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Anon's friend is Buddhist (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (8 children)

what part of that isnt normal? The area in which we sleep can be what ever, is it just that he is alone with his own thoughts and does minimal food (most would just do rice only during these things)?

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Old factory’s a bad choice. Suspended particulate matter from industry long past can ruin your lungs. Caves can be better, if there aren't any bats or stabby bugs. As an aside, what’s the deal with humans and bats each hosting diseases that wipe the other out?

    There’s likely a monastery nearby, or a field, or a forest where you can get the same experience. A tent covered with blackout curtains costs little and dampens what little sound and light you’ll find.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    Agreed. Besides industrial waste, old factories often have motion-detector silent alarms. If not, they may have squatters who may or may not be cool with intruders. If not, if you have some kind of medical emergency it might be months before you are found.

    Comment-OP, minimal food's not really necessary - one of the things about Gautama Buddha is that he gave up mortifying the flesh. And you definitely shouldn't dehydrate yourself bc that can cause organ damage.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I have a huge canvas tent that we use for SCA stuff and I take it and air it out before and after winter, and I just stay out there for a few days, we have a lot of strays that just come and chill with me and we both sleep out there at night and its real good for great cuddling and just enjoying each others presence. Plus again late night strays will sleep with us.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    On the one hand, that’s adorable. On the other, I’m sad that so many friendly animals aren’t being housed.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    We are out in the country so they have a good food source of mice and moles from the farm land. So we make boxes for them in the winter and put out some food once a week just for supplemental food source for them. They are good kids and if we can we get them fixed, they do a big open call for them a few times a year and they just call us and are like how many can you get and send us over lots of carriers. Then for a week our house is just FULL (we have the main house, the barn and a chicken coop to keep little ones ) till we are sure they healed correctly then as they can they leave.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That is, once again, precious. Just a self replenishing stock of friendly fuzziness to be fished out of the forest. I wish you all the best in what is assuredly the most gratifying, and exhausting, week of the year, whenever that might be

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