--- In [email protected], kyukyo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I Lived In Rural Areas For Years. I Have Yet To Meet > Anyone Who Hunted Out Of Either Hatred Or Anger.
So why are they hunting ? Braking the neck of a goose and then placing on our front porch was done out of both hate and anger. Killing can not be done by a loving person (except in very rare circumstances out of compassion.) I Do > Think That When You React To A Situation Out Of Anger > And Ignorance It Is Anger And Ignorance You Teach By > Example. It didn't begin with anger and ignorance, it ended up at that point. I did teach by example of what to do and what NOT to do. You Cannot Make Yourself Responsible For The > Peace In The Hearts Of Your Family And Friends, Nor > Can You Put Peace There For Them. I can help put peace there for them, and I am responsible to teach what little I've learned so far. Taking The Precepts > Is Not A Ticket On The Peace Train. There Is Nothing > Magic In A Vow That Will Change How You Respond In A > Challenging Situation. I hadn't seriously considered taking the precepts before because I did not think I could upkeep them. I thought it would create more karma by braking these vows. When this situation rearose I decided that in order to take a better direction that if I vowed the precepts I would follow them. I am just that way with words. You Still Must Create A > Different Response. No One But You Can Create The > Peace You Seek, And No Hunter Can Disturb It Unless > You Let Them. I do not know what to do next for sure, I am unable to attain this peace at all times yet in all situations. Vows Easily Taken Are Even More Easily > Broken. It Will Take A Lifetime Of Creating Peace > Moment By Moment In Order To Teach Peace To Others By > Example. I Would Suggest You Quit Making Excuses For > Your Past Pathetic Attempts And Start To Create Real > Peace In This Moment. Then In The Next. Then In The > Next Till You Run Out Of Moments. I am intending to do so. I understand this the more I stay mindful moment to moment. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
