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Re: Who kills the chicken/pigs in sri lanka?
Here's an article that says it's Muslims who do the slaughtering and selling of meat, but most of the customers are non-Muslims. The linked letter is in response to an article accusing "meat tra… (View Post)
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Re: Who kills the chicken/pigs in sri lanka?
(Quote) Exactly. Taking precepts is seen as monks' business. I had an interesting conversation with a Tibetan Lama once, who had gotten his training at the monastery in Seattle, so he was Americanize… (View Post)
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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
(Quote) This is extremely tricky. Some kids who were raised without a thought to their race ended up resenting their parents for not telling them what they'd be up against as adults. Our society isn'… (View Post)
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Re: Is (Buddhist) Meditation Just A Form Of Brainwashing ?
Well, it kind of can be, depending on the type of meditation. It's similar to self-hypnosis. So if you consider that to be a type of brain-washing, then, "yes". For example, if you're medit… (View Post)
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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
OP, sorry I'm a little out of it regarding the Ferguson incident. I don't have a TV. I've seen discussion of it online, though. Here's the thing. There are a lot of people in the US who want racial i… (View Post)3