In Zen Buddhism, "The Great Cessation" is a term that points to the abandoning of the effort to define one's self by any outer definition and to give up acts of futility. It is to let the world remain a mystery that cannot be captured by science, language, or any invention of the mind.

Mike Scheidt

Categorized in : Self Giving Up Buddhism

Doom hits the same frequencies that polytonic Buddhist chanting does, which is very hypnotic and makes time relative when listening.

buddhist listening doe

I find a very guilty pleasure in dark themes and vibes, and finding where the transcending nature of awareness meets this darkness.

vibes guilty dark

It's weird for me to come from the 80s when metal was so uncool a... by Mike Scheidt

It's weird for me to come from the 80s when metal was so uncool and see how far it has come.

uncool metals 80s

Doom is thinking-man's heavy, something you climb into and not only discover the riffs and depth of the music, but also you also climb into yourself and explore the inner environment.

depth men thinking

Metal is more popular than it ever has been, every expression of... by Mike Scheidt

Metal is more popular than it ever has been, every expression of it.

metals has-beens expression

People who understand Doom don't blink an eye at song lengths. by Mike Scheidt

People who understand Doom don't blink an eye at song lengths.

eye song people

The lyrics are critical of dogmatic belief, too, as I see it in many lifestyles and philosophy religious or otherwise.

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