I took pictures of a Tibetan Buddhist Shrine room

[Husseinisdoingfine]

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Now  to the topic.

At the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C., there is an exhibition for Asian art, a lot of which reminded me of Actualized.org. Some of the teachings I read reminded me of Leo's videos. Recently, they opened up a room specifically dedicated to Buddhist shrines.

All pictures from my iPhone

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Edited June 18, 2023 by Husseinisdoingfine

[r0ckyreed]

Don’t get distracted. Statues are FOS. Buddhism is FOS. Buddhism and statues are about idolizing others who have awakened instead of awakening yourself. You cannot awaken without ambition and focus on your goals.

Nice pictures though. For a religion who is about detachment, followers of Buddhism put a lot of attention into statues, authority, and the idea of meditation and enlightenment. But nobody really wants to do the inner work. They just wanna buy statues and meditation pillows and go into lotus pose without realizing that none of those activities get you any closer to the goal.

Edited June 18, 2023 by r0ckyreed

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, r0ckyreed said:

Don’t get distracted. Statues are FOS. Buddhism is FOS. Buddhism and statues are about idolizing others who have awakened instead of awakening yourself. You cannot awaken without ambition and focus on your goals.

Nice pictures though. For a religion who is about detachment, followers of Buddhism put a lot of attention into statues, authority, and the idea of meditation and enlightenment. But nobody really wants to do the inner work. They just wanna buy statues and meditation pillows and go into lotus pose without realizing that none of those activities get you any closer to the goal.

Nothing you said is inherent to Buddhism. Idolization, authority, ideals; these are human things.

[r0ckyreed]

1 hour ago, Carl-Richard said:

Nothing you said is inherent to Buddhism. Idolization, authority, ideals; these are human things.

True. But it is still harder to smell a Buddhist turd, whereas a Trump turd is much easier. Buddhism is a human thing that denies it’s a human thing.

Edited June 18, 2023 by r0ckyreed

[Javfly33]

Thanks for sharing, very cool

[Carl-Richard]

32 minutes ago, r0ckyreed said:

True. But it is still harder to smell a Buddhist turd, whereas a Trump turd is much easier. Buddhism is a human thing that denies it’s a human thing.

It's harder, but again, it's not "Buddhism" that does that. A Buddhist turd denies it's a human thing. Buddhism certainly aims at something beyond human things, but it doesn't inherently deny that it's a human thing. That is just one of many human traps, and Buddhism is one vehicle for that trap.

Edited June 18, 2023 by Carl-Richard

[Husseinisdoingfine]

27 minutes ago, Javfly33 said:

Thanks for sharing, very cool

[r0ckyreed]

1 hour ago, Jehovah increases said:

Absolutely beautiful works of art.

The best art is immaterial. The best art is your awakening. 

[r0ckyreed]

1 hour ago, Jehovah increases said:

Absolutely beautiful works of art.

The best art is immaterial. The best art is your awakening. 

[Israfil]

On 18/06/2023 at 3:30 PM, r0ckyreed said:

Don’t get distracted. Statues are FOS. Buddhism is FOS. Buddhism and statues are about idolizing others who have awakened instead of awakening yourself. You cannot awaken without ambition and focus on your goals.

 

Parroting Leo is not awakening too.

On 18/06/2023 at 10:23 PM, r0ckyreed said:

The best art is immaterial. The best art is your awakening. 

There is more to life than awakening. Appreciating beauty is an important part of the human experience.