[Buddha-l] Outlaw karma

[JKirkpatrick]

donna Bair-Mundy wrote:

> Oh, dear.  If the U.S. follows the plan of Dr. Hayes I will end
up a 
> woman without a country unless the monarch can be reinstated.


The good news is that being without a country is an excellent way
to remove one of the greatest obstacles to the goal of Buddhist
practice. Few non-existent things cause more pain and turmoil in
this world than the fanciful notion of a country. No sooner does
one have a nation than people start thinking in terms of keeping
out people who don't belong there, protecting it from others who
would like to use some or all of its land to form a nation of
their own, and putting everyone in jail who has no real interest
in being part of a nation. All of these activities are
diametrically opposed to the serious practice of Buddhism.

Richard
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Ok, but some countries make it a lot harder than
others............

Joanna