Buddhist Giveaway

[Gerard]

OK, anyone interested send a PM.

[doc benway]

OK, anyone interested send a PM.

 

I'm surprised to see your attitude regarding this publication, Gerard - these teachings are rare and precious and merit more respect and consideration than this. It's also very disrespectful to the owner of this forum who prohibits distributing stolen materials.

[Gerard]

Don't be surprised, be happy If someone decides to make a book available for free because he bought it in the first place and want to share it with the rest of humanity then you are not to judge.

 

Here are more Dharma teachings for FREE without a charge as it should be.

 

http://www.forestdhamma.org/books/english/

http://www.buddhanet.net/xmedfile.htm

 

Or is it that Tibetan Buddhism has lost track of the true nature of the Dharma and suddenly have become money orientated?

[adept]

Don't be surprised, be happy If someone decides to make a book available for free because he bought it in the first place and want to share it with the rest of humanity then you are not to judge.

 

Here are more Dharma teachings for FREE without a charge as it should be.

 

http://www.forestdhamma.org/books/english/

http://www.buddhanet.net/xmedfile.htm

 

Or is it that Tibetan Buddhism has lost track of the true nature of the Dharma and suddenly have become money orientated?

 

Indeed. A lot of Theravada teachings are offered free of charge.

[Apech]

Don't be surprised, be happy If someone decides to make a book available for free because he bought it in the first place and want to share it with the rest of humanity then you are not to judge.

 

Here are more Dharma teachings for FREE without a charge as it should be.

 

http://www.forestdhamma.org/books/english/

http://www.buddhanet.net/xmedfile.htm

 

Or is it that Tibetan Buddhism has lost track of the true nature of the Dharma and suddenly have become money orientated?

 

Oh please ... it's a Taobums rule no copyright material ... a rule created by Sean himself. Nothing to do with Tibetan Buddhism.

[Stosh]

Intellectual property rights dont seem important to the younger generation who grew up in the internet era.

IMO Society has been choosing to undermine the defense of those rights for a few decades.

I dont know what that will bring , but to me , it undermines the potential financial reward of producing quality art news and software. I consider broadcast news to be an indicator of things to come.

So I dont see it as a good thing.

Reposting a segment from an article , or a a bit of song doesnt obviate the initial source. Posting up whole books and programs seems to.

Why should I spend money on upgrades in software if I can just download it somewhere? Conscience?

On the other hand , companies use planned obsolescence to force consumers to re-buy marginally 'improved' product rather than actually produce at maximum quality, and every few years the idea is that youre supposed to expect to throw away all that "old stuff that doesnt work anymore" .

Frankly , I dont see any improvements in windows 7 versus Windows 98 from the end user seat , though Im sure that there are lots of "changes". But I think one should buy the book if one wants the book, it isnt going to kill you , and its honest.

Edited September 8, 2014 by Stosh

[doc benway]

Don't be surprised, be happy If someone decides to make a book available for free because he bought it in the first place and want to share it with the rest of humanity then you are not to judge.

 

Here are more Dharma teachings for FREE without a charge as it should be.

 

http://www.forestdhamma.org/books/english/

http://www.buddhanet.net/xmedfile.htm

 

Or is it that Tibetan Buddhism has lost track of the true nature of the Dharma and suddenly have become money orientated?

 

I feel sad - I feel protective and appreciative towards those that were generous enough to bring these precious teachings to us and intend to honor that by respecting the rules they choose to apply.

Just my approach - you are free to choose your own.

There was a time in the very recent past when these teachings were highly secret and could not be obtained no matter what a person was willing to pay.

For me, it is a very small price to pay to buy a book that helps support the authors and organizations that bring us these teachings.

[Brian]

In my opinion, the question of whether an energy exchange is freely offered is always an important one.

[Gerard]

Oh please ... it's a Taobums rule no copyright material ... a rule created by Sean himself. Nothing to do with Tibetan Buddhism.

 

My apologies. I wasn't aware of that at all. I'll be more careful next time. Thanks

[Tibetan_Ice]

 

Oh please ... it's a Taobums rule no copyright material ... a rule created by Sean himself. Nothing to do with Tibetan Buddhism.

Aren't you giving the wrong message here? Are you saying that Tibetan Buddhists have no morals or ethics?

 

 

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Precepts

 

 

 

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-indian-buddhism/

 

Other notable aspects of Buddhist moral discipline are captured in a list known as the Ten Good Paths of Action (Pāli dasa-kusala-kamma-patha). In the Tibetan tradition, these are referred to simply as the Ten Virtues (dge ba bcu). They are negatively phrased: each of the Ten Virtues just consists in refraining from the corresponding element of the Ten Non-Virtues (mi dge ba bcu). The Ten Non-Virtues are:

 

Taking life

Stealing

Sexual misconduct

Lying

Divisive speech

Harsh speech

Idle chitchat

Covetousness

Malice

Wrong view

 

In some countries they cut off your hand for stealing...

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2014 by Tibetan_Ice

[Apech]

Aren't you giving the wrong message here? Are you saying that Tibetan Buddhists have no morals or ethics?

 

 

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Precepts

 

 

 

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-indian-buddhism/

 

In some countries they cut off your hand for stealing...

 

 

 

 

 

I am simply stating why copyright material is not allowed on here. There is no distinction around the source material be it Buddhist, Taoist or whatever. Illegal links to pdfs of copyright material of any kind are not allowed.

[doc benway]

Back to the topic at hand -

The book has arrived and it's wonderful!

I've already started reading - really impressed.

Thanks so much JARP!