How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
I wonder what you guys think of that. Would a fully immersive vr be a good thing for the buddhist community? Could you be mindful and practice meditation while in some sort of simulation? Would it make the buddhist sangha stronger?
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Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
I don't think so as it would be a form of delusion. interested to hear some other perspectives tho.
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Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
I can think of anything worthwhile that it would achieve.
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“Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.”
― Ajahn Chah
“Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.”
― Ajahn Chah
Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
There are two kinds of concentration namely right concentration and wrong concentration.
In right concentration there are two methods namely Samatha and Vipassana.
Immersive virtual reality can be considered wrong Samatha.
To be right samatha you have to use a suitable meditation object such as Kasina.
In right concentration there are two methods namely Samatha and Vipassana.
Immersive virtual reality can be considered wrong Samatha.
To be right samatha you have to use a suitable meditation object such as Kasina.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
Are you equating samadhi n samatha as the same ? Buddha didnt taught kasina as samma samadhi .SarathW wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:22 am There are two kinds of concentration namely right concentration and wrong concentration.
In right concentration there are two methods namely Samatha and Vipassana.
Immersive virtual reality can be considered wrong Samatha.
To be right samatha you have to use a suitable meditation object such as Kasina.
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Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
The buddhist community is already living in a fully immersive virtual reality. Why add another on top?
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Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
Create the technology first and people will find a use for it. I would imagine Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhists would find it easier to put virtual reality to good use because they tend to have more extensive visualizations and rituals. Even so, there are a lot of people who might like to take a virtual tour of the inside of a temple in Thailand to hear chanting and listen to teachings spoken in their own language. For inspiration.
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Neoliberal transhumanism just has to shove its nose into everything doesn't it... no, it would not be of any help at all. Materialist, utilitarian metaphysics is spiritually bankrupt and is, in fact, part of the problem. The very notion that any technology could be of any help whatsoever to the development of liberating wisdom betrays a fundamentally distorted understanding of the holy life. I recommend the OP reevaluate their basic assumptions regarding the contemplative endeavor and begin treating their cultural conditioning and inherited set of fundamental assumptions with a greater amount of criticism and skepticism, if not outright hostility.
That recommendation is, of course, based on the assumption that you have a bad case of the mind-virus that is humanistic materialism, but this question is showing all the symptoms!
That recommendation is, of course, based on the assumption that you have a bad case of the mind-virus that is humanistic materialism, but this question is showing all the symptoms!
Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
Might be kind of cool to see how they program that first glimpse of the deathless!
They could hook syringes to the vr unit to inject chemical stimulus of ‘that feeling’ for stream-entry …
Or not.
Metta
They could hook syringes to the vr unit to inject chemical stimulus of ‘that feeling’ for stream-entry …
Or not.
Metta
Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
If you mean something like the "Second Life" website, then no, I don't think so, seems like a really weird idea!
Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
Humorous account of the Anglican church trying something similar.
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/ ... xified-fox
The author trained to be a priest alongside my wife, so we knew him quite well. He's gone on to write light-hearted books and articles about the Church. My guess is that it wouldn't work in Buddhism, either.
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/ ... xified-fox
The author trained to be a priest alongside my wife, so we knew him quite well. He's gone on to write light-hearted books and articles about the Church. My guess is that it wouldn't work in Buddhism, either.
Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
Couldn't pay me enough to use it. Dealing with people online is horrible as it is without having to look at their avatars.
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Re: How would a fully immersive virtual reality aid the buddhist sangha?
What a good idea.
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