of evil can be interpreted in terms of dukkha ; (2) that the existence of suffering or dukkha is necessarily inevitable for finite beings, given the metaphysical structure of the world and ourselves; and (3) that this reasoning can be interpreted as a defense against the problem of evil.doi...
I do not believe in organized religion, once organized it becomes evil, and corrupt. It becomes about money. Just turn your TV on Sunday morning. Religion is based on fear and fear alone. Hence if you are not saved you will burn in hell. Being human the one thing we fear is fear it...
The problem of moral evil and guilt in early Buddhism In an earlier publication I compared Aristotelian and Buddhist concepts of the consummate good. Abraham Velez de Cea has claimed I misrepresent the nature ... TM Berry 被引量: 0发表: 1970年 Buddhist Women Across Cultures What happens when...
In life-scenarios of chronic abuse, or sustained performance-driven stress, the heart-pattern of ‘safe and comfortable’ may in fact be rare. So, when we go to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha for Refuge, this isn’t just a catch-phrase; it’s a practice of sensing the felt meaning of...
Haruko Wakabayashi may not have solved the problem of evil, but she has brought into focus a neglected chapter in Japanese culture, revealing its unsuspected depth and coherence.
chains we all wear. Ok, we’re not slaves, like the African peoples who were bought, transported and sold, making places like Bristol and Liverpool vastly rich in the process. These chains are financial, and in a way, they are even more evil, because they are invisible and almost ...
Laterin this seriesI describe the three strategies in more detail. The rest of this page is about what makes us monsters. Dangerous/destructive/evil We like to think that “evil” is something that people—and monsters—are, or aren’t. But this is mistaken. Only actions, not persons, ca...
50buta glance at the contextmakes it quite clear thatthe Rastrapalapariprcchd is not criticizingmonksin generalandis farfromanti-clerical-ratherquite the opposite.The text is concernedwith (future)evil and degenerate monks,andthe decay of the trueteaching.In this sense the text might be ...
This path, the Eight-fold Noble Path, is called by the Buddha the "Middle Way," the way of moderation that avoids extremes. Bahá'u'lláh also praises the path of moderation. "In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil" ...
Its main functions are the performance of funeral and memorial services, the upkeep of the nation’s graveyards, and the sale of amulets and talismans to ward off illness and evil. The many extant temples (and their wonderful art treasures) also serve as living museums of Japan’s religious...