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¤¤¤ Weekly /r/Buddhism General Discussion ¤¤¤ - March 06, 2023 - New to Buddhism? Read this first!

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Hey You! Yeah You! The one who has "fallen" off the path.

Yeah, you! You know who I'm talking to. You've stopped meditating, you haven't read anything of sustenance in a few years, you've binges tv shows, movies and tik tok like a crave case of White Castle after a night of drinking. You're wondering, "It's been so long, I wish I could get back into meditating, Buddhism, enter spirituality of choice can I even get back into it? Well, I'm here to tell you that you never stopped. I've been studying Buddhism for over a decade, there were periods of time I was so dedicated and obsessed that I contemplated becoming a monk, I meditated an hour or more a day, I swore off meat, television and sleeping on high beds. There were periods of time when I didn't meditate for a few years or even consider myself a follower of the Buddhas teachings. There were periods of depression and sadness and self medicating, but I always seemed to come back. I don't remember where I read it or who said it, but this always stuck with me, "Leaving and coming back is just a part of the path." ¯_(ツ)_/¯ It's not easy trying to become a better person, at times it down right sucks, but that little nagging inside of you that pops up from time to time is a guide.

I'm saying this because I've felt this many times and I recently been through it and this is a bit self indulgent and selfish because I wrote this as much for myself as I did for anyone else.

Just remember it's all part of YOUR path.

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What do you think of the great Buddha

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Reminder: Tomorrow on the Mahayana calendar we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha's Nirvana Day.

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Posted by7 hours ago
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Responding with right speech to passive aggressive comments.

There is a woman who attends the same social club I go to and every time I go she makes passive aggressive comments or gives me back handed compliments. So far I have kept quiet and ignored the comments. I am attempting to view her with compassion as she likely has deep seeded insecurities or something else going on that really has nothing to do with me. The only problem with this is I feel like I am being somewhat disrespectful to myself by letting this persist without saying something. I am considering saying something to her next time but if I do I want to make sure I do it with compassion and without an ulterior motive like vengefulness or something like that. Or is my desire to stick up for myself coming from the ego and it would be best for me to just let these comments go without addressing them? Thanks in advance for any suggestions on the best way for me to move forward.

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Today is the day Shakyamuni Buddha enters Parinirvana. “Monks, You must make pure and relentless effort to achieve liberation, and dispel the darkness of ignorance with the light of wisdom. The world is in truth fragile; there is nothing which is permanent. ''

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