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I have a discord account but most of the time I forget it's there. Besides when I'm at home I'm probably concentrating on something(hearthstone, improbable island, making PBP maps, slay the spire run), that I don't want to be disturbed by flashing lights and beeping buttons on discord.
Sorry guys!
I told you I have lots of motivation points, the secret behind it is that I block out EVERYTHING else, until I get what I want to do done.

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Urgh I pressed the wrong button on the coffee machine so it ended up as too much coffee for the cup for a guest, so I collected the rest and drank it up. I guess tonight you’re going to hear about me being unable to sleep.
The coffee didn't taste bad even though I just drank it plain without any milk or sugar.

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I'm considering if I should bring some to office for more taste testing but mozarella cheese isn't cheap and I...dont think I can bake enough pizza to satisfy their appetites. Each person would only get a mouthful. It'd be like putting something delicious in front of someone then taking it away after a bite =(
I think that's too cruel.

Vidmaster7 |

Kjeldorn |

Just a Mort wrote:I didn't know Buddhist didn't eat beef. huh. I guess I heard of them having a vegetarian diet however. Is it just beef then? if its just cows whats the reason for that animal specifically? (I'm just curious I've studied a lot of religions)Buddhist too =)
Might be pulling this out of my ass, as its not really my area of expertise, but I think its One of those things that might be practices differently depending on which of the there branches of Buddhism, you practicing.
The principle of non-violence some Buddhists practice could also be an explanation for the vegan diet, as they might see it extended to the killing of animals?As for why they don't cows specifically, I can't really give an answer. Though it would make sense as a kind of "legacy" thing, ie Buddhism developed in the same regional space as Hinduism and Jainism so maybe some practices carried on?

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Vidmaster7 wrote:Just a Mort wrote:I didn't know Buddhist didn't eat beef. huh. I guess I heard of them having a vegetarian diet however. Is it just beef then? if its just cows whats the reason for that animal specifically? (I'm just curious I've studied a lot of religions)Buddhist too =)
Might be pulling this out of my ass, as its not really my area of expertise, but I think its One of those things that might be practices differently depending on which of the there branches of Buddhism, you practicing.
The principle of non-violence some Buddhists practice could also be an explanation for the vegan diet, as they might see it extended to the killing of animals?
As for why they don't cows specifically, I can't really give an answer. Though it would make sense as a kind of "legacy" thing, ie Buddhism developed in the same regional space as Hinduism and Jainism so maybe some practices carried on?
I'm trying to channel my old classes isn't Jainism the one where you really aren't suppose to eat or move or really do anything to obtain enlightenment?

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Unfortunately a snorkel won't get a mini bobcat up a steep slope in the mud.
And I'm certainly not carrying a fire pit piece by piece up a steep slope in the rain by hand.
Nope, my only recourse is to come here and b+!$+ about the rain and impotently shake my fist at the sky.
Shakes fist.
if you could create some sort of weather machine...
Of course if you could do that you could just quit your job and sell your weather machine.

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Cows are considered as sacred animals so yeah no eating. Or at least no eating while I'm at home, my mom doesn't care what I do outside.
The food that a strict Buddhist takes, if not a vegetarian, is also specific. For many Chinese Buddhists beef and the consumption of large animals and exotic species is avoided.

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Cows are considered as sacred animals so yeah no eating. Or at least no eating while I'm at home, my mom doesn't care what I do outside.
That's nice... I just lie to mine if I do something she wouldn't approve of. (well now I just don't tell her but that tactic worked well in highschool.)
No exotic species. that's like the opposite of how I want my diet.
I remember one of the interesting things I read about Buddhist monks is even though they had (have) diet restrictions they were still suppose to eat the restricted food if it was handed out to them. Kind of a don't look a gift horse in the mouth kind of thing.
I need to read more I always found that stuff so interesting.
Probably because its just so different from the stuff I was surrounded by growing up.

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Don't worry, I can pretend to be a good vegetarian anytime I want to. I can even talk to you convincingly on why you should go vegetarian =P
For me I'd say the primary reason would be just to be environmentally friendly. I did talk about the feed conversion ratio of cattle before right? It's crap. So on the same piece of land you could feed away more people on vegetables and the world's population is increasing.
Just don't ask me to actually talk about buddhism beliefs.
I went vegetarian for about 2 years from dawn to dusk because my friend was vegetarian and I didn't want to cause her any discomfort eating meat in front of her. Yeah, I'd do a lot for my friends. Again, eat anything feat applies to vegetables as well, so I wasn't particularly unhappy about being vegetarian either.

