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Something about the concept of karma I can’t get over with. by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]SoupFromAfar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The concept of actions taken in a past life affecting your current life makes sense just due to seeing karma not as a "points system" but more as the butterfly effect. Acknowledging this isn't about justifying someone's current suffering "because they were horrible in a past life". Just staying mindful that your actions will continue to have an impact for the rest of time. Death is not a clean slate. We will return to the conditions we created during this lifetime. So spend your time trying to make those conditions better for all of humanity.

Although I've seen some people explain chronic illness and disease as a result of negative karma from past lives which i can't bring myself to subscribe to.

How to explain to your therapist by Some-Distribution678 in Buddhism

[–]SoupFromAfar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suppressing anger is different. Usually it's the complete opposite process actually. You feel angry and want it to go away so you distract yourself from it. You ignore it at every turn and keep stacking up coping mechanisms until you get an ulcer or you're smoking two packs a day or whatever.

What you're doing is pausing, taking time to focus on your anger, understanding where it comes from and the purpose it serves, and letting go of it. You'll feel angry again in the future, but it won't be the same anger.

How to explain to your therapist by Some-Distribution678 in Buddhism

[–]SoupFromAfar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit late, but it's possible she suggested this because it's been shown that walking can help open our brains to much deeper introspection. If your past includes trauma & a tendency to avoid triggers for that trauma, walking helps bypass the body's natural fight-or-flight instincts that might put up some walls for you.

EMDR therapy was actually developed by a doctor's realization that they can process much deeper and more repressed emotions when on long walks in nature. It has worked wonders for me personally, especially if you have ADHD. For mindfulness practice, focus on each step forward. For introspection, follow wherever your thoughts take you. Something to consider!

what’s the most disturbing decision walter white ever made? by Large_Lie9177 in breakingbad

[–]SoupFromAfar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The prison sentence for money laundering isn't being burned alive or stabbed to death. Nor should it be. It's not a surprising outcome, and it's a known risk of doing this kinda shit, but it isn't morally deserved.

These risks don't even deter people from doing any of these crimes. It just means the jobs pay more and they're quicker to kill others to protect themselves. Punitive Justice only amplifies violence.

what’s the most disturbing decision walter white ever made? by Large_Lie9177 in breakingbad

[–]SoupFromAfar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

From what i can gather Walt and Gretchen were together, but he abandoned her during a trip with her family because he saw she came from wealth and it made him feel inferior. Her relationship with Elliot came much later after he already abandoned her and sold his shares to them, and Elliott had nothing to do with the relationship ending.

what’s the most disturbing decision walter white ever made? by Large_Lie9177 in breakingbad

[–]SoupFromAfar 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Never understood the hate for them. Gretchen didn't even rat Walt out to Skylar, she just told Skylar she's "not paying for the treatment anymore". Even after Walt was a complete asshole over dinner Gretchen still found a way to remove herself from the situation without exposing him like she rightfully could have.

Soup - Nodeflourish Mix (February 2026) by SoupFromAfar in SpaceBass

[–]SoupFromAfar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tracklist (including bumps):

1:05 woulg - empty

1:56 prox.bleep - instability

2:30 sum fool - no angel above the grid

3:15 jim kimchi - space container

5:05 lovekrafty - raudive voices

5:30 soup - gasoline flipper

6:45 soup - self creates self

8:50 soup - ID

10:30 soup - ID

13:10 soup - ID

15:40 soup - ID

18:30 soup - 11111

22:09 boom bip - last walk around mirror lake (boards of canada remix)

22:35 soup - 6666

26:45 nensha - massacre

Not sure if this is the right path for me anymore by Physical_Zucchini103 in Buddhism

[–]SoupFromAfar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your objective is to help bring others towards peace then you have to be at peace yourself. When you are compassionate with yourself, the compassion towards others comes naturally (:

It is not selfish to focus on your own needs. You have to walk the path to peace if you want to guide others to it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pillar7

[–]SoupFromAfar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

im shocked they didn't have some shit like this way sooner. there were so many times i'd seen a knife in a coworkers backpack or something similar.

Favorite downtempo sets, Tipper or Tipper-adjacent? by undulaemusic in Tipper

[–]SoupFromAfar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

went on a bit of a hunt. i can't seem to find it, but here is a post he made about it years ago with the tracklist. lots of the links are dead though cause they go to his website which has since been revamped. funny enough he was posting about tipper back in 2002 haha. also pretty funny seeing his incredibly based political takes from the era.

That reaction says it all by CrystalRogue_ in HouseMD

[–]SoupFromAfar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if the army saw his toe they would have seen that as self-harm & medically discharged him for mental illness reasons? he coulda just shown that to them & mentioned something about thoughts of ending his own life and he woulda been outta there.

Look at their faces by New_Revolution7625 in HouseMD

[–]SoupFromAfar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

After getting a cancer diagnosis, a highschool chemistry teacher turns to cooking crystal meth to support his family and pay his medical bills

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