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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (7237)	3/30/2001 9:47:21 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Modern people may find Christian scriptures to be amusing in their superstition, contradictions, impossibilities, and inanities; As well, we are profoundly disgusted and disturbed by the primitive violence, the depravity, and the disregard for life that screams angrily from every page. In fairness, however, the older and more placid tradition of Buddhism, also strikes us at times as amusing when compared to modern realities. In the Patimokka from the Pali Canon, many rules and observances are prescribed or proscribed for the monastic community. Admittedly, the monks and nuns--then as now--demanded of themselves a far more rigorous code of conduct than the ordinary spiritual surfer of our own day and age. However, I am surprised to see that these scriptures wisely anticipated the many faults that the weakness of modern flesh may fall prey to. I have recognized and bolded my own particular points of moral thin ice, of which I need to be relentlessly mindful... multifaithnet.org Mars, I have been having a problem in controlling my desires so as to conform to expectations of the monastic community. Perhaps I am not cut out for the monastic life. What do you think? How do you control these eating weaknesses? Part Two: The 30 Dealing with Food 27. I will receive almsfood appreciatively: a training to be observed. 28. I will receive almsfood with attention focused on the bowl: a training to be observed. 29. I will receive almsfood with bean curry in proper proportion: a training to be observed. 30. I will receive almsfood level with the edge (of the bowl): a training to be observed. 31. I will eat almsfood appreciatively: a training to be observed. 32. I will eat almsfood with attention focused on the bowl: a training to be observed. 33. I will eat almsfood methodically: a training to be observed. 34. I will eat almsfood with bean curry in proper proportion: a training to be observed. 35. I will not eat almsfood taking mouthfuls from a heap: a training to be observed. 36. I will not hide bean curry and foods with rice out of a desire to get more: a training to be observed. 37. Not being ill, I will not eat rice or bean curry that I have requested for my own sake: a training to be observed. 38. I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed. 39. I will not take an extra-large mouthful: a training to be observed. 40. I will make a rounded mouthful: a training to be observed. 41. I will not open the mouth when the mouthful has yet to be brought to it: a training to be observed. 42. I will not put the whole hand into the mouth while eating: a training to be observed. 43. I will not speak with the mouth full of food: a training to be observed. 44. I will not eat from lifted balls of food: a training to be observed. 45. I will not eat nibbling at mouthfuls of food: a training to be observed. 46. I will not eat stuffing out the cheeks: a training to be observed. 47. I will not eat shaking (food off) the hand: a training to be observed. 48. I will not eat scattering rice about: a training to be observed. 49. I will not eat sticking out the tongue: a training to be observed. 50. I will not eat smacking the lips: a training to be observed. 51. I will not eat making a slurping noise: a training to be observed. 52. I will not eat licking the hands: a training to be observed. 53. I will not eat licking the bowl: a training to be observed. 54. I will not eat licking the lips: a training to be observed. 55. I will not accept a water vessel with a hand soiled by food: a training to be observed. 56. I will not, in an inhabited area, throw away bowl-rinsing water that has grains of rice in it: a training to be observed.