obviously we should still make jokes but lifes so darn short why do you have to make it weird. being completely honest with one's self fucking owns and everyone should do it more often

    • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I think you have to figure that out. I just blurt stuff out while emotionally vulnerable than reevaluate those statements when I'm calmer, seeing how that's going for me.

      • HarryLime [any]
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        4 years ago

        I was just joking. But Confucius argued that there was no "true" self that you have, and that your real self is merely the collection of your habits, which you have to actively cultivate. I think there's something to that.

            • MarxGuns [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              You'll have to forgive my lack of a source as I haven't actively studied Buddhism in decades. But I was thinking that Gautama mentions it at some point. I think it comes up a lot more in the Zen traditions too.

            • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              I definitely remember Alan Watts (Not an expert on Buddhism*) saying something to that effect, but lord help me it has been a minute so I would never be able to back that up. He said that was the big secret of ego and the folly of trying to rid yourSELF of it. Trying to grab onto your sense of self would be like a light illuminating itself or scissors cutting themselves. It's a limitation of language, folks.

              A lot of very good people have stopped seeking self. The radlibs told me, Chapo, how can we do this? And, folks, millions and millions of thoughts of self-doubt were behind those fears. I have those thoughts too actually. Oh yeah yeah... "Chapo it's not fair that we're winning so much." But really, folks, we let go of things we can't control. Let's make our minds quiet again!

              • Actually, I think he was a learned academic on Eastern theology for what its worth
            • mayor_pete_buttigieg [she/her]
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              4 years ago

              It's an idea that follows from easily from the real Buddhist basics, and is common to most Buddhist philosophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatta

    • shadygamedev [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The void.
      I keep meditating and it always end at the void. Scriptures say there should be a higher level than that where the true self resides, but I just don't know.
      I think if people could at least see themselves as the void instead of such lame ass singing, dancing egos, maybe society would be somewhat better.