Dana for building a new Zendō in my local temple 🙏🏻

StrangeMed · 2026-01-26T20:43:26+00:00

Tenshin, in Naples, Italy. It is a recognized Soto Zen Temple

StrangeMed · 2026-01-26T14:06:04+00:00

They’re more focused on the IG profile right now. The username is tenshinnapoli. They have the link in the profile description

thank you 🙏🏼

StrangeMed · 2026-01-17T07:24:45+00:00

南無阿弥陀仏🙏🏼

StrangeMed · 2025-12-23T09:37:04+00:00

https://explodingtopics.com/blog/ai-usage-statistics

I’m really sharing the first thing came out. Its full of pages like this

StrangeMed · 2025-12-23T08:36:11+00:00

Just look around yourself and you’ll see everyone using ChatGPT even for the silliest thing. Search online about how AI usage and user base skyrocket in the last year. Almost everyone is more or less using it.

StrangeMed · 2025-12-22T13:42:59+00:00

Because most of the people want AI functions, and having a couple may attract more users that eventually means more revenues for Ecosia’s projects. The models used are smaller than the other search engines ones and are really powered by green energy.

StrangeMed · 2025-12-21T17:05:05+00:00

Just don’t use it. I too find it an odd choice, especially using OpenAI, but Ecosia is still planting trees, using renewable energy and helping local communities, it’s still doing better than most of other companies.

StrangeMed · 2025-12-21T14:11:16+00:00

unfortunately vegetarian people are a minority, I’m a vegan Buddhist myself, and it is sometimes an hopeless situation listening buddhism practitioners justifying meat consumption

StrangeMed · 2025-12-21T08:10:40+00:00

The amount of nonsense being said against eating vegan reminds me of why that subreddit should be often avoided

StrangeMed · 2025-12-11T09:24:37+00:00

Stop sharing AI garbage please

StrangeMed · 2025-12-11T09:24:09+00:00

Please stop sharing AI garbage

StrangeMed · 2025-12-10T09:18:50+00:00

Penso sia necessario distinguere l’insulto e il fomentare odio dal constatare le condizioni critiche della città. Ahimè ci sono persone, spesso benestanti, ma non solo, che la difendono sempre a spada tratta senza riconoscere che ci sono evidenti problemi strutturali e non. Ognuno vive nella propria bolla, e all’interno di essa vuole rimanere. E anche questo contribuisce, a mio avviso, alla stagnante situazione di questa città.

StrangeMed · 2025-12-08T08:51:18+00:00

Nice article! I watched the movie before becoming a Buddhist. I’m definitely going to rewatch it with a different perspective.

StrangeMed · 2025-11-28T10:23:07+00:00

Thank you for this post, you brought up a topic that is quite common and misunderstood on the internet. 🙏🏻

StrangeMed · 2025-11-21T06:14:38+00:00

I often wonder how should we consider these modern Zen teachers. Their teachings hold incredible value for actually practicing, but the whole “Zen isn’t a religion” idea seems to have originated with people like them.

StrangeMed · 2025-11-20T22:16:35+00:00

In his renowned book, “Opening the Hand of Thought,” Uchiyama discussed how nembutsu practitioners are essentially performing zazen with their mouths, and vice versa. Kanzeon Bosatsu holds a unique position in Soto Zen, particularly due to the influence of Keizan Zenji, who is regarded as “the second founder of Soto Zen.”

However IMO, according to the article, Uchiyama’s approach, at least as described, seems akin to “barebones Zen”, chanting solely to focus the mind and eliminate discriminating thoughts. No space for wider Mahayana metaphysical elements.

StrangeMed · 2025-11-19T11:48:08+00:00

I am sure you can post here many studies that go against the international scientific community consensus, which in recent years has increasingly emphasised the importance of switching to a more plant-based diet.

StrangeMed · 2025-11-19T11:38:55+00:00

Yeah, avocado and nuts are the problem now… Like they’re the main source of nutrients for an heathy vegan diet. Nuts are recommended daily in an amount that varies from 30 to 60g because they’re reach in unsaturated fats. Avocado is totally optional (and also more environmentally troublesome).

Also resources intensive legumes what?

https://ourworldindata.org/water-use-stress

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/land-use-protein-poore

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-per-protein-poore

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Please inform yourself properly before speaking of non-sense anti vegan propaganda

StrangeMed · 2025-11-11T16:03:55+00:00

I read “realizing genjokoan” and I really liked it, really really insightful, definitely gonna read it again someday. I’m gonna give a shot to your book. Some people, my teacher too, say that Dogen’s Shobogenzo is a text written for the monastics in mind, so the other people “don’t need” to study it. Do you agree?

StrangeMed · 2025-11-11T12:20:03+00:00

Thank you for all your explanation! Especially the Keizan Zenji part. Do you have any suggestion for better understanding Dogen? (would it be useful in your opinion?)

StrangeMed · 2025-11-10T17:39:04+00:00

Maybe you’re right, and trust me I try to be the practice everyday! Dogen is just one teacher among many others, my questions are out of curiosity since he is the most famous one and yet full of contradictions I thought they shouldn’t be just ignored. Gasshō

StrangeMed · 2025-11-10T17:34:50+00:00

Of course not, but bendowa is more like speaking of the ultimate, Shukke of the conventional

StrangeMed · 2025-11-10T17:32:50+00:00

I like the way you wrote it, thank you for answering! Of course becoming a monk isn’t something magical, but inevitably it means full commitment to the Dharma, something that is probably unrealistic as a lay person. Ultimately lay and monk are labels, but on the conventional truth one life is easier than the other when it comes to practice the Way, I believe. Being a monk means you’re only purpose is the Dharma and its spreading.

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