From: "bradsmetcalf" <> He may have reformed his ways in prison, but does that negate what he has done? > I am willing to concede that he may have reformed to a large degree. So what? Does that justify the ridiculous level of attention that he received? Too bad some retarded kids in a Special Ed class at a nearby school never got all that effort, attention and help.
When some people elevate murderers to the level of saints, I ask myself if perhaps the Buddha was not just a gangster, rapist, and serial killer who got the benefit of living in an age when he could kill off his enemies and get away with it. Perhaps Tookie was just the latest incarnation of the true Buddha. In that sense, I appreciate Krishnamurti's teaching that a mind that can discriminate between good and evil is a key element to any path of enlightenment. Perhaps in Buddhism everything is good, and rape and murder turns the Dharma Wheel as much as kindness and good deeds? I am certainly not an expert by any means. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi 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/
