Instead of worshipping an All-Mighty jealous vengeful figure, there are some pros to worshipping a not-all-mighty rabbit. The pro is that the rabbit won’t kill you or make your planet explode when he gets mad. He’s less dangerous and perhaps less corrupt because he’s less powerful. There does not need to be a sense of fearful awe, no flashing lights or dynamic spleandor. All of those special effects cost money and it costs less to have a temple made of cartboard box that you only visit once a year to scoop the rabbit’s shit and refill its water bottle. So in that way it’s also more economically sound to worship rabbits.
If we skip on divinely inspired texts and prophets, we’ll have to read less, and that would appeal to more people because people like to be half-assed. Instead of decrypting a giant book we could have like 2 words or less from a rabbit that doesn’t talk.
[size=150]Welsh Rarebit With Rabbit[/size]
Ingredients
6 slices toasted bread, buttered
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 lb extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (see note)
1 teaspoon yellow mustard (or more)
1 dash hot sauce
1 cup beer (or apple juice)
1-2 cup rabbit, cooked, cubed (or chicken) (optional)
3 eggs, beaten
1 tomato, cut into sixths (wedges)
Directions
1Melt butter in large saucepan; add cheese, mustard and hot sauce; heat until cheese melts–stirring all the while.
2Gradually add the beer, stirring continuously; then add meat if using.
3Stir in beaten egg, until egg sets; remove from heat.
4Cut toast into “points” and lay two points on each plate.
5Pour one-sixth of the sauce over each plate; garnish with one tomato wedge.
6NOTE: try Monterey Jack, Swiss, mild Cheddar for different flavors!
This looks like a yummy dish I would like to prepare.
Dan~, I agree with you 100%. I think religion should be more efficient. We require it of our governments, our businesses, and it’s an important part of managing time and making the most of the time you get. From now on, I’m worshipping rabbits, or maybe hamsters. What do you think about hamsters?
The problem with worshipping such a crittur is that the predator in us will eat it because we become hungry or bored. A superior force might let us go hungry but, we won’t be stagnating and dying in boredom. Boredom in humans is dangerous.
Interesting that false gods have already been proposed, and that a certain segment of the population already want to kill this god, and replace it with a new one.
Because that’s what they’re for! Rabbit rituals could be very efficacious and beneficial, for both us and rabbits (and everything else truth be told). Pure magic.
Anon, you are needed. This site would suffer without your uniqueness added to it.
BTW, is this thread no longer an interest to you? viewtopic.php?f=4&t=166970
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If you are physically able, relax in a comfortable and stable seated position in your chair, with your feet flat on the floor before you and your back straight but not rigid.
Rest your mind on the image. Look at the rabbit’s head, but don’t stare. There’s no need to fixate on any particular part of the rabbit.
Allow your natural curiosity freedom to roam - it’s not necessary to either encourage it or suppress it - it will flow naturally. For instance, you might notice parts of the rabbit moving that you didn’t realize were moving at first. At the same time, hold your attention to the rabbit image. Don’t be distracted by other things in the room you’re in, or by thoughts that pop up in the mind. If thoughts come into your mind such as “This is ridiculous! I can’t believe I’m worshipping a rabbit!” just be aware that the thought occurred and let it go. Keep your relaxed attention on the rabbit.
The very act of developing your innate mindfulness (the ability to hold your attention to the object without distraction) and awareness (the ability to notice whether you have been distracted or not) may lead to surprising feelings. You might even feel a hint of love and compassion for that cute little guy that you didn’t notice in you before. Or maybe you’ll suddenly feel like you want the kill it - who knows?
Whatever feelings occur with regard to the practice, just let them go without fixating on them. They’re not important. After all, they’re just a bunch of pixels on your computer screen.
If you want, you could briefly ponder the question of where the rabbit you see resides.
Expressing gratitude towards the rabbit might seem appropriate at this point.
Don’t spend more than a few minutes on this. It should be a fairly pleasant undertaking. If you don’t enjoy it don’t worry about it, but if you do you could find Dan~'s avatar again and repeat the exercise whenever you feel like it.
Thanks, though I only made up a couple small details about it.
I think the question of “why” rituals help us focus is sort of a non-question. It’s like asking why a cup holds liquid. It’s really just a simple discovery of how things work. We don’t really know why it works, in an ultimate sense. I don’t actually think ritual works in and of itself though, to be clear. It’s more about how we choose to relate to it. Ritual can be a great aid to personal development, if we know what we’re trying to accomplish.
If you don’t mean the question in some ultimate sense - if you’re just interested in it in a more “scientific” way, I’d say it has to do with the development of mindfulness and awareness as I mentioned in the “rabbit worshipping ritual”.