UnbornTao

Jesus also ate meat and fish. Throughout history, there have been enlightened warriors in certain regions, such as China, who literally killed in battle. Sun Tzu was a military strategist. Ramana died of cancer. Alan Watts was an alcoholic, as was Chögyam Trungpa. Nisargadatta smoked heavily. Osho and Adi Da were involved in various scandals. Some apocryphal texts portray the young Jesus as temperamental. What I'm saying is that whatever is true is true now, and that's what enlightenment gets you. However you live your life is already how you live your life. How you behave is how you behave. I am separating fantasies and images of "enlightenment" from the actual reality of it. This is not to say that our actions lack consequences, or that we should be careless in how we live. Ultimately, though, this topic is a matter of preference - a value judgment. It doesn't touch the truth in any way. Which is why bringing "the absolute" into these conversations is not useful, the way I see it. Regarding compassion, remember that Gautama, after his massive enlightenment, initially chose simply to retreat into the forest to live out the rest of his life. A nearby monk asked him to teach, and he replied, "Why? Nobody will get it." The monk said, "Somebody will." He replied: "True. Somebody will." (Something like that). Based on this possibility, he dedicated his life to teaching. We imagine that such massive awakening would produce an extraordinary form of compassion, yet his first impulse was not at all to help or teach others, but to live out his life and die. Compassion might not be what we think it is. It is an interesting subject to contemplate.

Was particularly interested in his focus on quality storytelling. In some cases, a gradual decline in quality seems to occur over time, as seen in media franchises such as Disney (in general), The Simpsons, the Star Wars films, or the Elder Scrolls games. It seems that something is (perhaps "inevitably") lost in that process. Could be called devolution, or complacency?

"This guacamole thing sure tastes better than hemlock."

Huh, true.

the official video:

Pheww, that was close!

That's the thing. It's essentially a small living-room PC running a custom Linux version - something like a console, but in a PC form factor. The idea is to offer an affordable, convenient entry point into PC gaming, or maybe to serve as a complementary device for users who already own a high-end PC. Depends on the use case. Many dislike the direction Windows is taking, so these devices may turn out to be a solid alternative. SteamOS surpasses Windows in areas like customizability, openness, privacy and so on. Windows has become increasingly bloated and performs worse than certain lightweight Linux distributions, in some cases. But that won't run every game. Linux doesn't play well with certain kernel-level anticheats used by some popular games.

He did say spices. You will be snorting oregano.

Airbnb. Arabi?

"Why" is asking for a reason - the question presupposes that what we take existence to be is the same as whatever existence is. So, in my view, a better question would be, what is it?

No mirror, no party.

The blog is taking a break from us. Nothing personal.

Again, the Buddha ate meat. Not making a case for anything, just distinguishing between "consciousness" and lifestyle.

Can they be bought at Walmart? Asking for a friend.