Exactly!catmoon wrote:An ethical government could only arise from an ethical population, and such a population would need no government at all.
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- Sat May 15, 2010 10:43 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Truly ethical governments: Have there ever been any?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2739
Re: Truly ethical governments: Have there ever been any?
- Thu May 13, 2010 9:37 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Eating Meat vs. Drinking Alcohol--Which is worse?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 24205
Re: Eating Meat vs. Drinking Alcohol--Which is worse?
And here is one set of statistics demonstrating that a measurable rise in vegetarianism, at least in 10% of 25-34 US year olds (in 2003), has had no verifiable effect in reducing meat production Kirt 'Lo Kirtu :) That is a very interesting statistic. If I read it correctly it means that an increasi...
- Wed May 12, 2010 9:38 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Eating Meat vs. Drinking Alcohol--Which is worse?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 24205
Re: Eating Meat vs. Drinking Alcohol--Which is worse?
Particularly the 'ethic' of wishing all sentient beings to be free from suffering and its causes.Huseng wrote:Even if the line was inserted, it still holds true to Buddhist ethics ...
- Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:54 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What the...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2458
Re: What the...
It probably commemorates the succesfull 'milking' of Elvis longer after his death.catmoon wrote:I'm totally boggled by this bit of statuary:
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:19 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Happy Birthday Ngawang Drolma
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2299
Re: Happy Birthday Ngawang Drolma
Many happy returns Laura
- Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:05 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: Please pray for my brother in law
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2182
Re: Please pray for my brother in law
Oh dear, I looked up tranverse myelitis and it doesnt sound at all pleasant ...
I definitely wish a swift and full recovery from this for you brother in law uslic001.
I definitely wish a swift and full recovery from this for you brother in law uslic001.
- Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:58 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Shingon Sakura
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1731
Re: Shingon Sakura
Very nice photies Huseng :) Bit poignant that you should have posted those today actualy .... My brother and his missus just returned from Japan, a holiday to celebrate his hard earned early retirement. He would have been showing us all his holiday snaps this afternoon when the family gets together....
- Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:00 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: WOMEN ONLY PLEASE!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5091
Re: WOMEN ONLY PLEASE!
I see gender as a very temporary condition. This life is a flash in the pan, incredibly short. So any issues that arise surrounding gender in Buddhism make their way past me very quickly (in a spiritual sense). I consider them to be social issues ... Genuine wisdom there, imho! :bow: .. since the o...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:47 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The dukha of student loans.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3993
Re: The dukha of student loans.
What an uncharitable and capitalist way of looking at things. It's like karma, effects may look sometime uncharitable ... Yes, exactly! Please don't think I was advocating the 'uncharitable and capitalist' motives behind the loan as being good things Huseng. I was simply pointing out that it is so ...
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:41 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The dukha of student loans.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3993
Re: The dukha of student loans.
However, the purpose of post-secondary education -- in particular in universities -- is not to produce higher income earners, but ... But the purpose of student loans is. As Sonam said .. Any educated student, should understand what is a loan ... an engagement to a particular system that they will ...
- Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:03 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The dukha of student loans.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3993
Re: The dukha of student loans.
'Lo Huseng :) You are not going to like me for saying this, BUT! The 'purpose' of student loans is to deter people from taking an expensive education unless they intend to use it to pay society back by using that education to earn big bucks. Big bucks meaning big taxes, obviously .. I come from the ...
- Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:27 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Just call me Sönam
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8008
Re: Just call me Sönam
'Lo Sanam
I remember you from eSangha too!
I remember you from eSangha too!
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:11 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The Psychology of trolls by Holmes.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4664
Re: The Psychology of trolls by Holmes.
I might be 'borrowing' that for my signature line Catmoon.catmoon wrote:It's been said that he who gets your goat should be thanked for showing you where your goats are.
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:49 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: A society that supports the Buddhist path
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1982
Re: A society that supports the Buddhist path
How do you imagine a society would look if it were to be conducive to awakening? :namaste: Anarchist. Not the 'hippy' type of anarchism whereby everyone who wants to be a bum can be a bum and still get food and dope at the expense of others, mind. Thinking of the type of anarchy that could only exi...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:02 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The Psychology of trolls by Holmes.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4664
Re: The Psychology of trolls by Holmes.
'Lo Retro :) Aye I know about the report post feature most estimable matey. Think I have used one of those once to report porn spamming of a site I used to belong to. 'Part from that never have done and never will do. M'sensivity is two fold: First is that my clumsy attempts to share very simple thi...
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:15 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The Psychology of trolls by Holmes.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4664
Re: The Psychology of trolls by Holmes.
I get accused of 'trolling' quite a bit muni. Worries me a bit on a couple of counts; One being that I do fit the troll profile in as much as I am argumentative and I long since recognised that I do thrive on attention. T'other count being that 'troll hunts' and 'spot the troll' competitions are a p...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:03 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: Fortunate to all sentient beings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1223
Re: Fortunate to all sentient beings
Very beautifull! Minds me of my absolutely favourite buddhist prayer ... May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes, May all sentient beings be free of suffering and its causes, May all sentient beings never be separated from bliss without suffering, May all sentient beings be in equanimi...
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:54 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Non affirming negation
- Replies: 93
- Views: 24355
Re: Non affirming negation
Fascinating topic to follow gentlemen :bow: I am minded of that monk (Moo Duk Kwan, was it?) who publicly set himself on fire and sat silent and still whilst he burned. Just kinda musing that he must have mastered the art of making things that would be unbearably real to any of us not real to himsel...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:38 am
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Awful bug
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4374
Re: Awful bug
catmoon wrote:Oh, and you still have a chicken nesting on your head. Why is that?
Anyways ... Yes I've seen that bug too!
I just took to doing long posts in notepad and then copying & pasting from there
- Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:31 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Non affirming negation
- Replies: 93
- Views: 24355
Re: Non affirming negation
Interesting conversation :bow: Minds me of the old chestnut about Samuel Johnson (I think it was?) kicking a rock with the words "I refute the idea thusly !" Also minds me of something I read by TNH about looking deeply at things .. If I read him correctly then the idea is to see a cup and...