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About Justin Choo
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When in doubt seek it out. All your questions will be answered, and you may not have to agree with the answers. Such is the beauty of Buddhism. You are free to decide. I follow the Theravada tradition. Please view my profile for more details. I have answered more than a thousand questions since joining this category. You are welcome to try me.

Experience
I was brought up in the 50's as a Buddhist. For the past 30 years I have read numerous books on Buddhism and listened to numerous talks on Buddhism by well-respected and learned monks and lay teachers. I conduct Buddhist classes for parents of Sunday School children in a Theravada Buddhist Temple. My teacher was the late Chief Reverend, The Ven. K Sri Dhammananda of The Brickfields Buddhist Mahavihara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You can view the relevent website in memory of my revered late teacher @ http://www.ksridhammananda.com

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I am a life member of the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia.

Publications
YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT MY BLOG @ http://lifeislikethat999.blogspot.com/ Published a book called "The Rainbow And The Treasure". It is a compilation of extracts from various sources to introduce Buddhism to beginners. (Currently out of print)

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Commerce And Administration, Victoria University Of Wellington, NZ.(1974)

 
   

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Expert: Justin Choo - 9/2/2009

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ok, getting back to self defense, if i kill a person out of self defense should i be accountable for future lives, will it be considered murder? or karmic justice will just shrug it off?

how about sex? is sex good, as long couples are married?

is it true that a true follower of buddha on the way for further advancement must abandon sex because sex is attachment?

is that true that buddha's life has simple narratives and later had more  elaborate additions like buddhavagosa if my memory served me right compiled the biography in buddhacarita?

Answer
Jaya,

"ok, getting back to self defense, if i kill a person out of self defense should i be accountable for future lives, will it be considered murder? or karmic justice will just shrug it off?"
Kamma is just like electricity.  If you touched a life wire with your bare hand, you're dead!  If you kill a person, you have committed the act of killing.  Maybe, mitigating factors may reduce the severity of the retribution; but I don't believe it will.  

"how about sex? is sex good, as long couples are married?"
I suppose so.

"is it true that a true follower of buddha on the way for further advancement must abandon sex because sex is attachment?"
Sexual pleasure is a sense pleasure.  Sensual pleasures are not conducive for cultivating a pure spiritual life.

is that true that buddha's life has simple narratives and later had more  elaborate additions like buddhavagosa if my memory served me right compiled the biography in buddhacarita?
I am not well-versed with the scriptures, but I would say that there are variations of the Buddha's life story for the fact that they were compiled after the death of the Buddha.

Take care.

Justin Choo

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