Taiji & Soulless Buddhists - The Damo Mitchell Podcast with Adam Mizner

[@FredericZolnet]

Thank you so much for the discussion on Buddhism, that really rang true!

[@styloitaliano]

Phenomenal! The conversation about Buddhism and the path in general has given me a sense of alignment and reassurance I have looked for my entire life. With this I know which direction to take… the purification of the mind (becoming meditative) and realizing the soul / self are no matter the system what it is all about. Thank you both, Damo for asking such brilliant questions and Adam for the compassionate insight shared. I feel renewed because practice is allowed to be alive again. No more getting stuck because of the apparent differences of different systems, there is no fundamental difference.

[@RyanSeven1111]

Damo - I quit! Adam - ok, mate...

[@FredericZolnet]

"They haven't broken through in meditation, they're halfway." May the gods help me remember that if this body mind ever makes it half way! Thank you

[@sutekh7890]

Thanks again, gentlemen!

[@Nagaji_WT]

Thank you ❤🙏

[@IEA.kungfu]

That debate picture!!!!!😂😂😂 Wow that's funny 🙏🙏🙏

[@BenJahmin108]

What a Treat!!!!! ❤️💛💚

[@mystictheninja1486]

i love these talks

[@wiwidity]

Most Buddhist are not educated and are often victim of limited presentation of Buddhist ideas. Buddhism just uses the via negativa method-what soul/chitta/tathagatgarbha/dharmahattu.. is not. There are different approaches and terminologies in early and later schools. Saying that soul doesn't exist is a nihilist view and Buddhisst texts are clear about that. Dzogchen is also just a method and certanly not a nihilism.

[@DiscoverTaiji]

yes exactly

[@ordynatmichorowski5568]

Both nihilism and materialism are wrong ideas and it is them that guide the whole world in life. Hence the problem with the "being" or "not being" of the soul. And the truth is that "here and now" could never be created so it cannot die either which is completely logical - why any idea of ​​the soul here? :)

[@LaoZi2023]

At 28 minutes in, I agree. I tried applying taiji methods to GoJu Ryu and I find I am just turning it into Taiji. When I learned GoJu/Sung Lung from Owen Watson I was taught to practice it three different speeds to properly learn the kata. 1) Yukuri: (Taiji slow), 2) Chisao (fluid, medium speed), 3) Haiyai ("all out" fast). This practice of learning the katas in three speeds brought me to Taiji Chuan later in my life.

[@talentbong7446]

To be fair, just adding in the 6 Harmonies and inflating the body with peng combined with full consciousness/ awareness would eventually lead karate into Neijia.

[@taijicreature]

Love it. ❤

[@edw4611]

An oasis of sanity

[@PathsToParadise]

Thanks for this. Any translations of the Pali Canon you recommend?

[@TheBuddyShowWorldwide]

Cool.

[@AzuriumOfficial]

Any place to find details for starting on feeling the chi? I'm surprised to learn that diabetes can affect chi work, but it would mean perhaps it could be reverted, which gives hope. I'm up for the challenge.

[@DiscoverTaiji]

you can start by not chasing any feelings. follow the system of an accomplished teacher.

[@AzuriumOfficial]

@DiscoverTaiji Thank you for your reply. I already found details on standing meditation on your channel and begun my work.

[@Ninja9JKD]

Great chat, though about getting sick @46:00 minutes. From my understanding you get a cold/flu if your body needs to badly detox. Faster detox/more often means healthier immune system, than someone who gets sick less often, but gets more sick when they do get sick. Both these make sense, because the person with a healthier immune system will detox faster rather than let the crap build up inside the body. My partial objection is the idea to those who don't get sick, if you eat clean, stay away from pharma, exercise, clean mind and good air then you shouldn't have much of anything to detox from. Though I would say not getting sick can indicate a problem, especially if a person isn't living in a healthy way.

[@Ninja9JKD]

Interesting discussion about the recent changes. How much sickness is psychosomatic? What does fear do to peoples mental health?

[@davidryan7386]

Well said ninja ❤ And yes, fear (negative water element) is the mind (wood element) killer.

[@arikarma]

yes

[@TaichiOsorno]

About the "souless buddhist" maybe you are refering to the Anattalakkhana Sutta wich is translated as Discourse on Selflessness. Being atta the pali word for self. The term ātman is a philosophical concept from Hindu philosophy and Buddhism that literally translates from Sanskrit as "self", "essence", "breath" or "being". So attman is not "soul". Maybe soul is an occidental concept not present in the vedic nor buddhist times. What is soul as a word anyway? if we dig a little dig we find that the earliest known use of "soul" was in the 8th century. In King Alfred's translation of De Consolatione Philosophiae, it was used to describe the spiritual or thinking aspect of a person, as opposed to their physical body. So we should ask ourself ... where does the "spiritual" concept of soul really come from? On the other hand, in the Abhidhamma two types of reality are recognized. Ultimate reality is composed of four categories: (i) consciousness (citta), (ii) mental factors (cetasika), (iii) matter (rūpa) and (iv) Nibbāna. Here the concept of citta refers to consciousness, while in the Dhamappada in the Citta Vagga it appears as Mind. Never as soul or spirit.

[@ordynatmichorowski5568]

"...where does the "spiritual" concept of soul really come from?..." - This comes from materialism, from the need to find "something" (e.g. scientists try to find the Higs particle). In Buddhism it is not about "there is no soul" but that the person experiencing it creates the world of their experiences - there is no need for any idea of ​​a soul. When you dream a dream during the night you create everything that happens, also the way you create yourself - you can, for example, dream that you are a bird or a "soul" :). In reality it is identical.

[@davidryan7386]

Po = aninal self gut brain Hun = human self

[@talentbong7446]

Konpaku

[@Ninja9JKD]

I can't stand the masking, unless they are actually sick. Totally agree

[@Nohbdy_Ahtall]

I'm glad you pointed out the BS mindsets he remains strong to. I personally can't stand your mind-numbing statement here. Boo hoo a mask ~ stay away from energy work, if a mask freaks you out. You won't be ready for the qi sickness coming as your inane BS leeches out in hatred towards oooOOOOoooh maaAAAaaask wearerrrsss.... *spit* wonder what other bigot concepts you should totally tell us all about

[@rollinrobie3113]

I too just love it. Content, style, beings. Enriching 🙂

[@rollinrobie3113]

Couldn't resist my mind : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYDXZJRqnql7hdksi=028m7QaakQlnSguk Not random.

[@arikarma]

yes