Question & Answer #115: from the Ethics of Euthanasia to Ram Dass's Girlfriend

Questions include: the ethics of choosing an easy death; mindfulness of breathing; self and no self in an ancient text; renunciation of gender identity in a different ancient text; why people don’t follow five precepts; the karma of saints with bad parents; unconscientious monks; conspiracies; non-Buddhist images on Buddhist altars; a counter-argument to idealism; Brahma in Buddhism; brahmaviharas in Buddhism; sexual misconduct; Brian Ruhe’s Buddhist teachings; Facebook; Tibet vs. China; strange Sri Lankan ideas; associating with the wise; enlightened amorality; delusion with no self; Nagarjuna and David Hume; radical skeptics; experience with jhana; do I regret having been a monk for thirty years; health advice; Mahayanist heresy; reality as point-instants; how I am; Jim Carrey; the fashion of Tibetan Buddhism; feeling a strong urge as a sign; The Thirteenth Floor; Lincoln and Kennedy; and a girlfriend of Ram Dass.

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