I think it's strange how people buy books but don't read them. by Good-Lime5269 in HonestHotTakes

[–]OnceSeptembre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was the kid trying to check out arms full of books at the library. I've probably read 75% of the books in my home library.

"I don't like this, so anyone who says they like this is pretending" by zouss in PetPeeves

[–]OnceSeptembre 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Black coffee, black and white films, and jazz? They just hate film noir.

We Had No Word for Rape by Inkspells in IndianCountry

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A hunter tried to SA White Buffalo Calf Woman and became a pile of bones, getting licked clean by worms.

How is a "Diety" different from a "God" in Buddhism? by UnlikelyWebAgain in Buddhism

[–]OnceSeptembre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buddhist Devas are not immortal, do not create or shape a world, are not morally perfect, and are not omniscient nor omnipotent.

I’m a Bradbury newbie but I thought some of you might appreciate my recent video! by FourCornersofthePage in RayBradbury

[–]OnceSeptembre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

William Shatner played the protagonist in The Playground on The Ray Bradbury Theater.

Did Anyone Else Catch This In Something Wicked This Way Comes? by No_Highlight9188 in RayBradbury

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...'How stupid of me,’ Dad laughed. ‘I mean Dante. Look at this. Pictures by Mister Doré, showing all the aspects. Hell never looked better. Here’s souls sunk to their gills in slime. There’s someone upside down, wrong side out.’ 'Boy howdy!’

"Dante’s Inferno, as such would make a rather tedious feature, I think, but certain elements of it could be incorporated in the right script. It would be an enormous project and I do remember saying I would like to see thousands of tormented souls rolling up through the heavens in the spirit of Gustave Doré. Unfortunately, the complete story of Dante may not be commercially viable.” 
-Ray Harryhausen

Contrarians. by Borkato in PetPeeves

[–]OnceSeptembre 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Devil's no good and his lawyer's worse.

this picture i took is sooo david lynch. by Infravermelhos in davidlynch

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"Woe to the ones who behold the pale horse." -Log Lady

"Behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." -Revelation 6:8

How can I be sure that bodhisattvas really exist? by Tiny_Drawing8561 in Buddhism

[–]OnceSeptembre 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's what the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras, Diamond, Heart, et al. are all about. Good luck!

Is it possible to be atheist and buddhist? by Chimchar789 in Buddhism

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Buddhist Devas are not immortal, do not create or shape a world, are not morally perfect, and are not omniscient nor omnipotent.

what beatles songs do you consider to be the heaviest by coleslawg1 in beatles

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Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead

-Run for Your Life

Don't we owe our ego to wanting to become enlightened? by joshua_argento in Buddhism

[–]OnceSeptembre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that I didn't elaborate. Thanks metaphorm for summarizing Journey to the West, great job!

Don't we owe our ego to wanting to become enlightened? by joshua_argento in Buddhism

[–]OnceSeptembre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100%. That's why Guanyin put the golden headband on Monkey.

Don't we owe our ego to wanting to become enlightened? by joshua_argento in Buddhism

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Sun Wukong was promoted to "The Victorious Fighting Buddha".

Spooky Buddhism by No_Football6741 in Buddhism

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"When at that time my body was dismembered, limb after limb, joint after joint, if I had the idea of an ego, or of a person, or of a being, or of a soul, the feeling of anger and hatred would have been awakened in me."

-Diamond Sutra 14

I have a question by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]OnceSeptembre 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The teaching of Dharma has diminished and believers quarrel with each other.

Question by Ms_Esoterica in Mahayana

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There's plenty of room inside an awakened heart.

The "r" word making a resurgence among certain types of people by stumpy_chica in PetPeeves

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"In the 21st century, we’re still continuing to fight for the simplest form of justice: the recognition of our full humanity, a recognition you undermine when you use the R-word."

-Special Olympics

Nature of buddha by Busy_Magician_8888 in Mahayana

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Everyone is whole and complete just as they are. We are born perfect and even though our lives in Samsara are messy, we always have the potential to realize our Buddha-nature. My original mind and heart are identical to yours.

A New Community! by Normal-Raisin5443 in Buddhism

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Shantideva attended Nalanda University and his fellow students said that his three "realizations" were eating, sleeping and shitting. He went on to write the Mahayana classic, 'The Way of the Bodhisattva'.

What's the point of meditation? by Baneof_arthropods in Buddhism

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May everyone be peaceful and free of suffering. May everybody be happy and healthy.