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I am in a very Chinese time of my life
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Hi Daliwali. I just read your Buddha trap essay and had one question.
> Meditation is worse than useless, it is evil
In it you state this, do you believe this on a broad level, including if the meditation does not have the goal of "enlightenment"? Personally I have found that if I spend some time meditating in a day that the mindfulness allows me to just in general make better decisions and feel a bit better.
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daliwali
2 weeks ago
secular mindfulness is harmful in another way, but it is still evil. the 15 minute mindfulness sessions that the western mental health experts tout, is all in service of you becoming a more efficient worker bee who is not too stressed to return to work and it costs nothing but time, that is all. it is like praying to allah 5 times a day, it is not the God part that is load bearing but giving you a brief respite.
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colexdev
2 weeks ago
Just because the spread is malicious, does that make the act itself harmful? I feel like if it has genuine benefits that the reason it is suggested isn't as important. I agree with numerous of your criticisms of modern society. I am not suggesting meditation as a cope, the opposite. I believe if one is mindful that they have the ability to escape the drone of daily life and possibly think beyond it to an extent.
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colexdev
2 weeks ago
Think beyond as in realize that they are stuck and possibly end up taking action. I understand that 99% of people who "meditate" will not do this, but I feel that without being self-aware and or mindful it is practically impossible.
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daliwali
2 weeks ago
i am not asking for anyone to take any action, there is none to be taken (for now at least). there is actually not really an escape from the drone of daily life, this is all there is, whether you are rotting in prison or hedonicmaxxing buddha, the body will adjust to any baseline. there are no utopias to be had, i am not saying a better world is not possible, but it will not be reached through meditation.
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gerogerigegege, raein, armored core, and techwear enthusiast my ball sees your ball
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daliwali
2 weeks ago
years of archives re-discovered, from various places. trying to piece together a history of myself.
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colexdev
2 weeks ago
wow. this is neat, I may have to take some time to go through these. you have been journaling a long time.
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Your work speaks to me on a deep level
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schizopunk-media
2 weeks ago
This post helped me to understand the appropriation of the manji by certain mid-20th century ideologies because I now realize that Mussolini, Hitler, and all they spawned were in fact crypto-neo-buddhist. Thank you.
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please - whatever you do, do not assume that the grass is greener on the other side. the human experience is the same no matter where you are or where you're from.
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fishforfree
1 month ago
I mean yeah people still suck in democracies. But it's the shitty parts of humanity are a lot more bearable if you're safe.
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schizopunk-media
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"The individual desires judgement. Without that desire, the cohesion of groups is impossible, and so is civilization. The human being created civilization not because of a willingness but because of a need to be assimilated into higher orders of structure and meaning. God was a dream of good government." - Morpheus AI, Deus Ex
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Document17 reminds me of this ancient Chinese poem, "Jian Jia" (Reeds).
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I'm not sure if this aligns with your original intention.
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impressive, very nice... let's see daliwali's website.
Interesting journal for today. It is unfortunate that some people think they can harm others and get away with it, it is even worse that some do.
im hoping for mass death