[Buddha-l] Re: The Buddha, an 'emotional weakling'? What are the "joys of living"?

[Benito Carral]

On Friday, June 23, 2006, Stefan wrote:

> Would  you  tell your kid - if you had one -, when it
> says it wants an ice cream, that 'it better beware of
> the  afflictions  rising  as a consequence of a to be
> rooted out lust, when yearning for an ice cream?

   This  reminded  me of Plum Village. I don't know how
it  is nowadays, but when I was practicing there, there
was  a Thây's picture on the refrigerator where candies
were stored, in the small store at the Upper Hamlet. It
was  a  signal  that everyone there understood as, "You
can  buy  candies if you wish, but are you sure that it
would be a wholesome act? Be aware!"

   Best wishes,

--
Benito Carral
  Asturias, Sepharad (Spain)