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It’s very on track, because it’s all about who owns what, who’s benefiting from these social relations and in what ways, who’s being harmed by these relations, and who’s interested in keeping things … (View Post)
This conversion reminds me of a few things. The first is the news of layoffs of human labour happening due to AI investment and utilization (e.g., Microsoft). The second is a report from the IMF that… (View Post)
(Quote) I think it all depends on what the opinions are as opposed to how strong one holds to them. I know the general attitude of Buddhism is to relinquish views, but some views are skillful and use… (View Post)
(Quote) As far as past actions, there are teachings that present skillful actions can help mitigate the results of previous unskillful actions but cannot fully eliminate them (SN 42.8). In other word… (View Post)
(Quote) This particular idea is not found in Pali Canon and is associated more with the Jain’s view or karma, e.g., see MN 101 and MN 136 and Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s study guide on the topic. (View Post)