# Lounge **URL:** https://classicaltheravada.org/c/lounge/4.md [Latest](https://classicaltheravada.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://classicaltheravada.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://classicaltheravada.org/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to the Lounge](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/welcome-to-the-lounge/8)
**Author:** [@system](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/welcome-to-the-lounge/8 "2022-10-30T12:34:00Z")
Welcome to the Lounge… Enter any topic you wish here. --- ## [About the Lounge category](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/about-the-lounge-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
Talk about anything here. We even have a section for jokes. --- ## [Can you get reborn as an AI agent in the Future. Will AI have consciousness?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/can-you-get-reborn-as-an-ai-agent-in-the-future-will-ai-have-consciousness/2662)
**Author:** [@gregk](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/gregk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/can-you-get-reborn-as-an-ai-agent-in-the-future-will-ai-have-consciousness/2662 "2026-10-07T03:31:08Z")
Ok so in recent weeks the news is about AI getting out of hand and maybe it will cause suffering to us humans and could be dangerous or lethal. There are lots of scenarios imagined in which AI goes rogue. But more intere… --- ## [1,600-Year-Old Yew Tree Footage](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/1-600-year-old-yew-tree-footage/2630)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/1-600-year-old-yew-tree-footage/2630 "2026-09-20T13:10:46Z")
This tree was probably growing 600 years before the Norman Conquest of England. This helps to put our short and very tiny lives into perspective. R --- ## [Bhante Subhuti warns us about the dangers of Halloween](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/bhante-subhuti-warns-us-about-the-dangers-of-halloween/2626)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/bhante-subhuti-warns-us-about-the-dangers-of-halloween/2626 "2026-09-20T03:15:40Z")
It’s almost that time of year again. The leaves are changing where I live. Halloween is a popular modern holiday celebrated on October 31st, but it has ancient Celtic roots. Celtic peoples believed it was the night th… --- ## [New here and trying to discern the paradigm of this server](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/new-here-and-trying-to-discern-the-paradigm-of-this-server/2619)
**Author:** [@Moriah](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Moriah)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/new-here-and-trying-to-discern-the-paradigm-of-this-server/2619 "2026-09-20T02:05:12Z")
I see the title "classical " Theravada. How does that differentiate from other groups calling themselves Theravada? I’ve been lurking for a little while, and am not yet sure what framework the people in this forum are us… --- ## [An excellent video of Ajahn Sujin when she was younger](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/an-excellent-video-of-ajahn-sujin-when-she-was-younger/2613 "2026-09-09T22:26:17Z")
This is an excellent video containing many pictures of Ajahn Sujin, Khun Sujit, and others when they were younger. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1112458579116436 It is truly an inspiration. I don’t know the user who o… --- ## [Filial Piety in a Changing World](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/filial-piety-in-a-changing-world/2587)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/filial-piety-in-a-changing-world/2587 "2026-08-25T12:49:38Z")
This morning I came across an interesting article. In particular, what interests me the most about it is reading how filial piety is beginning to manifest differently in this rapidly changing world. Here is the abstrac… --- ## [The Spread of Buddhism over the Golden Road](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-spread-of-buddhism-over-the-golden-road/2589)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-spread-of-buddhism-over-the-golden-road/2589 "2026-08-25T03:56:07Z")
In this excellent talk Willam Dalrymple discusses his groundbreaking 2025 book The Golden Road and includes an interesting description of the spread of Buddhism out of India and through Asia. He also discusses how India… --- ## [How to get them to love your books?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/how-to-get-them-to-love-your-books/2588)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/how-to-get-them-to-love-your-books/2588 "2026-08-24T21:40:59Z")
Humans are pretty simple creatures in some ways. How do you get them to respect, revere, honor, write books about, fight over, and most importantly preserve a simple book for 1,200+ years while refering to it in such wa… --- ## [Buddhist Jokes You Want to Share](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/buddhist-jokes-you-want-to-share/161)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/buddhist-jokes-you-want-to-share/161 "2026-08-23T00:51:59Z")
