tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post90803114407902634..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: AhimsaThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-22825704149394175082016-06-27T11:21:45.963-07:002016-06-27T11:21:45.963-07:00I'm a De facto Atheist but I used to be Buddhi...I'm a De facto Atheist but I used to be Buddhist. I still use mindful meditation but not nearly as often. I'm lacto-Ovo vegetarian (vegan 90% of the time) and don't even kill flies but I would kill parasites, if anyone in my family had lice or scabies or etc..,.. I can't stand just killing because something crawls or looks freaky to us apish humans. I do practice ahinsa even without belief in karma or reincarnation. I believe it is just who I am not a religious rewarding experience. I'm more interested in living beings than I am threatened by them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296577667936613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-6281303332147761832014-11-05T05:53:53.104-08:002014-11-05T05:53:53.104-08:00As I understand it the Buddhists use Ahimsa not so...As I understand it the Buddhists use Ahimsa not so much to keep their souls pure, but to ensure that there are no distractions on their path to enlightenment. Like you, I also do a lot of seat of my pants flying, but I think they believe that if you throw a rock at your neighbour, say, it's not so much that this is an immoral thing to do, but now you have to worry about this neighbour showing up on your doorstep and wanting to hurt you in return. All this worrying takes away from the pursuit of the blissful tranquility that is enlightenment. Something like that. I have great respect for the Taoists, by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com