Dear Kåre,
op 03-04-2005 22:19 schreef Kåre A. Lie op alberlie@...:

>
> The reason why I am interested in these matters, is that I am writing a
> book (in Norwegian) on Buddhism from a humanist perspective, and I find it
> useful to have some stories to illustrate that the Buddha also showed a
> concern for the daily life and economics of ordinary lay people.

N: That is interesting. I find that the Brahmaviharas help much for our
social life. Police officers in Thailand were so interested in this subject,
and Acharn Sujin gave them a talk about it. This inspired me to write some
dialogues on the Brahma Viharas I had with my husband. This may be too much
for the scope of your book. In case you want to see it, it is on:
http://www.zolag.co.uk/
Nina.