Let's Talk about Hobbies.

[jchinzilla]

Originally Posted by Phynx

Applications for this if I might ask?

"is any human act more mysterious (and more beautiful) than prayer?" - philip zaleski

we as human beings have an innate sense of the divine (i.e. the ineffable - that which fills us with speechless awe and wonder). throughout our collective history we have made it a priority to grasp at and understand the world around us. but more importantly, we have tried to understand our inner-world. by inner-world i mean what drives our consciousness, thoughts, desires, etc.

i just feel that getting in tune with, or tapping into, our spiritual side is something that is worth doing. the various faith traditions that exist today have vast, vast reservoirs of knowledge that should be studied and practiced/applied with diligence. personally, it fills me with utmost joy to read/hear about the different ways that people have developed in "practicing the presence of god."

have no doubt about it: humankind's deepest desire is happiness. and i believe that one of religion's main functions is to promote a way for us to create happiness!

[virus003]

i like doing this weird rave wavey thing with my hands, it's just something i do all the time, i always do it when im bored

someone wanna tell me the name of something weird you always do when you're bored, one of my friends had said it before

[Phynx]

Originally Posted by jchinzilla

"is any human act more mysterious (and more beautiful) than prayer?" - philip zaleski

we as human beings have an innate sense of the divine (i.e. the ineffable - that which fills us with speechless awe and wonder). throughout our collective history we have made it a priority to grasp at and understand the world around us. but more importantly, we have tried to understand our inner-world. by inner-world i mean what drives our consciousness, thoughts, desires, etc.

i just feel that getting in tune with, or tapping into, our spiritual side is something that is worth doing. the various faith traditions that exist today have vast, vast reservoirs of knowledge that should be studied and practiced/applied with diligence. personally, it fills me with utmost joy to read/hear about the different ways that people have developed in "practicing the presence of god."

have no doubt about it: humankind's deepest desire is happiness. and i believe that one of religion's main functions is to promote a way for us to create happiness!

Actually I love this argument. I can completely agree with your desire and joy over this. I continue to pursue my spiritual side. I feel it but I can't understand the what or why of it though. I need to talk to you more on this sometime, you're far more in-tune than I am. You have enlightened me. I never looked at it that way.

I can't reply properly to this cause it's awesome. XD

[T-Force]

Collecting a bunch of crap
Hockey
Smashing of the arrows
Staying up till wee hours of the morning
Reading
Listening to Music

All of the usual crap.

[Oni-Paranoia]

Originally Posted by jchinzilla

humankind's deepest desire is happiness.

Sad thing is, it's impossible to achieve.

[MrGiggles]

Originally Posted by Oni-Paranoia

Sad thing is, it's impossible to achieve.

yeah beg to differ here

No need to be needlessly cynical bro. I'm sure you've been happy multiple times.

[Phynx]

Originally Posted by MrGiggles

yeah beg to differ here

No need to be needlessly cynical bro. I'm sure you've been happy multiple times.

I'm sure he's referring to a "True" happiness, one void of all stress, pain, suffering and anything else that promotes negative emotions. THIS is something mortal humans can't achieve. But we've settled on a level of happiness that is enough to quell pain and give humans a life to live, and for reason.

[Devilsrejectedsoul]

I enjoy....

DJing for internet radio stations (Blade Radio, hoping FFR streams will be open again)
games (mainly RPGs and DDR,ITG,PnM)
DnD
Guitar
Piano
Making Ceramic Masks
Watching The Guild
Play Guild Wars
TeamSpeak Karaoke
cooking

[Phynx]

Oh I build model rockets. Well I did, haven't for some time now, still enjoy it though. I need to go buy more kits... >.>

[Crisis_Adverted]

Originally Posted by Devilsrejectedsoul

I enjoy....
cooking

That completely slipped my mind. Me too.~
What type of foods do you enjoy cooking? Or do you mean cooking in general?
Now I really want to dig out all my recipes and cook...or make a blog for recipe exchange. xD

[Xx{Hunter}xX]

I finally have an awesome thread!

[joep49]

BMX
Video Games
Music
.....yeah thats it

[DSMLMD]

Reading
Writing
Playing DDR, PIU, FFR
Adventuring
Scouting
Watching

[revolutionomega]

Originally Posted by Phynx

I'm sure he's referring to a "True" happiness, one void of all stress, pain, suffering and anything else that promotes negative emotions. THIS is something mortal humans can't achieve. But we've settled on a level of happiness that is enough to quell pain and give humans a life to live, and for reason.

I don't believe this to be true either. (p.s. hi ol' buddy :3)

Just because stress exists does not warrant being anti-happy as a general. True happiness does not necessarily represent a constant happiness, as our emotional spectrum would not allow that, even if you are happy a majority of the time there is bound to be something troubling every once in a while. I would say true happiness is the level at which you ARE happy most of the time and can accept faults and limitations at face-value. I think that too many people take the minimum value for what they have achieved because they have not reached this point of acceptance yet. Thus, it is this peak for an individual warranting "True" happiness.

