Sidd's Cafe'

[StarryNightshade]

Hello everyone.

I'm not quite Buddhist (I do have Zen influence in my practice), but I would like to share one of my favorite renditions of the Medicine Buddha mantra.

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Medicine Buddha Mantra (with words) - YouTube

 

[crossfire]

**sweeps cobwebs out of the corners**

 

[Secret Chief]

I think it was closed for the off season.

Reborn...the same...but different...

 

[von bek]

I'd love an iced cold coca-cola, please.

 

[Secret Chief]

I'd love an iced cold coca-cola, please.

Here you go. Want to talk?

 

[von bek]

Here you go. Want to talk?

Thanks. Grief is a constant mental companion for me at the moment. Looking for something tasty to drink and maybe a sad song.

{Looks through the jukebox. Finds a song:}

"Tuesday Morning" by the Pogues should do just nicely...

 

[Secret Chief]

Of course grief is natural, but it can be debilitating. In life we are always a whisker away from death; ourselves and others. Your cat, my aunt, when me?

Keep on living the precious life. Enjoy your freedom. Another cat calls!!!

 

[von bek]

Of course grief is natural, but it can be debilitating. In life we are always a whisker away from death; ourselves and others. Your cat, my aunt, when me?

Keep on living the precious life. Enjoy your freedom. Another cat calls!!!

:namaste

One of the good news about impermanence is that the bad things are also impermanent. I will get through this and be okay. Do not worry about me too much. I just need some time to mourn. I know why I grieve, how the grief arises, and how I can eradicate future arisings of grief. She was never "mine" to begin with.

Conditioned by ignorance; mental formations arise.
Conditioned by mental formations; consciousness arises.
Conditioned by consciousness; name-and-form arises.
Conditioned by name-and-form; the sense-bases arise.
Conditioned by the sense-bases; contact arises.
Conditioned by contact; feeling arises.
Conditioned by feeling; craving arises.
Conditioned by craving; clinging arises.
Conditioned by clinging; becoming arises.
Conditioned by becoming; birth arises.
Conditioned by birth; sickness, old age, suffering and death arise.

 

[Secret Chief]

Good.

This understanding certainly helped me get through the grief of a recent loss.

 

[Avi1001]

How's it goin' over here ?

I need to take some time out of the DIR's.....they are killin' me over there.

Right now I'm takin' a nice long trip. :beach:

What have you been up to....Magog ?

 

[Desert Snake]

hi Avi..

 

[Avi1001]

hi Avi..

Hey disciple...your a Buddhist now ? Your practically your own interfaith forum !!! No worries...there is no charge here for changing religions...you can do it as much as you please.

 

[Desert Snake]

Hey disciple...your a Buddhist now ? Your practically your own interfaith forum !!! No worries...there is no charge here for changing religions...you can do it as much as you please.

Then again, have you read some of the NT?
I don't want to create negative threads but some of those verses, I mean, I literally don't know what they mean. I can't even guess, anyways I might make some threads about those but yeah, it's all about Buddhism.

 

[Avi1001]

I don't think I was making much sense as a Christian, the Christians were like...huh?? in response to my posts.

Then again, have you read some of the NT? I mean, I can't explain some of that. wow..
I don't want to create negative threads but some of those verses, I mean, I literally don't know what they mean. I can't even guess, anyways I might make some threads about those but yeah, it's all about Buddhism.

I hope you find what you are looking for in Buddhism...I think it is a pretty cool system too...I don't consider myself to be a JuBu...but I know some that consider themselves as such.

Sorry to hear the Christians didn't understand you...I can relate to that. As a reform Jew...the Conservatives and Orthodox don't much care for me.....and even some of the reform aren't thrilled. It doesn't bother me at all....religion, and for that matter philosophy are deeply personal choices....and you, disciple...are the only one who can decide what's best for yourself. So keep fighting the good fight...I am sure you will find the path for you !

 

[Desert Snake]

I hope you find what you are looking for in Buddhism...I think it is a pretty cool system too...I don't consider myself to be a JuBu...but I know some that consider themselves as such.

Sorry to hear the Christians didn't understand you...I can relate to that. As a reform Jew...the Conservatives and Orthodox don't much care for me.....and even some of the reform aren't thrilled. It doesn't bother me at all....religion, and for that matter philosophy are deeply personal choices....and you, disciple...are the only one who can decide what's best for yourself. So keep fighting the good fight...I am sure you will find the path for you !

Well there are still many DIRs, and of course your excellent threads

I'm not sure Noahide as technical term was a right fit, otherwise I'd go that route..lol

 

[Avi1001]

Well there are still many DIRs, and of course your excellent threads

I'm not sure Noahide as technical term was a right fit, otherwise I'd go that route..lol

Thanks, disciple...not sure there is such a thing as a NoahBu....but no reason you can't invent it.

 

[Desert Snake]

Thanks, disciple...not sure there is such a thing as a NoahBu....but no reason you can't invent it.

Lol when do the mix & max faiths get redundant? That's the question..

 

[Avi1001]

Disciple...what kind of work do you do ?

 

[Desert Snake]

Disciple...what kind of work do you do ?

good works?

 

[Avi1001]

good works?

....keep them up !