Dear Hoo. ty. (and also to Kim, who also said something against it.)Hoo wrote:Well, I think it's time for another year-long vacation from this place (hold your applause, please). I don't think I"ve ever seen one Buddhist insinuate that the behavior of another Buddhist is gratuitous, salacious, unsavory and unwholesome. Phrasing it as a question may soften the charge a bit, but usually attempts to just shift the burden of proof to the accused, not the accuser....I understand the gist of your concerns, but isn't there a point at which complaining about others and their speech becomes a little gratuitous, salacious, unsavoury and unwholesome in itself?...
I hadn't looked up "gratuitous, salacious, unsavory" but now I did. (I'm not a Native speaker)
In all things that may be challenging, I keep this in mind:
"Never put on a shoe that doesn't fit."(One of the first teachings of my teacher)
"If someone points, keep in mind that he may be pointing back at himself."
Dhammapada:
No worries, dear, and hang out, please.124
If there's no wound on the hand, that hand can hold poison. Poison won't penetrate where there's no wound. There's no evil for those who don't do it.
Anna