A Discipline of Sobriety

[hk2999]

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/bps-essay_36.html

But it is not for our own sakes alone, nor even for the wider benefit of our family and friends, that we should heed the Buddha's injunction to abstain from intoxicants. To do so is also part of our personal responsibility for preserving the Buddha's Sasana. The Teaching can

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[hk2999]

Who the **** disabled comments for my post. ****ing Deepest Sender. :(

[hk2999]

Yeah. I've just caused schism in the sangha in my last 3 posts. haha... XD

[dharma_ben]

Or have a drink. It's your choice. I think it's more important to recognize that fact than to worry about ethical principles. Especially in Buddhism, where principles are only as true as they are useful. Our choices have consequences. Own them.

[spiritualcanvas]

rock on!!