Comments on: Kill ‘em with kindness http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/02/29/kill-em-with-kindness/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gerald Ford http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/02/29/kill-em-with-kindness/#comment-1739 Gerald Ford Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:00:48 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-1739 Marcus: Thank <em>you</em>. :) Baekho: Jesus's injunction to turn the other cheek is about as true as it gets, if you ask me. The Buddha actually did say many times the need to endure abuse no matter what, so that too is true. But even more than this, is to simply see the ignorance and suffering in those who abuse you; that leads to a much more genuine compassion, not just restraint. :) Marcus: Thank you. :)

Baekho: Jesus’s injunction to turn the other cheek is about as true as it gets, if you ask me. The Buddha actually did say many times the need to endure abuse no matter what, so that too is true. But even more than this, is to simply see the ignorance and suffering in those who abuse you; that leads to a much more genuine compassion, not just restraint. :)

]]> By: Baekho http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/02/29/kill-em-with-kindness/#comment-1738 Baekho Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:54:59 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-1738 That comic is absolutely <i>adorable</i>. And I love the message----people of all faiths need to take religious criticism more lightly. That comic is absolutely adorable. And I love the message—-people of all faiths need to take religious criticism more lightly.

]]> By: Marcus http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/02/29/kill-em-with-kindness/#comment-1737 Marcus Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:13:04 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-1737 Great cartoon! The L8B is back and better than ever! Nice one! And thank you! Great cartoon!

The L8B is back and better than ever!

Nice one!

And thank you!

]]> By: Gerald Ford http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/02/29/kill-em-with-kindness/#comment-1736 Gerald Ford Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:42:34 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-1736 Why so it is! Thanks for the correction. I fixed that part of the post. ;) Why so it is! Thanks for the correction. I fixed that part of the post. ;)

]]> By: Kyoushin http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/02/29/kill-em-with-kindness/#comment-1735 Kyoushin Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:24:23 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-1735 Sorry to be a nit-picker but the Jodo Wasan verse isn't part of the Shoshinge it just happens to follow it in the liturgy :-) At our temple a different group of 6 wasan (or 3 in the evening) are chanted after the Shoshinge on a consecutive basis but I think a lot of temples just use the first six all the time these days: See: http://www.threewheels.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=3&id=6&Itemid=33 Shoshinge: http://www.shinranworks.com/majorexpositions/kgssII-101_102.htm Jodo Wasan: http://www.shinranworks.com/hymns/jodowasan1.htm (You quoted verse 4, or 2 depending on whether your temple includes the two prefatory hymns). Sorry to be a nit-picker but the Jodo Wasan verse isn’t part of the Shoshinge it just happens to follow it in the liturgy :-) At our temple a different group of 6 wasan (or 3 in the evening) are chanted after the Shoshinge on a consecutive basis but I think a lot of temples just use the first six all the time these days:

See: http://www.threewheels.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=3&id=6&Itemid=33

Shoshinge: http://www.shinranworks.com/majorexpositions/kgssII-101_102.htm

Jodo Wasan:
http://www.shinranworks.com/hymns/jodowasan1.htm
(You quoted verse 4, or 2 depending on whether your temple includes the two prefatory hymns).

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