Richard K. Payne nails the “Buddhism, ethics, and mindfulness” controversy: http://www.tricycle.com/blog/whats-ethics-got-do-it … on @tricyclemag via @BuddhistGeeks
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks Hmm. I had sort of the opposite reaction (tl;dr: wtf, ethics isn't central to Buddhism?)http://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/2015/05/buddhist-mindfulness-morality-and-protestant-presumptions.html …3 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@Buddhistethics … and so probably can’t say anything meaningful on twitter!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness :) I agree that "American ethics" and "Buddhist ethics" are diff; but most in the "misguided" discussion understand this, imho1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics Oh, actually, that’s why we disagree; I think “Buddhist ethics” is a recent American invention, >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics > and is indistinguishable from current leftish American ethics. Is there any point in which they disagree?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness oh, it depends on *which* Buddhist ethics and which lefty ethics you compare; the importance of renunciation comes to mind.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics Very few (if any) of the participants in the debate advocate renunciation. Some advocate Puritanism: https://meaningness.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/modern-buddhist-tantra/#puritanism …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness but that doesn't mean renunciation isn't important to Buddhist ethics, right? vs lefties.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics Well… as you said… it depends on which Buddhism. The ethics of trad Asian Buddhism is completely unacceptable to Americans,1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Buddhistethics and *no one* in the debate is advocating traditional Asian Buddhist ethics.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Buddhistethics Prostitution, slavery, torture are just fine; anal sex is absolutely verbotten; all sex is un-Buddhist; etc.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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