Comments on Political Buddhism: Advice to Sigala Part 3: Enemies and Friends

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2009-03-05T17:22:00.000-05:00

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Well, at the time I think it might have been impos...

2008-06-04T13:37:00.000-04:00

Well, at the time I think it might have been impossible for most people to continue practicing generosity if they only gave to Buddhist groups. There were only so many of the Buddha's monks and only so much stuff they could use, so it only makes sense that most people would end up having to donate to whoever else seemed deserving.

This situation is less true in the modern world where you can donate to anyone anywhere with credit cards and many Buddhist groups, especially in the west, are in need of donations.

I personally try to donate primarily to Buddhist groups, but I donate clothing and stuff to the Salvation Army because there are no Buddhist groups in my area that do anything with donated clothing and stuff like that.

Robert-This is interesting. This must be the sutta...

2008-06-04T08:59:00.000-04:00

Robert-

This is interesting. This must be the sutta that the chant " Verses on Friends" comes from. I hear the chant a lot but never knew exactly where it came from. You did a nice job of expounding on some of the meaning of the sutta.

This sutta seems to provide some great advice. It's nice to see that the Buddha didn't just suggest giving to only Buddhist groups but actually suggested that we give to others as well. It's wise advice.