>What is the value of a life?
Don't know! > Was Terri Schiavo a sentient being at >the moment her life was terminated? Don't know! > Isn't a dog a sentient being? Don't know! >Aren't plants and vegetables also sentient beings? Don't know! > Don't some >Buddhists refuse to kill insects because they are sentient beings? yes! > So >then wasn't Terri Schiavo a sentient being even if she was mostly or >completely brain dead? don't know! > Didn't Terri Schiavo deserve the same love and >respect and care that any other sentient being would receive? yes! > Was her >life worth less than that of an insect? what? >Doesn't a butterfly have Buddha Nature? Don't know! >Doesn't a field of grass have >Buddha Nature? Don't know! >Isn't a flowing river full of life? Don't know! >Was not the soul of Terri Schiavo still >inside her body? don't know! > Is not her essence still what her parents believed >in? perhaps! > Isn't that what her parents still saw inside the body? don't know! >Aren't a > person's eyes the windows of the soul? don't know! > Who could know the soul of >Terri Schiavo better than her parents? Terri! > They knew the essence of >Terri's soul from birth and believed that it was still inside Terri >at the time that she died. How can her death be justified from a >Buddhist perspective? don't know! Was President Bush wrong when he said that >we should err on the side of Life? He was confused, as usual! hahahaha >Was Terri Shiavo freed from suffering >when she died? Don't know! Gee, I had a lot of fun with that. Hope I didn't offend anyone. But there were so many questions, I felt compelled to answer! May all-pervading peace eliminate suffering everywhere. Ian ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0Z9NuA/I_qJAA/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/
