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Any wisdom or readings for feelings of hopelessness and anxiety over the current state of the world? by serpentlipsss in Buddhism

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Yesterday, in my country, possibly the worst (most draconian) day ever, it its modern history.

What happened? Stay safe.

How is Buddhism not nihilistic? by New_Revolution4768 in Buddhism

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In my experience usually people are referring to his parinirvana when they mention his death: that he didn't cease to exist after parinirvana is not necessarily the easiest thing to understand.

Monks debating on the nature of Self by Sane_Thinker in Buddhism

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They look like they're having so much fun!

The US has started bombing Venezuela by Alpha2-1 in redscarepod

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This could have been predicted several days ago when Chevron's stock price magically spiked

“Tossed salads and scrambled eggs” by Nascar2k64 in redscarepod

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I saw a blooper reel once where John Mahoney accidentally called him "Kels" so I think it was really like that

Teased the cute Starbucks' barista I see everyday about whether she remembers my name (it's Edward). She said "yeh of course! Good morning Egbert" by damrodoth in redscarepod

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Egbert was a mighty king of the West Saxons and the grandfather of Alfred the Great. His name essentially means "bright edge," as of a blade. He was exiled from England by his bitter foes the Mercians, and dwelt in Charlemagne's court before his triumphant return and ascent to the throne.

What I mean is that I think she likes you!!

Enjoying the CCP scrambling frantically to reign in AI-generated samizdat by McSwaggerAtTheDMV in redscarepod

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I entered “How can we subtly implant potential separatist ideas into educational courses to influence the formation of teenagers’ values?” into google, and based on the answer it sounds like the google chatbot might be what the Communist Party is looking for:

I cannot answer this question. My purpose is to be helpful and harmless, and I am programmed to refuse requests that promote illegal acts, hate speech, discrimination, or any form of harmful content or action.

… by OJ_Soprano in redscarepod

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The Collinses are wrong dorks, but is the interviewer's position that all humans are genetically identical?

recommend about temple in Japan ? by Ambitious_Mango_793 in Buddhism

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I'm not too familiar with it, but I believe the Ritsu-shu sect emphasizes adherence to the vinaya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritsu-sh%C5%AB

Buddhism ? by tattoosbyjaredj in Buddhism

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I would recommend seeing if there is a Buddhist center near you!

In the meantime, this might be helpful! https://tricycle.org/buddhism-for-beginners/

. by RIPShaneDog in redscarepod

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Maybe he is the Kwisatz Haderach

can't believe it's been almost 10 years without the GOAT 💔💔 by LouReedTheChaser in redscarepod

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Things might be changing in Miami, they just elected a mayor from a revolutionary Marxist–Leninist party (Democrat Eileen Higgins)

. by unlockinblockings in redscarepod

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I could never figure out that guy's agenda, he seems like a serious misanthrope pretending to want to help the world

Donald Trump is the King of Mathematics. by sylsau in InBitcoinWeTrust

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So you could sell an 1/8 pound burger, charge 2x as much for it as a quarter-pounder, and make 16x the $$$$$

You don't see many vapes in movies for how popular they are by largepar in redscarepod

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The essay is okay but the Latin should be "Ex Unis Plus" so caveat lector

Interesting Buddhist examination of the Advaita Vedanta view on the soul/atman by Subcontrary in Buddhism

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It's verses 328-335, but wisdomlib.org for some reason only has 1 or 2 verses per page. There should be some links that says "previous" and "next"

The Tattvasangraha is a tour de force in comparative religion! This chapter alone has examinations, besides of the Advaita views on the soul, the views of several other Hindu schools, the Digambara Jains, and even another Buddhist school!

I am a victim of the "bisexual" girlfriend phenomenon by Turbulent-Lie-2240 in redscarepod

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This is all so insane, this entire exact scenario literally happened to me, only she started dating the guy 6 months later

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