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@Taweret@timeloop.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

INTRODUCING

#Mastodharma

Each Saturday, we read and discuss one chapter of a Buddhist sutra (starting with the Lotus Sutra)

(we will only be doing one chapter per week to keep things easy and low pressure for everyone)

This is our first week so we’re starting with Chapter One

chapter one is the stage setting chapter. there's dragons and bodhisattvas and the Buddha shoots a laser out of his face

all you gotta do to join in the discussion is read the chapter and post on Saturday (Sept 27) with the hashtag #Mastodharma (which you should also follow and possibly pin)

text is available several places online for free like here:

https://sacred-texts.com/bud/lotus/index.htm

or pdf
https://huntingtonarchive.org/resources/downloads/sutras/06lotusVimalakirti/Lotus%20Sutra.doc.pdf

there's also audio versions on YouTube if that's better for you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxHD7YkSRLo&list=PLSWzchdLomhjuEFt8D_T4-hSqvduWysIt

this one also has the text on the screen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyuDIXfSUTI&t=7s

#Buddhism

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Coach Spore Diesel
@springdiesel@spore.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret

What a great idea!

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JollyOrc
@jollyorc@social.5f9.de replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret I thought you were making fun of things when you had that "and here's a million entities listed that care about you learning this. Then I started reading chapter 1.

Now I am not sure if was reading a religious text or a random table with NPC names.

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MooMoo the Cat
@flowerpot@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret I'm intrigued. Thank you for providing a YT link to listen to the chapter, instead of reading the text.
#mastodharma

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David Zaslavsky
@diazona@techhub.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret omg it's real

I thought you were improvising all those excerpts

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4 8 15 16 23 42
@Taweret@timeloop.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@aemiliavind

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4 8 15 16 23 42
@Taweret@timeloop.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@bluewinds

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BlueWinds
@bluewinds@tech.lgbt replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret Yep, I actually saw this before the other post. Not sure why I responded there instead of here. 🤷 Blame being currently drunk in a bathtub (having a good time listening to said chapter), I guess.

Thanks for the various links, appreciate all the options. Actual comment to come when not drunk, on Saturday.

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Mr. Funk E. Dude
@Mrfunkedude@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret Thank you.

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4 8 15 16 23 42
@Taweret@timeloop.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@wohali there's audio options!

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holly hoppet :bunhdidle: :TransHeart:
@holly@toot.hoppet.cool replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Taweret i had no idea you could pin hashtags until just now lmao

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@Taweret@timeloop.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@coriander @ElusiveConfection @holly @summer

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