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Grigoris wrote:
Nicholas Weeks wrote:Mother of four battles greed of insurance companies, expedient government and callous people.
So, do you oppose the Death Penalty, or not?

PS Don't bother answering, I found this thread where you basically act as an apologist for capital punishemnt, so the extent of your hypocrisy is quite clear.
death penalty is bad but what u do with all the crazy killers and terrorist ppl? is it best to try to heal them instead?
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Grigoris is so rarely impersonal re Nicholas - too bad.

Pointing out the fact of capital punishment being practiced in Tibet does not mean I support capital punishment - I do not.
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For a Buddhist look at the subject read Peter Harvey's Introduction of Buddhist Ethics, chapter seven.

An excerpt:
As Buddhism sees intention as crucial to the assessment of the morality of an act, however, it would not differentiate between active and passive means [or euthanasia] if these were intended to cause or hasten death. The Buddha’s strong condemnation of a monk or nun praising or aiding a suicide (see p.289) is here relevant. To kill a person deliberately, even if he or she requests this, is dealt with in the same way as murder.
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Nicholas Weeks wrote:Grigoris is so rarely impersonal re Nicholas - too bad.
Yoy are speaking about yourself in the third person???
Pointing out the fact of capital punishment being practiced in Tibet does not mean I support capital punishment - I do not.
Well that is nice to hear. Thank you for clarifying this point.
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Strive wrote:death penalty is bad but what u do with all the crazy killers and terrorist ppl? is it best to try to heal them instead?
Yes. Even better would be to have a society that does not support the existence and cultivation of terrorism and "crazy" killers.
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Nicholas Weeks wrote:For a Buddhist look at the subject read Peter Harvey's Introduction of Buddhist Ethics, chapter seven.

An excerpt:
As Buddhism sees intention as crucial to the assessment of the morality of an act, however, it would not differentiate between active and passive means [or euthanasia] if these were intended to cause or hasten death. The Buddha’s strong condemnation of a monk or nun praising or aiding a suicide (see p.289) is here relevant. To kill a person deliberately, even if he or she requests this, is dealt with in the same way as murder.
What is the source of the quote? Is it from the Pali Canon, or is it from a Mahayana Sutra? Also note that the admonition is directed towards a monastic.
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Grigoris wrote:What is the source of the quote? Is it from the Pali Canon, or is it from a Mahayana Sutra? Also note that the admonition is directed towards a monastic.
Buy the book or use this version to research:

http://gen.lib.rus.ec/search.php?req=in ... lumn=title
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Nicholas Weeks wrote:
Grigoris wrote:What is the source of the quote? Is it from the Pali Canon, or is it from a Mahayana Sutra? Also note that the admonition is directed towards a monastic.
Buy the book or use this version to research:

http://gen.lib.rus.ec/search.php?req=in ... lumn=title
So you are just cherry picking then? Don't want to give the context or the primary source. That is some sloppy and lazy shit on your behalf. Not knowing the sources of the quotes you are using is pretty lame.
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Grigoris wrote:So you are just cherry picking then? Don't want to give the context or the primary source. That is some sloppy and lazy shit on your behalf. Not knowing the sources of the quotes you are using is pretty lame.
Talk about slothful! But it is easier & quicker for you to zip out a critical retort.

Did not write I did not know the source; just do your own research (and assume less).

Here an excellent site chock full of facts and information (for Mr. G to ignore).

http://www.euthanasia.com
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Nicholas Weeks wrote:
Grigoris wrote:So you are just cherry picking then? Don't want to give the context or the primary source. That is some sloppy and lazy shit on your behalf. Not knowing the sources of the quotes you are using is pretty lame.
Talk about slothful! But it is easier & quicker for you to zip out a critical retort.

Did not write I did not know the source; just do your own research (and assume less).

Here an excellent site chock full of facts and information (for Mr. G to ignore).

http://www.euthanasia.com
I'm not interested in reading sites concerning euthanasia, for me it is quite simple, as simple as in the case of termination of pregnancy: I believe that the individual involved should have the right to choose. Not you. Not the state. Not anybody else. Just the individual involved. They will accrue the karmic debt anyway, so...

It is easy for you to play the moral overlord, given you are not in the situation yourself, but I bet if you were put in the situation you would want to have the right to choose. You would jump up and down and have hissy fits about it, I am sure.

