What parts of your identity did you need to let go of in the last few weeks?https://twitter.com/cognazor/status/1245343495512035333 …
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Replying to @made_in_cosmos
Hmm, something about being a dispassionate observer, I think? Turns out I care a lot about this moment, and feel eager to jump into conversations and let my emotions be part of who I am.
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Made in Cosmos 💫 Maria Górska-Piszek Retweeted David Chapman
Yeah. This kind of cold indifferent detachment is kinda the opposite of what I’m working towards. I have no idea about Buddhism but it seems some schools actually have this as their goal? Why would anyone on Earth want that?https://twitter.com/meaningness/status/1242553323435118592?s=21 …
Made in Cosmos 💫 Maria Górska-Piszek added,
David Chapman @MeaningnessReplying to @reasonisfun @univ_explainerI’ve been ranting about this for years. The goal of mainstream Buddhism (“Sutrayana”) is not easily distinguishable from deep depression. The methods were designed to induce that state. This is not what most contemporary people want. I think this has been something of a disaster2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @made_in_cosmos @PeterBorah
B/c original Buddhism was formulated to solve a problem inherent to pan-Indic (c ~500 BCE) understanding of Life, The Universe & Everything.
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Siddhatta used yogic methods to develop a psychotechnology that if applied rigorously, would extinguish the flame that kept the moth coming back, lifetime after lifetime.
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That very extinguishing of the flame (of afflictive states comprising the entire conflagration of suffering) is precisely what easily distinguishes Buddhism from "deep depression."
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