Kjeldorn |

Kjeldorn wrote:I'm trying to channel my old classes isn't Jainism the one where you really aren't suppose to eat or move or really do anything to obtain enlightenment?Vidmaster7 wrote:Just a Mort wrote:I didn't know Buddhist didn't eat beef. huh. I guess I heard of them having a vegetarian diet however. Is it just beef then? if its just cows whats the reason for that animal specifically? (I'm just curious I've studied a lot of religions)Buddhist too =)
Might be pulling this out of my ass, as its not really my area of expertise, but I think its One of those things that might be practices differently depending on which of the there branches of Buddhism, you practicing.
The principle of non-violence some Buddhists practice could also be an explanation for the vegan diet, as they might see it extended to the killing of animals?
As for why they don't cows specifically, I can't really give an answer. Though it would make sense as a kind of "legacy" thing, ie Buddhism developed in the same regional space as Hinduism and Jainism so maybe some practices carried on?
I think that kind's of a pseudo-caricature of ancient hindu ascetic gurus.
They were supposed to life a life with out possessions other then a bowl to beg/eat from, the rags they were wearing, and a kind of sash-like shoulder bag to carry to bowl in and maybe a holy text.They would then go to some shrine, were they would meditate on the holy texts, and dispense their wisdom to the passerbys (who would give them food in return).
Its basically a weird form of hindu ascetic monasticism.
The Jain place the principle of non-violence above all else, thus hold all life to be sacred (or at least worth of life).
Thus the caricature of the extreme Jain is a man with his mouth covered in cloth (as to not breath in any insects or the like), sweeping the road in front of him with a branch (again the insects…), while subsiding on a strict vegan diet.
There a lot more to it, but as I said, not an expert. I'm most going from what I remember from Indian history.

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Unfortunately a snorkel won't get a mini bobcat up a steep slope in the mud.
And I'm certainly not carrying a fire pit piece by piece up a steep slope in the rain by hand.
Nope, my only recourse is to come here and b*&+$ about the rain and impotently shake my fist at the sky.
Shakes fist.
looks around nervously

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captain yesterday wrote:Unfortunately a snorkel won't get a mini bobcat up a steep slope in the mud.
And I'm certainly not carrying a fire pit piece by piece up a steep slope in the rain by hand.
Nope, my only recourse is to come here and b+!$+ about the rain and impotently shake my fist at the sky.
Shakes fist.
if you could create some sort of weather machine...
Of course if you could do that you could just quit your job and sell your weather machine.
hides weather dominator from prying eyes

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Vidmaster7 wrote:Kjeldorn wrote:I'm trying to channel my old classes isn't Jainism the one where you really aren't suppose to eat or move or really do anything to obtain enlightenment?Vidmaster7 wrote:Just a Mort wrote:I didn't know Buddhist didn't eat beef. huh. I guess I heard of them having a vegetarian diet however. Is it just beef then? if its just cows whats the reason for that animal specifically? (I'm just curious I've studied a lot of religions)Buddhist too =)
Might be pulling this out of my ass, as its not really my area of expertise, but I think its One of those things that might be practices differently depending on which of the there branches of Buddhism, you practicing.
The principle of non-violence some Buddhists practice could also be an explanation for the vegan diet, as they might see it extended to the killing of animals?
As for why they don't cows specifically, I can't really give an answer. Though it would make sense as a kind of "legacy" thing, ie Buddhism developed in the same regional space as Hinduism and Jainism so maybe some practices carried on?
I think that kind's of a pseudo-caricature of ancient hindu ascetic gurus.
They were supposed to life a life with out possessions other then a bowl to beg/eat from, the rags they were wearing, and a kind of sash-like shoulder bag to carry to bowl in and maybe a holy text.
They would then go to some shrine, were they would meditate on the holy texts, and dispense their wisdom to the passerbys (who would give them food in return).
Its basically a weird form of hindu ascetic monasticism.The Jain place the principle of non-violence above all else, thus hold all life to be sacred (or at least worth of life).
Thus the caricature of the extreme Jain is a man with his mouth covered in cloth (as to not breath in any insects or the like), sweeping the road in front of him with a branch (again the insects…),...
fascinating.

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Re: Jainism. I heard a great piece on NPR with journalist Sonia Shah about going to visit her Jainist grandmother in India, seeing her grandmother pray with the white cloth tied over her face, and secretly hating mosquitoes and all they represent, and only swatting them in secret so she wouldn't upset the old woman (or get in trouble).