My most recent Tumblr post, "The Irregular Ascetic," is live!
#heathenry #asceticism #Hareday #amblogging #amwriting
https://www.tumblr.com/kinfriday/729644824539594752/the-irregular-ascetic
@NiveusLepus
Buddha tried asceticism, living on a grain of rice a day. He found that it was a good way to lose weight and die, but didn't help much with enlightenment. 😆 🙏
@Vozy I actually carry a bodhi rosary around with me. If I get particuarlly nervous and need a distraction I try to work out how to apply my creed to the beads, but I also carry it to remind me of that story. It was only when he stopped striving in both directions and sat down under the tree that he found his Enlightenment.
He finally became, though Mara and the whole world tried to stand against him. He gave up on desire, and focused on the path.