Anyway, I am not interested in the propaganda of one side or the other regarding the issue, I am interested in whether the quote YOU POSTED is from a Theravada or a Mahayana source. I bet it is Theravada.
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Grigoris wrote:Anyway, I am not interested in the propaganda of one side or the other regarding the issue, I am interested in whether the quote YOU POSTED is from a Theravada or a Mahayana source. I bet it is Theravada.
As far as I can tell, the quote that Nicholas posted comes from Peter Harvey himself.
Peter Harvey, [url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CTSz3EVRpoC&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=%22As+Buddhism+sees+intention+as+crucial+to+the+assessment+of+the+morality+of+an+act%22&source=bl&ots=otS7NMzEGM&sig=BRkKdXZGvTLGbP6QXY3ehZ4NP9E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn9LX5gdXVAhVDw1QKHfa9CPIQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22As%20Buddhism%20sees%20intention%20as%20crucial%20to%20the%20assessment%20of%20the%20morality%20of%20an%20act%22&f=false][i]An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues[/i], p. 294[/url] wrote:As Buddhism sees intention as crucial to the assessment of the morality of an act, however, it would not differentiate between active and passive means [or euthanasia] if these were intended to cause or hasten death. The Buddha’s strong condemnation of a monk or nun praising or aiding a suicide (see p.289) is here relevant. To kill a person deliberately, even if he or she requests this, is dealt with in the same way as murder.
I have no idea if he considers himself a Theravada or Mahayana practitioner. However, looking at p.289, "The Buddha’s strong condemnation of a monk or nun praising or aiding a suicide," comes from the Vinaya, as quoted in the book,
[i]An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues[/i], p. 289 wrote:Whatever monk should intentionally deprive a human being of life, or should look about so as to be his knife-bringer, or should praise the beauty of death, or should incite (anyone) to death, saying, 'Hello there, my man, of what use to you is this evil, difficult life? Death is better for you than life', or who should deliberately and purposefully in various ways praise the beauty of death or should incite (anyone) to death: he is also one who is defeated, he is not in communion. (Vin. 111.73)
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Grigoris wrote:
Strive wrote:death penalty is bad but what u do with all the crazy killers and terrorist ppl? is it best to try to heal them instead?
Yes. Even better would be to have a society that does not support the existence and cultivation of terrorism and "crazy" killers.
oh i c but what if there ichantikas
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Strive wrote:
Grigoris wrote:
Strive wrote:death penalty is bad but what u do with all the crazy killers and terrorist ppl? is it best to try to heal them instead?
Yes. Even better would be to have a society that does not support the existence and cultivation of terrorism and "crazy" killers.
oh i c but what if there ichantikas
I am in no position to judge these things. I cannot know somebody's motivation and past karma, I am not a Buddha. Either way, actions like these are always based in ignorance, so if the opportunity to jail and/or reform a person exists, then I prefer this option to becoming a murderer too.
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That's the problem I was concerned about. It would be great to be given the option of taking fentanyl, but I have no idea how that works. consciousness at the time of death is important, yet there's many times when I'm sure people die unconscious due to various reasons.

As I have a hard time with all or nothing thinking, the Arhat story is nice. Okay, maybe not "nice," but you get what I'm saying.
Fentanyl is not a good way to die.
I wouldn't know, but it was Michael Jackson's drug of choice. which is very strange imo.
Prince was Fentanyl. Michael Jackson was Propofol, which burns terribly when injected. A very odd choice.
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Nemo wrote:Prince was Fentanyl. Michael Jackson was Propofol, which burns terribly when injected. A very odd choice.
Haloperidol stings like a MF too, but it gets you high as a kite. The burning sensation is a small price to pay for the rush, thus...
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Grigoris wrote:Haloperidol stings like a MF too, but it gets you high as a kite.
A drug rep gave me one of these. It was my mug of choice for years, I used it until the handle literally fell off.

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Nemo wrote:
TharpaChodron wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
Fentanyl is not a good way to die.
I wouldn't know, but it was Michael Jackson's drug of choice. which is very strange imo.
Prince was Fentanyl. Michael Jackson was Propofol, which burns terribly when injected. A very odd choice.
My Bad (pun intended). These modern synthetic opiates are scary stuff. Or are they synthetic? No need to bargain with death for a little thrill. My cousin died last year in Cleveland doing some of this new heroin stuff going around. China white or whatever it's called.
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Please stick to the topic. This topic is in the Dharma in Everyday Life subforum and the OP asked:

"From a Buddhist view should he be given the right to die or left to suffer in his current condition....?"

Any further off-topic posts (ie not related to a Buddhist view of Euthanasia) will be deleted.

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Nicholas Weeks wrote: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:58 pm
TharpaChodron wrote: I've wondered how it's viewed from a Buddhist standpoint. I'm pretty sure it's a no-no...
Correct - as Buddha in the Sutta-Nipata put it:
Laying aside violence toward all living creatures, both the firm & unfirm in the world, one should not kill a living being, nor have it killed, nor condone killing by others.
It's good to hear from someone that would rather get their ethical advice from from Buddhist suttas than get caught up in the flavor of the month.
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