[Buddha-l] Buddhist ethics and genetic engineering

[S.A. Feite]

On Nov 27, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:

> Let's begin with reconsidering the Buddhist appreciation of the  
> first case of gentech: Ganesha.  :-)
> And how should we evaluate the existence of creatures with four  
> heads or even thousand arms for crying out loud?


Well, let's keep in mind these aren't *physical* beings. OK?

Perhaps we should consider that non-physical beings are expressions of  
the "coiled-one", the "spiritual" DNA, kuNDalini. After all "yathA  
piNde, tathA brahmANde": "As the human body, so the multiverse". Maybe  
there's something to that...

Steve Feite
Bucksport, maine