Grover

If you or members of your household have asthma then using the device shown in the OP could cause problems by putting the alergins into the air and spreading them everywhere....

How ? The allergens are in the faeces, not the cockroach (which is the thing being sucked up).

Hard to suck up a bug and not get some dust too....what if the poor frightened creature should void its bowels while being captured? It is common wisdom that vacuums in general disperse allergins into the air unless they have the proper filters...even if no cockroaches are present. Are you saying that if there is a known asthma sufferer in the room that you should run vacuum without an adequate filter to suck up cockroaches to capture them?....the usual wisdom is that if there is an asthma user in the room then you should not run any vacuum....but maybe you are right and it doesn't matter....now we're having fun, aren't we, Grover?

Chownah

fun? dont know about that, ....but your way of thinking certainly reminds me of my brother when he was young. He derived extreme pleasure from acting as the doubting thomas.

I think you have an aversion to vacuum cleaners.

Something off the net if it helps.

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/03/h...ook-brown-rice/

cheers, i bookmarked it.

I've seen some high-end rice cookers that have settings for white rice, brown rice, and porridge/jok. I think one had a sticky rice rice setting, too. One of those could be a solution if the expense isn't out of the question.

My guess for cooking brown rice is that you'd need to use substantially more water to increase the cooking time enough.

I've got one of those high end rice cookers (recommended) but I wont be lugging it to Thailand. Funny thing is, it uses less water to cook than white rice - 1.5 cups of water to 1 cup of brown rice, while the white uses 2 cups of water. Cooking time is doubled though.

We cook brown rice only, and do it in a very basic rice cooker.

No need to pre-soak, but it does no harm either.

Remember that the determining factor for softness/chewyness in

rice cooking is the amount of water you add to the cooker.

I like it softer, so I add more water (about 2 1/2 c. water per cup

of brown rice). Experiment til it comes out the way you like it.

However much water you start with,

the cooker will boil until the water is gone.

Asians cook rice with no salt at all added, the curries having plenty

of saltiness.

Cooked brown rice in a blender with soy milk=a cheap and very

yummy cereal. Make a blender full, and it will keep in the fridge

for four days or longer.

Enjoy!

great, ill give that a go.

Some quotes from the article "Buddhism and the God-idea" that roughly answer the question with an explaination:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors...ka/godidea.html

In Buddhist literature, the belief in a creator god (issara-nimmana-vada) is frequently mentioned and rejected, along with other causes wrongly adduced to explain the origin of the world; as, for instance, world-soul, time, nature, etc. God-belief, however, is placed in the same category as those morally destructive wrong views which deny the kammic results of action, assume a fortuitous origin of man and nature, or teach absolute determinism. These views are said to be altogether pernicious, having definite bad results due to their effect on ethical conduct.

Buddhism is not an enemy of religion as atheism is believed to be. Buddhism, indeed, is the enemy of none. A Buddhist will recognize and appreciate whatever ethical, spiritual and cultural values have been created by God-belief in its long and checkered history. We cannot, however, close our eyes to the fact that the God-concept has served too often as a cloak for man's will to power, and the reckless and cruel use of that power, thus adding considerably to the ample measure of misery in this world supposed to be an all-loving God's creation. For centuries free thought, free research and the expression of dissident views were obstructed and stifled in the name of service to God. And alas, these and other negative consequences are not yet entirely things of the past.

If you or members of your household have asthma then using the device shown in the OP could cause problems by putting the alergins into the air and spreading them everywhere....

How ? The allergens are in the faeces, not the cockroach (which is the thing being sucked up).

he already did, chownah

getting involved in politics and protesting involves breaking rules laid out in the Vinaya

I think you will find this view is supported by all monks in Thailand. If you still have doubts, why not ask the local senior monk if "getting involved in politics and protesting" is wrong behavior for a monk ?

In the context of the Burma situation, should the vinaya (monks rules) be comprimised for the sake of social and political pressure ?

In what way has the vinaya (monks rules) been compromised? Which rules have the monks compromised? Seems like there must be some...I just don't know enough about the monks rules to know which ones are in question.

Chownah

Dont know the exact rule, but it is something along the lines of what Brucenkhamen mentioned, ive snipped it out,

getting involved in politics and protesting involves breaking rules laid out in the Vinaya

There may be more.

Here is a balanced article from access to insight, about Buddhism and Social Action,

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors...s/wheel285.html

a short quote

For both the oppressors and the oppressed, whether in social strife or embattled nations, karmic delusion is deepened. Each group or nation emphasizes its differences, distinguishing them from its opponents; each projects its own short-comings upon them, makes them the repository of all evil, and rallies round its own vivid illusions and blood-warming hates. Collective hating, whether it be the raised fist, or prejudice concealed in a quiet community, is a heady liquor. Allied with an ideology, hate in any form will not depart tomorrow or next year. Crowned with delusive idealism, it is an awesome and murderous folly. And even when victory is achieved, the victors are still more deeply poisoned by the hate that carried them to victory. Both the revolution and the counter-revolution consume their own children. Buddhism's "Three Fires" of delusion (moha), hatred and ill-will (dosa), and greed and grasping, (lobha), surely burn nowhere more fiercely.

