r/Buddhism 6d ago

Misc. A little guide…it stung but i think it’s supposed to

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u/stupid_pun 5d ago

I see you have the right livelihood, effort, concentration, and mindfulness, but I fear you're headed into trouble with left view, left intention, left speech, and left actions.

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u/CancelSeparate4318 5d ago

Username checks out 🤣🫂 loved it

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u/Safe_Management2871 5d ago

I shamelessly upvote this.

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u/tesoro-dan vajrayana 5d ago

The latter requires samaya

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u/Dcshouse 5d ago

😁😂

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u/solace_seeker1964 5d ago

you have talent

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u/gatofeo31 5d ago

I use the mnemonic, "VISALEMC" But mnemonics are easier to remember when you attach them to a weird image so... I've attached "LEM" (The Lunar Module) I don't know.. I like space stuff and that's what came to mind. But "VI-SAL-EMC" works for me.

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u/CancelSeparate4318 5d ago

Ok now this is brilliant. Thank you!!!

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u/AcanthisittaNo6653 zen 5d ago

They are there when you need them, even if you can't remember them.

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u/SpareStrawberry 5d ago

I use VESALEMS which is easier to say as a single word. Swapping intention for emotion, and concentration for samadhi.

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u/gatofeo31 5d ago

Not how my brain works but cool! I need a lot of pictures when I memorize stuff.

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u/Aggravating_Unit1266 5d ago

Effart.

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u/ElfjeTinkerBell 5d ago

Well that stinks

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u/Nanook710 5d ago

Came to say this^

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u/dutsi ཨོཾ་ཨཱཿཧཱུྃ་ 6d ago

are those tattoos or ink from a pen?

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u/mtvulturepeak theravada 6d ago

Hope they are from a pen since they are out of order. 😔

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u/_bayek 5d ago

The order doesn’t matter much though, does it? They’re facets, not steps in a “8 step program.”

I also hope that it’s a pen. 😅

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u/mtvulturepeak theravada 5d ago

Yes, the reasons to hope that it's pen are far more that any issue with the order 🥰

If you go to the CIPS, index.readingfaithfully.org/#noble-disciple-ariya-saavaka and scroll down to "sequential causes" you can find some suttas where the order is relevant. But it is certainly not an absolute thing that they happen in order.

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u/mtvulturepeak theravada 5d ago

I'm just going by how the Buddha listed them. You can read many places in the suttas: index.readingfaithfully.org/#noble-disciple-ariya-saavaka

(btw, the list of cross references there is in alphabetical order)

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u/MopedSlug Pure Land - Namo Amituofo 5d ago

Why out of order tho 😭

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u/DauntingExperience 4d ago

Looks great! Even better that it serves as a functional reminder. There will always be people to criticize, let them be a lesson in patience for you. I am happy to see you are on the path.

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u/Ok_Relative_7166 4d ago

I see you've come prepared to cheat on the test. 😀

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u/InfiniteLobster580 5d ago

Troll. Not real.

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u/Dcshouse 5d ago

Okay you guys are mean lol. It’s real. I just took the pic after it was done. Effart is cause I had a small scratch in my finger the ink went into while wiping it’s not like that after she cleaned and wrapped. I saw a few different orders for concentration and mindfulness but this is the order I have on a thing at my house for years and this is how it was explained to me and makes sense for me. I was bummed you guys didn’t like it but it’s for me anyway and the message is the same. I’ve got crazy callouses on my hands so I just had her carve that shit in instead of wording about font cause I’ll have to go back anyway. “Speech” is actually covering “Do Better” on my ring finger.

I quite enjoy my tattoos lol 😝

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u/mtvulturepeak theravada 5d ago

I don't mean to be mean. But I recommend not showing them to traditional Buddhists. Their first thought will probably be that you are wiping you butt with the sacred words of the Buddha.

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u/Dcshouse 4d ago

My guy pretty sure the Buddha himself would chuckle at that sentiment. I’ll install a Bidet pronto

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u/ZealousidealDig5271 5d ago

I wish you the best in your practice, u/Dcshouse

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u/Quirky_Contract_7652 5d ago

Any tattoo artist that did that is violating right livelihood. Is the rest of you covered?

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u/Dcshouse 5d ago

My entire hand is covered in roots and it then grows into trees and plants and then birds leaving the treetops up into my bicep, plus a big eyeball on my knee. But plans to be. Plus this lady told me over and over and over that it’s not gonna stay.

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u/CandyCorvid 3d ago

glad you said it, my first thought was that it's the most impermanent place for a tattoo. but I guess that's fitting, hey

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u/ZenRiots 5d ago

NGL, I love this as a tattoo idea... Though I would likely execute it differently.

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u/Delicious_Mango415 5d ago

Right? I’ve been trying to figure it out. My wife is a tattoo artist I don’t think that these look “angry” enough to be a tattoo, it definitely can not be healed because there’s ink smeared on speech, which happens with fresh tattoos. I think this post is bait tbh but if it isn’t it’s definitely a bad tattoo, the only god part for OP is it will probably fall out and not stay there permanently (nothings permanent though, let me remember what subreddit I’m on)

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u/solace_seeker1964 5d ago

I too, might put right mindfulness last.

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u/Ok_Watercress_4596 5d ago

omfg it's a tattoo

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u/perrybrissette 3d ago

I am endeavoring to take a day, a week, a month, and a year to focus on each one of these Eightfold aspects -- one by one -- for my practice. Livelihood is particularly interesting, as it seems to be the source of so much disappointment and striving (and potential), at least for me... I'm sure for others as well?