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I would have no problem ending the suffering of an animal or person, by killing or assisting with the killing. To me that is compassion. I guess I haven't gotten to the Buddhist readings that say &qu… (View Post)
I reckon I'm a happy Buddhist. I'm studying the "Full Awareness of Breathing" sutra and enjoying TNH's commentary. Breathing in, I feel joyful. Breathing out, I feel joyful. Breathing in, I… (View Post)
(Quote) > Here in the U.S., conservatives are determined to further shame the poor by forcing them to undergo drug testing in order to claim their benefits. This same political party is all about … (View Post)
Hey @Aspiring_Buddhist, check out "Ambivalent Zen" by Lawrence Shainberg, for a memoir of a father and son tussling over Buddhism (and life in general). The more you write about your Dad t… (View Post)
By extending your boiling hate for this man to his family, aren't you guilty of the same thing he is, i.e. hating people you don't even know, for some way or condition they are? Try to detach from th… (View Post)