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by wormhole
Fri Jul 19, 2013 1:54 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

BlackBird wrote:I'm sorry, I missed that one. You have my apologies and I would ask your forgiveness.
No worries.
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:49 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

I think the internet has become a little bit overly-suspicious when it comes to the motives of posters. I suppose it's the boy-who-cried-wolf effect. But I for one tend to take people at face value. What's the motive in coming to some obscure Buddhist forum simply to sow discord? The OP wants an ob...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:30 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

I think the internet has become a little bit overly-suspicious when it comes to the motives of posters. I suppose it's the boy-who-cried-wolf effect. But I for one tend to take people at face value. What's the motive in coming to some obscure Buddhist forum simply to sow discord? The OP wants an ob...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:59 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

I think depending on the person it may be wise for their Dharma to be in a traditional, Bhudda-taught role. It would be wise for them to practice the Noble Eightfold Path and not live as a doormat to a domineering husband. Agreed. I didn't say otherwise. If one was to follow the Buddha-taught roles...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:47 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

Like Buddha said several times, should we still uphold things like this: http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/u/uggaha_s.htm The sutta is an artifact of the status quo within an ancient culture of gender relationships. With regards to the ancient literature, we shouldn't just accept it all b...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:32 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

I think what is important to say is that Buddha also taught each individual's social practices should be compatible with each individual's Dharma.
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:18 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

SDC wrote:Wow this thread is stupid.

Sorry to all for the negative post but I had to say it.
How is discussing the Buddha's teachings stupid?
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:17 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

BlackBird wrote:
wormhole wrote: No. The Buddha taught us to be skeptics and question for ourselves. I was answering your question regarding Christianity, was I not?
The Buddha did not teach us to be skeptics.
Read MN47.
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:13 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

Well, there is a prohibition in the Biblical Old Testament against touching pigskin on Sunday. I don't know of any Christian denomination that has a problem with football on Sunday. Really, some common sense is key. Just IMO, obviously. You clearly are unfamiliar with the Bible. Jesus taught that o...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:46 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

That is response of the fundamentalist, literalist Christian to not taking the Bible as being true in every word that is written in the Bible. Any Christians who don't take all words of the Bible as true are contradicting their own religion. They believe an omniscient supreme deity inspired their w...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:21 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

Look. There are rules in the Vinaya for example that the Buddha formulated that clearly do not apply in today's world - There are rules specific for India such as needing x number of monks within the Ganges Valley and only 5 outside of it, when these days, it would be much much harder to find 10 mo...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:18 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

Well, there is a prohibition in the Biblical Old Testament against touching pigskin on Sunday. I don't know of any Christian denomination that has a problem with football on Sunday. Really, some common sense is key. Just IMO, obviously. You clearly are unfamiliar with the Bible. Jesus taught that o...
by wormhole
Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:07 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

That is response of the fundamentalist, literalist Christian to not taking the Bible as being true in every word that is written in the Bible. Any Christians who don't take all words of the Bible as true are contradicting their own religion. They believe an omniscient supreme deity inspired their w...
by wormhole
Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:16 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

And, I assume that the Buddha is more concerned with the Dhamma practice aspect than with social. The Buddha's injunctions, while probably better than what one might find in general in the time and place he was, these injunctions reflect a time and place. Things have changed since then. But what ha...
by wormhole
Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:01 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should Wives Be Obedient?
Replies: 91
Views: 17126

Re: Should Wives Be Obedient?

I understand the qualities and duties a husband is to have, and all of those prevent any abuse or mistreatment, but still the Buddha taught that being a wife who was like a slave led to a path of happiness. Of course, the other three types lead to happiness as well (mother, sister, or friend). But b...