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  1. Podo

    Main differences between Buddhist traditions

    I'm just learning right now, really. I wish to be able to tame my emotions (I have a history of anger issues, which I have controlled via management classes), to think more clearheadedly about things in general, and to increase my capacity for compassion. I do a lot of camping/hiking/fishing, so...
  2. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Ah, I apologize, I don't see any images on your post, just a bunch of broken image icons. Is there a setting on the boards that allows/disallows images? As for the pareidolia, I explained why the majority of what we see can be safely assessed as being unrelated to pareidolia. "As such, there...
  3. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Pareidolia is the identification of patterns that do not actually exist. Pattern recognition is one of humanity's main evolutionary advantages. When we look at a cloud and say "hey that looks like a rabbit," that's pareidolia, because we see a rabbit where there is, in reality, only a cloud. As...
  4. Podo

    Main differences between Buddhist traditions

    Hello everyone, I'm wondering about what the main differences are in the two main Buddhist Traditions, the Mahayana and Theraveda. I understand that the Theraveda use the Pali canon as their authoritative source, and that Mahayana treat newer texts as influential and canonical, but I'm curious...
  5. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Well sure, but if you don't physically see something with your eyes, how can you be sure that anything you perceive isn't just a heaping teaspoon of pareidolia and/or confirmation bias?
  6. Podo

    Partners on a different path

    I dated a woman who was very Catholic, for several years. It was difficult. Her religion was not the reason we separated, but it definitely contributed to our communication issues. Her faith influenced almost every decision she made, and faith is not something I can really relate to.
  7. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Interesting. So you made a conscious choice to pursue the Hellenic deities, and then felt their presence? Did you do rituals and whatnot, or was it more of just a shift in your thinking?
  8. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Thank you for sharing! :)
  9. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Yes, I agree. This is why I have issues with belief in general. I don't understand how someone can look at a creation myth or set of deities, and think "Yes this is true" if it is unprovable. It's part of why I'm here, to learn how and why people do this. Well, how do you trust your...
  10. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Ah, so you've actually gone through the OBOD course? I looked into that, and it is intriguing to me. My main hobbies are fishing, camping, hiking, foraging, herbalism, and anything that gets me away from the computers and into nature, so the Pagan/Druid pathways have been very interesting to me...
  11. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    I have not, as there is not one in my city or anywhere near where I am. I would very much like to do so, however, and plan to do so next time I visit my province's single large city. This is a solid way of thinking about it, actually. Assess values, find something that matches, and then learn...
  12. Podo

    New and Hoping to Learn

    Celtic Reconstructionism is really what it says on the tin; it is an attempt, via multidisciplinary sources, to reconstruct and adhere to the classical Celtic religion. It is distinct from Paganism because the reconstructionists don't use anything that isn't supported in the bulk of academic and...
  13. Podo

    New and Hoping to Learn

    This is all very appreciated, thank you very much! I have read much about Buddhism, and I will admit that it does indeed appeal to me. I have never read much about Theraveda specifically, however, so I will read and listen to your links. Much appreciated! I work in the health and technology...
  14. Podo

    A Seeker's Dilemma

    Hello all, I want to talk to people about what they believe, why it works for them, and why they consider their path to be a positive thing in their lives. I'm wondering how everyone here settled on the belief set that they eventually settled on. What about your religion won you over? When...
  15. Podo

    New and Hoping to Learn

    Hello. I'm a Canadian in my mid-twenties, and I'm here because, quite frankly, I want something more. I'm a scientist, I do science for a living, and so I'm thoroughly steeped in materialism. But as the years go by, I can't shake the feeling that there should be more to everything than there...
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