[Buddha-l] Sharon Stone and Karma

[Curt Steinmetz]

Now that the Chinese are "protesting" against Stone's remarks I'm 
hedging. Obviously the Gods had no business taking it out on innocent 
people - but I no longer see what Stone said as primarily a serious 
metaphysical statement - but rather a (poorly expressed) political 
statement about Tibet.

I have no doubt that she feels as much sympathy as anyone else for the 
earthquake victims. But China is a vicious totalitarian state that has 
not only brutally suppressed the Tibetan people for over half a century 
- but is also responsible for a murderous campaign of extirpation 
against Buddhism (and other religions) among 1/6 of the human race. 
There ought to be some karma involved in that. Like the Rev. Jeremiah 
Wright said, chickens eventually come home to roost.

Curt Steinmetz

jkirk wrote:
> True-but he did not become obese, either.
> JK
> ============
>  It might be worth bearing in mind also that undereating damn
> near ruined the bodhisatta before he became the Buddha Gotama.
>
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> Richard Hayes
> Department of Philosophy
> University of New Mexico
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