Post AjYX3su2Bug7KTRLQe by thj@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AjYOwFfsqL0i0Lfdku by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T12:46:56Z
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*reads Old Testament* This is so gossipy, like trash TV. Full of intrigue, sex and violence, written like the buildup to a joke without a punchline. “Three Canaanites walk into a bar…”
(DIR) Post #AjYQssKtMJ6sf2Mysi by Nangpa@oslo.town
2024-07-03T13:08:42Z
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@thj Most religious writings are really meant as the information channel of the past, so, well…You have a point!No radio, TV or internet in those days 🙂
(DIR) Post #AjYT5xy5vfQRnn4nRY by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T13:33:30Z
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@Nangpa I thought I'd try to read the Bible as a challenge, but in starting to read it, I was reminded that it's basically just a long series of fables.
(DIR) Post #AjYTNqL720BxM2Mp9M by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T13:36:44Z
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@Nangpa I've been told that studying theology to become a priest is a good way of becoming an atheist.
(DIR) Post #AjYWPbsy2d9Qy4jjay by Nangpa@oslo.town
2024-07-03T14:10:39Z
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@thj If not an atheist... A buddhist ☸️ https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/1600x900/3831473-Robert-Jordan-Quote-The-Wheel-of-Time-turns-and-Ages-come-and-pass.jpg
(DIR) Post #AjYX3su2Bug7KTRLQe by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T14:17:57Z
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@Nangpa In a way, what Buddhism teaches you is that analysis is a dead end. Koans are a series of riddles designed to disarm your logic.
(DIR) Post #AjYgOvifoSKvjZEhWq by Nangpa@oslo.town
2024-07-03T16:02:34Z
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@thj Koans are related to Zen - there are many different trditions in Buddhism as in other religion. Dzogzhen is a tradition of Indo-Tbetan buddhism that teaches that the goal of knowledge of Dzogchen that i is RigpaMy dharma-name is Nangpa which means "Insider": someone who seeks the truth not outside, but within the nature of mind.