Cobie

I might have misunderstood and hence misrepresented what the site said (re.schools of Magic).

why not?

“ The Three Schools of Magick: you have the yellow school, the black school, and the white school. … The Black School … everything is heading towards nothing … it's best that you find some way of escaping the situation. … the origin of the blackness itself as ignorance. … the situation you find yourself in is an illusion. “ ( https://barbarouswords.substack.com/p/illuminated-magia-9-the-three-schools?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web )

Where’s the ‘Joie de Vivre’? Is Buddhism entirely [to use a @Nungali term] ‘black school’?

Not “every voice”, Jules the site owner has given clear restrictions; quite rightly so imo. Quite a few people have been banned; again quite rightly so imo. Imo every system needs to set boundaries. Some voices will be more suited to another type of forum. Not true in my experience, some are just crap and best avoided.

Which “lineage of masters” Buddhism do you practice?

Thanks, that makes sense to me. Ok, I think I understand the first three. The last one, "all phenomena are pure", what does that mean?

Cry emoji. What's up with that? Please don't confuse the little children

Yes. Embracing the darknes is the only way to come to the light. There is no other way. Faith will protect you.

We want different things, will you "unitedly" do what I want?

‘helping others’ can be escapism, a way to avoid facing your own issues.

The Liminal one is a good one, and a brainy one.

Perfect! "intent". imo that's it. "intent" 意 (yi4) intent

imo yes. "weiqi" 衛 氣(wei4 qi4) guard qi; your protective shield Eventually one can learn to take the energy of the attacker to use as one’s defence, but that’s a bit advanced level. So yes I agree with you, don’t exhaust your energies with counterattacks; use the protective shield, it works.

Hi. Welcome to the forum.

Thank you , that made my day.

I don’t think the “universe and everything in it is all in my head and thoughts I am thinking”, , not at all. I think the “universe and everything in it” is real. It’s imo the philosophising about it that’s not-real, “Everyone has their own imagination”. I just believe in God, total panacea. Love that bit. Same here.

In Mahapralaya the ‘void’ is total darkness; in Daoism the ‘void’ is total light (無極 wu2 ji2) Void is void. No one knows what it is like. Everyone has their own imagination.

The ocean is vast because it admits all rivers. (Chinese idiom) Meaning: The wise man listens to all sides. ~~~ 海 纳 百 川 (hai3 na4 bai3 chuan1) sea admits 100 rivers 有 容 乃 大 (you3 rong2 nai3 da4) is allowing therefore big

This is the same in RC. RC is dual. Humans are distinct from God.

"Becoming a Buddha is like ... You discover yourself, you don't get rid of yourself.” (Yongey Mingyour Rinpoche - From Confusion to Clarity) https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/55590-is-buddhism-a-complete-path/?do=findComment&comment=1025834

“ There is, monks, an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned. If, monks there were not that unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned, you could not know an escape here from the born, become, made, and conditioned. But because there is an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned, therefore you do know an escape from the born, become, made, and conditioned. “ (Khuddaka Nikāya - The Minor Texts; The Udana - Inspired Utterances of The Buddha; 73. Udāna 8.3: The Third Discourse about Nibbāna; Translated from the Pali by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu).

This thread might be of interest:

All cultures spin elaborate fantasies around their core belief. Systems in isolation become more elaborate and complex. Exchange of ideas strips down again to the core basic principles.

Nobody knows anything, because it is unknowable. Remember, “take responsibility”; believe whatever you deep inside actually believe.