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And also to what extent are shellfish sentient? Is there any scripture to explain these areas of definition. Particularly this relates to diet, compassion, and abstention from killing. Is there a heirachy of sentience? I don't eat meat but my gardening sometimes results in the death of insects, most...

chaz said: Of course it does. Why wouldn't it? That, of course, is just me talkin'. As KeithBC points out you can find out for yourself. You don't need anyone here to give you the answer.[/quote] Indeed I might , but it will probably take decades, or even more than a lifetime, if the anecdotal evide...

So logically, if it is a myth I could practice dilligently my whole life and never know it is. or if it is not a myth then I could practice dilligently my whole life and maybe know it is, if I progress to the end. The reason I have raised the issue is because someone (a former theravadin monk) made ...

Is awakening (in the Buddhist sense) a myth? It is assumed that many great teachers were awakened. But were/are they really? One is generally discouraged from making enlightenment the focus or goal of one's practice. But occasionally we find ourselves questioning why we are even practicing.There may...