[Spenner]

The normal things:

-Reading
-Any type of visual art
-Relaxing outdoors on nice days
-Photography (...which is a visual art, yes)
-Any disturbing/frightening film
-Socializing on the computer
-Brawl
-Listening to music
-Dreams/writing in my dream journal

The slightly irregular:

-Staring
-Fantasizing about ideal conversations
-Becoming aware of my physical body
-Dissociation with music playing-- synesthesia
-Out of body experience induction
-Observing my mind as it summons the most disturbing imagery imagineable
-Fetish thinking
-Stream of consciousness typing.

[jchinzilla]

Originally Posted by Phynx

I'm sure he's referring to a "True" happiness, one void of all stress, pain, suffering and anything else that promotes negative emotions.

Yes

I've been reading this book The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life. There's a chapter wherein they talk about the existence of evil. In Buddhism, the belief is that the fundamental nature of all living beings is perfect...and this "perfection is always there, deep within us, even when it's hidden from sight by ignorance, desire and hatred." Evil is thought to have no more existence than a mistake. The Absolute Truth, they claim, is that the opposition between good and bad doesn't really exist. Nonduality is the term for this.

Originally Posted by Oni-Paranoia

Sad thing is, it's impossible to achieve.

Hardly. What I've said is that there exists in religions long-standing methods which put us on a paths that lead us toward understanding our own inner peace. Hermits, monks, nuns, and the like aren't living in isolation from the world just to ignore the world. They are trying to cultivate this true inner perfection in a way that can (hopefully) ultimately help the other 6 billion people.

I believe that Buddhism has developed one of the strongest contemplative traditions. However Christianity also has a powerful tradition of mysticism (read Thomas Merton). Even the Muslim religion of Islam provides a way. The very name "Islam" is derived from an Arabic word meaning "to be safe," "peace/purity," "obedience/submission to god."

Originally Posted by revolutionomega

I would say true happiness is the level at which you...can accept faults and limitations at face-value.

I would agree with this statement. Yet what we perceive as a fault may not be a limiting factor at all, just our conditioned way of seeing things.

I must confess that I feel a bit hypocritical because out of all the reading concerning meditation and prayer...I never do such things! That is, in the formal way that religions have taught. Yet the spiritual reading that I have done has set in me a mode of contemplation which I think is imparative to becoming a decent human.

[Xx{Hunter}xX]

Originally Posted by Spenner

The normal things:

-Reading
-Any type of visual art
-Relaxing outdoors on nice days
-Photography (...which is a visual art, yes)
-Any disturbing/frightening film
-Socializing on the computer
-Brawl
-Listening to music
-Dreams/writing in my dream journal

The slightly irregular:

-Staring
-Fantasizing about ideal conversations
-Becoming aware of my physical body
-Dissociation with music playing-- synesthesia
-Out of body experience induction
-Observing my mind as it summons the most disturbing imagery imagineable
-Fetish thinking
-Stream of consciousness typing.

What's an out-of-body experience induction? Is it fun?

Originally Posted by jchinzilla

Yes

I've been reading this book The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life. There's a chapter wherein they talk about the existence of evil. In Buddhism, the belief is that the fundamental nature of all living beings is perfect...and this "perfection is always there, deep within us, even when it's hidden from sight by ignorance, desire and hatred." Evil is thought to have no more existence than a mistake. The Absolute Truth, they claim, is that the opposition between good and bad doesn't really exist. Nonduality is the term for this.




Hardly. What I've said is that there exists in religions long-standing methods which put us on a paths that lead us toward understanding our own inner peace. Hermits, monks, nuns, and the like aren't living in isolation from the world just to ignore the world. They are trying to cultivate this true inner perfection in a way that can (hopefully) ultimately help the other 6 billion people.

I believe that Buddhism has developed one of the strongest contemplative traditions. However Christianity also has a powerful tradition of mysticism (read Thomas Merton). Even the Muslim religion of Islam provides a way. The very name "Islam" is derived from an Arabic word meaning "to be safe," "peace/purity," "obedience/submission to god."



I would agree with this statement. Yet what we perceive as a fault may not be a limiting factor at all, just our conditioned way of seeing things.

I must confess that I feel a bit hypocritical because out of all the reading concerning meditation and prayer...I never do such things! That is, in the formal way that religions have taught. Yet the spiritual reading that I have done has set in me a mode of contemplation which I think is imparative to becoming a decent human.

Dude...You seriously have to teach me your ways!

[PrawnSkunk]

I play some mean Fifa Soccer 10 on the Xbox360. :]

[Xx{Hunter}xX]

Originally Posted by PrawnSkunk

I play some mean Fifa Soccer 10 on the Xbox360. :]

...I have no comment for the horrors you have just described to me.

[Emo_Saur_]

Bowling, Dragracing, Fishing, Music, Camping.

Long walks on the beach ALL YOU SINGLE LADIES SAY YEEAAHHHH