[Buddha-l] Re: Buddhist ethics in a contemporary world

Jackhat1 at aol.com Jackhat1 at aol.com
Tue Mar 8 09:53:27 MST 2005


 
In a message dated 3/8/05 8:46:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
advaya at euronet.nl writes:

> So  far as some of us call themselves Buddhists around here on the
> forum,  to what extent to you involve Buddhists ethics to solve simple
> and  both simple and complex problems? In case Buddhist ethics is
>  insufficiently 'in touch with' the complexities of contemporary
>  ethical problems, do you resort to secular, or maybe, other ethical
>  systems?



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If you define Buddhist ethics as right action, right speech and  right work, 
which ones would not apply or would be more difficult to apply  now in our 
complex society but did apply in the simpler society 2500 years ago?  I think of 
the them as being society free.
 
Jack
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