Elephant

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• balderdash9@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  This man is on stage 9 of the 10 stage path

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  • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s a wild picture

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  • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Why does the monkey disappear?

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    • balderdash9@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      In early stages, the meditator sharpens their powers of attention. In later stages, the meditator no longer has scattered attention (i.e., “monkey brain”) and can focus effortlessly. So the monkey disappears. Excerpt from “The Mind Illuminated”:

      The Ten Stages of Meditation: The monk is the meditator. The rope he holds represents vigilant, alert mindfulness. The goad in his other hand represents strong intention and firm resolve. The elephant represents the mind. The black color of the elephant represents the Five Hindrances and the Seven Problems they give rise to. The monkey represents scattering of attention, and the black color represents subtle and gross distraction, forgetting, and mind-wandering. The rabbit represents subtle dullness. The flames represent vigilance and effort, and when effort is no longer required, the flames disappear. The length of the road between successive Stages indicates the relative time required to progress from one Stage to the next. The Stages come closer together until Stage Seven, then they begin to stretch out again. Because the road folds back, it is possible to jump up to higher Stages or fall back to lower ones.

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  • EveningPancakes@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Is that from Wat Rong Khun?

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• WanderWisley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    dangit you beat me to it
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• OldChicoAle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I want an elephant so bad. I imagine it’s like having a dog that’s just over powered in strength and intelligence.

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  • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Except that’s a lot of poop to scoop.

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    • OldChicoAle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      OldChicoFertilizer LLC is open for business!

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  • truthfultemporarily@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Its a thing in Thailand. Family elephants.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    i have an old friend who worked at the zoo with the elephants. started at a roller coaster park, eventually ended up in san diego. what a dream, right?

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• SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  That’s not just any manual, that’s clearly an O’Reilly programming book!

  They’re learning how to program their elephant.

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• Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  “Hmmm, I need a second elephant”

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• toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Ever watched Ong-Bak 2?

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