“when finite lives are forced to bear the weight of cosmic coherence. And it thrives most in cultures where responsibility. . self-mastery are treated as ultimate goods . .” -Kate Bowler
#secondArrow #Dukkha #EverythingHappens #KateBowler #artYear #photography #artPhotography
∴ skitterd sideways fate
achievable mischief drips
crow-crowned micklewit ∴
#vss365 #haikufeels #senryusunday #leakyfaucet #dukkha
Concepto filosófico del budismo "Dukkha". #filosofia #filosofiaoriental #budismo #dukkha #sufrimiento youtube.com/shorts/bUrcE...
intarwebs impossible to use. Tis very different today from when we were at the Archduchess of Austria's place in Lugano, at the Villa Favorita & reading all there was to find on Robert Hunter's website, but #dukkha #anicca #anatta are the name of the game in this incarnation.
Evil only has the power we give it.
#evil #morality #ignorance #dukkha #authoritarianism #communication #understanding
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And #Buddha #dharma #sangha #karma #dukkha #anicca #anatta are Law & operate in every universe backwards & forwards across space & time.
I finally read something I could relate to when I got 400 pages into Mahasi Sayadaw's 'Manual of Insight'. Twas the 40 'tos' or 'dos' because every one of them
I miss doing yoga🧘. Haven’t been in a class in years & it was such a huge part of my life for so long & now we can barely bend over & palm ✋ the ground or lift our arms overhead. #anicca Everything changes #dukkha It’s all dissatisfactory #anatta It’s all non-self, which always leads me to Nihilism.
You can take the boy out of Thailand, but you can't take the Bodhisattva out of the boy.
#dukkha #anicca #anatta #Buddha #dharma #sangha #karma
Bronze statue of Avalokiteśvara from Sri Lanka, ca. 750 CE. Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: CC BY-SA 3.0)
#Avalokiteśvāra, the #bodhisattva of compassion, embodies the #Mahāyāna ideal of boundless #empathy and #ethical engagement. Revered across Buddhist cultures, Avalokiteśvāra's adaptability and commitment to alleviating #suffering (#dukkha) highlight […]
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Didj’all miss me? Been a wild ride of insanity & misery since our worthless brother called the👮♀️on me & we were made homeless again after being homeless for 2,012 days & trapped in Thailand 🇹🇭 for 875 days. Karma can change w the swish of a🐎’s tail they say, & boy howdy can it. #dukkha #anicca #anatta
#Nirvana in #Buddhism is defined as the cessation of #suffering ( #dukkha), #craving, and #ignorance. Rather than a metaphysical realm, it is described as the end of self-illusion ( #anatta) and #karmic cycles. This post investigates the topic and its role Buddhist #soteriology.
The #NobleEightfoldPath in #Buddhism is outlined as an integrated framework combining #wisdom, #ethics, and mental discipline. It is regarded as a pragmatic structure for reducing #suffering ( #dukkha). This post provides a brief introduction to it.
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In #Buddhism, the #ThreePoisons ( #akusalamūla), greed ( #lobha), hatred ( #dosa), and delusion ( #moha), are formulated as the root conditions of #suffering ( #dukkha) and rebirth ( #samsāra). They are treated as dispositions subject to transformation through practice.
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What would content you? Who can tell? Ye fear so much to lose what you have got As if ye liked it well. Ye strive for more, as if ye liked it not. Go, level hills, and fill up seas, Spare nought that may your wanton fancy please; But trust me, when you have done all this, Much will be missing still, and much will be amiss. “Of Greatness” by Abraham Crowley, 1668
#hedonicadaptation #greed #dukkha #minimalism #buddhism #stoicism #wisdom #quote #quotes #quotation
A monkey grasping at fruit — symbol of upādāna (clinging). In this image, generated by DALL•e and inspired by the aesthetic of classical Japanese emakimono, a monkey stretches toward a piece of fruit that remains just beyond its grasp. The motif allegorically represents upādāna, the ninth link in the chain of dependent origination (paṭicca-samuppāda) in Buddhist philosophy. upādāna, translated as clinging, grasping, or appropriation, is the mental act of attaching to objects, identities, or experiences under the illusion that they can provide lasting satisfaction. The monkey — traditionally a symbol of the restless and desirous mind in Buddhism — embodies this futile pursuit, suspended in a moment of tension between craving and attainment. The fruit, vivid and seemingly attainable, signifies the transient pleasures that sustain saṃsāra, the cycle of suffering and rebirth. Source: Created with DALL•E.
