#Moral Guidance

[raffaellopalandri]

Book of the Day - The Way of the Bodhisattva

Today’s Book of the Day is The Way of the Bodhisattva written by Shantideva around 700 and published in 2003 by Shambhala. Shantideva was an 8th-century CE Indian philosopher, Buddhist monk, poet, and scholar at the Mahavihara of Nalanda. He was an adherent of the Mādhyamaka philosophy of Nāgārjuna. The Way of the Bodhisattva, by Shantideva The Way of the Bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्वाचर्यावतार –…

[joncronshawauthor]

The Enduring Magic of Narnia: Unpacking Its Relevance Today

As you step into the wardrobe, pushing past the fur coats, you enter a world where talking animals, magical creatures, and epic battles are part of everyday life. This is the universe of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia,’ the much-loved fantasy series by the British author, C.S. Lewis. In this post, we are revisiting this fantasy classic to see whether it’s still relevant in the modern…

[kids-worldfun]

Benefits of Teaching the Quran to Children at a Young Age

In our efforts to keep our children on the track to the Right Path, we, as parents, must not compromise. Therefore, it is vital that parents teach their children to learn the holy Quran from a very young age. You will then get many benefits from teaching the Quran to children at a young age. As we delve into the benefits of reading the Quran, we learn that the noble Quran is the greatest book…

[turiyatitta]

The Sacred Within the Flawed

A Paradox of Divine TextsIn an intricate dance between the divine and human, sacred texts from various religious and philosophical traditions find themselves at the nexus of reverence and scrutiny. These texts, while venerated as conduits of divine wisdom and moral guidance, are not immune to critique nor the acknowledgment of their inherent flaws.When we unravel the threads of any sacred text,…

[randomshenaniganery]

I have the habit of drawing twin D like D from the movies and D like a little rat from my head

D rat comp:

they both get to have pouty lips and depressed eyes but the hair is where I put my foot down, I might have to slightly alter his fringe because when I leave it uncolored he reminds me of Diluc

Twin D gets more grace to make up for his severe daddy issues

[stari-hun]

Hear me out on this

[deva-arts]

Harvey: Noctis. What did you tell Karin.

Noctis: Again, I don't remember.

Harvey: *sighs*

Noctis: Oh, relax. It's nothing serious.

Harvey: Noctis, you're never serious.

Noctis: I'm always serious. You just don't know it. You're just believing my charade; I'm on the top of my game when you least expect it.

Also Noctis:

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

to alienate students from Christianity is to alienate them from their own national history/heritage

[4th-make-quail]

Nice to see that Cunk is keeping up the age old tradition of having a random Pump up the Jam section right in the middle fkfkfkc

[raffaellopalandri]

Ip Man's Code of Conduct

Practising Wing Chun as a Buddhist Priest allows me to explore and embody the values integral to this fascinating martial art. Wing Chun is a traditional Chinese martial art known for its close-range combat techniques, rapid strikes, and efficient movements. It emphasizes simplicity, directness, and economy of motion, making it a highly effective form of self-defence. Ip Man, the modern father…

[asanee44]

Odu Ìrosùn Ìwòrì: The Sacred Role of Parenting

Parenting is one of the most significant roles you can undertake, and Ifá doesn’t take it lightly. The Odu Ìrosùn Ìwòrì (also known as Ìrosùn Àwòyè) offers deep insight into what it means to raise and protect a child in alignment with divine wisdom. This Odu teaches that while providing food, clothing, and shelter is important, the true essence of parenting lies in safeguarding your child’s…

[frankie-the-bad-guy-lupelli]

I’m not suggesting Harl or Jake I’m just saying if you just keep waiting for the Inventor to work things out with Sienna it’s gonna take a real long time and Shifty who has a better relationship with his daughter is RIGHT THERE like I’m not going to force you to but just saying if you ever wanna get her baptized maybe consider other options

I know I know… Shifty was never really in the running though cause we ain’t really close. I mean we’re friends, at least most of the time, but I don’t think we’re “raise my daughter if something happens to me” close.

[spohkh]

taeyong nct absolute fucking legend putting everyone else in kpop to shame for real

[straynoahide]

the anti-"punch a nazi" social justice rhetoric evolution into... solidarity?

"you should love Y more than you hate X" people are SO close to getting it. hatred is a sterile emotion with no political good to come out of it. restorative justice > blood feuds. rehabilitation > capital punishment. politics of reconciliation > politics of resentment.

kindness > brutality

hatred elevated into a political signifier (and all hatred is reactive to a real slight or unmet psychological need, no matter how distorted the mediating logic is) literally always causes your activism to derail into something it isn't or target someone it shouldn't.

you should love goodness and when you realize the incredible amount of work that takes to actually embody -in my opinion, it's supernaturally hard, and at least would take a life of habit to perfect-, you literally do not have time/energy to hate anything.

i'm not saying you have to fix everything yourself all the time, or that you can't feel hate or anger or contempt, but if you truly are focused on the positive it's a passing storm and the less your focus on the harmful that the more you can focus on what is helpful. don't you see the world already has enough damnifiers?

the identitarian, sectarian undercurrents of social justice rhetoric have promoted an artificial anti-universal, anti-humanist mindset it can't escape from now easily. but you can. don't artificially deprive yourself of parts of your own humanity so you can dehumanize others, and then expect societies and cultures in which human beings don't dehumanize each other - even your own.

movements don't change without people in them changing. sadism is sadism. wishing to hurt people, for people to burn in hell, for people to rot, for people to be obliterated/forgotten, harm on their families/kin, etc, this is first and foremost an attack against your own humanity's breadth. call out that shit, reject it, dare speak out. idk just be fucking better than that or else don't act surprised others seek to capitalize on, in fact, cruelty and disunion.

it is disheartening and... small. we're all here just for a little while and we really don't need to make it worse, but we're doing it constantly for a little moment of satisfaction and a power rush. blergh.

[cleromancy]

the thing about timmy is that his moral center is absolutely emotional over cerebral. cerebrally he believes in the greater good above all. emotionally he believes its critically important to save even one person, that thats maybe the most important thing. and every time he will prioritize that second thing when it really comes down to it, which is why he gets so distressed every time he meets an evil gun timbats from the future or whatever. the timmies who stopped listening to their hearts. the timmies who stopped prioritizing their need to help. (tapping my mic) hello. is this thing on

[yourthirdparent]

god i'm still thinking about that one post. how are you gonna say "dark content includes morally challenging scenarios" and then get up at arms when your morals are challenged