Comments on: The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism http://digital-dharma.net/2008/06/28/the-fourteen-precepts-of-engaged-buddhism/ The Middle Path, One Day At A Time Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nikhil Gangoli http://digital-dharma.net/2008/06/28/the-fourteen-precepts-of-engaged-buddhism/#comment-44130 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:57:40 +0000 http://digital-dharma.net/2008/06/28/the-fourteen-precepts-of-engaged-buddhism/#comment-44130 Hi,

Thay’s (Thich Nhat Hanh’s) book – The Heart of Understanding is the best explanation on the Heart Sutra and interbeing. It is pure poetry.

And the Buddhist insistence on their religion only being a finger pointing at the moon is one of the main reasons why there have been no wars fought in the name of the Buddhist religion unlike Christianity or Islam.

regards

Nikhil

There are those in Indonesia and Sri Lanka who might take exception to your last statement, as well as some who remember WW II. We can agree, however, that the Buddhist philosophy is not warlike. What leaders choose to do with it to further warlike ends has nothing to do with Dharma.

I agree about Thäy’s book. However, “best” is a bit strong (as he would be the first to point out).

]]> By: Sometimes Saintly Nick http://digital-dharma.net/2008/06/28/the-fourteen-precepts-of-engaged-buddhism/#comment-44127 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:11:20 +0000 http://digital-dharma.net/2008/06/28/the-fourteen-precepts-of-engaged-buddhism/#comment-44127 I remember reading these in Thich Nhat Hanh’s book. I should have made a list such as this. Now I have. Thank you.

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