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- Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Plants ~ Borderline Beings?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 40297
Re: Plant Life
Some plants "feel" the pain and suffering of other plants and communicate with others of their same species in some cases other species of plants to warn of danger. Is this the same type of sensation as what sentient beings sense, however? The problem I see here is that the definition of ...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:00 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Plants ~ Borderline Beings?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 40297
Re: Plant Life
Moving it to DFFA seems like a good idea to me
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:42 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Plants ~ Borderline Beings?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 40297
Re: Plant Life
Do plants have sex? Are there female and male plants? For some species of plants, yes. As for humans, at one point in the womb does the spermed egg become sentient? When the brain forms? Where is the brain of the plant? When does it form? If a human birth fails before the brain is developed, is it ...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:00 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Flooding in Australia, everyone okay?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9975
Re: Flooding in Australia, everyone okay?
I'm glad you all are doing OK.
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:01 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Why are we?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3849
Re: Why are we?
Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:Some questions have no direct answer.
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: The Middle Way
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3094
Re: The Middle Way
From what I understand, Buddha taught the "Middle Way." This being moderation between the extremes of a worldly lifestyle and that of an ascetic. However, the precepts that a monk lives under seem much more like that of an ascetic than the middle way. For example, a vow of poverty seems l...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Is indulgence in pleasure ever skillful?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7006
Is indulgence in pleasure ever skillful?
Had a discussion about this with somebody recently. Recently, I started indulging in food as a source of enjoyment, because I stopped using drugs, food, and porn. I eat oranges and candy just whenever, because it tastes good. It's something I hadn't really done that much before. Then, tonight, in th...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:36 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Devas Pictures in Sri Lanka
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10713
Re: Devas Pictures in Sri Lanka
Source: Dhamma friends If the devas wanted to be known, they would be. If they did not want to be known, it would not be difficult to remove themselves from your photographs. My dad used to be a professional photographer (back when there was no digital cameras, it was more of a profession) and he's...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:33 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Game: The never-ending story!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1289
Re: Game: The never-ending story!
...man named Individual who said, "I don't like this story."
And then...
And then...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Looking for a sutta on self & feelings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1236
Re: Looking for a sutta on self & feelings
I might be thinking of Majjhima 35. I think the sutta I am looking for has these sentences: Pay attention, Aggivessana, pay attention to how you reply! What you said afterwards does not agree with what you said before... The reason I was looking for such a sutta about feelings because I have bipola...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:58 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Just to let you all know
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5567
Re: Just to let you all know
OK Indie - that's a really bad situation you're in - and I think you do need prof help - but more along the lines of social services help as to your Mum's condition - it sounds like she needs intensive care - something beyond the average householder - unless you have a big, extended supportive fami...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:35 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Just to let you all know
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5567
Re: Just to let you all know
I don't like to lay my problems on the table like this. I've written multi-paragraph posts before that I've deleted because I figured you all have your own problems and stimulating others' pity is stupid. But to put it into a full context: If you ever have to pick up your mom's poop off the kitchen ...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:20 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Just to let you all know
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5567
Re: Just to let you all know
You might be right, Tiltbillings, but then there would be nobody to take care of my mother and we'd end up with a several thousand dollar hospital bill, all so I could sit in a room full of people who are REALLY crazy for a couple of weeks, in order to clear my head. I have no healthcare, so I'm bet...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Plants ~ Borderline Beings?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 40297
Re: Plant Life
I say this is an imponderable... but here's an odd thought... :stirthepot: In the Aggañña sutta, devas adopted grosser forms. After adopting a gross form, they couldn't just go back to being luminous devas. It involves work -- mindfulness and morality. And it's been said that devas can inhabit plant...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Is samsara getting better?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9609
Re: Is samsara getting better?
NoStefan wrote: is samsara getting better