On Mar 17, 2005, at 1:24 AM, Infernal Elk wrote:
>>> There are VERY FEW hunter-gatherer societies on this planet, and >>> remarkably few on the continent of North America. There are no >>> communities of persons proximate to a city, town, or suburb in >>> North America which need to kill to survive. > > within easy driving distance of new york city, where i live, i > personally know people who, by circumstance, do need to hunt during > season & stock their freezers TO MAKE ENDS MEET. some do it with bow > & arrow (!!), others with rifles. > > this is in close driving distance to the densest & arguably wealthiest > urban concentration in the united states. > > it may not be organized communities of the kind you refer. but do not > presume that EVERYONE in this country has such easy means that they > don't need to hunt for food to get by. > > it's called poverty. have you ever actually seen it? Look, I have no problem with this. Maybe the society you live in could do more to alleviate poverty. > for those who want to develop "loving-kindness" for all, develop it > also toward those who have to do things "repugnant" to you to survive. > *that* is a difficult loving-kindness indeed. Quite. I quite agree. I think this can bring us all back around to, how do we as Buddhists help others overcome, without being all evangelical about it. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. __________<http://home.golden.net/~samu>__________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/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/
