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Re: Buddhism and Morality
@mynameisuntz Looking at the quoted passage, TNH says that how we respond to such a difficult situation depends on our "state of being". You are admitting that in your current state of bein… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism and Morality
Here is Thich Nhat Hanh's view on applying the first precept (which he also equates to the practice of non-violence) to a difficult situation:I am often asked, "What if you are practicing nonvio… (View Post)2 -
Re: Sutra Club: Buddha Ordains a SERIAL KILLER! Killer Gets Enlightened After Getting STONED!
Here are a few things I can gather from this Sutta as well as with respect to some issues which other posters have touched upon. Firstly, on the issue of Angulimala's very fast enlightenment, we can … (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism and Morality
@vinlyn The purpose of following a training rule is to lessen anger, greed and delusion. Same as meditation is training of the mind, and what for? To lessen (and eventually be free from) anger, greed… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism and Morality
The way I've been taught to apply the five precepts is that they should be considered as minimal guidelines. That means we can take them as expressing rules that are not absolute, but whenever possib… (View Post)
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