Any Louis CK fans here? If so you will probably enjoy this unusually deep (for mainstream media) take on cell phones. (mobiles to some)
http://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c
Louis CK and sadness
Louis CK and sadness
Atāṇo loko anabhissaro...
Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā,
Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā,
Re: Louis CK and sadness
Love Louie CK. Such an intelligent guy.
“Life is swept along, short is the life span; no shelters exist for one who has reached old age. Seeing clearly this danger in death, a seeker of peace should drop the world’s bait.” SN 1.3
Re: Louis CK and sadness
thanks bazzaman:
He's a sage.
He's a sage.
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He's my favorite stand up comic, right now. He's a genius!
I think my favorite quote of his is "Everything's amazing, nobody's happy." It's a very deep insight into western civilization and human nature itself _ not to mention relevant to the dhamma.
I can't see the video from where I am (Portugal).
I think my favorite quote of his is "Everything's amazing, nobody's happy." It's a very deep insight into western civilization and human nature itself _ not to mention relevant to the dhamma.
I can't see the video from where I am (Portugal).
'This is peace, this is exquisite — the resolution of all fabrications; the relinquishment of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.' - Jhana Sutta
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Hey Modus, here's another link to try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYScltf1c
Atāṇo loko anabhissaro...
Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā,
Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā,
Re: Louis CK and sadness
LCK: "life is tremendously sad, just by being in it"
Pascal: “Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.”
Pascal: “Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.”
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Thanks bazzaman, but it doesn't work either. But if it's part of the interview on Conan, I saw it. Excelent!
'This is peace, this is exquisite — the resolution of all fabrications; the relinquishment of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.' - Jhana Sutta
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In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
Re: Louis CK and sadness
I don't think his point is about sadness.
I think his point is that people have compulsive habits like smart phone use, overating, drinking, surfing the net, bickering on the net, etc, because they are terrified being alone with themselves and whatever comes up.
In other words, exactly what the dhamma asks us to do. Be alone with ourselves, with whatever comes up, without running away.
I can't think of a video more appropriate for this board, thanks for starting this thread.
I think his point is that people have compulsive habits like smart phone use, overating, drinking, surfing the net, bickering on the net, etc, because they are terrified being alone with themselves and whatever comes up.
In other words, exactly what the dhamma asks us to do. Be alone with ourselves, with whatever comes up, without running away.
I can't think of a video more appropriate for this board, thanks for starting this thread.
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Re: Louis CK and sadness
+1Jhana4 wrote:I don't think his point is about sadness.
I think his point is that people have compulsive habits like smart phone use, overating, drinking, surfing the net, bickering on the net, etc, because they are terrified being alone with themselves and whatever comes up.
In other words, exactly what the dhamma asks us to do. Be alone with ourselves, with whatever comes up, without running away.
I can't think of a video more appropriate for this board, thanks for starting this thread.
One of his favorite books is Dharma Bums, so...
'This is peace, this is exquisite — the resolution of all fabrications; the relinquishment of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.' - Jhana Sutta
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a great video!
Get the wanting out of waiting
What does womanhood matter at all, when the mind is concentrated well, when knowledge flows on steadily as one sees correctly into Dhamma. One to whom it might occur, ‘I am a woman’ or ‘I am a man’ or ‘I’m anything at all’ is fit for Mara to address. – SN 5.2
If they take what's yours, tell yourself that you're making it a gift.
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What does womanhood matter at all, when the mind is concentrated well, when knowledge flows on steadily as one sees correctly into Dhamma. One to whom it might occur, ‘I am a woman’ or ‘I am a man’ or ‘I’m anything at all’ is fit for Mara to address. – SN 5.2
If they take what's yours, tell yourself that you're making it a gift.
Otherwise there will be no end to the animosity. - Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
https://www.youtube.com/user/Repeataarrr