Thursday, March 27, 2008

Why some animals are more equal than others II

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Mickey Mouse: Pigeon is also online.

Do you have to work today?

Burmakin: Yes.

Pigeon is chatting with these topsy-turvy girls on the internet.

7:57 AM

Mickey Mouse: great for him!

Burmakin: Everybody has his own preference. This is called Karma

7:58 AM

Mickey Mouse: what? Preference is not Karma. Karma is deed.

7:59 AM

Burmakin: Karma is not deed. Karma is preference.

Mickey Mouse: Karma is deed. Not preference.

8:00 AM

Burmakin: Then this is your preference.

***It is recommended that before studying this article, it would be useful if the reader could read in advance Why some animals are more equal than others Part I
http://burmakin.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-some-animals-are-more-equal-than.html

Critical Questions Towards a Naturalized Concept of Karma in Buddhism

Dale S. Wright

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

The world is still ruled by the bigots


Thailand's new PM scolds Western nations for picking on Myanmar's ruling junta

The Associated Press

Published: March 16, 2008

BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand's new prime minister said Sunday Westerners were overly critical of Myanmar and that he had a newfound respect for the nation's military leaders after learning they meditate like good Buddhists.

"Westerners have a saying, 'Look at both sides of the coin,' but Westerners only look at one side," Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said in his weekly television talk show, two days after an official visit to Myanmar.

"Myanmar is a Buddhist country. Myanmar's leaders meditate. They say the country lives in peace," Samak said, noting that he has studied Myanmar for decades but just learned that members of the junta meditate.

(More on the International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/16/news/Myanmar.php)

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"I’d rather be ruled by a wise Muslim than a foolish Buddhist."

-Burmakin

Friday, March 14, 2008

Stinging satires


Even a blind bunny knows who you are

One morning a blind bunny was hopping down the bunny trail and tripped over a large snake and fell, kerflop right on his twitchy little nose.
"Oh please excuse me," said the bunny. "I didn't mean to trip over you, but I'm blind and can't see."
"That's perfectly all right," replied the snake. "To be sure, it was my fault. I didn't mean to trip you, but I'm blind too, and I didn't see you coming. By the way, what kind of animal are you?"
"Well, I really don't know," said the bunny. "I'm blind, and I've never seen myself. Maybe you could examine me and find out."
So the snake felt the bunny all over, and he said,
"Well, you're soft, and cuddly, and you have long silky ears, and a little fluffy tail and a dear
twitchy little nose. You must be a bunny rabbit!"
The bunny said, "I can't thank you enough. But by the way, what kind of animal are you?"
The snake replied that he didn't know either, and the bunny agreed to examine him, and when the bunny was finished, the snake asked, "Well, what kind of an animal am I?"
The bunny had felt the snake all over, and he replied,

"You're cold, you're slippery,

your always flick out your forked tongue,

your stomach is full of stuff you swallowed,

you are making a hiss that is a nuisance for everybody, yet

you haven't got any balls...

You must be the Burmese military junta!” √√√

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Pertinent quote

"If you believe in gnomes, trolls and elves, you can believe in this democratic process in Myanmar (Burma],"

-Mr Pinheiro,United Nations human rights envoy for Burma

However, the little-known fact to the world is that Burmese are the people who traditionally believe in gnomes, trolls and elves.

-Burmakin