maranadhammomhi wrote:It is killing & against the 1st precept. It is better to not do it.
Quite so.
It odd to me that so many followers of Buddha have little confidence in kamma-phala. But medical technology, which deals with the body only, now that we revere.
Good and evil have no fixed form. It's as easy to turn from doing bad to doing good as it is to flip over the hand from the back to the palm. It's simply up to us to do it. Master Hsuan Hua.
In the beginning, 98% of cases were terminally ill patients with perhaps days to live. That’s now down to 70%.
Good and evil have no fixed form. It's as easy to turn from doing bad to doing good as it is to flip over the hand from the back to the palm. It's simply up to us to do it. Master Hsuan Hua.
I suspect that many older folks in nursing homes, will feel they 'ought' to be euthanized, so as 'not to be a burden' on their loved ones, which would be the wrong reason, but it might well happen.
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To the Buddha-refuge i go; to the Dhamma-refuge i go; to the Sangha-refuge i go.
Furthermore, it's a great way for Governments to avoid having to put more money into best practice palliative care. It's certainly cheaper to just offer patients a pill that will end their lives.
To the Buddha-refuge i go; to the Dhamma-refuge i go; to the Sangha-refuge i go.
I have a cat right now who currently has intestinal lymphoma which is in remission, but will inevitably come back. When it does, we will have to decide what to do. Part of me really doesn't want to even consider euthanizing her, but my wife feels differently. I recently listened to a talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu where he strongly advised against any form of euthanasia and I have this on my mind. :/
PeterB wrote:I wouldnt hesitate if she were my dog to have her euthanised , and to accept the kammic consequences.
In this case, I don't think there are any bad kammic consequences. The intention is the only important thing. If the intention is compassion, even killing has no bad kammic consequences
This is an evil view & not right whatsoever. Actually, the Buddha taught to cause harm/do evil unkowingly is worse than the alternative, as it increases the likelihood of repetition.
Born, become, arisen – made, prepared, short-lived
Bonded by decay and death – a nest for sickness, perishable
Produced by seeking nutriment – not fit to take delight in
Departure from this is peaceful – beyond reasoning and enduring
Unborn, unarisen – free from sorrow and stain
Ceasing of all factors of suffering – stilling of all preparations is bliss
To follow interpret ethical rules to the letter of the law is to be unethical, as it shows an unwillingness to do your own ethical thinking which reflects a lack of care about such issues.
Whatever a bhikkhu frequently thinks and ponders upon, that will become the inclination of his mind. - MN 19
Good and evil have no fixed form. It's as easy to turn from doing bad to doing good as it is to flip over the hand from the back to the palm. It's simply up to us to do it. Master Hsuan Hua.
