Answers to lifes problems:
“Help me out, I’m trapped!”
“Get out!”
“I’m disorganized. What can I do to stop being so?”
“Get organized.”
“I can’t concentrate. What do I do?”
“Concentrate!”
“I have no courage.”
“Be courageous!”
“I’m weak.”
“Be strong!”
“I have no faith.”
“Believe. Seek it out, little by little, inch by inch, and find it!”
what’s your point?
enlighten us, o exalted one
what’s your point?
That your salvation rests in your very own hands. Take responsibility for yourself.
Amitabha.
Yeah, what the hell are you getting at?
Dr. Phil is a tool.
That your salvation rests in your very own hands. Take responsibility for yourself.
I’m not sure Dr. Phil’s admonitions qualify as transmission of any wisdom, regardless of how simple that wisdom may be.
actually dr. phil hits the nail on the head.
are you unhappy? start making decisions that make you happy.
not successful? start making decisions that improve your success.
it’s pretty simple: stop ****ing whining, stop acting like everybody but you is lucky and DO something.
The point is that he couples obvious observations with an overbearing personality and people eat the stuff up. He irritates me in the same way all self-help people irritate me.
Originally posted by Merryprankster
[B]actually dr. phil hits the nail on the head.
are you unhappy? start making decisions that make you happy.
not successful? start making decisions that improve your success.
it’s pretty simple: stop ****ing whining, stop acting linker everybody but you is lucky and DO something. [/B]
That’s Buddhism, in a nutshell.
It’s a pretty vague nutshell, a nutshell likely containing the majority of philosophies and religions of the world to one degree or another.
are you unhappy? start making decisions that make you happy.
How does one go about this? How does one trust that his or her perceptions of what will make him or her happy are valid? Different schools of Buddhism would disagree on these points/approach these questions in different ways.
not successful? start making decisions that improve your success.
How do you define success? Is your definition realistic? Do you have the necessary tools to make decisions that improve your success?
it’s pretty simple: stop ****ing whining, stop acting linker everybody but you is lucky and DO something.
Yes, do something. But what?
The point is that admonitions like this are ultimately empty and are really the precursors to pursuing change rather than useful means to improving oneself. They are the basis for the truth of suffering of Buddhism but offer little in the way of Cause of suffering, Cessation of suffering, or Path. Thus, this is no more Buddhism in a nutshell than it is Christianity in a nutshell or Islam in a nutshell, etc…
Originally posted by dwid
[B]It’s a pretty vague nutshell, a nutshell likely containing the majority of philosophies and religions of the world to one degree or another.
The difference being the onus of salvation is your responsiblity, not the act of another divinely sanctioned authority.
It’s easy to say, “My life sucks because it’s God’s plan.”
It’s harder to say, “My life sucks because I make poor choices.”
It’s easy to say, “My life sucks because it’s God’s plan.”
Christianity doesn’t teach this belief any more than Buddhism does. If someone believes this, it is a misunderstanding of teachings or more likely the result of a misunderstanding on the part of the teacher, priest, or whatever.
It’s harder to say, “My life sucks because I make poor choices.”
True, but this is hardly unique to Buddhism. Further, this is not a universal belief by all practitioners of Buddhism. Karma is often treated by Buddhists the way God’s divine plan is treated by some Christians.
Ummmmm
Who is Dr Phil???
bull****.
the admonitions are not empty.
They directly indicate that the course of your life is your responsibility, not somebody elses, and that there is NOTHING you can’t do, you just have to live with the consequences.
life is that simple.
you’re desperately overpontificating. you pick a goal you want and go for it. if it’s the wrong thing maybe you pick a different goal.
it doesn’t mean that there might not be many steps to getting there.
or, you can stand around and whine that you can’t fix your engine because you need a wrench, but you don’t have the tools for the job.
Im with the Not-attractive Monkey, whos this Dr. dude?
I like Phil Anselmo better, in fact im listening to The Great Southern Trendkill as we speak.
its very cute the solve you problems thing blah blah, but a lot of stuff just really is very focking technically hard
Id like to add a quote to the thread also too you know:
“Don’t hit me with that positive ****, I know you lyin
You really wanna stop niggaz from dyin? Stop niggaz from tryin”
“but a lot of stuff just really is very focking technically hard”
so you deal with it.
self-limiting prophecies are self-fulfilling.
Originally posted by MasterKiller
It’s easy to say, “My life sucks because it’s God’s plan.”
Thats a very common very very common misunderstading/pathetic stupidity i see a lot christians doing all the time
The other one they do is the “Thank you god this” “Thank you god that”
I mean… a doctor works very hard to save some fockers ass, and then the fockers goes… “And most of all id like to thank god”
The doctor oughta/shoulda think, wtf this motherfocking focker thanks god, it was me who did all the work after years and years studying my ass out on uni and stuff now this focker thinks its focking god who save his focking ass
Originally posted by dwid
True, but this is hardly unique to Buddhism. Further, this is not a universal belief by all practitioners of Buddhism. Karma is often treated by Buddhists the way God’s divine plan is treated by some Christians.
Karma is still a product of YOUR actions (or inaction), not someone else’s.
Originally posted by MasterKiller
Karma is still a product of YOUR actions (or inaction), not someone else’s.
Its everyones action, there is indeed Collective Karma
Wich prevails over yourself is Personal, but you cant deny the existance of the collective
Karma is still a product of YOUR actions (or inaction), not someone else’s.
Often your actions in a past life. (note: I do not personally subscribe to this belief, but it is a belief that is common in many sects of Buddhism) The point is, they are extrapolated from your current circumstances which ultimately makes them pretty **** similar to fate or a divine plan.
I honestly didn’t expect this whole argument to blow up so big. I generally agree with what you and MP are saying - it is good to look at yourself as responsible for your lot in life and improving it.
But I still think Dr. Phil is a big tool.
Originally posted by Merryprankster
[B]“but a lot of stuff just really is very focking technically hard”
so you deal with it.
self-limiting prophecies are self-fulfilling. [/B]
but how are you defined without limiting? where do others end and you begin? where do others begin and you end? are you what you define yourself?
but if you change, are you still you? or some other you?