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by seeker242
Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?
Replies: 46
Views: 1479

Re: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?

Understood. But there's still a way it could be relevant: You are trying to decide who to vote for president or Prime Minister (if applicable). One candidate wants to invade a leader who has WMD and this time there is real intelligence and proof that this other leader will use them. The other candi...
by seeker242
Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:37 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Overcoming sexual desire in the hypersexualized modern culture
Replies: 82
Views: 3742

Re: Overcoming sexual desire in the hypersexualized modern culture

What methods have people actually used to achieve success in reducing or overcoming sensual lust? I'm not talking about theory or just Pali suttas on the subject but the experiences of 4 hours of meditation per day. It virtually disappeared. :meditate: I believe meditative progress particularly tow...
by seeker242
Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:22 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?
Replies: 46
Views: 1479

Re: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?

That would be relevant for a president or an army general yes. But how many Buddhists have that occupation? I never would, so even then it would still be irrelevant. :smile: Understood. But there's still a way it could be relevant: You are trying to decide who to vote for president or Prime Ministe...
by seeker242
Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:54 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?
Replies: 46
Views: 1479

Re: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?

As a Buddhist how do you address this delima? It doesn't matter because you would never need to because it's not real and never will be. :smile: Actually, there are some real life scenarios, at macro level anyway. For example, when GW Bush claimed that Sadaam Hussein had WMD and we need to stop him...
by seeker242
Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:39 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?
Replies: 46
Views: 1479

Re: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?

Where is the option to save everyone? :thumbsup: In this scenario, that's not considered an option; you have to choose to either flip the switch or not to flip the switch. I know, :smile: but if 4, 5, and 6 are options, then save everyone should also be option! :smile: As a Buddhist how do you addr...
by seeker242
Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:28 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?
Replies: 46
Views: 1479

Re: Would you sacrifice one man to save five?

Where is the option to save everyone? :thumbsup:
by seeker242
Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
Topic: Will the energy crisis push people to become vegetarians?
Replies: 6
Views: 551

Re: Will the energy crisis push people to become vegetarians?

It depends on what is meant by "energy crisis". Many people already consider the over reliance on unsustainable animal agriculture, and it's excessive contribution to climate change, to already be an energy crisis and it already has pushed people to become vegetarian.
by seeker242
Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:51 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Astral Projection/Out of Body Experiences
Replies: 56
Views: 3286

Re: Astral Projection/Out of Body Experiences

"With his mind thus concentrated, purified, and bright, unblemished, free from defects, pliant, malleable, steady, and attained to imperturbability, he directs and inclines it to creating a mind-made body. From this body he creates another body, endowed with form, made of the mind, complete in...
by seeker242
Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:35 am
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Is owning a diner wrong livelihood?
Replies: 17
Views: 1213

Re: Is owning a diner wrong livelihood?

Greetings, The commentary shared above by Bhikkhu Pesala suggests that even selling alcohol is fine, so long as you didn't make it yourself... so keep the homebrew off the menu, and you're good to go! :toast: Metta, Paul. :) So owning and operating a liquor store is not wrong livelihood? I find tha...
by seeker242
Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:44 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What is the possible behavior of a Anagami lay Buddhist?
Replies: 31
Views: 1657

Re: What is the possible behavior of a Anagami lay Buddhist?

How can one be happy to be involved with social activities when he masters the jhanas of renunciation and have no desire at all about sensuality? Due to pure compassion and Karuna? Is it possible? It would be interesting to know if some of those problems are considered in the canon. That depends on...
by seeker242
Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: what are your thoughts on temporary monastic ordination
Replies: 16
Views: 1312

Re: what are your thoughts on temporary monastic ordination

I don't think that increasing your own level of dedication to the practice, even if only temporarily, can ever be considered disrespectful. Quite the opposite.
by seeker242
Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Sotapanna and five precepts
Replies: 893
Views: 56829

Re: If you become a Sotapanna will you know that?

IMHO, if thousands/millions of people practice the Dhamma and don't attain results, then it looks like something is really really wrong. It would be impossible to not attain results practicing the Dhamma, as that would render the notion of kamma just wrong and the Buddha's teaching on kamma is not ...
by seeker242
Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:44 am
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Sotapanna and five precepts
Replies: 893
Views: 56829

Re: If you become a Sotapanna will you know that?

1)It is frustrating that even a prominent monk such as him is not a Sotapanna yet. Why would another persons practice be frustrating to one's own? IMHO, if thousands/millions of people practice the Dhamma and don't attain results, then it looks like something is really really wrong. It would be imp...
by seeker242
Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:54 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Survival and Cannibalism
Replies: 105
Views: 2564

Re: Survival and Cannibalism

Umm, feeding the body is reason to kill. Feeding ones family. Protecting ones family. All reasons to kill. If one wants to make this bad kamma then they can. Or they can be in joy while fishing and harvesting meat. I also heat some with wood. I kill living trees to harvest for firewood. I have to l...
by seeker242
Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:14 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Survival and Cannibalism
Replies: 105
Views: 2564

Re: Survival and Cannibalism

A monastic is to be training 24/7. They must follow the training rules. I must follow the training rules when on retreat also as I’m signed up as a renunciant. You abstain from doing certain actions in order to train. When you go back to laylife you are not under these same rules. You can by all me...