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I am anyway trying to reduce my screen time and time on Reddit, and the new changes they're making spurred me to check out Lemmy when I heard about it. I like the simple feel of it and hope that it will create smaller, tighter knitted communities, encourage individual posting (I never posted on Reddit but it feels more acceptable here somehow), and also help to further reduce my screen time.

I'm glad to see there's a Buddhist instance here. I think this may be the first or second post ever on this instance, so for the sake of encouraging conversation I would like to ask those who may see this post:

  1. What sect of Buddhism do you subscribe to? What do you like most about that sect?
  2. What is one way you have incorporated the teachings into your life recently, or one thing you would like to incorporate?

For me:

  1. Tibetan Buddhism (Gelug tradition). I like the fact that it purports that enlightenment can be achieved in just one lifetime; that negative karma can be purified; and that bad things happening is just our negative karma ripening, which means you are paying your karmic debt in those situations. It's very motivating for this lifetime.
  2. I am trying to be more mindful in everyday life because I don't meditate much at all, and I think mindfulness is the next best thing.

I hope this instance / community grows in the future!

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[โ€“] ComradeMiao 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am not sure I have an exact sect. I was introduced to Buddhism in the Soto Zen school but mostly just sat didn't read too much about it. I have later practiced with a Drikung Kaygu school as well. For Soto I like how it applies to all of daily life. For Drikung I like the emphasis on practice.

I like trying to incorporate practice in everything I deal with.

I am with you I am bad at often meditating but I am trying!

Thanks for posting!

[โ€“] kaxora 2 points 2 years ago

I see! I have heard of Soto Zen a bit. I agree that trying to practice in every moment is probably the best approach, and it's way more difficult than it sounds. It's easy to just go into autopilot and not be aware of whatever you're doing.

Yes, I think even a couple of minutes of meditation a day is a good start! Thanks for your reply!