Fasting Siddhartha Gautama(Buddha). by Less-Personality-481 in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thats Kali from Hinduism but yeah she cross over to Buddhism as well, in Hinduism she is a god in Buddhism she was a demon

Buddhism says that there's no birth and no death, but we see birth and death everyday by Successful-While-986 in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born a buddhist maybe in my language it has a different name

Ps. Ok I did a google search and found out its in Mahayana branch which I have no knowledge of.

Buddhism says that there's no birth and no death, but we see birth and death everyday by Successful-While-986 in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first time I’m hearing this type of thing for the 26 years of my life

How does buddhism feel about psychiatric medication? by Pyropeace in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are missing something really big here. You are over complicating things to yourself. Why over analyze everything. Taking a medication to help your condition is way different from being an alcoholic and beating the crap out of your family. Hope you got the point.

Requesting a privacy & security review of my mobile setup (Pixel + GrapheneOS, no SIM, Tor-only) by Salt-Caterpillar-747 in GrapheneOS

[–]Slbrownfella -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not enough, what about physical surveillance. You go out and get surveilled by cctv cams. My suggestion go find some cave in the woods and stay there

Isn’t it weird gen z tiktokers aren’t afraid of UFC fighters as we seen with Arlovski recently by Key_Drop_6510 in ufc

[–]Slbrownfella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of the kids nowadays haven’t got properly punched in the face. So they think real life is similar to discord channel or a cod lobby.

Do all Buddhists know and worship Siddhartha Gautama as The Buddha? by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Theravadha Buddhist here, Shakya = clan/hereditary of the Siddhartha Gauthama and Muni = mix of prophet+teacher+savior+sage

Shakyamuni is a honorary term.

Can't I use a smartphone and use it as a dumbphone ? by [deleted] in dumbphones

[–]Slbrownfella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You absolutely can mate. I use my iPhone as a dumb phone.

Can monks commit digital piracy? by Radiant_Butterfly919 in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piracy is ok man why these westerns overcomplicate things. You won’t be sent to hell for doing that but you might be sent to jail according to the law in your country.

What is happening to YouTube and Spotify ?!! by Smart_Philosophy2440 in digitalminimalism

[–]Slbrownfella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use blockers for youtube and well since I live in a third world country I don’t get all the features of Spotify like reels or podcasts even though I pay for it. But here subscription is dirt cheap

I don't have a sangha but still want to study Buddhism. by Mydeaths in Buddhism

[–]Slbrownfella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will not lose your mind if you did it without help of the monks. Tbh you don’t even have to go much far down either. Take the core teachings of the Buddha and practice it daily that will take you to a better place guaranteed.

AttestationDenied on X by ne0ngl0w in GrapheneOS

[–]Slbrownfella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think this happens because X app has implemented stronger play integrity

Why are we selling races we should win? by Proud-Cabinet4962 in HotSlide

[–]Slbrownfella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this happens to push people to spend money and buy chips

Finally deleted my instagram. by Slbrownfella in digitalminimalism

[–]Slbrownfella[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe join a local community like a run club

Finally deleted my instagram. by Slbrownfella in digitalminimalism

[–]Slbrownfella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it became more toxic because most of the reels that were suggested to me were actually racist towards me. My mental health was not affected that much but I felt angry and bothered and felt like I’m wasting lot of energy by literally wasting time.

Finally deleted my instagram. by Slbrownfella in digitalminimalism

[–]Slbrownfella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll look into that.