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- Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:04 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Is animal euthenasia 'humane'?
- Replies: 227
- Views: 46134
Re: Is animal euthenasia 'humane'?
Wow, a lot of responses since I last checked - too many for me to reply individually to. Please don't think me rude for not replying, I read every post and I can see the justification for animal euthenasia being considered not just 'less inhumane than the alternative' but also positively humane unde...
- Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:12 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Is animal euthenasia 'humane'?
- Replies: 227
- Views: 46134
Re: Is animal euthenasia 'humane'?
Non-existence being preferable to a painful existence? I wonder, if animals had the cognitive ability to comprehend non-existence, would they still relinquish that sense that their life is dear to them? Is that why euthenasia is [almost universally] illegal for humans?
- Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:43 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Is animal euthenasia 'humane'?
- Replies: 227
- Views: 46134
Is animal euthenasia 'humane'?
I do not want to discuss whether animal euthenasia for a suffering animal is against the first precept; my mind is already settled on that issue. I am, however, confused by the issue of whether or not it is humane to end a suffering animal's life. Is it more humane to let it live and suffer? Human e...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:22 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Mindfulness has lost its Buddhist roots, and it may not be doing you good
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10335
Re: Mindfulness has lost its Buddhist roots, and it may not be doing you good
I haven't read this entire thread so I apologise if this post is not apropos. My school decided to run a pilot programme of mindfulness meditation in an attempt to help younger pupils manage the stress of exams. Knowing that I identify as a Buddhist, they invited me to participate so that I could gi...
- Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:17 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4247
Re: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
Who would decide whether a scholar meets these criteria? Scholar himself. Clearly a scholar could have misinterpreted the instructions themselves and believe themselves to have attained some level of insight. Say, for example, a scholar practices for just one day but has convinced themselves that t...
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:34 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: can immaterial goods be stolen?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3808
Re: can immaterial goods be stolen?
Ownership is temporary. Not sure I'd agree it's illusory.
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:31 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Economies of Merit
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4546
Re: Economies of Merit
I agree that sharing merit is a useful practice to help generate compassion and loving kindness. Whether there is anything substantial that can actually be transferred or not, I can't say for sure. I doubt it though.
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 4:07 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4247
Re: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
Who would decide whether a scholar meets these criteria?Shuun wrote:I don't think this is a question about how long, but what stage of Enlightenment person has attained -- how much ignorance hes gotten rid off.
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:03 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4247
Re: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
That begs the question, for how long would a person have to have been a practitioner before you consider them qualified for the task?peterve wrote:It must be done by who have studied and practice Buddhism.
- Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why did you choose Theravada rather than Mahayana?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12115
Re: Why did you choose Theravada rather than Mahayana?
No true Scotsman?falloutrangerlol wrote: is not a Buddhist at all.
- Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:49 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Quantum Theory Proves That Consciousness Moves to Another Universe After Death
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1170
Re: Quantum Theory Proves That Consciousness Moves to Another Universe After Death
"Quantum theory proves..."
No. It doesn't.
No. It doesn't.
- Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why did you choose Theravada rather than Mahayana?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12115
Re: Why did you choose Theravada rather than Mahayana?
At first I was drawn to Zen and loved the mysticism of Mahayana. Before too long, the pragmatic part of my brain started screaming at me. For the past seven years I've been practising Theravada. I've recently started reading some of the Dalai Lama's stuff, having become mentally exhausted with sutta...
- Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:45 am
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Largest Buddha-rupa in Europe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3481
Re: Largest Buddha-rupa in Europe
It was this event:
Looking back, it was probably very disrespectful to take this picture.
- Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:38 am
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Largest Buddha-rupa in Europe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3481
Re: Largest Buddha-rupa in Europe
A few years ago I visited that temple. It's buried in a quiet, serene park on the outskirts of Paris. The place was open for an event, but my French wasn't good enough for me to work out what. There were a lot of folk about.
- Thu May 28, 2015 4:22 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4247
Re: Can unenlightened person, not even knowing its original language by heart really translate it correctly?
My opinion: how close the texts and translations are to the 'original' is less important than their usefulness. "These things are good; these things are not blamable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness" I've recently be...