Online games addiction

[bodom]

I like to play Madden NFL Football on my Playstation 4 once in awhile.

I'm such a hedonist!

[denise]

[Virgo]

I like to play Madden NFL Football on my Playstation 4 once in awhile.

I'm such a hedonist!

kevin

[Crazy cloud]

I mostly see fine people around me, but I know that all of them are deranged, and people who indulge in violent games i regard as possible "ticking bombs" ..

If all that is true then you must be very afraid, very often. I hope you find some peace.

ok. thats pretty fine, but can you tell me where peace is to be found?

[oncereturner]

The Fruits of the Contemplative Life
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997

"Whereas some brahmans and contemplatives, living off food given in faith, are addicted to heedless and idle games such as these — eight-row chess, ten-row chess, chess in the air, hopscotch, spillikins, dice, stick games, hand-pictures, ball-games, blowing through toy pipes, playing with toy plows, turning somersaults, playing with toy windmills, toy measures, toy chariots, toy bows, guessing letters drawn in the air, guessing thoughts, mimicking deformities — he abstains from heedless and idle games such as these. This, too, is part of his virtue."

[dharmacorps]

ok. thats pretty fine, but can you tell me where peace is to be found?

You're on a theravada buddhist forum so I am assuming you have an idea..

[dharmacorps]

I like to play Madden NFL Football on my Playstation 4 once in awhile.

I'm such a hedonist!

You get more dhamma points for Madden. I played call of duty/black ops which I think Mara probably invented.

[Disciple]

GTA 5 for me. That must of been invented by Mara's dad.

[SDC]

[Crazy cloud]

ok. thats pretty fine, but can you tell me where peace is to be found?

You're on a theravada buddhist forum so I am assuming you have an idea..

I do have an idea, but you seem to think/assume otherwise, so that's the reason for asking you to clarify!?

If all that is true then you must be very afraid, very often. I hope you find some peace.

[oncereturner]

stop playing them. renounce them all forever. it's the best & only real option

Very good advice! I deleted all the games, except for one. I'm playing it for four months, and finally reached a high level. This is a very good game.

This game is not peaceful. I want to reset all progress and uninstall, but I have no willpower. Reverting back from level 99 to level 1 means all my playing was in vain. I have these foolish thoughts. I will lose my base, all my "treasure", weapons, armor and everything.

Should I delete this heedless zombie game forever?

[dylanj]

stop playing them. renounce them all forever. it's the best & only real option

Very good advice! I deleted all the games, except for one. I'm playing it for four months, and finally reached a high level. This is a very good game.

This game is not peaceful. I want to reset all progress and uninstall, but I have no willpower. Reverting back from level 99 to level 1 means all my playing was in vain. I have these foolish thoughts. I will lose my base, all my "treasure", weapons, armor and everything.

Should I delete this heedless zombie game forever?

Yes you should I understand it is hard, I used to be a big gamer too. Actually right now I am using a gaming computer that I bought - but I have never played any games on it because soon after it arrived I decided I didn't want to become entangled again...It was a good decision despite the seeming "waste" of it. You could say this purchase was in vain...but if I had become engrossed in gaming again there'd be even more vanity, more of a waste.

You know what is best, it's just a matter of whether you can bring yourself to delight in following that choice as opposed to dwelling over what's occurred thus far. Either way I wish you the best. Anumodaana.

[Crazy cloud]

Should I delete this heedless zombie game forever?

I've kicked a lifelong habit a few years ago, and in the days after the change the mind said to mind: Remove all trophy's belonging to this criminal, because he might come back again and reclaim his possessions.


Be well!

[bodom]

I like to play Madden NFL Football on my Playstation 4 once in awhile.

I'm such a hedonist!

You get more dhamma points for Madden. I played call of duty/black ops which I think Mara probably invented.

Lol oh I definitely got down on some Black Ops.
These days it's pretty much just sports games.

[oncereturner]

Should I delete this heedless zombie game forever?

I've kicked a lifelong habit a few years ago, and in the days after the change the mind said to mind: Remove all trophy's belonging to this criminal, because he might come back again and reclaim his possessions.


Be well!

You mean my game character is a criminal? You are right, he's a mass killer, a " soldier of Mara ".