Reply to this thread with your funny jokes. --- ## [Thai monk accident](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/thai-monk-accident/2517)
**Author:** [@Mrunal\_Mhatre1](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Mrunal_Mhatre1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/thai-monk-accident/2517 "2026-07-03T10:27:39Z")
It’s horrible and sad to watch a truck slam into monks who were walking peacefully in a line. Really sad. I’m also worried about how much weight this bad kamma carries. According to the news, an 11-year-old boy was dri… --- ## [Nested Replies](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/nested-replies/2441)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/nested-replies/2441 "2026-06-01T04:29:45Z")
I have turned on a feature called “Nested Replies.” We will use this for one week before deciding to keep it or not since new interfaces take time to get used to. I sort of like it already. Give feedback here… or “Re… --- ## [The Language That Built English Isn't What You Think](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-language-that-built-english-isnt-what-you-think/2426)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-language-that-built-english-isnt-what-you-think/2426 "2026-05-24T21:34:05Z")
This is a pretty informative video about the many influences the English language has had on it: R --- ## [Clever wolf](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/clever-wolf/2115)
**Author:** [@RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/RobertK)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/clever-wolf/2115 "2026-05-24T21:13:57Z")
wolf wolf steals fish, a new discovery of animals using tools Video from the coast of British Columbia may be the first documented instance of a wild wolf using a tool, according to the researchers who published it on M… --- ## [Lost Worlds of Prehistory with Patrick Wyman](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/lost-worlds-of-prehistory-with-patrick-wyman/2416)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/lost-worlds-of-prehistory-with-patrick-wyman/2416 "2026-05-24T20:08:21Z")
This is a fairly good podcast interview with Patrick Wyman, historian and author of Lost Worlds of Prehistory. In it, they discuss new findings which change perspectives various ancient civilizations that rose and fell … --- ## [AI Proofreading](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/ai-proofreading/2001)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/ai-proofreading/2001 "2026-05-20T08:50:39Z")
I went to the official Discourse group to see what AI is like. Now you will see AI enabled. We can disable part of it, but for now, we will keep it. The main thing you will like is the proofreading it provides. (I ty… --- ## [Your brain can learn things when you are unconscious](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/your-brain-can-learn-things-when-you-are-unconscious/2415)
**Author:** [@gregk](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/gregk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/your-brain-can-learn-things-when-you-are-unconscious/2415 "2026-05-19T01:26:42Z")
Interesting articles --- ## [We are not popular on the web.](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/we-are-not-popular-on-the-web/2389)
**Author:** [@Richard](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Richard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/we-are-not-popular-on-the-web/2389 "2026-05-09T11:03:49Z")
A lot of people don’t know about this forum. And however, I have done some personal efforts to let people know about it. Maybe we need to do something to make this forum as big as Facebook, Reddit, Instagram, Tumblr, Twi… --- ## [Robot monk in south korea](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/robot-monk-in-south-korea/2392)
**Author:** [@orthodox](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/orthodox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/robot-monk-in-south-korea/2392 "2026-05-08T05:18:20Z")
Recently saw a video of the Jyogesa temple in South Korea getting an AI robot monk. I know that the Buddhism sect South Korea practices is already very far from the truth but I can just imagine how many non-buddhists wil… --- ## [Shelving Your Dhamma Books Properly](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/shelving-your-dhamma-books-properly/2277)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/shelving-your-dhamma-books-properly/2277 "2026-05-02T04:05:07Z")
