[Buddha-l] Re: Buddhist pacifism

[Benito Carral]

On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Gad Horowitz wrote:

> "Left  Hand" is not a good metaphor because it has no
> autonomy (self-organization--do you know the Buddhist
> biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela?)

   Yes, I have read something about _autopoiesis._

> The  organic  metaphor  plays  a  large  part  in the
> ideologies of corporatist and fascist Europe.

   Tools can be used in many different ways.

> Where does the Old Fuys admonition to test things for
> yourself come in?

   But  if monks tested some things, they were expelled
from the sangha. :-)

   Best wishes,

   Beni