2006-12-25 20:52:12 · 29 answers · asked by chi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
start at home. sell everything you own and give the proceeds to charity.
2006-12-25 20:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by judy r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By spreading knowledge and understanding/compassion.
Gastounet, "greed" cannot be eradicated by psychiatry-- they think "greed" and "hatred" are "normal" emotions. It's imagination, curiosity, and speculation that they really try to remove from the world with their drugs. You see, no one is allowed to think beyond the existing pattern accepted as "normal". And "greed" is very normal these days; more people have it than not. (After all psychology and allied sciences depend on statistical analysis of the populace and the behavior of the average man in the society.)
How did you make up FSM in your head? Use of imagination is outlawed for all practical purposes by the psychologists. And if you talk so much about pirates and FSM and stuff and have thought about it too -- you must deeply believe in it; I hope you take your zyprexa twice a day. Pirates and Science and Monsterism as a religion are three unrelated concepts that you linked on your own, so you've already proven yourself to be a schizophrenic. BTW, neologism (Flying Spaghetti Monsterism IS a neologism) too is a definite sign of schizophrenia according to the wikipedia. (Maybe you speak from experience about the drug. But if it didn't cure you (you still say RAmen and stuff), it probably won't cure others too.)
2006-12-26 05:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by WaterStrider 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Getting rid of greed, hatred and ignorance is like me trying to stop you from urinating. Not possible.
We can only manage to lessen the hurtful effects of greed, hatred and ignorance by communicating honestly, being assertive, being a reflective listener and to know when to walk away and wish people well even though they may not understand us.
2006-12-26 05:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think non-buddhist understand what you are looking for.The answers given reflect their limitation.
For Buddhist,the only way to purify the mind of greed,hatred and ignorance is through the Noble 8 fold path.
2006-12-26 05:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is simple. Learning is getting matured. So now you are talking about unlearning.
You can very well unlearn - greed, hatered and ignorance.
Greed can be unlearned by earning more money, at least more than close relatives and dear friends.
Hatered can be unlearned by love. Love and get love so much that you forget the word hatered.
Ignorance can be removed by education. Learn to deal your life. Become wise! Today, google is the biggest source of wisdom means a source to unlearn ignorance.
If you still have doubts, please read my blogs and book at 360.yahoo.com/kamekiish
Enjoy your life worth unlearning!
2006-12-26 05:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by kamekish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, we will probably have a great share of that in the future. But the first thing to do is for politicians to start being more "soft".
I.e. if a government for example promotes death penalty, it will have an effect on the entire population in that country. It sends signals to the members of the society that it is "OK to kill". Terror becomes a part of the state/government and so will it amongst its citizens, easy and logic.
Why is it logic, well because most people are prone to follow their leader, and they will, just as a kid, do as their leaders do!
For you who think that we should have tougher penalties for crimes, think again, it does not work. All it does is making the criminals go tougher, more brutal and in the end the entire society will suffer from it.
If you hug some one he/she will hug you back, if you spit on some one hi/she will spit back on you!
2006-12-26 05:05:16 · answer #6 · answered by toxisoft 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with HappyKid. Love is the only way.
1 Peter 4:8
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
2006-12-26 04:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by 2ndSquad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very, very good question.
If I may, I'd like to answer it from a Buddhist perspective...pleae bear with me, Its not my intent to denigrate the other ideas already expressed, good as they all are...
Greed and hatred are a part of the human condition as has been wisely addressed in the previous answers, there are others but I'll focus my response for clarity.
The Buddhist response to these negative influencesis is to focus the mind and contemplate some basic logic with regard to how these issues affect us. We come to the general conclusion that the effects on us as we give in to them are transitory and impermanent at best, have a negative overall result on our feelings, yet we continue to crave them.
As their nature then is so transitory and negative, we come to the realisation that they are really unnecessary and then focus the mind again to examine ways to combat their effects on us, when we encounter the need (want really) to express them again.
Greed for example can be neutralized if you become generous. Hatred can be neutralized if you become tolerant and so on.
Ignorance is more difficult, however because it is the cause of so many other 'sufferings' or negative feelings, and is much more subtle in its nature. Neutralizing this requires that the person become a seeker or a questioner so that he/she becomes less ignorant...if you follow my reasoning. It further follows that upon gaining knowledge an understanding arises which dispells the 'wanting' to express negative feelings and so doing a change takes place within the person because of their purposeful effort.
All of these responses however are only possible if a person purposefully discards them permanently from their lives. It takes discipline to 'hold one's tongue' when faced with the desire to show hatred or to 'get that thing before another person gets it' type of greed. I think folks really know this but are retiscent to apply them for whatever reason, and they do need to be purposefully applied for change to begin don't you think...?
This discipline becomes easier with practice and once on that road it is difficult to go back because your mind is acting on a different set of rules if you will.....and it 'feels' wrong to act as you did before...do you follow...?
As you can see, from a Buddhist perspective, the neutralization of these negative feelings and Actions (as we call them) is up to the individual to begin. Once started there are flow on effects...much like a ripple in a pond...for example...if you are generous to somebody...with no regard to personal reward...that person remembers it and one day does it to somebody else...and so on and so on.......
I hope I have thrown some light on the subject, basic religious creed gives guidelines for these Actions and the appropriate ways to respond, eg thou shall not bear false witness....Thou shall honour thy Father and Mother.... etc, following these basic guidelines correctly in my mind would help a lot....
I only offer these comments as a guide to the Buddhist perspective, I hope I've shown the similarities to other's Faiths.
Peace from a Buddhist....in the season of joy...
2006-12-26 05:39:54 · answer #8 · answered by Gaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WE probably never will. As with all animals, we will always want what others have and so on. This applies especially where we are hungry, cold or lonely. The animal instincts will always take over. Also, don't forget the ones who go mad etc and then kill, steal, rape etc. Not much we can do about it, is there?!
2006-12-26 04:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By abolishing disparity in resources, by amalgamating all of culture, religion and government into one entity, by increasing the average human IQ by at least 100 points, and probably by heavily medicating the population with downers.
2006-12-26 05:07:37 · answer #10 · answered by numbnuts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as humans greed ,hatred & ignorance will remain with us so better direct thm for good things i.e greed for knowledge,hatred for sins & ignore ur fellowmans guilt.
om namah shivaya.
2006-12-26 05:01:32 · answer #11 · answered by rajesh bhowmick 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