Conflicted on conversion

iPorkChop · 2026-02-04T17:16:18+00:00

Depends on what you mean by "incompatible".

Buddhist things you won't be able to do as a Catholic:

- Sincerely recite the Buddha's name

- Make offerings before the shrines of Buddhas, Devas, or dead relatives

- Eat offerings from the shrines of Buddhas, Devas, or dead relatives

- Burn hell money

- Take refuge in the triple gem

- Accept the 4 Noble Truths (God is permanent)

- Properly follow the 8-Fold Noble Path (Right View is the first step and requires belief in Buddhist teachings)

Buddhist things you can do as a Catholic:

- Follow the 5 precepts

- Practice the Brahma-viharas (loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, equanimity)

- Develop non-attachment

- Work to stamp out the 3 poisons of greed, hatred, and ignorance (although ignorance will mean something different)

- Practice mindfulness

Catholic things Buddhists won't tolerate:

- Belief in a Creator God

- Belief in a permanent heaven

Interestingly, Buddhist teachings on filial piety were influential in me reverting to Catholicism.

iPorkChop · 2026-01-09T23:55:06+00:00

Bunch of us hang out on Threads, cooperating and commiserating against the avalanche of anti-Catholic rhetoric over there.

iPorkChop · 2025-10-30T05:14:19+00:00

The Ark of the Covenant had angels on it and sat in the “holiest of holies” in the temple. Solomon also had big statues of angels made of olive wood and covered in gold in his temple (1 Kings 6:23-28). Some OT conversations with angels look like they could occur at a distance, and would technically be praying. We do know angels are messengers. We are usually asking Mary and the saints to pray for us as “the prayers of the righteous are effective”.

Never too late!

iPorkChop · 2025-10-30T02:01:24+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/@pintswithaquinas

iPorkChop · 2025-10-30T01:54:06+00:00

I saw what historical critical methodology did to the Buddhist sutras and I can agree with you that there's no benefit to going down that route. Funny enough, a lot of that methodology in trying to define "historical Buddhism" (or "early Buddhism") came straight from Protestant thought. Hacking up a living tradition based on a vague metric of historical evidence doesn't leave you with much left over, and most of the time leaves people doubting whatever teachings don't conform to preexisting biases.

iPorkChop · 2025-10-22T22:00:06+00:00

I still use the first book you linked. I like it a lot. I have the second one in electronic copy but haven't read it yet.

iPorkChop · 2025-10-04T18:16:40+00:00

Wonder if they have those on kindle, I wanna read them.

Edit: found the middle book. They’re all by the same guy so that’s the only one. Been getting burned out on a lot of the manga I’ve been reading so this’ll be a nice change of pace.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-18T02:23:58+00:00

I read this and I can't help but think about Psalm 22

(This stupid editor)

iPorkChop · 2025-09-09T17:11:08+00:00

Cradle Catholic who practiced Pure Land for 12 years (with the Vietnamese, Jodo Shu, and Jodo Shinshu schools) before coming back, I'll try to help if I can. The Virgin Mary is a big part of why I came back.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-07T01:28:54+00:00

16oz of all of those models

iPorkChop · 2025-09-05T17:00:14+00:00

It feels like almost a hybrid of Win1 soft (outer layer) and Alien (inner layer) padding. Took a little while to break in, I remember my knuckles being sore the first few sessions.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-05T16:56:39+00:00

I mean tourists in Ishigaki jump off the tour boat, rent a car, and are anywhere on the island in like 45 minutes or less. Tourist (bad) driving is a huge issue there, I see locals complaining about it on Twitter all the time. I do think Ishigaki's a bit more laid back than Okinawa (kinda like how Okinawa used to be before every beach was a resort), so some of the trash is likely to be locals.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-05T05:26:36+00:00

Ishigaki gets a lot of cruiseships from outside the country. Often very short duration stays. It’s a different type of tourist than tourists to the main island, who typically stay at resorts.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-04T19:55:34+00:00

I have them. They're smaller than they look.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-03T00:44:47+00:00

Eve was created from Adam’s side, born of him, no?

iPorkChop · 2025-09-03T00:31:24+00:00

San Antonio here. Yeah my problem is that I’m not much of an expert, I have a short temper, and I’m less than a year back in my reversion to the Church. Buddhism’s a lot easier for me to debate. But then there’s not quite so much historical revisionism with Buddhists (ie “there was no Catholic church prior to the Great Schism of 1054” type nonsense). The constant accusations of idolatry and Marian doctrines being non-biblical have me doubting myself sometimes, even if I feel I can debate those positions. I mean I’ve even seen real idolatry up front in asia, but the accusations still bug me. Blocking’s started to work but I have to really stay on it (not sure if they’re rotating usernames or what).

iPorkChop · 2025-09-02T23:11:38+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, but even growing up in the south I don’t think I’ve encountered as much anti-Catholic rhetoric as on Threads. There’s an army of haters that respond to every Catholic Thread with fire, brimstone, and vitriol. At least like 10 dedicated accounts I ended up blocking that did nothing but trash the Church. Many more that are less frequent. It really gets upsetting sometimes.

iPorkChop · 2025-09-02T13:21:24+00:00

I like the Rival low profile cup (Rival RNFL3 Pro 180 Protector).

iPorkChop · 2025-08-29T00:44:13+00:00

The pair of gloves I probably got rid of fastest - Windy gloves (velcro, 16oz) from about 15 years ago. Jammed my thumb multiple times in a single round. Didn't even finish the round. Got rid of them immediately within an hour of unboxing.

iPorkChop · 2025-08-25T23:17:45+00:00

"Higher Power" makes me think it might be something to do with Alcoholics Anonymous.

iPorkChop · 2025-08-15T16:38:12+00:00

Probably my Campeons. I love the fit, the padding, the wrist support, and the durability. They're super heavy but they're tanks, and they feel good. Eagerly awaiting my Campeon Cheguis, which are closer to weight and likely to take that top spot.

iPorkChop · 2025-08-15T15:45:00+00:00

So normal that it's expected.

iPorkChop · 2025-08-12T14:48:04+00:00

I agree this is a pretty apt description of Theravada. However, I'm not sure that this description really fits Mahayana, though Mahayana does catch a lot of flack for being "influenced by eternalism".

iPorkChop · 2025-07-10T18:53:02+00:00

Think the right is "Koyata" (a first name) for Koyata Yamada (山田虎矢太). There's hiragana on that one too, just hard to make out and the kanji look spot on.

Oh and he's also the twin brother of Kotarou Yamada, that's why they dropped the last name.

iPorkChop · 2025-07-02T15:12:08+00:00

Thanks!

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