@nautilus

"Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart..." (btw I can chant the ve'ahavta in original hebrew)

"For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say: 'Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?' Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say: 'Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?' But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it."

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."

@unmind yeah I thought about saying the opposite thing too

probably most of the bible started as oral tradition so written vs oral law is very misleading

theres a lot of weird shit in the talmud tbh but theres weird shit in the bible too

@Griffith @nyx

@sarvo in hinduism memories from past lives are to be put aside and not identified with. unwanted samskaras are burnt up through various ways especially devotion and meditation. but in new age woo past lives are treated like western psychology treats unaddressed childhood trauma. they have to be processed and worked through and the way they influence this life is seen as making them important.

the idea that past lives need to be dredged up processed and dealt is probably a product of western psychology

@fiore @novenary @hannah both are mediterraneans and both can be white or brown. both were key to the development of the west. but I guess it does depend if were talking northern or southern Italians...

@novenary @fiore @hannah I feel like the same person who thinks italians aren't white will think french aren't white as well.

@lain my uncle is talking about my nana killing herself via assisted suicide which he says is legal in florida. I really hope it doesnt pan out

@hakui thank you

A climatologist should know that the majority of the co2 is absorbed by the oceans and yeah, the calculation is thousands of years for it to get back to normal

RT: https://mastodon.social/users/JulianOliver/statuses/117017586999838411

@ooignignoktoo @coolboymew damn congrats

@grillchen theyre actually different lol. Kali is a form of the Supreme Goddess, Shivas counterpart, Shes a form of the Divine Mother but Shes also fierce and associated with destruction and enlightenment and the primal matrix of creation.

kali of the kali yuga is a demon. dont know much about him but theyre different.

this is the worst thing since my nanas stroke for sure, we thought she might die it was very severe

ive been very lucky in life that death has barely affected me. sammy my cat was the most impactful death. and the last time I lost a grandparent I was 9.

@grillchen I think people should worship Kali not eris.

@sun thank you so so much

I'll provably just sleep and not eat this one off

mom called me with urgent news. my papa died on his fucking birthday. im honestly just in shock. my nana had a severe stroke a few years ago and is entirely dependent on him and is bad at managing emotions and stress now. obviously she is devastated and she hasnt given up the body yet.