Guest guest Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 on protecting others: come out of your meditation and sign here. PLease sign this letter of protest ..this is inhuman! http://www.mertonai.org/amina/ Simon Peatfield, Amnesty International Amina Lawal to be stoned to death Wed, 18 Sep 2002 Dear All, As many of you may have heard, a Nigerian woman was recently sentenced to death - for having a child out of wedlock. Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by STONING - she is to be buried up to her neck in the ground, after which her punishers will surround her and throw rocks at her head until her skull is crushed and she dies a painful death. I'm sure you all feel equal shock at this sentence, and I want you to know that she has only thirty days to appeal her trial. Please go to the / Amnesty International siterg/am, www.mertonai.oina on 9/19/02 3:03 AM, phamdluan2000 at phamdluan wrote: > > > PROTECTION THROUGH RIGHT MINDFULNESS > > > Once the Buddha told his monks the following story: > > 'There was once a pair of jugglers who performed > their acrobatic feats on a bamboo pole . One day > the master said to his apprentice: "Now get on > my shoulders and climb up the bamboo pole." > When the apprentice had done so, the master said: > "Now protect me well and I shall protect you! > By protecting and watching each other in that way, > we shall be able to show our skill, make a good > profit and safely get down from the bamboo pole." > But the apprentice said: "Not so, master! You, > O master, should protect yourself, and I too shall > protect myself. Thus self-protected and self-guarded > we shall safely do our feats." > > 'This is the right way', said the Blessed One and > spoke further as follows: > > 'It is just as the apprentice said: "I shall protect > myself"--in that way the foundations of mindfulness > (satipatthana) should be practised. "I shall protect > others"--in that way the foundations of mindfulness > should be practised. Protecting oneself, one protects > others; protecting others, one protects oneself. > > 'And how does one, in protecting oneself, protect others? > By the repeated and frequent practice of meditation. > > 'And how does one, in protecting others, protect oneself? > By patience and forbearance, by a non-violent and > harmless life, by loving-kindness and compassion.' > > Samyutta Nikaya > > > The sutta deals with the relations between ourselves > and our fellow beings, between individual and society. > It sums up in a succinct way the Buddhist attitude > to the problems of individual and social ethics, > of egoism and altruism. The gist of it is contained > in those two concise sentences: > > PROTECTING ONESELF, ONE PROTECTS OTHERS. > PROTECTING OTHERS, ONE PROTECTS ONESELF. > > These two sentences supplement each other and > should not be taken or quoted separately. > > (by Nyanaponika Thera) > > Sponsor > > /join > > > > > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside > back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the > ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. > Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is > where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. > A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising > from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > > > Terms of Service > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 Thank you for posting this Shawn. Love, Harsha , shawn <shawn@w...> wrote: > > on protecting others: come out of your meditation and sign here. > PLease sign this letter of protest ..this is inhuman! > http://www.mertonai.org/amina/ > > > > > Simon Peatfield, > Amnesty International > > Amina Lawal to be stoned to death > Wed, 18 Sep 2002 > > Dear All, > > As many of you may have heard, a Nigerian woman was > recently sentenced > to death - for having a child out of wedlock. > > Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by STONING - > she is to be > buried up to her neck in the ground, after which her > punishers will surround > her and throw rocks at her head > until her skull is crushed and she dies a painful > death. > > I'm sure you all feel equal shock at this sentence, > and I want you to > know that she has only thirty days to appeal her > trial. Please go to the > / > Amnesty International siterg/am, www.mertonai.oina > > > > > > on 9/19/02 3:03 AM, phamdluan2000 at phamdluan@a... wrote: > > > > > > > PROTECTION THROUGH RIGHT MINDFULNESS > > > > > > Once the Buddha told his monks the following story: > > > > 'There was once a pair of jugglers who performed > > their acrobatic feats on a bamboo pole . One day > > the master said to his apprentice: "Now get on > > my shoulders and climb up the bamboo pole." > > When the apprentice had done so, the master said: > > "Now protect me well and I shall protect you! > > By protecting and watching each other in that way, > > we shall be able to show our skill, make a good > > profit and safely get down from the bamboo pole." > > But the apprentice said: "Not so, master! You, > > O master, should protect yourself, and I too shall > > protect myself. Thus self-protected and self-guarded > > we shall safely do our feats." > > > > 'This is the right way', said the Blessed One and > > spoke further as follows: > > > > 'It is just as the apprentice said: "I shall protect > > myself"--in that way the foundations of mindfulness > > (satipatthana) should be practised. "I shall protect > > others"--in that way the foundations of mindfulness > > should be practised. Protecting oneself, one protects > > others; protecting others, one protects oneself. > > > > 'And how does one, in protecting oneself, protect others? > > By the repeated and frequent practice of meditation. > > > > 'And how does one, in protecting others, protect oneself? > > By patience and forbearance, by a non-violent and > > harmless life, by loving-kindness and compassion.' > > > > Samyutta Nikaya > > > > > > The sutta deals with the relations between ourselves > > and our fellow beings, between individual and society. > > It sums up in a succinct way the Buddhist attitude > > to the problems of individual and social ethics, > > of egoism and altruism. The gist of it is contained > > in those two concise sentences: > > > > PROTECTING ONESELF, ONE PROTECTS OTHERS. > > PROTECTING OTHERS, ONE PROTECTS ONESELF. > > > > These two sentences supplement each other and > > should not be taken or quoted separately. > > > > (by Nyanaponika Thera) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > /join > > > > > > > > > > > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside > > back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the > > ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. > > Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is > > where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. > > A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising > > from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > > > > > > > Terms of Service > > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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