Just looking for some justification as to why it's unacceptable for cats to kill birds, but it's acceptable for people to kill cats. That's all.Ben wrote:Did I say there was?seanpdx wrote:And there is support for condoning the killing of these cats in which sutta?
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- Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:01 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Cat food
- Replies: 77
- Views: 15632
Re: Cat food
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Cat food
- Replies: 77
- Views: 15632
Re: Cat food
And there is support for condoning the killing of these cats in which sutta?Ben wrote:Yes.seanpdx wrote:And this, of course, is perfectly acceptable.Ben wrote:TASMAN Island's 50 resident feral cats will be eradicated [...]
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:34 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Cat food
- Replies: 77
- Views: 15632
Re: Cat food
And this, of course, is perfectly acceptable.Ben wrote:TASMAN Island's 50 resident feral cats will be eradicated [...]
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Cat food
- Replies: 77
- Views: 15632
Re: Cat food
I see your point of view. If it was a human being taking a life, we would imprison them to prevent them harming another life. I need to meditate on this for further clarity. Thank you for highlighting this tiltbillings. Of course, dogs and cats don't have the cognitive abilities that humans do, so ...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:30 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: Bad hair days
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6443
Re: Bad hair days
Wait... there's a card, too?! I never got my t-shirt OR my card!Monkey Mind wrote:Are you registered? Are you a card-carrying Buddhist?seanpdx wrote:I never got my t-shirt. =(
Aaaugh! I feel so... hindered. *ahem*
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:49 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: Bad hair days
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6443
Re: Bad hair days
I never got my t-shirt. =(Monkey Mind wrote:If other Buddhists refuse to wear the t-shirt I sent them, the least they could do is shave their heads. how else can we recognize each other when we are at the grocery store or coffee shop?
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:48 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: Bad hair days
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6443
Re: Bad hair days
And I see nothing wrong with that. Hehe! =Dandre9999 wrote:Your'e just saying that because you like punk rock girls. (I learned this from the other thread.)seanpdx wrote:Chicks with shaved heads are hot. 'nuff said.
(or, for a more serious answer, see perkele's reply. there are no rules for non-ordained buddhists.)
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:43 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: Bad hair days
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6443
Re: Bad hair days
Chicks with shaved heads are hot. 'nuff said.
(or, for a more serious answer, see perkele's reply. there are no rules for non-ordained buddhists.)
(or, for a more serious answer, see perkele's reply. there are no rules for non-ordained buddhists.)
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:39 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Funny list of mental description of sects
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2000
Re: Funny list of mental description of sects
Tee-hee. This made me giggle. =D
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: ...
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- Views: 1769
Re: The Problems With Noah Levine
I'm not a troll. (1) His view of punk is inaccurate. (2) His association of Buddhism with 12 Step Recovery (AA/NA) is inappropriate. (3) While his experience with meditation and dhamma seems genuine, he is not, to me anyway, "the voice of the next generation of American Buddhism" (from th...
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:02 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7117
Re: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
By the way, if you wish to further investigate the susima sutta, I recommend reading what Richard Gombrich has written on the subject. You can find some of his thoughts in How Buddhism Began.
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:58 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7117
Re: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
English translation of the susima sutta: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Pali in various transliterations can be found at tipitaka.org
Pali in various transliterations can be found at tipitaka.org
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:14 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7117
Re: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
Retro gave the best response, imo. Your question is in the realm of academic buddhist studies.
Random food for thought (a pdf copy is floating around the internet):
"Inducing a Chronology of the Pali Canon", by Paul Kingsbury
Random food for thought (a pdf copy is floating around the internet):
"Inducing a Chronology of the Pali Canon", by Paul Kingsbury
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:41 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: The Buddha's enlightenment vs. development of his teachings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2664
Re: The Buddha's enlightenment vs. development of his teachings
There isn't an accurate chronology, and attempting to place the suttas into a chronological order is extraordinarily difficult.starter wrote:Is there a chronology of the important suttas (taught by the Buddha) available to learn the development of his teachings?
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:19 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Extreme is the New Normal
- Replies: 284
- Views: 50817
Re: Extreme is the New Normal
You're all certainly aware that nobody here is going to be convinced to change their mind. What is the point of this thread? I'm honestly asking. Extreme points of view is the new normal. :woohoo: There are extreme points of view here? Where? All I see are "right-wing" folks who display a...