Do you consider the monk who set himself on fire suicidal? Where do you draw the line?
Thich Quang Duc was a Buddhist monk protesting in South Vietnam, when his image captivated the world. Malcolm Browne won the World Press Photo of the Year in 1963 photographing Duc committing an act of self-immolation, burning to death. Current research into mindfulness and meditation gives neuroscientists, scientists, and clinicians a glimpse into the physiology, structure and function of the brain of expert meditators such as Duc. A growing body of literature indicates that basic breathing techniques and meditation can alter cortical structures with very little training. Structural and functional MRI has revealed the anterior cingulate and insular cortex are altered in functioning due to meditation and mindfulness practice. Continued research into mindfulness and expert meditators should help us gain a greater understanding into how a monk like Duc was able to commit such a powerful behavioral act, becoming the monk on fire.
Ill give it to buddy, he wanted to make a statement, and he did. Whoever was there, whoever watches the video, his last statements will be what people remember. That qualifys as a good life in my book.
Trust me, im not shy about death and ive said a few times that if my quality of life were ruined, that I would self immolate in front of wcb. Its amazing to me that there have only been a few incidents in canada of people killing themselves at WCB, kinda surprising imo.
I am not suicidal, but I expect a certain quality of life and if I cant hit that, then I dont know if I would want to be here. Like say if I my kidney finally just goes and im stuck on dialysis for the rest of my life, or having liver failure, I dont want someone else's organ inside of me.
Even if all my problems right now stem from a overactive parathyroid, I dont trust these fucks to cut me open. Is that suicidal? lol? I feel like they will give me a heart attack as soon as they put me under gas. Fuck sakes my heart pounds for 30 minutes after a adrenaline surge in counter strike. Im still cardiac sensitized somehow, permanently is my guess.
Nah im just crazy right?
I will have to say, I havent seen the video, but from what I heard, there is alot of screaming. Nothing like the monk who just sat there as he experienced pain that most of us will never feel in this life.
Maybe he did give his life up for a stupid reason, but I have to respect what he did.
Do you consider the monk who set himself on fire suicidal? Where do you draw the line?
Ill give it to buddy, he wanted to make a statement, and he did. Whoever was there, whoever watches the video, his last statements will be what people remember. That qualifys as a good life in my book.
Trust me, im not shy about death and ive said a few times that if my quality of life were ruined, that I would self immolate in front of wcb. Its amazing to me that there have only been a few incidents in canada of people killing themselves at WCB, kinda surprising imo.
I am not suicidal, but I expect a certain quality of life and if I cant hit that, then I dont know if I would want to be here. Like say if I my kidney finally just goes and im stuck on dialysis for the rest of my life, or having liver failure, I dont want someone else's organ inside of me.
Even if all my problems right now stem from a overactive parathyroid, I dont trust these fucks to cut me open. Is that suicidal? lol? I feel like they will give me a heart attack as soon as they put me under gas. Fuck sakes my heart pounds for 30 minutes after a adrenaline surge in counter strike. Im still cardiac sensitized somehow, permanently is my guess.
Nah im just crazy right?
I will have to say, I havent seen the video, but from what I heard, there is alot of screaming. Nothing like the monk who just sat there as he experienced pain that most of us will never feel in this life.
Maybe he did give his life up for a stupid reason, but I have to respect what he did.