[Buddha-l] Re: Bertrand Russell

[Jim Peavler]

On Aug 14, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Benito Carral wrote:

> On Monday, August 14, 2006, Jim Peavler wrote:
>
>> Some  human  conversation  aching?
>
>    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.

Not at all, and you are smart enough to know that you are doing  
exactly what you are excoriating others for doing. I am not offended  
at all by quotes from the Old Indian Guy and you know very well what  
I was talking about.. It is your tone that is offensive and your  
insisting that everyone else falls far short of the ideal you have  
set for yourself.
>
>    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.

Do you imagine that your "more Buddhist than thou" stance in relation  
to everybody does not provoke dukkha? I prefer silence to pompous  
bullshit, similarly to you. I prefer humor and irony to self- 
righteousness and self-aggrandizement. Perhaps that makes me a  
solipsist.

>
>    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.

Actually, I really do enjoy beating others. I love the smell of fresh  
blood, but nothing is more satisfying than the smell of the ordure  
that reeks from broken bodies and ruptures intestines. This is why I  
enjoy working at search and rescue in the mountains. There are so  
many opportunities to enjoy the ecstasy of broken bodies of young  
foolish people. It sure beats the hell out of Buddha-l for pure  
sensual pleasure.
>
>    Do  you  think  that  raising  Buddhist  topics  are
> appropriate for Buddha-L?

This is a stupid and insulting question.
>
>    Best wishes,

And even better wishes to you, you arhat you.
>
> --
> Benito Carral
>   Asturias, Sepharad (Spain)
>
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Jim Peavler
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