/lit/ - Literature

>mfw Vajrayana is corrupted Dharma with kitsch, superstition, magic and wizardry added

>tfw "I think, therefore I am" is wrong because thought doesn't necesarrily imply a thinker, just like lighting doesn't imply a lightninger and in fact all actors are illusions, there is mere "doing", no "being"
>tfw Descartes fell for the trap of the existence of the self
>tfw anatta
>my self when i have no self

>>2519384
You'll get used to the way of eating pretty quickly. The point is that busying yourself with food is almost eliminated. You don't choose, you don't worry, you don't prepare it, you just put it in your mouth once a day and that's it.

In the same way the 'uniform' and the shaved head make it so that you don't have to worry about appearance. The celibacy makes you not worry about women. The rules and customs make you not worry about choosing the right way of behaviour. It's a beautiful system, it eliminates most things that stress people out a lot of the time. It's not for everyone of course, but it can be a great environment for those who are less than happy with the way things are done in regular society.

>>2519389
You're welcome, Anon.

>>2495602
May you gain insight in the near future.

>>2489427
>mfw modern science hasn't really contributed to making the concepts of anātman and anitya the default in mainstream interpretation of the self and life in general, although it should be obvious by now.

>>2484766
Excuse me, too much clutter.

I'm starting to get into Theravada Buddhism, but I know just the bare basics. Do you guys have any recommendations on books or readings that might go into more detail on stuff like the Eightfold Path, what's acceptable behavior in modern Theravada Buddhism, meditation techniques, or really anything along the lines of that? It would help if it's fairly easy to get ahold of (specifically in a .pdf or .txt file), but that's not required.

Tanks, anons. :)