[Buddha-l] Re: Bertrand Russell
Benito Carral
bcarral at kungzhi.org
Mon Aug 14 12:45:48 MDT 2006
On Monday, August 14, 2006, Jim Peavler wrote:
> Some human conversation is valued because people
> enjoy the thoughts, ideas, humor, etc. of other human
> creatures. [...] Is there room in your particular
> cosmos for any sort of exchange between quiet and
> idle chattering, other than preaching?
Are you suggesting that quoting the Buddha is
preaching? Are you criminalizing Buddha's quotes
because you don't like them? I'm sorry but I don't
follow you.
And yes, there are a lot of exchange in my world,
it's just that I try to follow the Old Indian Guy's
teaching and avoid idle chattering and harsh speech,
because it provokes dukkha for oneself and others.
You know, there are people who find funny beating
others, what do you think about it? Do you celebrate it
as part of human life? I really appreciate your
camaraderie, but it can become dangerous if it to
clouds your view.
Do you think that raising Buddhist topics are
appropriate for Buddha-L?
Best wishes,
--
Benito Carral
Asturias, Sepharad (Spain)
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