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Exactly so @Earthninja. All we can do is our best, according to our consciences after reflection. The Buddha in his wisdom refused to be drawn to the dietary practices of his contemporary Mahavira, t… (View Post)
Sigh, the Kalama Sutta should come with big warning signs... Its all in the context. The Buddha was teaching a community of people..the Kalamas, who were NOT his followers. They had another teacher. … (View Post)
The actual situation is possibly even worse @vinlyn ;) You are a Tibetan monk with only limited English, you are driven from your home when your country is invaded...you travel first to India and the… (View Post)
The 'wisdom' that the Buddha was referring to is not just simply what we refer to as wisdom in everyday language.. We use the term to mean actions that result from a body of knowledge gained from exp… (View Post)
(Quote) The unit was part of the British National Health Service @Hamsaka, and so did not generate income anyway. There was a financial dimension to the closure of that unit, but only in the sense th… (View Post)