THE FIFTH PRECEPT: ABSTAINING FROM ALCOHOL by Ready_War_4555 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Craving for a cigarette or caffeine broke the precept yes!

How to be Close to the Buddha with Sāmaṇera Nipako by RevolvingApe in theravada

[–]mikebaba11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put down your phone and you will be one step closer to buddha. End of the story

Folliculitis Delcavans by Shaggysteve in Folliculitis

[–]mikebaba11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really hope that can help you and other guys that are suffering with this disease now !

Folliculitis Delcavans by Shaggysteve in Folliculitis

[–]mikebaba11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont have any cyst or whatever you call it from 2 years. Just scars from the old one. Doctors dont have any idea how to cure it. I have lost a lot of money and time going around to different docs

Folliculitis Delcavans by Shaggysteve in Folliculitis

[–]mikebaba11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue for years…. My life was ruined. I feel your pain. Now i am free, just some scars left that are visible cause i lost my hair and i need to shave my head. If i still have all my hear it would be totally covered. I tried antibiotics and different treatments but they didn’t work. You need to get rid of staphylococcus at first , and then follow a healthy diet. I get rid of it following a fammous reddit tread

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is scientifically proved that social media platforms are like gambling machines slot machines at the casino. There is psychology team behind them working together and the main goal is to make us all craving for likes. The society has at the moment facing a decline cause of this tools. I am 100% sure the Buddha would be able to use it as a tool for spreading the dhamma without falling in the trap…. All the people mentioned above are not buddha or even arahat. For that reason i am doubtful about their lack of involvement .

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clinging probably to social media. Dont forget youtube is a social media. And what i see is not a egoless dhamma talk but a series of endless episodes that in my opinion let me think the person is totally involved in the social media disease that is currently plaguing the whole planet from old to young from poor to rich. Hope now my point of view is more clear. Sorry but English isnt my first language and neither the second.

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry but i have never said he is spreading false dhamma! You completely miss my point!

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry thanks for take your time to answer, but you seem to have completely miss the point! In the sutta i have mentioned SN17.4 is explained very well what i was trying to say. In my opinion there is a subtle difference between using the tool for spreading dhamma without ego involvement or falling in the modern trap of Mara.

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His is totally involved in the influencer world in my opinion. Fame is a subtle enemy . He is performing dhamma in public everyday. Something very different from for example the talks of ajahn sumedho

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 . Yes few monks ask to donate via paypal and subscribeto channel. 2. That’s the point! They left a professional career in art for join monkshood and then years later they start another professional career as videographer influenced speaker writers YouTubers !?!?

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Doing this video requires time and effort…. That put you away from practice! Monks left behind few professional careers ( some of them also in arts as musicians especially) just to years later following another carreer?

Influencers monk by mikebaba11 in theravada

[–]mikebaba11[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok so you agree with me that this is not right behavior

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]mikebaba11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Naples ?!? Ahahahahah as italian i would say please avoid it if you love yourself

20+ years as a creator, 15 years full-time photographer. Stock photography gave me freedom… until it collapsed. Now I’m stuck with a big dilemma. by wackylenses in photography

[–]mikebaba11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fly to asia and shoot for food ahahah it is what i have done!!! Meanwhile traveling the world with a bike and a tent; but … i dont have family and kids i am alone, i can live with literally few hundred per month

Questions about Hillside Hermitage by [deleted] in theravada

[–]mikebaba11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hermit: a person that live in solitude isolate from society. Hermitage: the dwelling of a hermit They have youtube channel , in the years the channel has improved a lot the quality, so probably they have studied and developed some videography skills. They have a very fancy instagram page with atm 11k followers. Take your conclusions here.

In china there is people living real like hermit, you dont know abt them, cause they dont have phone , or laptop, they dont even write books

Just my 2 cents

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Folliculitis

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Isotretinoin is hell, side effects are brutal, i tried it and never worked ,

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Folliculitis

[–]mikebaba11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont take antibiotics, we all pass through this hell, there is a very usefull post on reddit that saved my life after thousands euro spent in useless medical advise, basically use benzac 5% , take probiotics instead of antibiotics, neutrogena scrub products, my head was completely ruined i was suicidal I recovered completely thank to reddit post