Welcome home! Please contact lincoln@icrontic.com if you have any difficulty logging in or using the site. New registrations must be manually approved which may take several days. Can't log in? Try clearing your browser's cookies.
Shoshin1 · Sentient Being · Veteran
About
- Username
- Shoshin1
- Location
- Oceania
- Joined
- Visits
- 10,624
- Last Active
- Roles
- Member
- Points
- 3,791
- Location
- Oceania
- Languages Spoken
- Cockney Aussie & Kiwi
- Affiliation
- Humanity
Reactions
-
Re: Rebirth as an animal
(Quote) A so-called civilised country practises speciesism: it refuses to kill and eat certain sentient beings it calls ‘pets’, yet continues to butcher and consume others it deems ‘food’. The word c… (View Post)
1 -
Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
(Quote) I don’t think it’s really possible to separate the two. If one’s Buddhist values are based on compassion and the wish to relieve suffering, then they naturally influence how we see the world … (View Post)
1 -
Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
(Quote) In the case of the dead roach, other roaches will feast on it. It is in their nature, gregarious and omnivorous. They are part of Mother Nature's recycling team. (View Post)
2 -
Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
While ethics and judgmentalism are not strictly identical, they are often intertwined in practice. Ethical reasoning involves making judgments about right and wrong, and when applied rigidly or witho… (View Post)
2 -
Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
Thus have I heard and found to be true: There is not much that one cannot justify if one puts one’s mind to it. If one enjoys doing something and is told that it is unethical, one will look for ways … (View Post)
4