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Obama swats fly, PETA responds
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
Eek, that photo of the blow fly gave me an awful shiver!
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It's not an object of dislike, or destruction, it's just a sentient being.
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
so what was petas response?
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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It's up there in the OP:Manapa wrote:so what was petas response?
“He isn’t the Buddha, he’s a human being and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.”
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
And spiders, and snakes, and jelly-fish, and crocs.Our flies, particularly our blow-flies, would put their light-weight north-american cousin to shame.
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This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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LOLTheDhamma wrote:It's up there in the OP:Manapa wrote:so what was petas response?
“He isn’t the Buddha, he’s a human being and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.”
I thought that was just a remark not the actual responce.
Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
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And a great deal further to go before they don't have to think either and simply do the right thing because it is wholesome and meritorious by nature so to do.
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This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Absurd because they all miss the point.
Bhante Gunaratana, from Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
Bhante Gunaratana, from Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
When we purposely kill living beings, even small creatures like insects, we diminish our respect for all life - and thus for our selves. Mindfulness helps us to recognize our own aversions and to take responsibility for them. Abstaining from killing makes the mind peaceful and free from hatred. This clarity helps us to refrain from destructive actions and to embrace actions motivated by generosity and compassion.