Our flies, particularly our blow-flies, would put their light-weight north-american cousin to shame.
And spiders, and snakes, and jelly-fish, and crocs.
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Obama swats fly, PETA responds
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
by tiltbillings » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:45 pm
And spiders, and snakes, and jelly-fish, and crocs.
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What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
by Cittasanto » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:38 pm
TheDhamma wrote:Manapa wrote:so what was petas response?
It's up there in the OP:
“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.”
LOL
I thought that was just a remark not the actual responce.
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
by nathan » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:34 am
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.
upekkha
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But whoever walking, standing, sitting, or lying down overcomes thought, delighting in the stilling of thought: he's capable, a monk like this, of touching superlative self-awakening. § 110. {Iti 4.11; Iti 115}
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
by tiltbillings » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:34 am
PETA
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What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Obama swats fly, PETA responds
by Journey » Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:14 pm
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.
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