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The Buddha engaged in the regular application of Mindfulness in his teachings. The Pali word for Mindfulness is Sati. His teachings on mindfulness serve as the primary inspiration for the teachings on mindfulness available in the West and elsewhere in the world.
Sati conveys remembering what leads up to an experience or situation and the presence of the experience or situation. There is no English equivalent to the word sati. Continue reading
Intentions, Ethics, Action and Consequences.
A Dharma Perspective on wars and moral superiority
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SUB-HEADINGS
Ignorance and Conflict
Ethics, Intentions, Actions and Consequences
Action and Suffering
Buddhists and War
Enquiry into so-called Cause and Effect
Powerfully armed countries, such as USA, UK, France and Israel, and military organisations, such as NATO, propagate our moral superiority over threats, real and imagined, from other nation states or political/pseudo religious organisations, such as found in the Arab/Islamic world. Continue reading