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- Tue May 11, 2010 9:11 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN O'LOUGHLIN ! !
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5781
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN O'LOUGHLIN ! !
Happy belated birthday!
- Tue May 11, 2010 9:10 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dhammakid ! !
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1589
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dhammakid ! !
Happy belated birthday!
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: woini
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1639
woini
Hi Steph,MrsRetro wrote: Steph XXOO
R U a Dhamma Wheel Widow too ?
My husband is on it all the time, but it is good at keeping the mind active so I approve.
XXOOXX hugs and kisses are mandatory in Ethiopian culture when greeting or saying goodbye.
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: drugs and meditation
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4554
Re: drugs and meditation
As far as I know, coffee drinking arose during the early modern period so I doubt Christian monks were drinking coffee. In Ethiopia there is the story of how coffee was discovered. A goat herder watched as his goats ate from a plant and he noticed that they were full of energy and vibrant. He tried...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:43 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravada
- Replies: 478
- Views: 88523
Re: The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravada
hey DK,
Thanks for creating that Africana facebook group. I just joined.
Thanks for creating that Africana facebook group. I just joined.
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:08 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Where are you from?
- Replies: 138
- Views: 207095
Re: Where are you from?
My understanding is that if you go back far enough, we're all Africans! :twothumbsup: If human history is put in a 24 hour time slot with present day as midnight, humans (some of you guys anyway) left Africa 85,000 years ago or at the hour of 11:36 pm only 24 minutes before midnight. I left in 1980...
- Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:28 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Where are you from?
- Replies: 138
- Views: 207095
Re: Where are you from?
(Ethiopia)
Yay ! Africa is on the list !
Am I the only African here ?
Yay ! Africa is on the list !
Am I the only African here ?
- Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11853
Re: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
i don't think it is entirely off topoc but maybe it would be more open (not restricted to Nanavira) if a new thread was started. I don't think any of the levels would be blameworthy if they opted (on an individual basis, depending on circumstances) for euthanasia, if they are more of a hinderance t...
- Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11853
Re: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
SUICIDE IN BUDDHISM -- POST-CANONICAL DEFLECTIONS Bhikkhu Professor Dhammavihari http://www.metta.lk/english/suicide.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Good; also his: http://www.metta.lk/english/euthanasia.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; All t...
- Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:43 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11853
Re: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
Nanavira talked about it in some letters: http://nanavira.xtreemhost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=49 http://nanavira.xtreemhost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=50 http://nanavira.xtreemhost.com/index.php?option=com_content&a...
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11853
Re: 50th Anniversary of Nanavira's sotapatti
The venerable did self-inflicted euthanasia on himself, suffering from terminal illness.
Does Buddhism - Theravada condone euthanasia?
Can a sotapanna inflict or allow euthanasia?
I have heard conflicting opinions.
Does Buddhism - Theravada condone euthanasia?
Can a sotapanna inflict or allow euthanasia?
I have heard conflicting opinions.
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:52 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: My first YouTube Video
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3588
Re: My first YouTube Video
Now do it levitating and then you can come here to Las Vegas and have a show.
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3883
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS
Happy Birthday!