"suffering stems from desire" is clearly true for most emotional suffering (which, as someone unfamiliar with Buddhism, I'm guessing is what it's referring to, since physical suffering obviously doesn't stem from desire)

Ironically, it is the most true with your average first-world middle class person. Once all your physical needs are met, nothing is left but the pain from desires going unfulfilled

i think it's that a desire to feel good things like happiness, or be free from feeling bad things like pain or hunger, is desire all the same.

# ? Nov 11, 2022 15:22