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miss jai...

Posted by karen_kay on June 27, 2004, at 12:07:49

i've been reading now about buddhism and am completely fascinated. it started with "the tao of pooh" (start small, right?) then, "an introduction to zen buddhism" by d.t. suzuki. now, i'm reading "the teaching of buddha" by bukkyo dendo kyokai. (couldn't find the link, sorry.. i know the book was bought in japan though. if you are interested in purchasing a copy, i have an addy.. email me at karen_kay12 at yahoo.. but, check amazon first, just in case i missed the link somehow)

i have a couple of questions though, if you could answer them for me (and certainly look for more)..

*is it wrong to want to be more like siddhartha, the buddha? (not neccessarily enlightenment, but wanting to live like he did, following the basic principles he taught)

*and about the killing other creature things... what about ants? (i'm being honest here.. i am having an ant problem, yet am rethinking traps)

and i love beef... i know, i know.. and i don't feel bad about it either.. it's just me.. but, i don't like the idea of killing to feed unnecessarily..

*about wanting worldly possessions.. i want i want i want.. and, it's not so much the getting, but the wanting.. and i don't want to give up the wanting...

what do you think about these things? i know, you aren't necessarily an expert, but it's causing me a bit of distress at this point (nothing serious, i promise)... i just don't want to not want, you know? i'm not striving towards enlightenment really, jsut doing what's right... and i share many of the same views with buddhism...

oh, and idle talk... that's another one too... i don't consider myself an idle talker really, but i think if i had met the buddha, he might see it differently :) so, if i don't feel in my heart thta it's idle talk, does that make it right?

so many questions from someone trying to learn.. i need my mentor right now!!! jai, teach me!


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