#Clinging (#upādāna) is central in #Buddhism, the intensified attachment arising from #craving (#tanhā). Understanding it is key to grasping #suffering (#dukkha) and the path to liberation (#nibbāna).
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Demonic figure with a flaming head from the Japanese emakimono Kako genzai e-inga-kyō (The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma), 13th century (Kamakura period). Scene from the temptations and meditative trials of the Buddha. This narrative handscroll illustrates karmic causality through visual allegory. The exaggerated features of the figure shown in this excerpt — bulging eyes, sharp teeth, clawed limbs — and especially the fiery crown, mark it as an embodiment of dangerous inner forces. Its grotesque, animated posture suggests aggression and disruption, typical of depictions of Māra’s army attempting to obstruct the Buddha’s path to awakening. The flaming motif is deeply symbolic in Buddhist thought, especially in the context of taṇhā (Pāli; Sanskrit: tṛṣṇā), or “craving” — a central cause of suffering in the Four Noble Truths.
#Tanhā (#craving) is central in Buddhist #philosophy as root cause of #suffering (#dukkha) & the cycle of rebirth (#samsara). This overview post explores the topic and #Buddhism’s path to overcoming it:
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"KInda" - Part 2 - Will Dukkha release Tegan from is power?
#kindapart2 #dukkha #tegan #powerstruggle #webseries #fantasyworld
Thousand-Armed #Avalokiteśvara (#Guanyin/ #Kannon) carved into a rock wall. Each arm symbolizes a #compassionate response to the #suffering (#dukkha) of the world, extending help in all directions. In #Mahāyāna #Buddhism, this #bodhisattva embodies infinite […]
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Holding my cousin and my uncle and aunts in my heart today. My cousin just lost his 20 year old son in an auto collision yesterday. #impermanence #metta #dukkha
than sleeping on the ground, now that the woman who bore me won't open the door & let me in.
Hope you're doing OK.
6 minutes till lunch. Tom just said grace, & as we know grace is suffering.
#dukkha #anicca #anatta #karma #Buddha #dharma #sangha
thus spoke Kunga Tsöndru
used to see these kinds of unkempt, unhinged, untethered, & weathered homeless people in New York, then the lawless lying lawyer Colludy Rudy became Hizzoner & scooped 'em all up & drowned them in the East River when they destroyed Times Square & so Disney would come.
#dukkha #anicca #anatta #karma
"Siddhartha was certainly sensitive enough to grieve. The great mass of suffering in the world seemed to weigh upon him."
from The Feeling Buddha (1997) by David Brazier
#davidbrazier #buddhism #dukkha #reading #quote #compassion
Realizing I've been fooled by my mind
to believe that happiness is just down the road.
#dukkha #zen #aiart
Bhāvacakra – or Wheel of Life – a symbolic representation of the cycle of existence in Buddhism, saṃsāra. The wheel is held by Yama, the god of death, and is divided into six realms of existence, each representing different states of being. The outer ring depicts the twelve links of dependent origination, illustrating the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. In Buddhist thought, all beings are trapped in this cycle due to ignorance and craving. And the core characteristic of saṃsāra is dukkha. Everything depicted in the wheel is thought to be either a form of dukkha or a condition that leads to dukkha. Source: Raimond Klavinsꜛ hosted on Unsplashꜛ (license: Unsplash licenseꜛ)
In this post, we explore #dukkha (“#suffering”) and its deeper meaning as existential dissatisfaction rooted in #impermanence and #craving, lying at the heart of #Buddhist thought:
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The gankyil (Tibetan) or “wheel of joy” (Sanskrit: ānanda-cakra) is a symbol and ritual tool used in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism. It consists of three whirling and interconnected blades. It often constitutes the wheel hub in the Dharma Wheel (dharmachakra), symbolizing the Three Marks of Existence: impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anatta). Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: CC BY-SA 2.0)
The #ThreeMarksOfExistence — #impermanence (#anicca), #suffering (#dukkha), and #nonself (#anatta) — are central to #Buddhism and reveal the nature of reality and roots of suffering:
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The highlight of my week now for 11 yrs running. How sad 😔 is that?! That's what happens when you get old & your Complex PTSD & your undiagnosed autism & your split selves start bursting the seams of your sanity, when you thought you were just a guy who maybe drank 🍸 funny.
#dukkha #anicca #anatta