[Buddha-l] Re: Buddhist pacifism

[Gad Horowitz]

the question is whether individuals are MERELY members.does membership not
presuppose some degree of individuality (self-organization) (integrity)?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benito Carral" <bcarral at kungzhi.org>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 6:49 PM
Subject: [Buddha-l] Re: Buddhist pacifism


> On Thursday, October 13, 2005, Curt wrote:
>
> > As  an  anarcho-communist  I'm  inclined  to say that
> > spontaneously  and  volutarily  organized communities
> > can  exist  in  a  way  that not only doesn't tred on
> > individuals  -  but  that offer human beings the only
> > real   chance   we   have   to   fully   realize  our
> > individuality.
>
>    I  understand  you.  The  problem, for me, is that I
> don't   believe   in   individuality.   It's  a  social
> construction  that  I  would  like  to see disappear. I
> think  that the individuality myth (and the individuals
> it has created) is one of the worst human inventions. I
> tend to think that "individuals" are "society members,"
> so I'm going to try to reflect that in my discourse.
>
>    Best wishes,
>
>    Beni
>
>
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