Political action thus involves the Buddhist ideal of approaching each situation without prejudice but with deserved circumspection in questions of power and conflict, social oppression and social justice. These social and political conflicts are the great public samsaric driving energies of our life to which an individual responds with both aggression and self-repression. The Buddha Dharma offers the possibility of transmuting the energies of the individual into Wisdom and Compassion.

Hi, how does one cook brown rice in a rice cooker

I dont think they are designed for cooking brown rice... is there a trick, like soaking it overnight first ??

Maybe she's a Korean soap opera addict ! Some Thai women can watch these things for hours. My neighbour used to have packs of them, but I thought the craze had passed; it was a big thing last year.

Careful, if your wife is watching these soap operas all day long, she might be unknowingly fantasizing to behave like one of these petulant soap opera actresses in real life.

I'd just like to thank australia for turning up today!

Well done england!

yeh congrats

Keeps your house clean and most of these types of problems are nipped in the bud.

Cockroaches don't really do any harm do they?

there are allergens in the faeces

Grover,

Some people would like to understand better the role of the Sangha in society so that they can feel that their judgements are better grounded....but perhaps and quite likely this is not your reason....what is your reason for wanting to better understand the role of the Sangha in society?

Also, if you created his topic to better understand the role of the Sangha in society then it seems that almost everyone has not understood this as evidenced by their replies.....so are you wanting people to discuss the role of the Sangha in society?

Chownah

As the topic title reads, I wanted to open a discussion on "are the actions of the Burmese Monks in line with the Buddhas Teachings", not for the reason to pass judgment but to better understand the role of the Sangha in society. Why? because the Sangha how I see it represents the living tradition of the Buddhas teachings, and forms an integral part of Buddhism along with the Dhamma and the Buddha.

In the context of the Burma situation, should the vinaya (monks rules) be comprimised for the sake of social and political pressure ? Thats a very tough question with not a lot of info to base an answer on. Could the monks have handled things a different way? yes. A better way? dont know. What do you think the Buddha would have done ?

I never expected a clear cut answer on the OP.

Rgds.

Maybe a topic about fake monks belongs in the fake Buddhism forum. What does fake Buddhism have to do with Buddhism....not much in my view. So...what should we discuss....should we discuss the tenets of this fake Buddhism.....do they have Four Fake Noble Truths....and do they have the Noble Fake Eightfold Path? Do these fake Buddhist monks hold no doctrine of their fake selves?

I don't get it.

almost had me there for a sec

But, my view is that it is more important to remember that the Buddha taught that we should all work very hard to do our best so that our very own actions are in line with his teachings and that we should not spend much time (perhaps none at all) worrying about others' actions and how they might or might not be in accord with his teachings.

Chownah

hmmm.

I think the topic question can be answered not for the purpose of passing judgment, but to better understand the role of the Sangha in society....

thanks guys

I think farangnoi21 is writing some very funny comedy. Keep it up! Having a good chuckle. Inside every stereotype is a shred of truth.

agree, except for the one about himself. That was pure fantasy.

Hungry as anything, I approach the house, settle down for a few moments of rest, & then inquire with the wife as to what we may be eating for dinner. Kids are hovering in the background, obviously hungry.

Sorry, she replies (on a daily basis). "I have allready eaten. You will have to organise some food for yourself."

What about the kids I ask?

"Oh, they can have some chips and coke or milk."

I'm guessing most mothers/wives take pleasure in cooking food for their family. Its all part of the female nurturing thing.

Her behavior strikes me as odd. I think it is a symptom of another underlying problem........ the question then becomes, what ?

release them as far from human habitation as conveniently possible, presumably.

I'm wondering whether this thread belongs in the Buddhist forum.

take it up with george

why

Because he is best qualified to answer your question.

why are you wondering whether this thread belongs in the Buddhist forum ? seems like the logical choice to me.

I'm wondering whether this thread belongs in the Buddhist forum.

take it up with george

I'd like to get country wide maps for Thailand on my 6110, which I purchased out of Thailand.

Does anyone know if the quality of the maps are good and how do you go about getting them ?

sly, shameless, dogs.

Amended to protect the honour of canines;

sly, shameless, humans.

(Sorry, but there's a monk I know that has the biggest heart and looks after some dogs, and he'd give you a sad frown if he saw this.)

Well, I was going to say "shameless, sly foxes" but that would have been giving them too much credit.

Police say fake monks from Thailand preying on Singaporeans

SINGAPORE: -- Bogus monks and nuns from Thailand have been collecting alms from Singaporeans and evading police by making speedy getaways, The Sunday Times reported.

Numbering as many as 100, they take refuge in a four-storey hotel in the red-light district of Geyland.

Arriving on social visit passes, they do religious robes in the morning and make their rounds, the newspaper said. Many then shed their robes and emerge in civilian clothing, heading for nearby coffee shops.

A large group made a quick exit after police were seen near their lodgings. After exchanging Singapore currency for Thai baht, they boarded coaches headed for Malaysia.

--DPA 2007-07-08

sly, shameless, dogs.