tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post1591141194355181746..comments2024-03-27T23:37:20.556-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Human Rights DayShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-76448292318486967722009-12-21T10:32:05.770-08:002009-12-21T10:32:05.770-08:00to above commenter,
let me apologize first for yo...to above commenter,<br /><br />let me apologize first for your name issue. i didn't think of it in a cultural aspect. my bad. i carelessly forgot it. if it allows to do in your culture you definitely can. sorry again.<br /><br />i never said there were never human right concerns. i corrected you that it was sri lankan tamils, not indian tamils. i cant comment on the magazine you mentioned because i don't know it. couldn't even find anything on internet. however it was power hunger of both sinhala and tamil politicians that started the conflict than the human right issues. dont believe what i say. have an open mind. listen to the story from sinhala's side as well.පොඩ්ඩාhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372414951282184955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-46359168864062197762009-12-21T09:10:50.102-08:002009-12-21T09:10:50.102-08:00Dear Sayaru,
We belive that all sentinent Beings...Dear Sayaru,<br /><br />We belive that all sentinent Beings to have the Potential to become a Buddha one day so its just a matter of time and effort..So i do not see anything wrong in a name.<br />I Consider the Buddha as a Foremost Scientist who experimented successfuly with Mind and Matter Phenomena,Social Reformer and at times as a god too, Its common to keep a Gods name as a person name in our country,you see Its much Inspiring.<br /><br />Though i have not visited Srilanka to observe the ground reality, I have been a follower of Neutral Magazine's Like Tuglaq for the past many years.(Editor :Cho Ramaswamy) who do agree that the human rights in srilanka has been a Question mark due to which the whole ethinic conflict has arisen.<br /><br />I have also been in touch with my friend who owns a Business which has Some customers in Srilanka who have also felt the same.<br /><br />If you feel i am ignorant of the ground reality please mail me the reality,especially what you have mentioned as "intresting question" i can be reached at :prasana.raman@gmail.com<br /><br />Lots of Metta<br /><br />P.S: Dear Bhante , sorry for the long reply in ur blog comments i just felt that i needed to reply to his comment.<br />I am not mature enough to Observe all the Reaction Samkhara as it rises and passes away :-)Buddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435399028888121770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-68947873538048239382009-12-20T17:03:03.434-08:002009-12-20T17:03:03.434-08:00Oops ... cupboard democracy should be cardboard de...Oops ... cupboard democracy should be cardboard democracy. Either way, readers may interpret it as they like.aah-haahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018252160335014110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-69884312064206597852009-12-19T18:07:18.769-08:002009-12-19T18:07:18.769-08:00Human Wrongs far exceeded Human Rights. The concep...Human Wrongs far exceeded Human Rights. The concept of human rights is practically alien to Asian nations as they were for a long time ruled by force, absolute power, cronyism, nepotism, warlords, militia (junta) and colonialists. I was shocked to hear a Buddhist said that student protests in Myanmar were pure idealism, useless and trouble-making. In the same breath, I heard Buddhists should practised compassion by forgiving the atrocious acts of the junta, never mind the trampling on human dignity, hate not the soldiers and wait for change by way of impermanence.<br />Small wonders that countries with predominant Buddhists are still mire in the 8th century.<br />Even if there was a modicum of respecting human rights, it was just cupboard democracy, wafer thin justice, more show than sincerity.aah-haahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018252160335014110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-90585224722177215412009-12-19T11:29:05.190-08:002009-12-19T11:29:05.190-08:00Thank you - and "Soe am i" - for the ref...Thank you - and "Soe am i" - for the reference to the Agganna Sutta. It's ironic that we meet so many words on the way to the Wordless.Compassionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880390206410244934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-61718452382587361272009-12-19T10:20:37.143-08:002009-12-19T10:20:37.143-08:00now now, we can't stop others from choosing a ...now now, we can't stop others from choosing a name they like.<br /><br />It may be because one feels inspired by the Buddha or wants to aspire to overcome attachments to names and see their true value as only conventions for identifying things in the world just like the Buddha.<br /><br />Or possibly aspire to follow the Buddha's example to have patience to share only what is beneficial with others.]Soe am ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869851945241376624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-25164544153241339882009-12-19T07:54:10.358-08:002009-12-19T07:54:10.358-08:00to the above commenter
first of all calling your ...to the above commenter<br /><br />first of all calling your self buddha is an insult to buddha, i am asking you to change it<br /><br />and then you got your fact really confused. tamils from india were brought by british for tea plantations because up country sri lankans considered working for british is not something to be proud of. rubber grows low country and people from low country didnt have that peoblem.<br /><br />ethnic conflict happend with tamils from north and east. they are sri lankan tamils who had roots back to couple of hundred years. indian -tamils didnt have a problem. why only tamils from north and east is an interesting questions.<br /><br />and why it happend is something cannot explain with a comment and its a big area of research. i know it because i lived in sri lanka for 25 years.<br /><br />while i accept the human right concerns about sri lanka, it was nicely put in to media. thats what they do right ?<br /><br />who wanna read about how sri lankan army helped people ? on the other hand the news that army killed childrens, and bombed schools are hot news. <br /><br />i am not saying all reports are false. but as my boy friend said to me about the whole situation. i believe half of what i see and none of what i hear.පොඩ්ඩාhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372414951282184955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-44995823369700735892009-12-17T22:45:40.007-08:002009-12-17T22:45:40.007-08:00Dear Bhante..
you have mentioned that until recent...Dear Bhante..<br />you have mentioned that until recently Srilanka had a good Human Rights Record?<br /><br />If they had then how did Organisations such LTTE came into existence.<br /><br />The Tamils from India who went to Work in the Rubber Plantaions in Sri lanka were Illtreated to a Great Extent.<br />They Protested , unfortunately LTTE which i do not like , killed all the Tamil Leaders who Resisted in a Gandhian way.<br />Just becuse the LTTE was cruel does not mean that the Srilanka had a good human RightsBuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435399028888121770noreply@blogger.com