This short video has a number of very practical tips for shelving and caring for old/rare books in order to help preserve them. This is great for Dhamma books. My favorite tip in the video: store your boo… --- ## [The only reason for the huge diversity of viewpoints in Theravada is its historical connection to the Buddha](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-only-reason-for-the-huge-diversity-of-viewpoints-in-theravada-is-its-historical-connection-to-the-buddha/2327)
**Author:** [@Zans](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Zans)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-only-reason-for-the-huge-diversity-of-viewpoints-in-theravada-is-its-historical-connection-to-the-buddha/2327 "2026-04-24T07:11:18Z")
There is a school of Buddhism for virtually every view one may have. For the “all is mind” people there is Yogacara, Zen, and plenty of others. For the “nothing exists” people there is Madhyamaka and others. For the “… --- ## [Physics and Buddhism: 4 elements and rupa kalāpa](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/physics-and-buddhism-4-elements-and-rupa-kalapa/1056)
**Author:** [@Paññādhammika](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Pa%C3%B1%C3%B1%C4%81dhammika)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/physics-and-buddhism-4-elements-and-rupa-kalapa/1056 "2026-04-21T03:30:04Z")
I am in the middle of writing a book called Physics and Buddhism. I have a bachelor’s degree in Physics from National University of Singapore. I have some materials on this topic of 4 elements, but I find it hard to fin… --- ## [Buddhist AAA video game proposal](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/buddhist-aaa-video-game-proposal/2313)
**Author:** [@Paññādhammika](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Pa%C3%B1%C3%B1%C4%81dhammika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/buddhist-aaa-video-game-proposal/2313 "2026-04-19T04:09:22Z")
I recently wrote about a Buddhist video game proposal, using AI to write it, but the ideas are mostly from me, AI just helped in presentation, some details, pictures, and things like the 4 vehicles. Here it is, I made … --- ## [Four Years of Classical Theravada Growth](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/four-years-of-classical-theravada-growth/2302)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/four-years-of-classical-theravada-growth/2302 "2026-04-13T20:29:51Z")
I recently got a discourse message saying it was my anneversary for a post and then I was curious when we started the website. As a co-creator, I would have posted one the first day. That day was in April, 2022. Now 4… --- ## [Woke?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/woke/2275)
**Author:** [@hinterlander](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/hinterlander)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/woke/2275 "2026-04-04T01:00:41Z")
You lost me at woke. --- ## [Ancient Roman villa dubbed 'mini Pompeii' discovered in the UK](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/ancient-roman-villa-dubbed-mini-pompeii-discovered-in-the-uk/2261)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/ancient-roman-villa-dubbed-mini-pompeii-discovered-in-the-uk/2261 "2026-03-26T15:56:19Z")
An amazing find and a very good interview: R --- ## [When the Burmese dream outclassed the American one](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/when-the-burmese-dream-outclassed-the-american-one/2257)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/when-the-burmese-dream-outclassed-the-american-one/2257 "2026-03-25T20:54:19Z")
The author of Shattered Lands: Five Partitions And The Making of Modern Asia, Sam Dalrymple, is hosted here by Anita and William on their excellent podcast—Empire • World History—where he discusses Burma’s separation fro… --- ## [How People Come Up With Thier Modern Versions of Buddhism](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/how-people-come-up-with-thier-modern-versions-of-buddhism/1268)
**Author:** [@Trobinson465](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Trobinson465)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/how-people-come-up-with-thier-modern-versions-of-buddhism/1268 "2026-01-29T08:49:03Z")
Videos I ran into that remind me of some of the unique versions of Buddhism people in the modern west (secular Buddhist, EBT, etc) “figured out” when doing their brilliant critical analyses of the texts. I find his logic… --- ## [Really crazy Abhidhamma book. How can anyone write it?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/really-crazy-abhidhamma-book-how-can-anyone-write-it/2164)
**Author:** [@Citta](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Citta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/really-crazy-abhidhamma-book-how-can-anyone-write-it/2164 "2026-01-28T16:29:16Z")
Hello all, I bought this book (Architecture of the Brain and Mind in Abhidhamma) because it sounded interesting& promising. It was about something I am interested in, the brain, and I though that the author might have s… [Next page](https://classicaltheravada.org/c/lounge/4.md?page=1)