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Group: soc.religion.quaker · Group Profile
Author: YowieYowie Date: Jun 1, 2008 19:03
David wrote:
>> In principle, I agree with you there.
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>> An interesting point came out of a discussion over karma. If in the
>> karmic system, 'suffering' is the way to balance 'bad karma' so one
>> can advance in spiritual eveolution (as is suggested by some), would
>> it not then be better to let the suffering suffer, lest we ease
>> their suffering and thereby slow down or prevent their spiritual
>> evolution?
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> No, their suffering will ease thru the throttling of desire.
Thats a very Buddhist thought. Should we then let the suffering suffer so
that they have the oppurtunity to learn to throttle their desires (the
desire for less suffering, for example)
How do Hindus see it, I wonder?
> find your destiny because everyone has one established before
> one is born.
Ah,the old predestination idea. I can't buy into that. If I am predestined
to do soemthing, I don't have a choice, and therefore I would argue that I
have no responsibility for something I "had" to do.
Yowie
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