Question & Answer #137: from the Karma of Pets to a Monk's Nervous System

Questions include: the karma of an Asian cat; cats in general; the karma of pet owners; my unpopularity as a monk; Thai monk umbrellas; split brain and split mind; is “Karma” uniquely Indian; the karma of drill instructors; Hercules as Vajrapani; heroism and self-sacrifice; receiving metta; Jumanji; enjoying the world; formless beings achieving enlightenment; the karma of every being in existence; psychic powers; the karma of geniuses who die young; insh’allah; the First Sermon; shape shifting; recording; my favorite sutta of the Anguttara; is Russia acting in self-defense; the karma of one night stands; Alex Jones; real world vs. illusion; life-affirming suttas; the Pali word for praxis; spacing out; societal decadence; free will; Mahasi vs. Pah Auk; how not to masturbate; Right Speech at work; Joe Rogan; the 2004 Asian tsunami; an interesting Burmese person; being a non-heretic; an untold story; Islam; having more than one body; demonic possession vs. mental illness; arguments against Nietzsche; Persian religion and mythology; New Thinking Allowed; and monkhood sharpening the nervous system.

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