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thanks Florian, Another day, another stream of insightul thoughts. Much appreciated.
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retracting my post.
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Forum: Practical Dharma Started this as a continuation of another thread "I do not understand". There is a nice write up related to the morality issue from Than. Bhikkhu:...
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Some provocative questions: Awakened assholes are I think quite possible. So the issue is then: do we want to be one of them? This site (DhO) doesn't just happen, it is the cumulative result of our...
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I like what Jack Kornfield has to say about the role of virtue in Buddhist practice… "Virtue in on one level a training. It's learning to speak, to act, in our sexual life, in our business life, in...
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Author: okir Thanks for starting this new thread, Chuck, and setting it up on the right foot with your consideration of right speech and action. "Asshole" is a funny word. ;-D It's a...
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That's a good point. Someone may use strong language in order to make their point in a very direct way yet have no intention to hurt someone else – quite the opposite. I have no control over how my...
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And with only the written word to go by, without the benefit of body language, tone, etc. to help with interpretation of intent, the chances of misunderstanding goes up exponentially.
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you've hit the nail on the head there, chuck. expecting enlightenment, or anything else, to make us not assholes is like abstaining from the responsibility of doing something about it ourselves, at...
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and dont forget that another cause of misunderstanding is an over-active imagination, fueled by the survival instincts that naturally create fear, and shaped by ego-identity and societal...
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This is what happens when I forget my mantra 'shut up shut up shut up shut up'. There are more than a few healthy communities on the net where you can ask questions about sutta and sutra, vinaya...
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One very strict definition of the stream entrant, in orthodox Theravada terms, is that they have perfect sila. Now, to me, that seems over the top, but to each his own. Personally, I don't see...
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I do have a real and ongoing interest in taking on the bhikkhu lifestyle because I think it is constitutionally framed as an effort to live in a manner that can potentially be harmless and...
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Good subject. A few thoughts: Having great examples to look up to is very inspiring and all, but learning how they are doing it and how they got there is much better. This applies to concentration...
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After a couple hours I've had to note that the teenager comment is keeping me from my sleep. So...sorry. I had to reflect that in all likelihood half the population of the net right now is probably...
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Expecting Enlightenment to result in perfect morality is like expecting Enlightenment to result in the ability to play the guitar without having learned how. Is the reverse true? Is perfect...
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Alternately phrased: correlation does not equal causation.
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Yes! Excellent point. I see from your profile that you have a solid background in making this distinction - I'd very much like to read about your thoughts on the correlation between morality and...
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A conscience is something that is grown partly of the environment and partly via experience - which includes a lifelong education in ongoing ethical refinements of many kinds. It's usually an...
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